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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- Existing Provider - if your idea is for a new collection from a provider that already has content available in the KBs and CDI or enriching records for an existing collection, use this category. No voting is necessary, ideas for existing providers will be handled regardless of voting.
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GDC Vault in Summon
Please add GDC Vault in the Summon index. We can't find the records in Summon.
GDC Vault is an online repository of video talks from the computer gaming industry.1 voteHi,
We will reach out to the provider and ask for the metadata for the GDC Vault collection.
Thanks,
Rachel
Senior Content Support Analyst
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Eurostat (FMK)
Hi,
We have activated the database Eurostat (FMK), but we can not find any records in Summon from the database. Please check this.
Kind regards
Carl3 votesHi
We will reach out to the European Commission and ask for the feed for this collection.
Regards,
Rachel
Senior Content Support Analyst
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Add Wiley Digital Archives – Royal College of Physicians Part I (WDA RCP Part I) for Summon users
Please add the records for Wiley Digital Archives – Royal College of Physicians Part I (WDA RCP Part I) and Part II to the list of databases, as we have no option to track it at the moment, and we have access only to part I.
It is not clear at the moment whether the existing Wiley Digital Archives : Royal College of Physicians" (OPXUM) available in the Client Center covers all/ some/none of the content of WDA RCP part I.
More information about both parts of this collection (RCP part I: 1200-1862 and RCP Part II: 1863-2000) can be…
1 voteHi,
We will reach out to Wiley and ask if it is possible to make the adjustments to the collection.
Regards,
Rachel
Senior Content Support Analyst
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Add ebook collections under "Brill Book Archive Collection, part 2"
This is a request to add ebook collections under "Brill Book Archive Collection, part 2" to the Alma CZ. The collections are listed bellow:
Asian Studies - Book Archive pre-2000
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity - Book Archive pre-2000
Biology - Book Archive pre-2000
Classical Studies - Book Archive pre-2000
European History and Culture - Book Archive pre-2000
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law - Book Archive pre-2000
International Law - Book Archive pre-2000
Language and Linguistics - Book Archive pre-2000
Literature and Cultural Studies - Book Archive pre-2000
Middle East and Islamic Studies - Book Archive pre-2000 …10 votesHello,
We will ask Brill regarding these collections' metadata.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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CORDIS
Please add records to CORDIS KJQ to make it discoverable in Summon.
1 voteHi,
We will reach out to Europa Publications and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Regards,
Rachel
Senior Content Support Analyst
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Missing collections in Bloomsbury Collections 2024
Hi,
The following collections are missing in the CZ.
Asia Studies 2024
Bloomsbury Professional Law 2024
Bloomsbury Professional UK Tax 2024
Criminology 2024
Hart Publishing Practitioner 2024
Linguistics 2024
Sociology 2024.
It would be great if they could be added.
Kind regards,1 voteHi,
The collections Bloomsbury Professional Law 2024 and Bloomsbury Professional UK Tax 2024 should be available in Alma CZ until June 2024.
Regarding the other collections requested, we will reach out to Bloomsbury and ask for the metadata for them.
Thanks,
Rachel
Senior Content Support Analyst
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Newsbank article level linking in CZ e-collections
Please explore adding article level linking via the parser used by NewsBank CZ e-collections? Currently they offer only journal level linking.
For example the linking for
NewsBank (Newsbank Access World News Research Collection 2021 Edition)
Type: Selective package
Services: Full Text (Available)
Interface name: Newsbank
Linking Level: JournalLOCAL E-COLLECTION ID: 6131937990005877
GLOBAL E-COLLECTION ID: 615410000000000481
E-COLLECTION NAME: NEWSBANKACCESSWORLDNEWSRESEARCHCOLLECTION2021_EDITIONis
Parser Bulk::JKEY
Parser parameters url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/?db=Can the webhook and other NewsBank related information could assist your colleagues in writing a specific parser for NewsBank e-collections ? More info on webhook facilitated
article level…7 votesThanks for clarifying, I understand your request.
I will check with our linking team if that can be done.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Naxos Music Library - U.S. CDI collections
Some of the content in the CDI collections for Naxos Music Library, Naxos Music Library Jazz, and Naxos Music Library - World are not available in the United States due to copyright restrictions. OCLC has separate collections in WorldShare Manager for NML content that is available to U.S. subscribers. I am requesting that similar collections be added to CDI that contain only the records for content U.S. subscribers can access.
6 votesHello,
We will check with Naxos if they can provide a separate feed for their collections that are suitable for U.S customers only.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights [Adam Matthew]
Add Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights [Adam Matthew]
6 votesHello,
We will reach out to Adam Matthew and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager -
"World Council of Churches: Dialogue with People of Living Faiths"
Please add the Brill Primary Source collection "World Council of Churches: Dialogue with People of Living Faiths". This is the URL for access: https://primarysources.brillonline.com/browse/world-council-of-churches-dialogue-with-people-of-living-faiths
Thank you
3 votesHi,
We will reach out to Brill and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Rachel Harati
Senior Content Support Analyst
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Improve the metadata of Scholarvox Université (Cyberlibris) collections
The quality of the metadata for the Scholarvox in the CZ is often extremely poor (only title, print ISBN and language is specified as English but the ebooks are in French).
