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.
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217 results found
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Enrichment of Community Zone bibliographic records for Mediearkivet
Enrich and update Mediearkivet with bibliographic records in CZ.
46 votesHello,
The provider confirmed they are unable to support enrichment of this collection.
Therefore, I will close this idea.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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ACM OA Basic Access
Please add a new collection/database according to the basic access option: https://libraries.acm.org/digital-library/platform-and-features
Best regards,
Andreas12 votesHello,
ACM confirmed that the difference between Digital Library Basic and Digital Library Premium is not in the metadata, but in the tools.
They do not have separate title lists for these.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 Nature Reading List Pick one or more titles: Jisc
Please enable the tick-box 'we subscribe to only some of the titles in this database' for 'Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 Nature Reading List Pick one or more titles: Jisc' otherwise we well not be able to select individual titles. Thank you
5 votesHello,
I do not see any restrictions on picking specific titles in the collection Springer Nature Read and Publish 2026-2028 Springer Reading List: Jisc
Please submit a support ticket.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Beltz Therapie-Tools E-Books
Please add Collection for discovery:
Content-Select (preselect media), Publisher: Beltz, Therapie-Tools E-Books3 votesHello,
We were unable to establish contact with this provider, and therefore cannot proceed with creating it in Alma CZ.
If you have a direct contact at the provider, please share their details with me.
Kind regards,
Tamar
tamar.ganor@clarivate.com
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Beltz Online-Videos (Content Select)
Please add Collection for discovery:
Content-Select (preselect media), Publisher: Beltz, Online-Video Content3 votesHello,
We were unable to establish contact with this provider, and therefore cannot proceed with creating it in Alma CZ.
If you have a direct contact at the provider, please share their details with me.
Kind regards,
Tamar
tamar.ganor@clarivate.com
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Bloomsbury Video Library: Visual and Applied Arts Collection 2025 Annual update for 360 and CDI
I have been advised by the Content Support team to submit this request here 'to ensure better transparency and efficiency'.
Could we please add the 2025 Annual Update for Bloomsbury Video Library: Visual and Applied Arts Collection to the 360 KB and CDI?
Thank you.
1 voteHello,
Bloomsbury confirmed that no new content was added in 2025, so they will not be providing metadata for that year’s collection.
They expect to add new content in 2026 and will share the metadata once it becomes available.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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IOP ebooks 2026 Collection
Please add IOP ebooks collection for 2026
2 votesHello,
The provider confirmed that any titles published in 2026 are part of the 2025 collection and reflect delayed publication rather than a separate release.
IOP does not offer a standalone IOP books collection.
Therefore, there is no IOP 2026 title list, and we will not add a collection for IOP books 2026.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Oxford Intersections
Specifically, Oxford Intersections: AI in Society, but this might apply to the others under the Intersections collection (61637127640000041).
Currently, there's only a single umbrella portfolio (535490000004104136) for this resource in the CZ, but there are articles being added to it on a regular basis.
Hoping this content can be indexed, so that the individual articles can be discoverable in Primo.
Thanks3 votesHello,
Issues with existing collections should be reported through support cases, so they can be handled efficiently with the appropriate teams.
Please open a support ticket in SalesForce, I apologize for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Enrich bib records for VLeBooks
Hello,
Please try to get enriched bib records from Brown's for their VleBooks titles:
https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Pages/VLeBooksThis provider is going to be added to the Rialto Marketplace soon and it's really important that there be provider bib records from them.
Thanks.
4 votesHello,
Since VLeBooks does not provide MARC records, we enrich their titles using other metadata to ensure high‑quality bibliographic records in the CZ.
We are already leveraging all available metadata from VLeBooks and will continue to build on it through our ongoing enrichment workflows.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add full MARC records to CZ for OverDrive and Kanopy
OverDrive and Kanopy collections have recently been added to the Alma Community Zone. We're thrilled at this possibility, as it should help consortium members manage their collections better. However, the brief MARC records are wholly unexpected given that the company provides MARC records to subscribers.
If it is contractually possible, please add the company's MARC records to the CZ for corresponding portfolios, as this will aid in discovery and efficiency for both the consortium and member libraries.
44 votesHello,
The OverDrive Ebooks and Audiobooks (Collection ID: 61499649300000041) has a Bib rank of 77, which is currently the best we can get.
Kanopy currently does not provide MARC records. However, we have communicated to them that there is significant interest from the community in obtaining better records and we hope they will be able to provide these in the future.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Update to the “Taylor & Francis eBooks Complete” collection with Routledge titles
Many Routledge titles that should appear in this T&F collection are missing (Collection ID: 611000000000000660). Taylor & Francis has been notified. Exlibris has apparently already opened a Jira ticket: CON-184138
Please update this collection as soon as possible!
