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Leiden University Libraries starts project to make Oriental manuscripts accessible through its online catalogue 29 February 2016Leiden University Libraries is internationally renowned for, among others, its rich Middle Eastern & Asian Special Collections. Since the famous beque...
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The crowd helps to unlock historical maps of Dutch East Indies 12 February 2016Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has started the project Maps in the Crowd. Nearly 7,000 digitized maps of the Dutch East Indies will be unlocked wit...
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Wiley agreement is a considerable step towards high quality Open Access 05 February 2016We are very pleased to announce the agreement between the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU) and John Wiley and Sons, Inc. on unlim...
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Donation by Minerva alumni enables the acquisition of Woodbury glass positives for the Asian Library 01 February 2016
On Wednesday 28 January Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker and University Librarian Kurt De Belder received a donation for the Asian Library from Jan Kal...
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Borrowing books from Archaeology Lockers Van Steenis 01 February 2016Staff and students of the Faculty of Archaeology may pick up library materials from the lockers at Van Steenis Depot.
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Publish Open Access free of charge: Open Library of Humanities 29 January 2016Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is now a supporting institution of the Open Library of Humanities (OLH). The Open Library of Humanities is an academ...
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Leiden law alumni grant rare law disputations 21 January 2016On January 13, Prof. mr. Rick Lawson, dean of the Faculty of Law, handed over to Prof. mr. Carel Stolker, Rector of Leiden University, a binding with ...
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Fast remote access with 'UBL Get It' 04 January 2016
Create a UBL Get It bookmark in your browser to quickly get off-campus access to a digital article, e-book or other source that you've found without u...
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X-ray technique reveals hidden medieval pages 14 December 2015
Researchers from Leiden and Delft have found a way to look inside early-modern bookbindings. An x-ray technique has allowed them to search for remains...
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IIAS and The Asian Library join forces for ICAS Book Prize 03 February 2015
A new boost for Asian studies thanks to cooperation between the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) and Leiden University Libraries on th...
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VICI winner Cwiertka: ‘I am contrary by nature’ 08 July 2014
Katarzyna Cwiertka, Leiden Professor of Modern Japan Studies, was already the recipient of a VENI and a VIDI grant. Now she has also been granted a VI...
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Developing a vaccine against arteriosclerosis 10 December 2013
Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death across the world. Professor Johan Kuiper of Leiden University carries out research to develop a...
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Juynboll collection comes to Leiden University Library 25 August 2011
The Juynboll Stichting has donated a remarkable collection to Leiden University Library consisting of Islamic manuscripts and books formerly owned by ...