During the year 2021 and 2022 Leiden University Libraries illuminated the rich past of its university and its students by organising the thematic programme "University and Student life". Several online exhibitions, boekensalons and public lectures were organised around this theme, especially for the…

Subject librarians and Medical Information specialists employ general criteria when evaluating titles to be added or removed from the collections, some criteria having greater or lesser importance depending on subject area.

Do you have plans to conduct scientific research on the basis of the extensive digital collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL)? Then the Fellowship Program for Digital Scholarship sponsored by Elsevier is something for you.

Leiden’s University Library provides access to a large collection of digital (contemporary) and digitized (historical) newspapers. These newspapers can be found through the library’s catalogue and through the library’s databases. Furthermore, the Dutch National Library offers access to several international…

Tips for using film and music in your presentation or essay

The Leiden University Libraries (UBL) catalogue contains millions of (e-)books, (e-)journals, manuscripts, letters, and other materials available at the UBL.

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Our information specialists are ready to answer your questions on how to use Leiden University Libraries' (UBL) services or how to search for information.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in French language and culture.

Looking for a book? Materials within the Leiden University Libraries (UBL) collection are (mostly) arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification.

The Robert van Gulik Fund has established a Robert van Gulik Fellowship at the Scaliger Institute with effect from 2025. The fund thus supports the promotion of research on the sinological collections of the Leiden University Libraries.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in English language and culture.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Middle Eastern Studies

The Scaliger Institute facilitates research in Special Collections by initialising projects, organising symposia, publishing research results and fellowships.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Security Studies

Overview of databases and reference works for research in journalism and new media.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Cultural Anthropology

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Public Administration

This Subject Guide is designed to support students of Korean studies at Leiden University in their research process. For every step of the research process, this guide introduces a number of tips and recommended resources. You can find several sub-guides and contacts in the 'quick links' in the tab…

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Latin American Studies

Annually the Scaliger Institute offers working space and facilities to a number of visiting scholars from the Netherlands and abroad, without a fellowship, who want to research (a part of) the Special Collections of the University Library.

Visiting address Postal address Pieter de la Court Building Wassenaarseweg 52 2333 AK Leiden Tel: +31 71 527 39 75 Social and Behavioural Sciences Library P.O. Box 9555 2300 RB Leiden

Overview of databases and reference works for research in Archaeology.

Systematically collecting, organising and citing your literature can be an overwhelming and time consuming process. A reference manager, like EndNote, Mendeley or Zotero, can help you with that.

Scanners, copiers and printers are available at all of our library locations.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for historical research

Sources for finding legislation, treaties and parliamentary documentation

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for South and Southeast Asian Studies.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Art & Art History

Overview of databases, reference works and website for research in the History of Science

Welcome to the Sub-guide for North Korea. This Sub-guide is designed for students looking to locate, access and use a wide variety of scholarly and non-scholarly sources which are either (1) published or produced in North Korea or (2) about North Korea. This Sub-guide is a part of the General Subject…

Read all about the most important functionalities of Mendeley.

Overview of databases and websites for research in Astronomy

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Political Science

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Education and Child Studies

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Psychology

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Museums, libraries and similar institutions can request materials for exhibitions from the Special Collections.

Are you a researcher looking to intensively use our library collections? Book one of our dedicated workplaces.

Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has seen an increase in the number of visitors seeking a place to study. In order to meet Leiden University students' concerns, UBL has chosen to regulate library and study place access.

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This Subject Guide is designed to support students of Japan studies at Leiden University in their research process. For every step of the research process, this guide introduces a number of tips and recommended resources. You can find several sub-guides and contacts in the 'quick links' in the tab on…