In other electronic collections , we find records with only electronic ISBN. So it is confusing.
Find here the Scholarvox Université Collections :
• ScholarVox Université Arts
Collection ID : 614920000000003777• ScholarVox Université Emploi, métiers et formation
Collection ID : 614920000000003778• ScholarVox Université Géographie
Collection ID : 614920000000003779• ScholarVox Université Histoire
Collection ID : 614920000000003780• ScholarVox Université Informatique
Collection ID : 614900000000001697• ScholarVox Université…
3 votesHello,
We will check with ScholarVox/Cyberlibris if they can send us MARC records in a sustainable feed.
If you have a contact person we can reach out to, that would be very helpful.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Create CZ collection for Cambridge Histories Online: 2023
I have moved my original submission from the general exchange to the content exchange here.
5 votesThanks Courtney, this is indeed the right place to post these requests.
We are already working on this collection, but there are some technical details that need to be worked out.
I will post in the comments once we make some progress.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add SpringerNature:Bibsam:Springer Compact for 2024
Please add SpringerNature:Bibsam:Springer Compact for 2024.
1 voteHi,
We will reach out to the provider and ask for the metadata for the SpringerNature:Bibsam:Springer Compact:2024 collection.
Thanks,
Rachel Harati
Senior Content Support Analyst
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Routledge handbooks online older than 2018
Hello, we purchased the following collection, but I only see collections for years 2018-present in Alma.
Routledge Handbooks Online:Literature (2006-2021)
Routledge Handbooks Online: Philosophy (2006-2021)
Can you add the missing years for 2006-2017 for Literature and Philosophy?1 voteHi
We will reach out to Routledge and ask for the metadata for this collection. Thanks,
Rachel Harati
Senior Content Support Analyst
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Add Building Types Online to Alma CZ
Please add De Gruyter's Building Types Online to the CZ.
The database Building Types Online is a resource for the study and practice of architectural design. It is based on Birkhäuser’s high international standing in professional architecture books, on the knowledge of the authors and editors who are leading experts in their fields, as well as on the technical quality of the illustrations. The database offers exclusive and unparalleled, highly flexible and detailed search and browse access to the contents of the Birkhäuser program on building types. All content was written and selected by internationally renowned authors in architectural design.
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2 votesHi
We will reach out to De Gruyter and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,Rachel Harati
Senior Content Support Analyst
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De Gruyter imprint collections, new presses 2000-2023
We purchased the following collections earlier this Spring from De Gruyter and they are not available in Alma yet. Can you please look into loading these into the community zone?
Berghahn Books 2022
Berghahn Books 2021-2018
Berghahn Books 2017-2014
Berghahn Books 2000-2013
Berghahn Books 1999-1992
Bristol Univ Press / Policy Press 2023
Bristol Univ Press / Policy Press 2022
Bristol Univ Press / Policy Press 2021
Bristol Univ Press / Policy Press 2020
Bristol Univ Press / Policy Press 2019-2017
Bristol Univ Press / Policy Press 2016-2014
Bristol Univ Press / Policy Press 2000-2013
Bristol Univ Press / Policy Press…9 votesHello,
We will reach out to the provider and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager -
British Newsreels from Adam Matthew
Pleads add British Newsreels [newly published] from Adam Matthew.
https://www.britishnewsreels.amdigital.co.uk5 votesHello,
We will reach out to the provider and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager -
Project Muse CEU Press East Meets West
Please add the Central European University Press Opening the Future collection for East Meets West under Project Muse: Project Muse CEU Press East Meets West
1 voteHello,
We will reach out to Project Muse and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager -
De Gruyter ACUP (Association of Canadian University Presses)
We purchased, and content is available at degruyter.com for the 2020-2023 De Gruyter ACUP eBook packages. Can you please look into loading these into the community zone?
3 votesHello,
We will reach out to De Gruyter and ask for the metadata of the Association of Canadian University Presses collections.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager -
Add KB Collection for Hirzel Verlag Journals
Please add a KB collection for Hirzel Verlag journals on the Biblioscout platform.
It appears they only publish one journal:
ZfdA Zeitschrift für deutsches Altertum und deutsche Literatur
https://biblioscout.net/journal/zfda
Start coverage year is 2005 and ISSN is 0044-2518.There's already a Community Zone collection named "Biblioscout - S. Hirzel Verlag Elibrary" (collection ID 616200000000000030) but Content Support clarified that it's only for ebooks and that a journal portfolio cannot be added to it.
Thanks.
4 votesHello Charlie,
We will reach out to Hirzel Verlag, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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