Best regards.
Pascal1 voteHi Pascal,
Thanks for sharing this with the community.
Since this relates to an existing collection and is already being addressed through the operational ticket you referenced, I’m going to close this post. Any updates will be shared through the related support cases connected to the Jira ticket you mentioned.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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DEAD SEA SCROLLS ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (Brill)
Please create a new electronic collection DEAD SEA SCROLLS ELECTRONIC LIBRARY with the URL https://scholarlyeditions.brill.com/library/urn:cts:ancJewLit:dss
containing the following 3 portfolios as described in the link I shared above:- Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library Non-Biblical Texts
- Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library Biblical Texts
- Codex Leningradensis
The individual parts can already be found in Alma, but not as part of the "Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library" yet.
Best,
Igor6 votesHello,
Brill has confirmed that the following resources are sold individually, not as part of a bundle:
- Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library: Non-Biblical Texts
- Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library: Biblical Texts
Accordingly, there is no title list available for a combined “bundle,” and each resource must be activated separately from Brill’s Scholarly Editions Collection (Collection ID: 615460000000000307).
Brill also confirmed that there are no separate details available for Codex Leningradensis, as it is an add-on to the Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library Biblical text, and is not sold independently.
Therefore, we will not be creating a new collection as you suggested.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Kanopy All Titles Collections
Please add regional all titles collections for Kanopy which contain ALL titles accessible on the Kanopy platform regardless of purchase model.
7 votesHello,
We paused the communication regarding this request.
At this point the outreach to the provider was not successful, and we will be happy to work with them if they decide to pursue this opportunity.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Add Wolters Kluwer VitalLaw collection
Could a title level collection be added for VitalLaw, from Wolters Kluwer? VitalLaw is essential for academic law libraries, firms, and cross-displinary studies like business, healthcare, and economics. The VitalLaw platform includes treatises, journals, primary law, and research tools, specializing in the areas of tax, securities, international law, and business law. VitalLaw is widely used alongside Lexis and Westlaw, so I think it should have the same or similar discovery options available. It would be really helpful for my library and many others, I think. Thanks!
6 votesHello,
We present the collections according to the title lists provided by WK, and use the names they provide us for these collections.
I will reach out to you to better understand how the naming convention should be to accurately represent what the provider is selling.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Missing Hanser yearly collections
Hanser used to have thematic yearly collections, but no longer does (e.g. Collection ID: 616180000000000008). The last ones were from 2022. They still sell yearly packages though. Why do they no longer exist and will they be added again?
1 voteHello,
Unfortunately, the provider was not responsive, so we will not be able to add the metadata for this collection.
If you are able to provide a direct responsive contact with the provider, please share it directly with me:
tamar.ganor@clarivate.com
Thanks,
Tamar
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Enrich Bib Records in OAPEN collection
I'm finding many brief bib records in the OAPEN CZ collection (Collection ID: 613450000000000043).
Could you please work with the provider to obtain bib records for ongoing enrichment of this collection?
Thanks.
Charlie
1 voteHello,
Currently, the OAPEN collection has been enriched to its full capacity, with an average bibliographic ranking of 86.41 (Collection ID: 613450000000000043, comprising over 33.6k titles). At this time, we do not have additional enrichment sources available for this collection, so we are unable to address this request.
Should this situation change in the future, we will be happy to work with OAPEN to further enrich their records.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Add HeinOnline collections
Please add 3 additional collections to the CZ:
Acts of the Parliament of Canada
Criminal Justice in America: U.S. Attorney General
Opinions, Reports, and Publications1 voteHello,
Hein confirmed they do not have metadata for the Acts of the collection: Parliament of Canada.
Please use the bundled collection.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Add Open Access eBooks from the Publisher Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen, Germany to the Knowledgebases
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
Best Matthias39 votesHello,
The provider has not responded to our communication, therefore we will not be able to add this collection to the Knowledgebases.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Please add Annual Reviews Sciences Collection 2025
Hello,
Please add the Annual Reviews Sciences Collection 2025. 2023 and 2024 are in the CZ but 25 has yet to be added. Information and the title list are available on page 7 here: https://www.annualreviews.org/pb-assets/pricing%20pages%20assets/annual_reviews_pricing_catalog_2025_digital.pdf.Thank you!
6 votesHello,
The 2026 title list will not be available until the end of 2026. For titles that are currently available in 2026, please activate the 2025 collection in accordance with Annual Reviews’ instructions.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Update metadata for Inlibra collections
The metadata for Inlibra in the CZ is extremely poor. Please contact Inlibra to update their metadata.
1 voteHello,
After reviewing the Inlibra collections, at the moment no further enrichment is required.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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