517 search results for “leiden” in the Library website
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Research Software & Data Engineering
The CDS helps researchers to try out new methods and techniques, and to collaborate and learn, to create software and to maintain it.
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Cleveringa lecture
Inaugural lecture
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Wouter Swets Fellowship
As of 2017 the Wouter Swets Foundation has invoked a Wouter Swets Fellowship at the Scaliger Institute. The Foundation supports the promotion of research into the holdings relating to the musical tradition from the Balkans and Turkey to Central Asia in the Special Collections of Leiden University Li…
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Isaac Alfred Ailion Fellowship
The Isaac Alfred Ailion Fellowship will support scholars to work with the extensive Special Collections of Leiden University in the field of Japanese culture and language for a period of maximum three months.
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Lingling Wiyadharma Fellowship
The Lingling Wiyadharma Fellowship program offers the opportunity to three scholars to spend up to three months conducting research using the Southeast Asian and particularly the Indonesian special collections at Leiden University Libraries.
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Arminius Fellowship
As of 2017 the Vera Gottschalk-Frank Foundation has invoked an Arminius Fellowship at the Scaliger Institute. The Foundation supports the promotion of research into all holdings relating to the Remonstrants in the Special Collections of Leiden University Libraries.
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Middle Eastern Library
The Middle Eastern Library is located on the ground floor of the new Herta Mohr Building at Witte Singel.
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How to use Digital Collections
Digital Collections contains over 500,000 digitized primary sources, reference works and digital born materials held by Leiden University Libraries. In this repository you will find digital facsimiles of prints, drawings, photographs, maps and archival documents; digital facsimiles of manuscript books…
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Wijnhaven Library, The Hague
Visiting address Postal address Turfmarkt 99 2511 DP Den Haag +31 70 8009305 +31 71 5278705 Wijnhaven Library Postbus 13228 2501 EE Den Haag
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Social and Behavioural Sciences Library
Visiting address Postal address Pieter de la Court Building Wassenaarseweg 52 2333 AK Leiden Tel: +31 71 527 39 75 Social and Behavioural Sciences Library P.O. Box 9555 2300 RB Leiden
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Southeast Asian Special Collections
The Southeast Asian Special Collections contain text and audiovisual materials pertaining to the languages, histories, philosophies, religions, literatures, and (material) art of the region. The focus lies on the Malay world, in particular on the Nederlands-Indies/Indonesia. Apart from books and periodicals…
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Renewals and returns
The standard loan period for items borrowed at Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is 3 weeks.
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Brill Fellowship
Since 2006, publishing house Brill in Leiden has sponsored the appointment of so-called 'Brill Fellows'. The Brill Fellow researches items in the department Special Collections of Leiden University; as much as possible, this research is based on any of the specific publishing areas of publishing house…
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Easy access tools
Our list of commonly used tools facilitate your work and research online.
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Podcasts
In the UBL podcast Leiden University lecturers, professors and other experts talk about their research based on items from the Special Collections.
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NIMAR Rabat
Address 3, Avenue Mohamed El Fassi (ex. Av. Marrakech) 10010 Hassan, Rabat Marocco Tel: +212 5376 68500 E-mail: nimar@hum.leidenuniv.nl
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University Library heating issues
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Copyright on teaching materials
Teaching materials are the resources that you created, in the context of your position at the University, for the purpose of teaching your students.
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Visiting the libraries
Welcome to Leiden University Libraries!
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Early Printed and Rare Books
What we now call ‘early printed books’ used to be ‘modern’ works in former centuries.
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Contact
Our information specialists are ready to answer your questions on how to use Leiden University Libraries' (UBL) services or how to search for information.
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Research suggestions
The research suggestions below may be suitable for a bachelor's or master's thesis or can be used as additional source material in ongoing research.
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Islamic World Special Collections
The main focus of the Islamic World Special Collections is on the Middle East and North Africa, with smaller holdings from Indonesia, the Indian Subcontinent and Central Asia as far as Xinjiang, China.
