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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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New in the Leiden collections: the Amsterdam Yemen Library
The collections of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) have been enriched with the Maktabat al-Yaman al-Amstirdāmīyah, or Amsterdam Yemen Library. This collection, which exists of about a thousand books, journals and maps, is the largest coherent Yemen collection in The Netherlands and was brought together…
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75% of Leiden University publications now Open Access available
Researchers of Leiden University (excl. LUMC) are collectively using the Leiden Repository to make their publications Open Access available. They have, thereby, shown 75% Open Access publication of peer-reviewed articles to be an attainable goal for the 2017 and 2018 years. This has greatly increased…
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Leiden Asian Library renews sponsorship of ICAS Book Prize
The Asian Library at Leiden University Libraries has renewed its sponsorship of the ICAS Book Prize (IBP) of the International Convention of Asia Scholars (ICAS) for the 2023 edition.
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Digitised Leiden Middle Eastern collections available in Digital Collections
More than 2000 objects from the Middle Eastern collection at Leiden University Libraries (UBL) have been made available online through Digital Collections. These collections mostly consist of written works in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Syriac, but also contain printed works and the…
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Leiden researchers make their publications more findable via ORCID
In 2018, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has worked on a project in which all researchers affiliated with Leiden University were encouraged to create an Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) for themselves. ORCID is an international system for the persistent and unique identification…
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Lingling Wiyadharma Fellows do research in Leiden Special Collections
In November, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) welcomed the first Lingling Wiyadharma Fellows in the Special Collections reading room. Fellows Chin Nyuk Tin, Evi Fuji Fauziyah and Arman AZ are all working on different research projects, yet their goals are the same: building bridges between Southeast…
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University
From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Sanne Kellij
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.kellij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Judith Schomaker
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.schomaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Juan Claramunt Gonzalez
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.claramunt.gonzalez@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6026
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Linda van Leijenhorst
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
lleijenhorst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3750
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Robert-jan de Rooij
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Aleksandrina Skvortsova
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.skvortsova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Chris Verhoeven
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
verhoeven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4069
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Janna Marie Bas-Hoogendam
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.m.hoogendam@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6345
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Nikki Nibbering
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
n.nibbering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Simone Dobbelaar
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.dobbelaar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Minerva’s Metamorphoses An exhibition celebrating 444 Years of Leiden University
The exhibition Minerva’s Metamorphoses organized by Leiden University Libraries (UBL) celebrates the University’s fascinating history. The 444th anniversary of Leiden University will be highlighted by contemporary photographs and historical documents from UBL’s collections. The exhibition is on view…
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Leiden University Libraries to contribute 55,000 old printed books to online library Google
Starting in September, 55,000 books from the Leiden University Libraries will be digitized. This marks Leiden University’s contribution to the successful partnership between the National Library of the Netherlands (KB) and Google.
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Exhibition on Anton de Kom’s second life, which began in Leiden
Few people would associate the name Anton de Kom with Leiden. Yet the Surinamese freedom fighter is the subject of an exhibition at Museum De Lakenhal.
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Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market
3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…
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Elsevier and Leiden University Libraries extend Fellowship Programme for Digital Scholarship
Elsevier has extended its co-operation with Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital scholarship and the Scaliger Institute for two more years on a fellowship programme to support the study of digital collections.
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Elsevier and Leiden University Libraries establish Fellowship Program for Digital Scholarship
Elsevier collaborates with Leiden University Libraries’ Centre for Digital Scholarship and Scaliger Institute to enhance the study of digital collections.
