239 search results for “constructing heritage” in the Library website
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Monique van den DriesFaculty of Archaeology
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Marcel CobussenFaculty of Humanities
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Marika KeblusekFaculty of Humanities
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Verena MeyerFaculty of Humanities
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Rick HoningsFaculty of Humanities
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UNESCO World Heritage
The UBL holds seven collections recognised by UNESCO as documents of universal value and exceptional significance to the world. Six are included in UNESCO's International World Heritage list of documents or Memory of the World Register, one in the Dutch UNESCO register.
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Alicia SchrikkerFaculty of Humanities
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Aris PolitopoulosFaculty of Archaeology
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Anastasia ZhangFaculty of Archaeology
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Jan KolenFaculty of Archaeology
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Miyuki KerkhofHonours Academy
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Willemijn WaalFaculty of Humanities
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Sophie StarrenburgFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Thinley DemaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Gül Aktürk HauserFaculty of Archaeology
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Abhimanyu ChettriFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Martin BergerFaculty of Archaeology
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Berthe JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Marieke BloembergenFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn MandersFaculty of Archaeology
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Jan HeblyFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Alicia WalshFaculty of Archaeology
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UBL signs Digital Heritage Network Manifesto
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) signed the manifesto of the Dutch Digital Heritage Network (NDE) this November, during Digital Heritage Month, thereby joining the network. The manifesto calls on archives, libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions to make their digital collections more visible,…
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World Heritage Status for Letters from Indonesian Women's Rights Advocate Kartini
UNESCO has recognized a large collection of handwritten letters and the archive of Raden Ajeng Kartini (1879-1904) as documentary world heritage. Kartini opposed gender inequality in feudal Javanese society, including forced marriages, polygamy and lack of education for women.
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Mariana FrançozoFaculty of Archaeology
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Siyun WuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Stijn BusselsFaculty of Humanities
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Luc AmkreutzFaculty of Archaeology
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Michael HerzfeldFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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La Galigo manuscript - UNESCO heritage – digitally available
The La Galigo manuscript at Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been digitized. The manuscript, which was inscribed in 2011 on UNESCO's ‘Memory of the World’ Register, is now freely available online and can be used for teaching and research. La Galigo is the world's longest epic, written in the Buginese…
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Erik de MaakerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elena PaskalevaFaculty of Humanities
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Panji tales awarded the status of world heritage by UNESCO
The unique collection of more than 250 ancient tales revolving around the mythical Javanese Prince Panji, which is curated by Leiden University Libraries (UBL), has been acknowledged as world heritage by UNESCO. The UBL is grateful to UNESCO for this exceptionally prestigious award.
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Mari MiyamotoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Valentin RosarioFaculty of Science
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Tomer FishmanFaculty of Science
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Leiden Chinese heritage collections digitised in Pagode-Europeana-China project
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently participated in the Pagode-Europeana-China project as an associated partner. As a result, almost two hundred items related to China from the UBL Special Collections are now available via the Europeana website. The UBL was the only library to participate in…
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Dilara ErzeybekFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ian SimpsonFaculty of Archaeology
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Seed Grant for De Maaker and Gupta for research on heritage and climate governance
Erik de Maaker and Radhika Gupta received a Seed Grant to initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilised to address climate change governance in Himalayan Asia. This project will address a significant knowledge gap on the potentials and pitfalls of climate governance, with an initial…
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Elout KorevaarFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leiden University Libraries Signs AI Agreement with International Heritage and Knowledge Institutions
On December 3rd, AI4LAM (Artificial Intelligence for Libraries, Archives, and Museums) was launched in London. Leiden University Libraries (UBL)is a founding member, along with more than 40 leading international heritage and knowledge institutions. Together with our partners in AI4LAM, UBL aims to promote…
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Satellite conference IFLA 2023 - Empire, Indigeneity, and colonial heritage collections: confronting difficult pasts, enabling just futures
The IFLA-Section Rare Books and Special Collections committee and the Indigenous Matters Section, in collaboration with Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organize a satellite conference in Leiden – Friday August 18th and Saturday August 19th – prior to the IFLA World Library and Information Congress…
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The importance of preserving documentary heritage: UNESCO Memory of the World register
One of the main functions of a University Library is the preservation of documentary heritage. Not just to facilitate research and education, but also because this heritage in many ways represents our collective memory. UNESCO has been registering special and often threatened documents in the international…
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Elmer VeldkampFaculty of Humanities
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Manuscripts First Voyage Around the Globe and Hikayat Aceh as World Heritage
UNESCO has recognized an international set of fifteen manuscripts about Ferdinand Magellan's first circumnavigation of the globe and the three Hikayat Aceh manuscripts as World Heritage. The manuscripts are inscribed in the global UNESCO Memory of the World Register. This list contains documentary heritage…