The UBL provides access to an endless collection printed and online journal articles

The library holds an extensive collection of books, journals, and other materials to support your studies.

Leiden University students, staff and (dual) PhDs can use the libraries' databases, e-books and e-journals both on-campus and off-campus.

From now on publications of Leiden researchers can be found in the fully renewed Leiden University Scholarly Publications Repository. This newest version of the repository includes improved presentation of Leiden research output and allows for better findability in search engines. As a result of the…

The South Asian and Tibetan special collections provide material pertaining to the languages, histories, philosophies, art and material cultures of the region. The focus lies on Sanskrit, Tibetan, Lepcha, and Buddhism, but the collections also hold rich visual material for educational and academic purposes…

The photo collection of South and Southeast Asia contains material collected by the Kern Institute and the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV). In addition to photo prints in various techniques, the collection also includes (lantern) slides, picture postcards…

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

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Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has donated over 3000 historic photographs and prints on the Dutch East Indies, China, Japan, Singapore and Suriname to Wikimedia Commons, the image database of Wikipedia.

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

A (systematic) review article provides a summary of the state of affairs in a particular field. Review articles are written by experts based on extensive research. Reading a review therefore provides quick insight into a field or subject.

Leiden University owns extensive collections of portraits. These include around a hundred painted portraits of scholars, librarians and professors and around 30,000 prints of scholars, politicians, rulers, artists, writers and other persons of fame. A smaller partial collection is that of writers, belonging…

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

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Life Science & Technology

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

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

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

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

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

What we now call ‘early printed books’ used to be ‘modern’ works in former centuries.

Learn all about working with EndNote: from installation to useful features.

A guide for finding Korean newspapers, magazines, live TV broadcasts and audiovisual materials.

This subject guide is a work in progress, aimed to provide access to relevant academic works and online resources on Palestine and Israel, as well as, documentaries, films, and literature to familiarize yourself with the complexities of the conflict.

The Chinese Special Collections are part of the Asian Library. Items can be consulted at the Special Collections Reading Room.

Open educational resources, better known as OER, are freely accessible, reusable learning materials in various forms. OER can be extremely valuable for both teachers and students. On this page, we will discuss what OER entails, what their advantages and disadvantages are, what restrictions may apply…

Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Gender and Women’s studies of Japan

The Western manuscript, archival and letter collections consist of books and documents written in Latin, Greek and Cyrillic script.

Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Physics.

Overview of databases and reference works for research in Archaeology.

The collection of maps and atlases consists of approximately 100,000 map sheets (including c. 3,000 manuscript maps), 3,500 atlases and 25,000 topographical prints and drawings.

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

Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has made approximately 200.000 digitised books, maps, photographs and other materials available in Digital Collections via the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF). IIIF offers researchers and lecturers numerous new ways to share digital images from…

In addition to the Bodel Nijenhuis Collection, the map collections of the former library of the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT), and the map collection of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), the collection of Maps and Atlases includes several smaller sub…