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Sanskrit across Asia and BeyondThe exhibition ‘Sanskrit – Across Asia and Beyond’ tells the story of Sanskrit’s more than 3,000-year-long existence. It displays manuscripts and obje...
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Erik Kwakkel confesses his love of Medieval booksAs Scaliger professor, Erik Kwakkel is responsible for the academic context of the complete Special Collections of the Leiden University Library. His ...
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Leiden University Libraries welcomes Antariksa as visiting researcherAntariksa (Indonesia) is a researcher and co-founding member of KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He is the 2017 laureate of Globa...
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A score of 7.5 for the LibraryIn November 2016 we conducted our third satisfaction survey among students and staff at the University. As a whole, the Library scored 7.5 - a good re...
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New Asian Library opens its doors to visitorsOn Thursday March 30 the Asian Library of Leiden University is opened by Rector Carel Stolker. The Asian Library is located on the roof of the Univers...
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The crowd helps to unlock historical maps of the CaribbeanLeiden University Libraries (UBL) has started the Maps in the Crowd project. Nearly 1,100 digitized maps of the Caribbean will be unlocked with the he...
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Ambassador Latvia visits Leiden University LibraryOn Friday, March 10th Latvian ambassador dr. Ilze Rūse visited Leiden University Library and met a Leiden delegation led by Rector Magnificus Carel St...
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New scholarly monographs in humanities and social sciences available soon in open accessKnowledge Unlatched makes 343 new humanities and social sciences scholarly monographs available in Open Access.
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Japanese maps on display in SieboldHuisJapan museum SieboldHuis has a new showcase in its panorama room, in which maps from the Siebold-collection of Leiden University Libraries are exhibited.
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Extensive musical collection donatedIn May 2016 ethnomusicologist Wouter Swets from The Hague passed away shortly after his 86th birthday. Wouter collected, studied and played the music...
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A Buddha in the BackyardThe exhibition 'A Buddha in the Backyard: Asia as a Source of Inspiration' shows how we surround ourselves with elements from Asian cultures and gives...
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Library Campus The Hague opened at location WijnhavenFrom January 2, 2017, the The Hague library is located in the building Wijnhaven. The library located on Schouwburgstraat is closed.
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A new website!Leiden University Libraries has a new website with renewed content and a brand new design.
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Erik Kwakkel appointed Scaliger professorBook historian Erik Kwakkel was appointed Scaliger professor on 13 December. The holder of this chair is affiliated both to the Scaliger Institute of ...
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Delpher in National Roadmap Large-Scale Scientific InfrastructureYesterday the National Roadmap for Large-Scale Infrastructure was presented. This roadmap provides an overview of the large-scale research infrastruct...