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Politics after Pim - a reading list 06 May 2022A flamboyant politician, a divisive figure in the Dutch political landscape and a 'man of the people' who presented himself as an unconventional minis...
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Cybersecurity - A Reading List 29 March 2022As people spend ever more time in cyberspace, so do criminals. The more reliant we become on digital technology, the more vulnerable we are to hackers...
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‘Stolpersteine’ at the University Library to commemorate Leiden war victims 28 March 2022Two Stolpersteine (stumbling stones) have been placed in front of the University Library in memory of the Jewish Cosman family. At the time of the Sec...
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UBL acquires rare Chinese Miao album 28 March 2022Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an exceptional two-volume Miao album. The acquisition was made possible by the Rombouts Fun...
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Library consortium UKB signs new deals for access to scientific journals and open access publishing 04 March 2022Early 2022, the UKB consortium renewed a number of 'read and publish' contracts with major publishers.
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Valentine's Day - a reading list 14 February 2022Love. It makes people do the strangest things and at the same time it is a primary necessity of life. Over the centuries, writers and poets have fille...
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New Lingling Wiyadharma Fellowship for Indonesian special collections 07 February 2022The Lingling Wiyadharma Fellowship program offers the opportunity to three scholars to spend up to three months conducting research using the Southeas...
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Leiden University Libraries elected to the Executive Committee of the IIIF Consortium 28 January 2022Leiden University Libraries has been elected to the Executive Committee of the IIIF Consortium. The term of office is two years starting from January ...
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Brexit’s second anniversary - a reading list 27 January 2022On 31 January 2020, the United Kingdom officially left the European Union. New regulations, agreed upon by both parties took effect on 1 January 2021....
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Images of the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949 - Online Exhibition 18 January 2022Starting January 18, the online exhibition Images of the Indonesian War of Independence, 1945-1949 can be viewed via the UBL website. The exhibition i...
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Exceptional collection of maps and atlases donated to Leiden University Libraries 09 December 2021Private collectors John Steegh and Harrie Teunissen from Dordrecht have donated their entire collection of maps, city plans and atlases to Leiden Univ...
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Online Book Salon Elizabeth Stuart – with Nadine Akkerman 02 December 2021On Thursday 2 December, Nadine Akkerman, Reader in early modern English literature will be a guest in the online book salon of Leiden University Libra...
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UBL signs Digital Heritage Network Manifesto 26 November 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) signed the manifesto of the Dutch Digital Heritage Network (NDE) this November, during Digital Heritage Month, there...
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Exhibition photographic oeuvre of world traveller Alexine Tinne 25 November 2021In collaboration with the The Hague Historical Museum and photographer Dagmar van Weeghel, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is the first to present a...
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Call for proposals Scaliger Institute fellowship grants 22 November 2021The submission deadline for applications to Leiden University Libraries (UBL) Scaliger Institute fellowship programmes has been set for 1 April 2022. ...