174 search results for “literature” in the Library website
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Yasco Horsman
Faculty of Humanities
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Tijmen Baarda
Universitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Linguistics
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Linguistics
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German Language and Culture
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in German language and culture.
- 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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Russian and Eurasian Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for Research in Russian and Eurasian Studies
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Latin American Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Latin American Studies
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Art & Art History
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Art & Art History
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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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Walaeus Library
The Walaeus Library is Leiden University Libraries' medical library. The library is located on the first floor of the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC).
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Systematic reviews
A systematic review answers a central question by summarising (all) relevant studies.
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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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Law
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for Law
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Life Science & Technology
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Life Science & Technology
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Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
Overview of databases en websites for research in the Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences
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NINO Library
The NINO Library is an academic research library, specialised in the Ancient Near East.
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Acquisition requests
Need a book or journal the library doesn’t own?
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Requesting (digital) course reserves
A (digital) course reserve shelf offers the possibility to set library materials for a designated period aside.
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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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KITLV-Jakarta
Address Jl. H.R. Rasuna Said Kav S-3 Jakarta 12950 Indonesia T: +62 21 527 5988 F: +62 21 527 5987 Email: kitlv.jkt@library.leidenuniv.nl Follow KITLV-Jakarta on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram
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Course reserves
Course reserve shelves are a convenient way to temporarily group library materials together, for use inside the library.
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Help on conducting a (systematic) review
A review article provides a summary of the state of affairs in a particular field. Review articles are written by experts based on extensive literature research. Reading a review quickly provides insight into a field or subject.
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The Essentials
UBL has assigned a Subject Librarian or Medical Information Specialist to each department and program who provides in-depth assistance for teachers. They can help you with: guidance on how to use library collections in your courses (such as placing texts in Brightspace) purchase requests putting…
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Chinese Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Chinese Studies
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Caribbean Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Caribbean 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 setting up a literature review and citation management.
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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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Reference managers
Systematically collecting, organising and citing your literature can be an overwhelming and time consuming process. A reference manager can help you with that. This is software with which you can gather, store and organize your references, including pdf-files. You can insert citations and a bibliography…
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International Studies: how to write your thesis
This Subject Guide is designed to support students of International Studies with writing their BA thesis and research papers. This guide focuses on the research process, and suggests effective ways to: 1. find a topic and formulate a good research question; 2. search, find and evaluate literature; 3.…
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Religious Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in religious studies.
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Philosophy
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Philosophy
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International Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in International Studies
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Afrikastudies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in African Studies
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University Library Workshops
Study support
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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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Archaeology
Overview of databases and reference works for research in Archaeology.
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Subject Librarians and Medical Information Specialists
UBL has assigned a Subject Librarian or Medical Information Specialist to each department and program who provides in-depth assistance for researchers and teachers
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Manuscripts, Archives and Letters
The Western manuscript, archival and letter collections consist of books and documents written in Latin, Greek and Cyrillic script.
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Plagiarism
The Netherlands Code of Conduct for Research Integrity defines plagiarism as ‘the use of another person’s ideas, work methods, results or texts without appropriate acknowledgement’. The definition at Oxford University is somewhat more extensive: ‘Plagiarism is presenting someone else’s work or ideas…
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UNESCO World Heritage
The UBL holds five sets of manuscripts recognised by UNESCO as documents of universal value and exceptional significance to the world. They are included in UNESCO's International World Heritage list of documents (Memory of the World Register).
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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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Philosophy: Global and Comparative Perspectives
Overview of databases, reference works and websites in western languages for research in Comparative Philosophy
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Ancient Near East Studies
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Ancient Near East Studies. Last update: October 2020
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Exhibitions
Library exhibitions, both online and physical, give an idea of the breadth of our collections.
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Japanese and Korean Special Collections
The special collections from Japan and Korea are located at the central library building at Witte Singel, where it forms a part of the Asian Library.
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Our teaching collection
As UBL, we select, acquire, catalogue and manage materials to support teaching, learning and research at Leiden University. We aim to have all required study literature available online or in print at the beginning of the semester. Are you missing any titles? Contact your subject librarian/medical…