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  1. Add kweliTV

    kweliTV is currently unavailable as a standalone collection in Alma. Could you please create a collection for direct access to this resource (https://www.kweli.tv/)?

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  2. PoliticoPro

    Dea ExLibris Support,

    Our Environment & Energy Publishing News rep let us know that they now have additional titles on PoliticoPro. Would you add these titles as a selective package collection? We do not see it as a Selective package in ALMA. The titles and the links are below.
    1. Agriculture https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/agriculture
    2. Campaigns https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/campaigns
    3. Congress https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/congress
    4. Cybersecurity https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/cybersecurity
    5. Defense https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/defense
    6. Education https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/education
    7. Energy https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/energy
    8. Financial Services https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/financial-services
    9. Foreign Affairs https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/foreign-affairs
    10. Health Care https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/health-care
    11. Legal https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/legal
    12. Tax https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/tax
    13. Technology https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/technology
    14. Trade https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/trade
    15. Transportation https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/transportation
    16. White House …

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  3. Enrich Pressbooks Directory CZ collection with discovery metadata from the OPDS feed

    The Pressbooks Directory (https://pressbooks.directory/) indexes thousands of open access books created by educational institutions.

    The corresponding CZ collection "Pressbooks Directory" (Collection ID 611086618140000041) makes these books available for activation in Alma, but the bibs currently carry only title (245), author (100), and language (008). As an example, the record for "Stories From The Place of Sports in The University, 3rd Edition" from University of Washington Libraries (MMS 9948351757900041) contains no 520, 650, or 856 for cover, though Pressbooks supplies a paragraph-length description, seven subject headings, and a cover image URL for this book. Expanding the field mapping to…

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    Under Review  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The metadata we currently receive from Pressbooks requires some cleanup, and we will work on enriching the newly updated Knowledgebase collection.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager


  4. Add Cinelogue to 360 KB

    Please could you add Cinelogue to the 360 KB? This is a curated streaming platform centering cinema from the Global Majority.

    URL: https://cinelogue.com/

    Thank you

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  5. Include contemporary internet slang and modern linguistics database from SlangPedia into CDI

    As an academic researcher and library administrator, I would like to suggest integrating the linguistic data and modern culture resources from SlangPedia into the Ex Libris Central Discovery Index (CDI) and Knowledge Base. \n\nModern academic research, especially in fields like sociolinguistics, digital communication, and media studies, heavily relies on understanding evolving internet slang, social media terms (e.g., TikTok abbreviations), and text-based cultural shifts. SlangPedia provides a structured, well-explained index of these contemporary terms that would be highly valuable for university students and researchers studying modern language patterns. \n\nIntegrating this resource will enhance the discoverability of open-access linguistic reference sources. You…

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  6. Add ProQuest History Vault: Operation Dixie: The CIO Organizing Committee Papers, 1946-1953

    The ProQuest database, Operation Dixie: The CIO Organizing Committee Papers, 1946-1953, is currently unavailable as a standalone collection in Alma. Could you please create a collection for direct access to this resource (https://www.proquest.com/hvopdixie/)?

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  7. Oxford Scholarship Online Archaeology 2020 and 2021

    Older yearly collections prior to 2022 are missing for this subject area. can these be added to Alma? We see the following are missing:
    Backlist 2020
    2021

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  8. Add Casalini's Franco Angeli ebook collections

    Please consider adding Casalini's Franco Angeli ebook collections to Alma CZ: https://info.torrossa.com/en/collections They are listed under Italian Publishing > Franco Angeli > E-books Collections. This public listing only includes up to archives from 2023 but the 2024-2026 collections are also available.

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  9. Oxford University Press Law Trove 2026 Collection in 360 KB

    Please can we have Oxford University Press Law Trove 2026 Collection in 360 KB. The new collection was released in September and teaching starts soon so we need to be directing users to the correct content.

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    Under Review  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Oxford announced they are moving to an "all titles" collection model so they will not provide us with annual title lists.

    The collection will be calledOxford University Press Law Trove Complete Collection", and we will receive the title list in December.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  10. New Collection for Caixin Global

    Caixin Global is currently unavailable as a standalone collection and the portfolio access is only available from aggregators. Could you please create a collection for direct access to this resource (https://www.caixinglobal.com/)?

