Content
We welcome your ideas for new content (metadata) to add to the Knowledge Bases (KBs - Alma CZ, SFX, 360) and Discovery services (CDI - Central Discovery Index whose data supports Primo and Summon).
- Check if your idea has already been posted and vote for it before posting a new idea.
- Choose the right category: "New Provider" for content from a provider that has no available content in the KBs or CDI, or "Existing Provider" for content from a provider that already has content available in the KBs or CDI.
- Add a direct link to the provider/resource you suggest, and a contact person if possible.
- For enrichment requests add the relevant collection ID(s).
- Make sure you mention any specific added value your idea has to the community such as language or supporting diversity.
- Did you find errors in an existing collection? please open a case.
- A new year has begun but no corresponding annual collection? post an idea in Idea Exchange, make sure to mention if it is an existing provider.
- Existing Provider - if your idea is for a new collection from a provider that already has content available in the KBs and CDI or enriching records for an existing collection, use this category. No voting is necessary, ideas for existing providers will be handled regardless of voting.
- New Providers - if your idea is for content from a provider that does not have any content available in the KBs and CDI, choose this category. The ideas for new providers will be annually prioritized via the CERV process.
- Other - for non provider specific ideas
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Add Dancio database to Alma
Please add the Dancio dance collection to Alma. https://www.dancio.com/
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Add World Politics Review to CDI
World Politics Review is a title that sells subscriptions to libraries. See https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/about/ Please see if you can add its articles to CDI, with link-in-record links.
7 votesHello,
This idea has been chosen in the CERV enhancement round for 2026.
We will reach out to this provider, and ask for the metadata for their collection.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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BiblicalStudies.org.uk
Please consider adding https://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/
This site focuses on digitising and uploading in co-operation with authors and publishers, rare and out-of-print theology books and articles.
6 votes -
Il Foro Italiano ForoPlus
ForoPlus is a platform provided by Il Foro Italiano publishing company; we suggest adding to the KBs the collections available in the database (La Tribuna and Il Foro Italiano journals).
Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association58 votes -
Playback from Brunico
Please add a collection to the CZ for Playback by Brunico. https://playbackonline.ca/
3 votes -
WPI Digital Library
Hi!
Please add the WPI Digital Library to Alma CZ:
https://digitalprojects.wpi.art/library/search
"Browse over 25,000 digitized resources, including the Wildenstein Gallery's exhibition catalogues; artists’ monographs, catalogues raisonnés, and books published by the Wildenstein Institute; and historic sales catalogues from major international auction houses."
3 votes -
Add Canadian Course Readings titles to CZ and chapter-level metadata to CDI
Canadian Course Readings is an emerging platform for publications by independent Canadian publishers that are difficult to source electronically on other platforms. Having book-level records available in the CZ and chapter-level records in CDI will support access for subscribing institutions. Platform: https://canadiancoursereadings.ca/. Contact David Glover - davidglover@lorimer.ca.
9 votes -
Swiss e-Newspaper
Adding swiss e-Newspaper Archive.
The collection is not available in Alma CZ yet, it's free and contains 200 historical newspapers from Switzerland dating back to the 18th century.
Publisher: Bibliothèque nationale suisse
Technical support: https://veridiansoftware.com/
URL: https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/
Language: french, german, italian
content: about 200 newspapers
Contact: info@nb.admin.ch16 votes -
Add LexNow
LexNow confirmed on the agreement to develop a gateway from LexNow.io to the Alma Library Management System (Ex Libris). (CZ & CDI)
As for timing, LexNow made commitments to our clients regarding developments, and they intend to honour them. LexNow is looking at the first half of 2026.
In the meantime, LexNow will of course continue to provide you with regular Ms Excel exports of our titles (books and journals) to feed into your digital catalogues.
The goal for LexNow.io is to remain a solution for all legal professionals. This requires the daily efforts of all 18 publishing partners associated…
3 votesHello,
We will reach out to Legitech, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Giappichelli
Giappichelli https://www.giappichelli.it/ is an Italian publisher; we suggest adding to the KBs and CDI the following collections of interest: Giappichelli Riviste (ejournals) and Biblioteca Digitale Giappichelli (ebooks) https://biblioteca.giappichelli.it/.
Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association48 votes -
Medici.tv
Medici.tv is an essential database for researchers in Music and Opera and Dance, and critical to many Humanities-based collections. The company offers marc records through OCLC worldshare collections, so they should be easy to obtain for adding to 360MARC, especially with metadata sharing agreements among discovery layer suppliers
34 votesHello,
We will reach out to Medici.tv, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Wolters Kluwer Italia
WKI https://www.wolterskluwer.com/it-it, part of Wolters Kluwer, is a publisher and information provider; IPSOA, CEDAM, UTET, Il Fisco are its relevant imprints.
We suggest adding to the KBs the following collections of interest: Edicola Professionale (ejournals) https://edicolaprofessionale.com/, La mia biblioteca (ebooks) https://www.lamiabiblioteca.com/, One (primary sources and law reviews) https://shop.wki.it/one/.
Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association48 votes -
Add journal 'Art + Auction' from Ebsco
The journal 'Art + Auction' is part of Ebsco's Art and Architecture Source, but because it's changed title and ISSN in the past, there is quite a bit of coverage that is not indexed in Primo, even though it's available on the platform.
ExLibris explained as follows:
"Art & Auction (ISSN 0197-1093) - covered up to 2013.
Blouin Art + Auction (ISSN 2331-5342) - started from 2014 onwards.
In Alma, and particularly in the Community Zone, it's common that the provider (EBSCO in this case) combines coverage for both ISSNs into a single title or portfolio, especially if the publisher…4 votes
AdminTamar Ganor
(Admin, Ex Libris)
responded
Hello,
We do not receive discovery metadata from Ebsco.
In order to obtain such metadata, we will need to establish a workflow with a new provider - the publisher of Art + Auction.
Since the process for new providers is going through CERV, I have changed the status of this request and it will be prioritized by the Content Working Group.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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eJournals – Jagiellonian University Press
Database of over 100 Polish open access academic ejournals
https://ejournals.eu/en/7 votes -
Storybox
Could this resource be added to Alma https://storyboxlibrary.com.au/
1 vote -
Add Engineering Workbench to Alma CZ
Please consider adding "Engineering Workbench" to the Alma CZ. This database used to be known as TechStreet but has merged with a different and new company and has a new interface and URL.
Here is the access URL:
Description of the database:
"Provides access to international, national, state and local industry codes and standards. Users can search for and download standards, create lists of related standards, and set up alerts to keep track of document updates."
Thank you,
Barb Dietsch
Duke University Libraries21 votes -
Tribal Business News
Tribal Business News is a digital publication delivering in-depth stories, analysis and business intelligence on all aspects of Native business and economic development activities. Adding it would support diversity by increasing access to an indigenous-led publication and to indigenous voices. A contact would be Danielle Cramer, dcramer@indiancountrymedia.com https://tribalbusinessnews.com/
1 vote -
VitalSource (McGraw Hill and Pearson)
We suggest adding to the KBs the following textbooks collections available through the VitalSource platform (https://www.vitalsource.com/it/): McGraw Hill Italia, Pearson Italia.
Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association40 votes -
Add MJS(Medical Journals Sweden) Publishing journals on KB & CZ
MJS publishing launched in 2021 and publishes several medical society journals from Sweden.
You would find titles from MJS publishing below.
https://www.mjspublishing.se/journalsAll of them are Gold Open Access.
I hope those journals will be included KB & CZ soon for better content accessibility.
Thank you.
9 votes -
Rich Data Services (Statistics Canada)
Please add a collection for Rich Data Services (Statistics Canada).
Description: Rich Data Services (RDS) is Statistics Canada’s analytical platform for Public Use Microdata files (PUMFs) and their metadata. The RDS Explorer and Tabulation Engine's user-friendly interfaces allow users to browse, interact, and download data and metadata for online or offline analysis. The platform includes the RDS Explorer to browse the data records, create custom extracts by filtering records and selecting variables, and produce personalized open data packages for download, and the Tabulation Engine to o aggregate data across various dimensions to rapidly create analytical tables.
Access URL: https://rich-data-services.statcan.gc.ca/rds/en/
1 vote
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