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.
- Other - for non provider specific ideas
262 results found
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Frost & Sullivan Growth Opportunity Analytics
Please add a CDI collection with links in record for market research reports from Frost & Sullivan Growth Opportunity Analytics.
This is a market research database that integrates seven perspectives into a complete, overall view of factors that impact every industry. Monitoring and analyzing Competitive Intensity, Customer Dynamics, Industry Convergence, Disruptive Technologies, Global Megatrends, New Business Models, and Emerging Markets provides an illuminating view toward future scenarios and visionary innovation.
Description of resource: https://www.frost.com/analytics/
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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 Association34 votes -
Ubidictionary
We suggest adding to the KBs, as a collection, the reference titles available through the platform Ubidictionary https://www.gruppometa.it/it/ubi-dictionary/.
Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association19 votes -
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 Association44 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 Association55 votes -
"Roper Center for Public Opinion Research" https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/
Roper Center has an Alma Community collection records with no portfolios. Roper has their own catalog, with study-level metadata that can be crosswalked into Dublin Core if not fullblown MARC.
Roper regularly add new studies to their collection, so dynamic feeds into Alma Community would be a great idea.4 votes -
Egea
Egea https://www.egeaeditore.it/ is the publisher of Bocconi University, Milan.
Please consider the addition of the ebooks collection Egea Digitabook: https://mybook.egeaonline.it/
Valeria Valenti on behalf of the ITALE Association
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Edra
Edra is an Italian publisher https://www.edizioniedra.it.
Please add to the KBs the collection Biblioteca digitale EDRA (ebooks) https://studenti33.it/.
Valeria Valenti on behalf of the ITALE Association
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My Desk24 (Il Sole 24 Ore)
Il Sole 24 Ore is an Italian news company.
We suggest adding to the KBs the digital platform My Desk 24 https://24oreprofessionale.ilsole24ore.com/prodotti/mydesk24/?refresh_ce=1; the platform contains primary and secondary legal resources and news.
Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association5 votesHello,
This request has been selected as part of the 2025 CERV votes.
We will reach out to the content provider, and ask for the metadata for his collection.
If you can share a designated contact person with this provider, that would be much appreciated.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Maggioli Editore
Maggioli Editore (https://www.maggiolieditore.it/) is an Italian publisher and information provider; we suggest adding to the KBs and CDI the following collections of interest: Biblioteca Digitale (ebooks) https://bibliotecadigitale.maggioli.it/ and Periodici Maggioli (ejournals) https://periodicimaggioli.it/.
Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association11 votes -
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 Association44 votes -
ASTRID
Collection provided by Fondazione Astrid (https://www.astrid-online.it/); it contains italian primary and secondary legal resources and the Astrid Rassegna journal (ISSN 2838-1662); please consider the addition of the collection to the KBs.
Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association.5 votes -
3 votes
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Add a new content Provider in KBC : Biblioondemand
BiblioonDemand provide access to 3 million electronic books in French and foreign languages.
It is also a platform for French libraries to access digital lending .
Contact : conseil@biblioondemand.com30 votesHello,
We will reach out to Biblioondemand, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Pearson EBS
Pearson has three new EBS packages, a German one, an English one and a combined one. Pearson was not added in the past because ExLibris couldn't get title lists. There are title lists for the EBS packages (see attached). So far there is not a single Pearson collection in the CZ. Please add at least one.
25 votesHello,
The provider responded, we will pick this up and discuss our options.
Once I have an update, I will share it in this idea.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Add new provider/Collection: EKB Journals (Egyptian journals)
Please add EKB Journals to the SFX Knowledge Base.
https://journals.ekb.eg/list_11.htmlThis content provider hosts 1,102 Egyptian journals across a number of disciplines, of which the medical titles are of most interest to us:
Agricultural Studies (89)
Archaeology (25)
Arts (21)
Basic Sciences (81)
Business Studies (38)
Childhood & Kindergarten Studies (13)
Computer Sciences (29)
Dentistry (15)
Economics and Political Science (27)
Educational Studies (138)
Engineering Studies (45)
English Journals (535)
Humanities (18)
Legal Studies (33)
Literary Studies (140)
Media Studies (22)
Medical Studies (109)
Multidisciplinary (37)
Nursing (18)
Pharmaceutical Studies (16)
Physical Education (33)
Social Work Studies (22)
Special Education…4 votes -
Add new provider: PiinPoint
Provider:PiinPoint
Resource: PiinPoint
https://www.piinpoint.com/1 vote -
Add new provider: SolidProfessor
Provider: SolidProfessor
Resource: SolidProfessor
https://solidprofessor.com/1 vote -
Add new provider: Reconciliation Education
Please add a new provider, Reconciliation Education, and their product, 4 Seasons of Reconciliation.
https://www.reconciliationeducation.ca/en-ca/1 vote -
ヨミダス (Yomidasu) by 読売新聞社 (Yomiuri Shimbun)
Please add the collection: ヨミダス歴史館 (Yomidasu, Yomiuri Database Service) by 読売新聞社 (Yomiuri Shimbun).
It’s a major daily newspaper in Japanese, and many academic libraries in Japan subscribe this database. This collection is available in alma CZ (Collection ID: 613790000000000856), but adding this to the CDI will make it more convenient for users.
About: https://database.yomiuri.co.jp/about/rekishikan/about/
Contact: https://database.yomiuri.co.jp/about/contact/6 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded
Hello,
We currently do not receive any metadata from Yomiuri, therefore this idea has been updated to "New provider".
It will be reviewed with other priorities and CERV voting cycle, as other new content providers are being addressed.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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