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  1. Enrich CZ bib records for Al Manhal eBook Collection

    Please consider enriching the bib records for the Al Manhal eBook Collection (Collection ID: 614910000000001498). The vendor provides MARC records in XML format which contain subjects & ISBN information.

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  2. Waseem.Akhtar@ncl-coll.ac.uk

    Hi, Could you please add the following database collections, we have these subscriptions via JISC.

    1. Elsevier:Jisc Collections:Elsevier for FE 2026-2028:Subject Collections (Health Sciences)
    2. Emerald:Jisc Collections:Emerald eJournals 2024-2026: Library Sciences Subject Collection
    3. Emerald:Jisc Collections:Emerald eJournals 2024-2026: Property Management & Built Environment Subject Collection

    4 .Emerald:Jisc Collections:Emerald eJournals 2024-2026: Tourism & Hospitality Management Subject Collection
    5. JSTOR Digital Library of Core E-Resources on Ireland 2009-2034
    6. ProQuest Archives (access fees) 2023-2026: 18th; 19th; 20th Century House of Commons Parliamentary Papers, Early European Books Parts 1-4
    7. ProQuest Periodicals Archive Online (50 titles selection) for FE Agreement 2024-2026
    8. Proquest MediaPlus for FE…

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  3. History Makers metadata

    This is in reference to the previous post about History Makers from 2023. Since the burden of manually loading MARC records for the collection remains, and since it has been over three years when you last reached out to the provider, would you kindly look into the feasibility of adding title-level metadata and electronic service to the History Makers CZ database?

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  4. The Electronic Journal of Communication / La Revue Electronic de Communication

    Please add The Electronic Journal of Communication / La Revue Electronic de Communication

    Shaheed Nick Mohammed, PhD Penn State University Altoona, Managing Editor.

    Founding editor: Teresa M. Harrison, PhD University at Albany (SUNY).

    The Electronic Journal of Communication / La Revue Electronic de Communication launched in 1990 as one of the first five peer reviewed electronically distributed scholarly journals in world history and the first ever in the social sciences. EJC/REC is devoted to the study of communication theory, research, practice, and policy. Consistent with the public trust of academic research, all issues older than one year are freely available…

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  5. PoliticoPro

    Dea ExLibris Support,

    Our Environment & Energy Publishing News rep let us know that they now have additional titles on PoliticoPro. Would you add these titles as a selective package collection? We do not see it as a Selective package in ALMA. The titles and the links are below.
    1. Agriculture https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/agriculture
    2. Campaigns https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/campaigns
    3. Congress https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/congress
    4. Cybersecurity https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/cybersecurity
    5. Defense https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/defense
    6. Education https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/education
    7. Energy https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/energy
    8. Financial Services https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/financial-services
    9. Foreign Affairs https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/foreign-affairs
    10. Health Care https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/health-care
    11. Legal https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/legal
    12. Tax https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/tax
    13. Technology https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/technology
    14. Trade https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/trade
    15. Transportation https://subscriber.politicopro.com/policy/transportation
    16. White House …

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  6. Add Cinelogue to 360 KB

    Please could you add Cinelogue to the 360 KB? This is a curated streaming platform centering cinema from the Global Majority.

    URL: https://cinelogue.com/

    Thank you

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  7. Include contemporary internet slang and modern linguistics database from SlangPedia into CDI

    As an academic researcher and library administrator, I would like to suggest integrating the linguistic data and modern culture resources from SlangPedia into the Ex Libris Central Discovery Index (CDI) and Knowledge Base. \n\nModern academic research, especially in fields like sociolinguistics, digital communication, and media studies, heavily relies on understanding evolving internet slang, social media terms (e.g., TikTok abbreviations), and text-based cultural shifts. SlangPedia provides a structured, well-explained index of these contemporary terms that would be highly valuable for university students and researchers studying modern language patterns. \n\nIntegrating this resource will enhance the discoverability of open-access linguistic reference sources. You…

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  8. Shanghai Library Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China, series 3-6

    The CZ already includes a collection:
    Shanghai Library Chinese and English Newspaper of Modern China - Comprehensive Collection
    CZ Collection ID: 61820310460000041
    However, the existing collection, with 301 portfolios, appears to cover only series 1 and 2. Can new collections please be added to cover the newspapers from series 3-6 (approximately 650 additional titles)?