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Drewes Fellowship
The G.W.J. Drewes Fund was invoked to celebrate the transfer of the scholarly legacy of Professor Drewes to the UBL and to mark the opening of the Asia Library in the University Library at the Witte Singel. The fund provides financial support to one or more fellowships at the Scaliger Institute. The…
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Asian Library
The Asian Library holds the largest collection on Indonesia worldwide, and some of the foremost collections on South and Southeast Asia, China, Japan and Korea.
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Post-medieval Manuscripts and Private Archives
The domain of the post-medieval manuscripts and private archives covers the period from about 1550 to the present. A clear distinction with the medieval manuscripts, however, is difficult to make. There are many undated manuscripts and it is often difficult to date them even within a decade or a quarter…
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Opening hours
An overview of all Leiden University Libraries' opening hours
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Copyright and your PhD thesis
You are a PhD candidate and the completion of your dissertation is approaching. What to do next?
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Rare Books
Some books have particular features such as design, unique illustrations and descriptive annotations. These features can be of interest for specific research.
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Where can I find the libraries?
Leiden University has library locations in Leiden and The Hague. Are you having trouble finding anything, or do you have a question? Our library staff is glad to help you. You can find them at the information desks, and around the library.
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Library organisation
Leiden University has several library locations. These libraries are part of one organisation: Leiden University Libraries (UBL). The UBL includes the University Library, the Social and Behavioural Sciences Library, the Law Library, the Science Library, the Asian Library, the Middle Eastern Library, the African…
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Library panel
The Library Panel is a platform for students and staff at Leiden University to give their opinion on the services and products of the University Libraries (UBL).
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Acquisition requests
Need a book or journal the library doesn’t own?
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Careers
Leiden University Libraries (UBL) is an internationally recognised research library with world-class collections and advanced services for education and research. The UBL provides these scholarly information services as a trusted partner in knowledge for researchers, teachers and students. We create…
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Streaming Video
Leiden University teachers wishing to stream audiovisual materials during online classes, can book the University Library's media room (ground floor) for this purpose.
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Bibliotheca Thysiana
Address Bibliotheca Thysiana Rapenburg 25 2311 GG Leiden
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Open Access
Open Access provides free online availability of academic output without restrictions. Open Access increases the visibility of research enormously.
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Books, e-books and more
Leiden University Libraries has a huge collection of books, journals and other materials to help you in your studies, both physical and online. Most of these materials can be requested through the Catalogue. Take a look at the video's below to learn how to borrow items or read about how to read books…
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Accessing Special Collections
The Special Collections of Leiden University Libraries contain a world-renowned and vast collection of old prints, manuscripts, archives, prints, drawings and photography. Our collections are accessible to Leiden researchers and students, as well as external researchers and other interested parties.
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Molecular Science & Technology
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Molecular Science & Technology
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Afrikastudies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in African Studies
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Photography
The number of historical and contemporary photographs of Leiden University approaches a half million.
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Funding
Most questions we receive about Open Access concern funding.
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Open Access checklist
Open Access provides free online availability of research output without restrictions. Open Access increases the visibility of a publication enormously. The Executive Board has decided that Leiden University will endorse Open Access.
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Searching scholarly information
Searching for relevant scholarly information can be a challenge. These tutorials can help you navigating the catalogue and other databases.
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Prior Fellows
Overview of the Scaliger, Brill, Elsevier, Van de Sande, Juynboll, Drewes, Isaac Alfred Ailion, Arminius and Lingling Wiyadharma Fellows who have conducted research in the Special Collections of the University Library.
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Can't find it at UBL
If an item is not available at Leiden University Libraries (UBL), you can borrow materials directly from another library, request a book loan or article delivery through interlibrary loan, or suggest items for purchase.
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Submitting your PhD dissertation
Practical information on submitting your dissertation