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  1. Add ICES as a new provider

    We would like to have ICES (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) added to CDI and 360 KB as a new provider.

    The library of ICES documents is available at: https://ices-library.figshare.com/

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  2. 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

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  3. CSU Merlot and OER Commons

    MERLOT: (https://www.merlot.org/merlot/)
    OER COMMOMS(https://www.oercommons.org/)

    Is it possible to add these collections to the CZ?

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    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

  4. Add eBooks from Reichert Media Library to Knowledgebase

    Please add content from Reichert Media Library (https://medialibrary.reichert-verlag.de/) to the Knowledgebase.

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    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

  5. New Database Request: International Philosophical Bibliography

    Please add a new database to the client center for International Philosophical Bibliography from UC Louvain.
    The starting URL is https://ipb.uclouvain.be/consult/login.
    Thank you!

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    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

  6. Add Arte Video Campus

    Arte Video Campus

    Arte Campus is ARTE's online educational resource for higher education and adult training.
    The corpus comprises around 2,000 videos (as of January 2024), available and transcribed in 5 languages, in the form of feature-length documentaries, documentary magazines, short fiction films, and recordings of plays, ballets and operas. Fields represented include the arts, literature, languages, social sciences, economics and politics, technology and health.

    Bibliographic records for the corpus can be obtained from the SUDOC. A systematic reporting campaign exists in the French network

    Contact : https://artecampus.zendesk.com/hc/fr/requests/new

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  7. OA Journal Medialex

    Please consider to add the content of Medialex, a Swiss specialist journal for media and communications law (ISSN 2504-1479). It has been published since 1995 and is available in Open access: https://medialex.ch/archiv/
    Currently, only some articles are available in the CDI from 2017 but all content is available in OA.
    For content details and metadada, please contact redaktion@medialex.ch

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We currently don't receive any metadata from Medialex.

    Their content is available in CDI through DOAJ, and as this is a new provider, it will need to go through the CERV (previously NERS) voting cycle.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  8. 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/contact

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We currently do not receive any metadata from Japan Science and Technology Agency, 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

  9. 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/

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    AdminTamar 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

  10. Add ResearchWorks Archive to 360KB

    Hello,

    We are interested in having ResearchWorks Archive added to the knowledge base.

    ResearchWorks Archive is the University of Washington's digital repository (also known as "institutional repository") for disseminating scholarly work. More information about ResearchWorks can be found on the Scholarly Publishing Services page. (https://lib.washington.edu/scholpub/scholarly-publishing-services/researchworks)

    We are specifically hoping to have the following OA title added to the knowledge base:

    Title: Cross-Cultural Communication in Early Modern Russia: Foreign News in Context
    URL: https://doi.org/10.6069/XCSQ-BF71

    Thanks,
    Alaina Deane
    ERM Specialist
    Duke University Library

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  11. African Journals Initiative (AJI)

    Please could you add the African Journals Initiative (AJI) to the CZ?

    https://www.plutojournals.com/african-journals-initiative/

    Thanks

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  12. Add Open Access eBooks from the Publisher Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen, Germany into the ALMA Community Zone

    The Wallstein Verlag has published a number of open access eBooks in the humanities, and the number is increasing.
    It would be fantastic if these OA eBooks could be made available as an eCollection in ALMA.
    https://www.wallstein-verlag.de/open-access-books.html
    Thanks so much

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  13. 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/journals

    All of them are Gold Open Access.

    I hope those journals will be included KB & CZ soon for better content accessibility.

    Thank you.

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  14. Hagen University Press

    On the document server deposit_hagen of the FernUniversität in Hagen, qualified scientific publications by members of the FernUniversität as well as digital collections of the University Library Hagen are made available online to the worldwide specialist public free of charge and without access restrictions (Open Access).

    I would appreciate it if the content would be searchable in CDI.

    https://ub-deposit.fernuni-hagen.de/content/index.xml

    Contact: publizieren.ub@fernuni-hagen.de

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  15. JMIR Publications

    Please add JMIR Publications to the KB's. An Open Access publisher in the medical field.
    https://jmirpublications.com/
    It would be helpful to have the 30 + journals in it's own collection.
    Contact email: support@jmir.org

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    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

  16. New provider/collection: Digital Theatre

    Provider: Digital Theatre
    Platform: Digital Theatre
    Resource: Digital Theatre Plus
    Recommend addition to CDI

    Provides content from over 50 leading theatre/performance companies, including Royal Shakespeare Company and English National Ballet.

    https://www.digitaltheatreplus.com/about

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    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

  17. Add Taiwan Open Access Journals(TOAJ) into Alma CZ & CDI

    We would like to add Taiwan Open Access Journals (TOAJ) into ALMA CZ and CDI. TOAJ is a significant open access platform in Taiwan, and it is highly requested by many Taiwan Alma users.
    URL: https://toaj.stpi.narl.org.tw/index?lang2=E

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

    Hello,

    We will reach out to this provider and check if they can send us metadata that we can use.

    Please be advised, that although this is Open Access, we will need to confirm with our legal department that the metadata can be used.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  18. Add the OA Journal, "Procesos de Mercado. Revista Europea de Economía Política" to the KB

    Please add the OA Journal, "Procesos de Mercado. Revista Europea de Economía Política" to the KB

    Title: Procesos de Mercado. Revista Europea de Economía Política
    ISSN: 1697-6797
    URL: https://www.procesosdemercado.com/index.php/inicio/issue/archive

    Thank you!

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    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

  19. Add journal, Relational Child and Youth Care Practice to the CZ

    Please add the journal, Relational Child and Youth Care Practice (RCYCP, ISSN: 2410-2954) to the CZ.
    Vendor's site: https://www.rcycp.com/

    The open access journal from the same publisher (CYC-NET) is in the CZ but we aren't able to find RCYCP.

    We see some CDI records for articles in the journal but aren't able to identify which portfolio/collection they're connected to.
    For example: cdiproquestjournals_2434256972

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    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

  20. Add Publisher Press Books to 360 KB

    We are hoping to add the open access ebook "Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician's Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing" in the 360KB but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere.
    URL: https://pressbooks.pub/musicresearch/
    I am wondering if it is possible to add the provider Pressbooks to the KB so that this title can be added.
    Please let me know if you need any other information.
    Thanks,
    Alaina Deane
    ERM Specialist
    Duke University Libraries

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