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  1. Add Canadian Course Readings titles to CZ and chapter-level metadata to CDI

    Canadian Course Readings is an emerging platform for publications by independent Canadian publishers that are difficult to source electronically on other platforms. Having book-level records available in the CZ and chapter-level records in CDI will support access for subscribing institutions. Platform: https://canadiancoursereadings.ca/. Contact David Glover - davidglover@lorimer.ca.

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  2. Tribal Business News

    Tribal Business News is a digital publication delivering in-depth stories, analysis and business intelligence on all aspects of Native business and economic development activities. Adding it would support diversity by increasing access to an indigenous-led publication and to indigenous voices. A contact would be Danielle Cramer, dcramer@indiancountrymedia.com https://tribalbusinessnews.com/

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  3. VitalSource (McGraw Hill and Pearson)

    We suggest adding to the KBs the following textbooks collections available through the VitalSource platform (https://www.vitalsource.com/it/): McGraw Hill Italia, Pearson Italia.
    Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association

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  4. Please add History Commons LGBTQ+ Social Justice & Culture from Coherent Digital

    Other History Commons collections are already in the CZ. Please add this one
    https://coherentdigital.net/products/history-commons/sjcu

    5 votes
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  5. BiblicalStudies.org.uk

    Please consider adding https://www.biblicalstudies.org.uk/

    This site focuses on digitising and uploading in co-operation with authors and publishers, rare and out-of-print theology books and articles.

    3 votes
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  6. Add Polity Press open access ebooks

    Please add Polity press open access ebooks (SSH & Humanities) to Alma and CDI.
    https://www.politybooks.com/oa/

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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.

    If you could share a contact person with this provider, that would be very helpful.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  7. Rich Data Services (Statistics Canada)

    Please add a collection for Rich Data Services (Statistics Canada).

    Description: Rich Data Services (RDS) is Statistics Canada’s analytical platform for Public Use Microdata files (PUMFs) and their metadata. The RDS Explorer and Tabulation Engine's user-friendly interfaces allow users to browse, interact, and download data and metadata for online or offline analysis. The platform includes the RDS Explorer to browse the data records, create custom extracts by filtering records and selecting variables, and produce personalized open data packages for download, and the Tabulation Engine to o aggregate data across various dimensions to rapidly create analytical tables.

    Access URL: https://rich-data-services.statcan.gc.ca/rds/en/

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  8. Add KB and CDI Collections UNED (Spain) Journals

    Please add a knowledge base and CDI collection for REVISTAS CIENTÍFICAS UNED - https://revistas.uned.es.

    This university, one of the largest in Spain, publishes around 50 journals across the disciplines.

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  9. Add new databases for Coherent Digital

    Please consider adding the following databases from Coherent Digital:

    Applied Science Commons: Public Health & Social Care
    https://appliedsciencecommons.net/modules/public-health-and-social-care/

    Applied Science Commons: Computer Science, Data & AI
    https://appliedsciencecommons.net/modules/computer-science-data-and-ai/

    Applied Science Commons: Applied Environmental Science
    https://appliedsciencecommons.net/modules/applied-environmental-science/

    Latin America Commons: Latin American History & Culture
    https://latamcommons.net/modules/latin-american-history-culture-live/

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  10. LIBRUMopen

    Please add the books from the platform LIBRUMopen (https://librum-publishers.com/librum-open/) to Alma. This is an open access publisher.
    Best,
    Igor Hammer

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  11. Knowledge Unlatched International Water Association Publishing Frontlist 2024-2026

    Can you please add this collection to Alma? I see 2021-2023, but 2024-2026 is not in the CZ:
    Knowledge Unlatched International Water Association Publishing Frontlist 2024-2026

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  12. How to Troubleshoot QuickBooks Install Error 1904?

    In this article, we are going to provide tested solutions for QuickBooks error 1904 that usually appears when installing the software.

    Read More: https://qbsenterprisesupport.com/quickbooks-error-1904/

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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. Please add open access journals vendor eLife. https://elifesciences.org/

    We would like to add journal provider eLife to CKB.

    https://elifesciences.org/

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  15. Request to Upload Bookers Collection to the Community

    Bookers, Korea’s largest B2B reading platform, would like to upload their collection to the Community Zone.
    POSTECH is one of their clients and currently subscribes to one of their eBook collections.

    Contact
    Sunggon Kim
    Tel: +82-70-4333-7221
    Email: saint_gon@bookers.life

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  16. Please add new publisher Tech Science Press titles

    Please consider adding Tech Science Press as a new content provider to the KBs and CDI.

    Publisher Website: https://www.techscience.com/
    Contact Person: Ruochen Xian
    Contact Email: editorial@techscience.com

    Tech Science Press publishes 30 open-access journals; the publisher's website has an OAI-PMH compatible interface and multi-format metadata archiving policy.

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  17. Add the Muteferriqa database

    Hi,

    The Muteferriqa database currently does not have a Community Zone (CZ) record.

    Below are the relevant details:

    Database Name: Muteferriqa: Ottoman and Turkey Studies Discovery Portal
    Provider Name: Muteferriqa
    Link to Database Homepage: https://www.muteferriqa.com/en

    Please kindly investigate and add a CZ record.
    Kind regards,

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  18. Do solar panels work in cloudy weather?

    Yes, solar panels can still produce electricity on cloudy days. Though their output is reduced, they generate power from diffused sunlight. Eastman Solar explains how panel efficiency varies with weather and what systems work best in different climates.

    Read More: https://www.sigmapowertech.com/service/Solar-and-Biogas-System

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  19. Add FilmBankMedia to the Knowledge Base

    Please add FilmBankMedia to the Community Zone Knowledge Base. This is a video streaming service now selling to academic libraries

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  20. nkoda sheet music

    Please add the nkoda sheet music database: https://www.nkoda.com/institutions
    Contact Mike Newman at institutions@nkoda.com or contact@nkoda.com

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