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).
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Saishin Kango Sakuin Web for discovery
"Saishin Kango Sakuin Web (Latest Nursing Index)" is a bibliographic database specializing in nursing bibliographies, and is widely used by institutions in Japan.
The database is provided by the Japan Medical Abstracts Association, whose database, Medical Journal Web, is already indexed by CDI.26 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Please add Social Science Open Access Repository (SSOR)
Please add Social Science Open Access Repository (SSOR) of the Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften to Alma / Knowledge Basees and CDI which includes about 80'000 Open Access Titles.
Deutsch: https://www.gesis.org/ssoar/home
English: https://www.gesis.org/en/ssoar/home25 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Boundless audiobook & ebooks collection
Please add the collection of ebooks and audiobooks found on the Boundless platform by Baker & Taylor.
Info on Boundless from B&T:
https://www.baker-taylor.com/public/boundlessExample URL for direct access to the collection:
https://[libraryid]boundless.baker-taylor.com/ng/view/libraryNote: Content previously on EBSCOhost Audiobooks migrated to Baker & Taylor Axis360 platform earlier this year. As of this summer it is now on the Boundless platform instead.
Contacts at Baker & Taylor:
Michael Bills
Michael.bills@baker-taylor.com
Director Digital Products • Library TechnologyMichael Ervin
Michael.ervin@baker-taylor.com
Director Business & Tech Dev • Library Technology25 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Ernst Reinhardt Verlag e-Journals
Please add Ernst Reinhardt Verlag e-Journals to the Knowledge Bases (KBs - Alma CZ, SFX, 360) and Discovery services (CDI - Central Discovery Index).
About: https://www.reinhardt-journals.de/
Contact: https://www.reinhardt-journals.de/index.php/index/about
Best regards,
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Fribourg (Switzerland)25 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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J-GLOBAL by 科学技術振興機構 (Japan Science and Technology Agency)
Please add the collection: J-GLOBAL by 科学技術振興機構 (Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan) to Central Discovery Index (CDI).
This is an open access, comprehensive website for scientific and technical information with 10 types of information, such as articles, researchers, patents, etc. It’s an essential online service for Japanese scientists. This collection is available in alma CZ (Collection ID: 6114032540000041), but adding this to the CDI will make it more convenient for users.
J-GLOBAL home: https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/
Contents: https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/aboutus/content
Contact: https://jglobal.jst.go.jp/info/contact25 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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"Architectural Institute of Japan Search System (日本建築学会論文等検索システム - 機関定額制)" for discovery
"Architectural Institute of Japan Search System (日本建築学会論文等検索システム - 機関定額制)" is a database managed by Architectural Institute of Japan.
It contains many publications published by Architectural Institute of Japan.
Some of journals has been covered by existing databases like IRDB, J-STAGE but this database includes not only academic journals but also conference reports or any other type of contents, and they are not searchable on discovery.https://www.aij.or.jp/paper/search.html
It would be helpful for researchers if Ex Libris discovery included this database as a search target.
25 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Please add new publisher Tech Science Press titles
Please consider adding Tech Science Press as a new content provider to the KBs and CDI.
Publisher Website: https://www.techscience.com/
Contact Person: Ruochen Xian
Contact Email: editorial@techscience.comTech Science Press publishes 30 open-access journals; the publisher's website has an OAI-PMH compatible interface and multi-format metadata archiving policy.
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Ehraf
Can Ehraf World Cultures be added to the CDI? it is a database of ethnographic collections covering all aspects of cultural and social life.
23 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add EarthDoc to Primo Central
Please add the content of EarthDoc from EAGE (a site containing journals and conference proceedings on the geo-sciences) http://earthdoc.eage.org/ to the Primo Central collection.
23 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Reveal Digital Newspapers from the Rise and Fall of the 1920s KKK
Please add the "Newspapers from the Rise and Fall of the 1920s Ku Klux Klan" collection from Reveal Digital to the SFX KB.
22 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add "Philharmonie de Paris à la demande"
Philharmonie à la demande : videos from music shows of La Philharmonie de Paris
https://pad.philharmoniedeparis.fr/20 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Please add Arthistoricum.net
Please add Arthistoricum.net with portfolios to the ckb.
https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/arthistoricum/catalogThank you and kind regards
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Filmfriend Streaming Database
We would like to add the streaming plattform "Filmfriend" to ALMA CZ and CDI
It is an important streaming provider for films.https://www.filmfriend.ch/de/pages/home
Thank you and kind regards
Marianne18 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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New Provider/Collection: SSRN (Social Science Research Network)
Provider: Elsevier
Platform: SSRN
Resource: SSRN
Recommend addition to CDI.Please consider this as a new resource from a "new" provider, as SSRN has a long history prior to its acquisition by Elsevier a handful of years ago. It would be great to improve discoverability of the 1.2 million items in this repository, while enhancing the presence of OA and preprint content to Primo and Summon users.
18 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Universidad de Navarra Revistas (Journals)
Please add Universidad de Navarra Revistas (Journals) to the Knowledge Bases (KBs - Alma CZ, SFX, 360) and Discovery services (CDI - Central Discovery Index).
About: https://revistas.unav.edu/
Contact: https://www.unav.edu/en/web/servicio-de-publicaciones/contacto
Best regards,
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Fribourg (Switzerland)18 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Xerfi Knowledge
Xerfi Knowledge
https://www.xerfiknowledge.comFrench-language platform for sector studies.
It contains several hundred studies on all markets in France and around the world, updated every year ; tens of thousands of company analyses, hundreds of business reports, forecasts on sectors.
Xerfi Knowledge platform can be subscribed in full or by sub-section : Emploi, Precepta, Research, Prevision, Groupes, Global.
Ideally, several Alma collections could be created.Contacts : Alexandre MENDES, amendes@xerfi.fr ; Ouassila TOUlOUI, otouioui@xerfi.fr
16 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Hoppenstedt-Aktienführer (Archiv)
Please add the Aktienführer Data Archive to the Alma CZ. Many German libraries subscribe to a DFG National Licence for this resource.
Title: Aktienführer Data Archive
Provider: Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim
URL: https://digi.bib.uni-mannheim.de/aktienfuehrer/data/index.php?L=1 (Parameter L=1 sends you to the English UI)16 votes -
Add SocArXiV as CDI collection
Can SocArXiV be added as a CDI collection? https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv Thanks!
16 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Vita e Pensiero Riviste (Journals)
Please add Vita e Pensiero Riviste (Journals) to the Knowledge Bases (KBs - Alma CZ, SFX, 360) and Discovery services (CDI - Central Discovery Index).
About: https://www.vitaepensiero.it/riviste.html
Contact: https://www.vitaepensiero.it/contattaci.html
Best regards,
Bibliothèque cantonale et universitaire de Fribourg (Switzerland)15 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add David Publishing journals OA content
Add David Publishing Company journals OA content
https://www.davidpublisher.com/
academic STEM titles15 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) respondedHello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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