260 search results for “middle eastern library” in the Library website
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Tsolin Nalbantian
Faculty of Humanities
t.nalbantian@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2985
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Stereotypes and Misconceptions about the Middle East - The Reading List
The perception of the Middle East is riddled with stereotypes that have had dire consequences on its people. What is myth and what is reality? How did these stereotypes come about? What consequences have they had? All of these questions and more are answered within this reading list.
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mat Immerzeel
Faculty of Humanities
m.immerzeel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Anita Keizers
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
a.g.m.keizers@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2035
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Jos Damen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
j.c.m.damen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3352
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Exhibition Early Photography of the Middle East
From Persia and Arabia to North Africa: as early as the nineteenth century, there were Dutch people who used the camera themselves in various regions of the Middle East.
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Marina Calculli
Faculty of Humanities
m.calculli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Petra Sijpesteijn
Faculty of Humanities
p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2027
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Jelle Bruning
Faculty of Humanities
j.bruning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1396
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Peter Webb
Faculty of Humanities
p.a.webb@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1689
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Podcast: an introduction to the Persian Book of Kings
How did the mythical kings of ancient Persia live? In this podcast, we delve into the Shahnameh, also known as the Book of Kings.
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Ugur Derin
Faculty of Humanities
u.derin@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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Omer Kocyigit
Faculty of Humanities
o.kocyigit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Onur Ada
Faculty of Humanities
o.ada@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5485
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Deniz Tat
Faculty of Humanities
d.tat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7100
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Honorary doctorate for Arabist Beatrice Gründler
Beatrice Gründler, professor of Arabic Language and Literature at the Freie Universität Berlin, will receive an honorary doctorate in Oriental Manuscript Studies from Leiden University.
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Podcast: The Tragic Fate of Egyptologist Herta Mohr
Leiden University recently named a new building for Egyptologist Herta Mohr. But who was she?
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Christian Henderson
Faculty of Humanities
c.j.v.henderson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4995
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Erik-jan Zurcher
Faculty of Humanities
e.j.zurcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Visit ambassadors to the University Library Special Collections
Special visit of seven ambassadors of the Arabic-speaking world to the University Library
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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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Leiden University's world-renowned collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Patrick Gouw
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
p.gouw@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7749
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Tommy van Avermaete
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
t.o.van.avermaete@library.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2818
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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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Noise due to construction works next to the UB
Facility, Library
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Library card fees
Library
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New Science Library Open
From study places to consulting collections and from a meeting with your faculty liaison to getting books after opening hours: the new Science Library offers it all. The library moved to a brand new location in the Gorlaeus building and will be open starting 15 April.
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University Library bicycle parking
Library
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Whitsun library hours
Library
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Library opening hours
Library
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Collections
The special collections of Leiden University Libraries offer access to worldwide known valuable, rare, and unique materials. The collections are actively complemented and made accessible for research and education.
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New Cluster Zuid building is taking shape
A lot has happened at Cluster Zuid since the highest point of the building was reached in December. See the photo report below.
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Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script
Modern Arabic titles in the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) can now also be consulted in original Arabic script. Taking away the need to transliterate titles, has made searching for Arabic source materials in the catalogue much easier and more efficient for users.
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WiFi at the libraries: Eduroam
Library
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Library staff aim to maintain services and collections
The people behind the Leiden University Libraries aim to maintain the level of their services to clients as much as possible. They are making thankful use of internet, but not everything can be put online.
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Walaeus Library part of UBL
Starting 1 November, the Walaeus Library, located in the Leiden University Medical Centre, is part of Leiden University Libraries (UBL).
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Clay tablets dating back thousands of years moved: ‘From receipts to the oldest literary works’
How do you move 3,000 fragile clay tablets that date back thousands of years? This was the challenge faced by staff from the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO). After years of preparation, the Liagre Böhl collection has been moved on trolleys to its new home.
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Closer collaboration NINO with Leiden University and the National Museum of Antiquities
The board of the Netherlands Institute for the Near East (NINO) has agreed on June 27 on a plan for closer collaboration with Leiden University and the National Museum of Antiquities (RMO). The plan includes the launch of a NINO research institute with an annual budget of approximately 300.000 euro.
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Your opinion of the library counts!
What do you think about our libraries, the (digital) collections, services and the library staff? The Leiden University Libraries (UBL) would like to know!
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.l.van.vliet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Jan Meijer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.d.meijer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9512
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Kristin Makszin
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
k.m.makszin@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9923
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Collections
The UBL develop collections which support the needs of faculty and students of the University.
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Workshop Early Photography of the Middle East - In Contact with Collections
Workshop
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Library comes up with creative solutions
UBL, Leiden University Libraries, is doing all it can to continue to offer its services. Even now the motto is, ‘work from home’. Who is doing want and how are things going?
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Call for proposals: Humanities Faculty Library Budget
Library, Research
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Leiden University Libraries acquires remarkable medical manuscripts
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire four remarkable medical manuscripts partly thanks to support from the Friends of Leiden University Libraries, the Pieter van Foreest Stichting and the Van de Sande Fonds. All four are largely written in Dutch and can be dated between 1595 and…
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Leiden University Libraries elected to the Executive Committee of the IIIF Consortium
Leiden University Libraries has been elected to the Executive Committee of the IIIF Consortium. The term of office is two years starting from January 2022.
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Donation of early twentieth-century glass negatives and prints from the Arabian Peninsula
On Thursday 11 November, Jan Jaap Hooft and Marjon Hooft donated a special collection of glass negatives and photographic prints from the Arabian Peninsula to Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The collection is part of the estate of their grandfather Jan Albert Hooft (1883-1972). Hooft held a position…