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Reading list: Our favourites for the summer 17 July 2020The collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) not only hold academic material, but also many novels, collections of poetry, non-fiction works a...
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'First Americans': exhibition on turbulent past and present of native Americans 16 July 2020The First Americans exhibition in the National Museum of Ethnology showcases the resilience and creativity of native Americans. Striking artworks, fas...
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The importance of preserving documentary heritage: UNESCO Memory of the World register 09 July 2020One of the main functions of a University Library is the preservation of documentary heritage. Not just to facilitate research and education, but also...
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Literature on discrimination and racism from the Leiden University Library collections 03 July 2020After large scale protests in the United States following police violence against black American citizens, racism in the Netherlands, too, is once aga...
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Rick Honings appointed Scaliger professor 30 June 2020Senior lecturer Rick Honings has been appointed Scaliger professor with effect from 1 July 2020. In the coming years his focus will be on promoting te...
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Digitised photos, daguerreotypes, and slides now available in Digital Collections 12 June 2020Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made 45,000 digitised daguerreotypes, autochrome plates, photo prints, albums, cameras and other objects from it...
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Pilgrims came to Leiden for ‘brain training’ 04 June 2020The Pilgrims to America exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal inspires reflection. How far do you go in the quest for freedom? It focuses on the Pilgrims’ ...
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NWO Fund for Open Access Books 02 June 2020As of 1 June 2020, NWO will make 500,000 euros a year available for the Open Access publication of books resulting from funded projects.
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Announcement of Scaliger Institute research fellowship winners 26 May 2020With support of several companies, including Brill Publishers and private foundations, Leiden University Libraries and the Scaliger Institute welcome ...
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New English translation of Huizinga’s Autumntide of the Middle Ages (Herfsttij der Middeleeuwen) 19 May 2020Leiden University Press presents a new now unabridged, richly illustrated edition of Huizinga's famous study of forms of life and thought of the fourt...
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Dutch research institutions and Elsevier initiate world’s first national Open Science partnership 19 May 2020VSNU, NFU, NWO and Elsevier have agreed publishing, reading and open science services to support Dutch research and innovation ambitions.
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Limited access to Reading Room Special Collections for Leiden University researchers 30 April 2020From Wednesday 6 May onwards, the Leiden University Library (UB) Reading Room Special Collections will provide limited access to Leiden University re...
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‘I miss the smell of old paper in the vault’ 28 April 2020Curators devote a lot of attention to their collections. How is Martijn Storms, curator of maps and atlases at Leiden University Libraries, managing t...
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Elsevier and Leiden University Libraries extend Fellowship Programme for Digital Scholarship 15 April 2020Elsevier has extended its co-operation with Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital scholarship and the Scaliger Institute for two more years ...
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Digitised manuscripts, old prints, photos and maps of Southeast Asia available in Digital Collections 09 April 2020Part of the Leiden University Libraries’ (UBL) collections on Southeast Asia is now available in digital form for research, educational purposes and t...