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Literature on discrimination and racism from the Leiden University Library collections
After large scale protests in the United States following police violence against black American citizens, racism in the Netherlands, too, is once again being widely debated. This renewed and intensified interest in the problems surrounding racism is prompting many to (re)read important works by black…
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Leiden University Libraries acquires 16th-century Chinese imperial edict from Robert van Gulik’s collection
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an extraordinary Chinese manuscript at auction in Hong Kong. It concerns an Imperial Edict (dated 1582) from the Ming dynasty period, at one time part of the former collection of well-known sinologist and author of detective-novels Robert van…
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Leiden University Libraries acquires major 19th-century photography collection on South East Asia
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently acquired a major collection of 19th-century photographs on South East Asia. The collection comprises more than 3,700 photographs of the Netherlands East Indies and mainland South East Asia, including Singapore, Myanmar, Penang and Malacca. The photographs are…
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Art student Clara Lezla wins logo design competition: 444 years of Leiden University
Leiden University celebrates its 444th anniversary in 2019, and a special age requires a special logo. The logo for the celebration was designed by Clara Lezla, a student at the Royal Academy of Art The Hague.
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Collectie Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden uitgebreid met verschillende graphic novels en (kranten)strips
Comic books and graphic novels are more important than ever in the Leiden University curriculum. That is why Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is currently working on expansion of its collections in this field. Yasco Horsman, University Lecturer at LUCAS, explains why this expansion is necessary and…
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Indonesia and Leiden University have a shared history – and a shared future
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will head a delegation that is visiting Indonesia at the end of June. The visit is to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ‘Leiden’ institute KITLV-Jakarta. What does this institute do and why is Indonesia important to the University?
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Leiden University Libraries participates in international research project Mediating Islam in the Digital Age
An international consortium of research institutes, universities and non-academic partners in six European countries, including Leiden University, has been awarded with a research grant from ERC Marie Curie ITN for the project Mediating Islam in the Digital Age (MIDA). On behalf of Leiden University…
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Uncatalogued materials from the Middle East now available through Leiden University Libraries’ catalogue
A collection of uncatalogued books from the Middle East is now available through the Leiden University Libraries’ (UBL) catalogue. The collection contains over 12,000 books mainly written in Arabic, but also in multiple other languages from the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, including Persian,…
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Wrap-ups and recordings of the Leiden University Libraries & Elsevier seminars on Reproducible Research
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) in partnership with Elsevier hosted a series of online seminars on the challenges involved in achieving reproducibility in research. The seminars aimed to identify best practices that can help to overcome central challenges around reproducibility, and to convey several…
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Exceptional collection of maps and atlases donated to Leiden University Libraries
Private collectors John Steegh and Harrie Teunissen from Dordrecht have donated their entire collection of maps, city plans and atlases to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). In almost 40 years they brought together circa 17,000 map sheets and 2,300 atlases and travel guides. Especially the thematic…
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Alenka Prinčič appointed as Head of Centre for Digital Scholarship at Leiden University Libraries
From March 1, Alenka Prinčič will be the new Head of the Centre for Digital Scholarship (CDS) at Leiden University Libraries. Her expertise in the areas of Research Support, Research Infrastructures and Open Publishing as well as her longstanding experience as a manager are excellent starting points…
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Experience the university and student life in the Leiden Special Collections
With the thematic programme 'Student@University', Leiden University Libraries illuminates the rich past of the university and its students. Several online exhibitions, boekensalons and public lectures will be organised around this theme, especially for the interested public, and various blogs, videos…
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Limited access to Reading Room Special Collections for Leiden University researchers
From Wednesday 6 May onwards, the Leiden University Library (UB) Reading Room Special Collections will provide limited access to Leiden University researchers. While adhering to corona-related measures, researchers will again be able to use the Leiden Collections. The Reading Room Special Collections…
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Julian Karch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.d.karch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3493
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Michelle Achterberg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.achterberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Maximilian König
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.konig@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6619
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Guido Band
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
band@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3998
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Marret Noordewier
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.k.noordewier@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8852
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Jeshua Tromp
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.j.tromp@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Kiki Zanolie
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.k.k.zanolie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3838
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Anne Miers
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
acmiers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3688
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Ruthie Pliskin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.pliskin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6762
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Anne Urai
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.e.urai@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3371
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Gert-Jan Lelieveld
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
lelieveldgj@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6615
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Anna van 't Veer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.e.van.t.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1822
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Sander Nieuwenhuis
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
snieuwenhuis@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3834