    URL for overall site: https://www.cnbksy.com/

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  9. Chinese Periodical Full-Text Database (1911-1949) series 13 and 14

    The CZ already includes collections for series 1-12 of the Chinese Periodical Full-Text Database (1911-1949) from Shanghai Library. Can series 13 and 14 please be added?
    URL for the overall site: https://www.cnbksy.com/

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  10. Add ArcticToday content to CDI to make it searchable in Primo

    Arctic Today is an online media outlet which covers geopolitics, environment, defense, government, travel, research and more in the USA, Canada, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland, Denmark and Greenland. Given the region's increasing importance in international matters, we wish to have its content searchable with Primo.
    The link to the website: arctictoday.com

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  11. Teachingbooks need contents update

    Hi,

    We have subscribed to Teachingbooks and obtained MARC records from them to create a collection when we set it up years ago. Recently, they told us that to get updates, individual libraries have to set up API to connect to their catalogs using software such as TLC’s LS2, Apollo’s Biblionix, etc.

    Alma Community Zone has offered several Teachingbooks versions as databases. It would be beneficial to all Alma libraries if Ex Libris's Content Team contacts them and sets up API with them, so the databases can become collections with updates, than individual libraries setting up API on their own.…

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

    Hello,

    We will reach out to TeachingBooks and request metadata for their collections.

    Please note that TeachingBooks currently does not share metadata with us, so establishing a new metadata feed may take longer than it would with providers that already supply regular updates.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  12. Sidestone Press : Open Access and freely available E-Books

    The books from the publisher Sidestone Press can be read on its website for free immediately upon publication. Furthermore according to their Open Access model, the publisher makes their books available for free download 4 years after publication.
    Their catalogue contains ca. 450 titles and 40-60 new books are published each year.

    Based on a request from a reference librarian, I ask you to get in contact with Sidestone press and check whether these freely and Open Access titles can be added as a collection in the CZ.

    https://www.sidestone.com/contact/
    https://www.sidestone.com/publishing/open-access-policy

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  13. Royal Society Journals Read and Publish 2026-2028

    Please can Royal Society Journals Read and Publish 2026-2028 be added -

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  14. EU Farmbook

    Please consider adding EU FarmBook (https://eufarmbook.eu/search
    ) to the Summon index.

    EU FarmBook is an open-access platform that collects and shares practical knowledge, research outputs, and best practices from EU agricultural and rural development projects.

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  15. Oxford Scholarship Online Archaeology 2020 and 2021

    Older yearly collections prior to 2022 are missing for this subject area. can these be added to Alma? We see the following are missing:
    Backlist 2020
    2021

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  16. Add portfolios for East View Global Census Archive

    Please consider adding portfolios for the East View Global Census Archive (Collection ID: 615300000000001180). Contents contain official data and publications issued by national census authorities from the early 19th century to the present: https://gca.eastview.com/ The latest title list is attached. Thank you!

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  17. Add Casalini's Franco Angeli ebook collections

    Please consider adding Casalini's Franco Angeli ebook collections to Alma CZ: https://info.torrossa.com/en/collections They are listed under Italian Publishing > Franco Angeli > E-books Collections. This public listing only includes up to archives from 2023 but the 2024-2026 collections are also available.

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  18. Oxford University Press Law Trove 2026 Collection in 360 KB

    Please can we have Oxford University Press Law Trove 2026 Collection in 360 KB. The new collection was released in September and teaching starts soon so we need to be directing users to the correct content.

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

    Hello,

    Oxford announced they are moving to an "all titles" collection model so they will not provide us with annual title lists.

    The collection will be calledOxford University Press Law Trove Complete Collection", and we will receive the title list in December.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  19. l.burns@hw.ac.uk

    Association for Computing and Machinery 2026-2028 Open Journals

    This is urgently required to be added to the Community Zone to enable activation.
    I have put a request in for this previously but it still isn't showing.
    This has now become time sensitive as the yearly fund will close shortly.
    Can this please be added ASAP.
    Thank you
    Lynn Burns

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  20. ADD Eastview KB Collection for Book Cache for China Digital Library

    Please add a KB collection (with enriched MARC records) for Eastview's Book Cache for China Digital Library. It contains 23,000 titles.

    Thank you!

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