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Leiden Chinese heritage collections digitised in Pagode-Europeana-China project 19 November 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) recently participated in the Pagode-Europeana-China project as an associated partner. As a result, almost two hundre...
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Walaeus Library part of UBL 01 November 2021Starting 1 November, the Walaeus Library, located in the Leiden University Medical Centre, is part of Leiden University Libraries (UBL).
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Podcast: students decipher a rare Chinese document 13 September 2021Last February, Leiden University Libraries (UBL) acquired a rare Chinese manuscript dating back to the Ming Dynasty. Three Chinese Studies students go...
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Colonial without realising it 13 September 2021The nineteenth-century writer Nicolaas Beets and his son Dirk were thoroughly colonial, Nicholas without ever having been to the Dutch Indies, or any ...
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Psychology lab embraces open science 14 June 2021‘If you want to implement open science, you at least need someone at each faculty who can help researchers to solve practical problems.’ Dorien Huijse...
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Chinese unofficial poetry journals now accessible in Digital Collections 10 June 2021Leiden University Libraries has made a large number of unofficial poetry journals from China accessible online in its Digital Collections. This opens ...
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Our man in Jakarta keeps the institute running from Venlo 19 May 2021The COVID-19 pandemic forced many staff of Leiden institutes abroad to leave their posts in a hurry. How is the KITLV Jakarta team doing now? Director...
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Reading list - The Rise of China and the New Global Order 16 April 2021In the past half a century, China has transformed from an underdeveloped and inward-looking country to a major player in world politics. The country a...
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Death of former Librarian Jacques van Gent 30 March 2021Jacques J. M. van Gent (8 June 1932 - 26 March 2021) was director of Leiden University Library from 1983 to 1993. He was librarian in a time of transi...
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Leiden University Libraries acquires 16th-century Chinese imperial edict from Robert van Gulik’s collection 18 February 2021Leiden University Libraries (UBL) has been able to acquire an extraordinary Chinese manuscript at auction in Hong Kong. It concerns an Imperial Edict ...
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Team with staff from Leiden wins important open science prize 11 February 2021A team including staff from Leiden University won the Open Initiative Trophy on 11 February, a prize for the best open science initiative in the Nethe...
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Carel’s Universe: Leiden museums depict Carel Stolker’s rectorship 22 January 2021Ten Leiden museums and heritage institutions have curated the online exhibition ‘Carel’s Universe’. They selected objects from their collections that ...
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Mouse & Manuscript: a Collection of Interactive Lessons on Codicology and Oriental Manuscripts 18 December 2020This week sees the first edition of the textbook Mouse&Manuscript published online. Mouse&Manuscript is a collection of interactive lessons on codicol...
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Library Ton Koopman arrived at Orpheus Instituut Koetshuis 07 September 2020At the beginning of July the prestigious library of Ton Koopman, acquired earlier this year, arrived at the Orpheus Instituut Koetshuis. Thousands of ...
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'First Americans': exhibition on turbulent past and present of native Americans 16 July 2020The First Americans exhibition in the National Museum of Ethnology showcases the resilience and creativity of native Americans. Striking artworks, fas...