78 search results for “separation of power” in the Library website
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Afshin EllianFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Paul CliteurFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rawi RamautarFaculty of Science
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Yara AbbingFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jip BarreveldFaculty of Archaeology
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Roozbeh SiyadatzadehFaculty of Science
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Daan ScheepersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Michael SampsonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ilan PeledFaculty of Humanities
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Aleena KarimFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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Azeb AmhaAfrika-Studiecentrum
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LU-Card
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Manuscripts, Archives and Letters: further information
A collection consists of items and parts that have been collected by one or more individuals or institutions not responsible for their formation. An archive has been created by one or more individuals or institutions.
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Cartographic Collections
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…
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Prints, Drawings and Portraits
The collection Prints, Drawings and Portraits comprises over 100,000 prints, 12,000 drawings and 30,000 portraits.
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Relocation Digital Collections
Relocation Digital Collections
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Katerina JohnsonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Chinese Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Chinese Studies
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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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Afrikastudies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in African Studies
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Early Printed Books
In the course of over four centuries the book collections have been greatly enlarged thanks to the bequests and grants or the purchases from the propriety of scholars or private collectors. Sometimes it concerned collections with thousands of early printed books, such as the purchase of the library…
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Leiden European City of Science
In 2022, Leiden was European City of Science. During this year, Leiden presented a public programme brimming with science, knowledge, arts, and skills for anyone with a curious mind. Leiden University Libraries (UBL) organised an extensive programme of activities on the theme of Leiden European City…
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Medieval Manuscripts
With its more than 1400 bindings and over a thousand fragments Leiden’s collection of medieval manuscripts (up to ca. 1550) is the largest in the Netherlands.
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Valérie PattynFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Gijs DreijerFaculty of Humanities
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Johan ChristensenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Henriët van MiddendorpFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Edmund AmannFaculty of Humanities
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Vedran DunjkoFaculty of Science
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Hebrew, Semitic and Armenian Special Collections
The Library of Leiden University holds c. 550 manuscripts and an extensive collection of rare printed books in Hebrew, Aramaic, Syriac, the languages of Ethiopia, South Arabic, Coptic and Armenian, as well as a collection of rare books on the Jewish World.
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Finding open access publications
Resources for searching Open Access articles, journals and books
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Criminology
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Criminology
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Working with Mendeley
Read all about the most important functionalities of Mendeley.
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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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Anne MiersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan van DijkhuizenFaculty of Humanities
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Roeland EmausFaculty of Archaeology
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Hao WangFaculty of Science
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Experience the Japan collections
Old maps, beautifully coloured drawings, early photographs, rare books, and even a genuine love letter. Leiden University Libraries (UBL) holds an important and diverse Japan collection. From January through December 2026, we will organize various public activities around the Japan collections.
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Submitting your PhD dissertation
Practical information on submitting your dissertation
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Announcement of Scaliger Institute research fellowship winners
With support of several companies, including Brill Publishers and private foundations, Leiden University Libraries and the Scaliger Institute welcome around 15 to 20 Fellows and guest per year to consult and examine material in the Special Collections. The Scaliger Institute received a large number…
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RDM Checklist
In short, data management can be defined as the creation, storage, maintenance, disclosure, archiving and sustainable preservation of research data. Increasingly the so called FAIR principles are referred to as a final goal: data should be made 'Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Re-usable'.
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Uncatalogued materials from the Middle East now available through Leiden University Libraries’ catalogue
A collection of uncatalogued books from the Middle East is now available through the Leiden University Libraries’ (UBL) catalogue. The collection contains over 12,000 books mainly written in Arabic, but also in multiple other languages from the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, including Persian,…
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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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Photographs
The photographs collection of Leiden University Librarie (UBL) contains specimens of almost all photographic processes from the history of the medium, rare objects and artistic highlights. Together, they shed light on the history of photography as a technique, a means of scientific, historic and personal…