128 search results for “database” in the Library website
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University Library Workshops
Study support
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Archaeology
Overview of databases and reference works for research in Archaeology.
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Japan Studies: Politics and International Relations
Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Politics and International Relations of Japan
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Finding open access publications
Resources for searching Open Access articles, journals and books
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Newspaper articles (International)
Leiden’s University Library provides access to a large collection of digital (contemporary) and digitized (historical) newspapers. These newspapers can be found through the library’s catalogue and through the library’s databases. Furthermore, the Dutch National Library offers access to several international…
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German Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in German language and culture.
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Dutch studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Dutch language and culture.
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Papyrology
Leiden University owns an extensive collection of papyri. The Papyrological Institute is proprietor of most of this collection. A smaller amount of Papyri is part of the ULL collection. Apart from original papyri the Papyrological Institute offers an extensive collection of handbooks and secondary studies…
- Special Collections
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Chinese Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Chinese Studies
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Adam Benfer
Faculteit Archeologie
a.k.benfer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
- Manuscripts, Archives and Letters outside Leiden
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Japan Studies: General Subject Guide
This Subject Guide is designed to support students of Japan studies at Leiden University in their research process. For every step of the research process, this guide introduces a number of tips and recommended resources. You can find several sub-guides and contacts in the 'quick links' in the tab on…
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Film and Literary Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Film and Literary Studies
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French Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in French language and culture.
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English Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in English language and culture.
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South and Southeast Asian photography
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…
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Easy access tools
Our list of commonly used tools facilitate your work and research online.
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Philosophy
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Philosophy
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Information literacy course
Study support
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Classics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Classics
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Russian and Eurasian Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for Research in Russian and Eurasian Studies
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Embed information literacy in your course
Knowing where scientific information can be found and how to use it is of great importance for getting through university. In collaboration with teachers, UBL guides students in information literacy skills: from assessing information to searching in the Special Collections and citation management.
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Collections
The UBL develop collections which support the needs of faculty and students of the University.
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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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Korean Studies: General Subject Guide
This Subject Guide is designed to support students of Korean studies at Leiden University in their research process. For every step of the research process, this guide introduces a number of tips and recommended resources. You can find several sub-guides and contacts in the 'quick links' in the tab…
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Japan Studies: Gender and Women's Studies
Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Gender and Women’s studies of Japan
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South and Southeast Asian Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for South and Southeast Asian Studies.
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Evaluating information
Publishing and sharing information has become more accessible. How can you judge whether or not a publication or an internet site is trustworthy? Here you will find some useful leads to help you judge information.
- Literary Studies
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Citing
When writing a paper or thesis you are bound by the principles of academic integrity. There are strict rules concerning plagiarism. Citing your sources right is important to prevent plagiarism. But how do you read a reference and how to cite right?
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Maps and Atlases
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.
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Reference management
Systematically collecting, organising and citing your literature can be an overwhelming and time consuming process. A reference manager, like EndNote, Mendeley or Zotero, can help you with that.
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Manage your identity with ORCID
Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier (ORCID) is an international system for the persistent identification of academic authors.
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Library card
A personal library account and LU-Card is needed to enter the libraries and use on-site facilities.
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North Korea
Welcome to the Sub-guide for North Korea. This Sub-guide is designed for students looking to locate, access and use a wide variety of scholarly and non-scholarly sources which are either (1) published or produced in North Korea or (2) about North Korea. This Sub-guide is a part of the General Subject…
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Caribbean Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Caribbean Studies
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Selection
Subject librarians and Medical Information specialists employ general criteria when evaluating titles to be added or removed from the collections, some criteria having greater or lesser importance depending on subject area.
- Open Educational Resources
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Linguistics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Linguistics
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Italian Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Italian Language and Culture
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Bibliometric Data Sources and Indicators (online)
Research
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History of Science
Overview of databases, reference works and website for research in the History of Science
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FAQ Data Management
In this FAQ we try to answer a selection of the most important questions on research data management that we compiled over the last 5 years.
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Asian Special Collections
The Asian special collections comprise tens of thousands of rare books, thousands of manuscripts, maps, prints, drawings and photographs, and hundreds of archives.
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Searching for book reviews
Book reviews give you a quick overview of the main arguments, quality and structure of a book.
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Thesis assistance
Do you need help with writing your thesis or do you have a question about using the library? Take a look at the sources below.
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Letters
According to a rough estimate the western manuscripts collections and (private) archives contain some 500,000 letters, of which over 300,000 are catalogued. The letters kept in the University archives are not catalogued; the same holds for most letters kept in the oriental collections. They can be found…
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Film and Music
Tips for using film and music in your presentation or essay