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  11. ADD Eastview KB Collection for Book Cache for China Digital Library

    Please add a KB collection (with enriched MARC records) for Eastview's Book Cache for China Digital Library. It contains 23,000 titles.

    Thank you!

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  12. Either exclude front matter journal content or create new resource type for front matter

    In CDI: there are records for the front matter (e.g. title page or copyright page) of some journal issues. And they appear with the "article" resource type, which is very misleading for our patrons. ExLibris Support says there is no available resource type for front matter, so they just get presented as articles.

    My idea is for ExLibris to either filter out the front matter content from CDI (my preference) or create a different resource type for them.

    Examples:
    https://umbrella.lib.umb.edu/permalink/01MA_UMB/1dsa88t/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1016_S1094_9194_17_30213_X
    https://umbrella.lib.umb.edu/permalink/01MA_UMB/1dsa88t/cdi_crossref_primary_10_1016_S1094_9194_15_00050_X

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  13. CABI Global Health Archive

    Please add the CABI Global Health Archive to the CDI. It is an archive of abstract records:

    https://www.cabidigitallibrary.org/action/doSearch?text1=*%3A*&field1=AllField&logicalOpe1=AND&text2=&field2=AllField&SeriesKey=&Ppub=&ConceptID=500090&All+content=on=

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  14. Add Edinburgh University Press Journal Subject Collections to KBs

    Please add the following Edinburgh University Press Journal Subject Collections to the KBs:

    History
    Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies
    Law
    Literary Studies
    Philosophy
    Scottish Studies

    Thanks.

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  15. Enhance Projectr MARC records

    Hello,
    I would like to request that the MARC records for the following collection be enhanced with Grasshopper Films help.

    Collection Name: Projectr University
    Collection ID: 61545177750000041
    Interface name: Grasshopper Films

    The MARC records for Projectr in Alma are less robust than the records we can pull from our Projectr admin site and we would love for the records to be updated.

    Here is our contact at Grasshopper Films who is aware of the situation.
    Ryan Krivoshey ryan@grasshopperfilm.com

    Thank you,
    Alaina

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    Under Review  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    In the past, we tried to enrich Projectr without success.

    We will reach out to the contact you have provided, and see if an enrichment process can be set up.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  16. Enrich CZ bib records for Al Manhal eBook Collection

    Please consider enriching the bib records for the Al Manhal eBook Collection (Collection ID: 614910000000001498). The vendor provides MARC records in XML format which contain subjects & ISBN information.

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  17. Create Aggregator package collections for ZTDB's Shiryo Sanshu 10-12

    Could you please create Aggregator package collections with registered portfolios for:

    史料纂集 10　古文書編① (Shiryo-Sanshu 10:Komonjohen 1)
    Collection ID 611022576480000041

    史料纂集 11　古文書編② (Shiryo-Sanshu 11: Komonjohen 2)
    Collection ID 611022576470000041

    史料纂集 12　古文書編③ (Shiryo-Sanshu 12: Komonjohen 3)
    Collection ID 611022576460000041

    Provider: NetAdvance

    This is additinal Japanese content

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  18. Add collection for PALCI Ebook Central Subscription

    Hi, can you add a dedicated Ebook Central PALCI collection to the Alma CZ? There is already the "Ebook Central PALCI/SAGE EBA" collection (Collection ID: 614940000000000191) for Sage titles but there does not appear to be one for non-Sage titles.

    There are five individual collections recommended for activation in the Proquest PALCI ebooks Libguide: https://proquest.libguides.com/PALCI/ebooks

    Ebook Central Academic Complete (614200000000000002)
    Ebook Central College Complete (614330000000000032)
    Ebook Central e-Libro Premium (613790000000001515)
    Ebook Central Reference Research (614330000000000083)
    Ebook Central University Press (614330000000000093)

    However, after comparing our PALCI entitlements to all of these collections, I noticed there's about 2.5k titles that are not…

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  19. Add article-level records for The Atlantic in CDI

    Could Ex Libris please add article-level records for The Atlantic (https://www.theatlantic.com) to the CDI? Please also add a collection with a portfolio for their direct institutional access subscription.

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  20. New 360 KB - Global Geography Library: Atlases

    Please add the following database to the 360 KB:

    Provider: East View Information Services
    Database: Global Geography Library: Atlases
    URL: https://dlib.eastview.com/browse/books/2790

    Thank you

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