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  1. Bloomsbury Open Frontlist 2026 collections

    Bloomsbury has issued new Bloomsbury Open Frontlist collections for the year 2026. These are collections of ebooks that will be updated throughout 2026. Our consortium, the BTAA, has pre-purchased these collections, and we would like to activate them in the CZ. They are:

    Bloomsbury Open Collections: African Studies and International Development 2026 (Frontlist)
    Bloomsbury Open Collections: Environment & Climate Change 2026 (Frontlist)
    Bloomsbury Open Collections: Gender & Sexuality 2026 (Frontlist)

    Could Ex Libris please work with Bloomsbury to load these new collections into the CZ? Bloomsbury is an established provider partner of Ex Libris, and Ex Libris was able to…

    6 votes
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  2. Please add EBSCOhost MAS Reference ebook collection

    From the Internet description, MAS Reference eBook collection is a companion to the MAS Complete collections. While MAS Complete collections are in the CZ, MAS Reference ebook collection is not.

    Please consider adding this collection as a database or as a ebook collection.

    3 votes
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  3. Add Newer IGI Global Open Access Collections

    Could you please add newer IGI open access collections to the knowledge bases? OR add non-annual collections for OA journals and books? In the CZ their latest OA journal collection is from 2023 and their latest OA ebook collection is from 2024. Thank you!

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

    Hello,

    We will reach out to IGI publishing, and ask for the metadata for this collection.

    If you have a responsive contact with them, please mention in the comments or directly to me.

    Thanks,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  4. 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.…

    3 votes
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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

  5. Add FlashPoint Monograph Series

    Duke University Libraries would like to request that the FlashPoint Monograph Series from California Digital Library's be added to the Community Zone.

    We are specifically looking to add the following title to our IZ but it is not current available in any collections.

    Cannibal Translation: Literary Reciprocity in Contemporary Latin America
    ISBN: 978-0-8101-4596-2
    Publication Date: 2023-05-17
    Permalink: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6j68970b

    Thanks,
    Alaina Deane
    ERM Specialist
    Duke University Libraries

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

    Hello,

    We will check with the provider if they can supply this title within an existing collection or they prefer to send us a separate feed for a new collection.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  6. Canadian Business Database (Scott's Directories)

    Scott's Directories has recently gone through a platform change, and there is no CZ collection for the new platform/product. The access URL is: https://login-canadian-business.scottsinfo.com

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  7. Ask Gale to enrich Archives of Sexuality & Gender MARC records with homosaurus subject headings.

    We currently use vendor records from Gale for Gale's Archives of Sexuality & Gender e-collections (there are six e-collections). We would prefer to switch to using CZ CKB records for the link maintenance and journal coverage information, but our Gale vendor MARC records, upon request, were updated to include homosaurus subject headings which we consider important given the content. Perhaps, since Gale appears to be one of your MARC record providers, you could ask them to add homosaurus subject headings to the Archives of Sexuality & Gender e-collections MARC records.

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  8. Add Pressbooks Directory records to the CKB as a portfolio collection

    Previously the Pressbooks Directory was added to the CDI: https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/574345-content/suggestions/42757319-ners-2021-pressbooks-directory

    That idea includes many community comments around a desire for a CKB collection instead, with significant benefits to this, such as adding metadata for discovery and to support OER initiatives by the library.

    There is good news starting in August, as Pressbooks has added an OPDS feed to their environment:
    https://pressbooks.directory/opds
    August 2025 update: https://youtu.be/45GPrE-l8Hg?si=8gPkGAKcdwueXZqd&t=718

    It would be great if Ex Libris could support Alma/Primo libraries globally to add these records as a portfolio based title level collection to the Alma Community Zone, as an Ex Libris managed collection.

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

    Hello,

    This request has been selected as part of the 2026 CERV votes.

    We will reach out to the content provider, and ask for the metadata for this collection.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  9. IET 2026 Frontlist

    Can the missing IET 2026 frontlist ebook titles be added.

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  10. Daily Mail Historical Archive, 2017-2021 Supplement

    Please add Gale's Daily Mail Historical Archive, 2017-2021 Supplement

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  11. De Gruyter EDP Sciences Frontlist eBook Package 2023

    Please add a collection for "De Gruyter EDP Sciences Frontlist eBook Package 2023" in the CZ.

    Thank you

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  12. Sage Research Methods Books and Reference

    Please add database Sage Research Methods Books and Reference https://methods.sagepub.com/books-and-reference to Sage Publications the Intota Knowledgebase. We subscribe to this collection but it is not available to subscribe to.

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  13. Bloomsbury Open Collections

    Please add the following two open collections from Bloomsbury for 2026:
    Bloomsbury Open Collections: Environment & Climate Change 2026
    Bloomsbury Open Collections: Gender & Sexuality Studies 2026

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  14. Arzneimitteltherapie eJournal

    Please add following eJournal: Arzneimitteltherapie
    Website:
    https://www.arzneimitteltherapie.de/heftarchiv.html

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  15. SAGE open access collection

    Please add a new collection to the KBs for SAGE open access journals. Currently there are SAGE OA annual collections and Ex Libris has agreed to move away from annual collections for OA.

    This collection should include all Mary Ann Liebert titles that are open access.

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  16. New Database Collection Request: Song Yuan Print Collection (静嘉堂文庫所蔵宋元版)

    Please add a new database to the CZ for Song Yuan Print Collection (静嘉堂文庫所蔵宋元版) from Japan Digital Archives Center (J-DAC), Tokyo. The starting URL is https://j-dac.jp/infolib/meta_pub/G0000018SGDB Thank you.

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  17. New Database Collection Request: Records of Japan's Defense Policy History (防衛政策史資料 )

    Please add a new database to the CZ for Records of Japan's Defense Policy History (防衛政策史資料 ) from Japan Digital Archives Center (J-DAC), Tokyo. The starting URL is https://j-dac.jp/boeiseisaku/index.html Thank you.

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  18. New Database Collection Request: History of Japan's Trade and Industry Policy Online (通産政策史資料 )

    Please add a new database to the CZ for History of Japan's Trade and Industry Policy Online (通産政策史資料 ) from Japan Digital Archives Center (J-DAC), Tokyo. The starting URL is https://j-dac.jp/tsusan Thank you.

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  19. New Database Collection Request: Records of Modern Psychotherapy in Japan (近代精神療法記録集)

    Please add a new database to the CZ for Records of Modern Psychotherapy in Japan (近代精神療法記録集) from Japan Digital Archives Center (J-DAC), Tokyo. The starting URL is https://j-dac.jp/kokyo/ Thank you.

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  20. New Database Collection Request: Collection of Handwritten Materials by Japanese Modern Literary Writers (虚子記念文学館所蔵近代文学作家自筆資料集 )

    Please add a new database to the CZ for Collection of Handwritten Materials by Japanese Modern Literary Writers (虚子記念文学館所蔵近代文学作家自筆資料集 ) from Japan Digital Archives Center (J-DAC), Tokyo. The starting URL is https://j-dac.jp/sakkajihitsu/ Thank you.

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