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  1. Add multiple Coherent Digital collections

    Hello, could you please add the following Coherent Digital Collections? Thank you.

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

    Hello,

    We are working with Coherent Digital to align their products with the collections available for activation in the Knowledgebases and CDI.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager


  2. Add Bloomsbury Food Library: Core Collection 462 portfolios

    Can you add the e-collection: Bloomsbury Food Library: Core Collection to the CZ? The current e-collection in the Alma CZ is entitled, "Bloomsbury Food Library: Core Collection - Annual Update 2025" and contains only 15 portfolios. The Core Collections contains 462 portfolios. See this link: https://www.bloomsburyfoodlibrary.com/about-bloomsbury-food-library-core-collection. I will attach the associated title list that I downloaded from the webpage.

    If you filter by collection title in the spreadsheet there is nothing named, "Core Collection" or "Bloomsbury Food Library: Core Collection," there is just "Bloomsbury Food Library" and it has more than 15 portfolios. This link is what was provided…

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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Please add Springer Nature OASE+ TA Journal list

    There are no specific journal lists for Springer Nature's OASE+ Transformative Agreement customer in Japan.

    Available Journals for OASE+ one are slightly different from other TA lists.

    I hope it will add to 360KB and Alma CZ as soon as possible.

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  7. Add Berliner PHilharmoniker Digital Concert Hall Records to CZ

    Please add Berliner Philharmoniker MARC records to the Community Zone. There is a current Berliner PHilharmoniker Database type collection, info below. Their MARC records can be downloaded here: https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/institutions/marc-records

    Collection ID: 6114052630000041 MMS ID: 997472233600041

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  8. ckbk

    Please add KB and CDI collections for ckbk.

    https://join.ckbk.com/culinaryschool/

    Provider description: The ckbk collection includes more than 950 cookbooks from every era including 150,000+ recipes, with more books added every month.

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  9. Add RBMS (Rare Books) authority file to CZ to enable control of terms

    Add RBMS CV to Alma CZ to enable control of terms. This vocab replaces 6 deprecated thesauri including rbgenr, rbprov, rbpri, rbtyp, rbpap. More info: https://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/rbmscv.html

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  10. Independent Historical Archive: 2017-2021 Supplement (Gale)

    I am not seeing this supplement for years 2017-2021 in the CZ from Gale. Can it be added?

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  11. Add Infoteka collections migrating from East View to Alma CZ

    We received a notice from East View that "select electronic resources previously provided by East View Information Services are migrating to a new database platform," Infoteka (https://infoteka.com/). Access to the new platform went live on May 15, 2026 and access to affected resources will no longer be available from East View beginning August 15, 2026. This impacts a number of Russian East View collections. I've attached a spreadsheet provided by East View of "UDB Platforms - Databases being removed from https://dlib.eastview.com." Could the Infoteka collections be added to the Alma CZ?

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

    Hello,

    We are working with East View to streamline their planned platform change.

    You can also track the updates in the Known Issues platform:

    https://supportcenter.clarivate.com/s/known-issues/knowledge-detail?language=en_US&recordId=kA2QO00000108Ej0AI

    I will post here once the migration is completed.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager


  12. 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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  13. East View Database Collections

    Can you please add the following database collections from East View Information Services?

    The Chinese Soviet Republic - https://ae.eastview.com/aes112

    South China Sea Island Disputes: 1877-1988 - https://ae.eastview.com/scs

    Thank you!

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  14. Elsevier Complete Anatomy

    Hello,

    Could a collection for Elsevier's Complete Anatomy product be added to the knowledgebases?
    Here's a product description: https://www.us.elsevierhealth.com/complete-anatomy

    Thanks!

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  15. Add Ben Yehuda Project to ALMA

    Project Ben‑Yehuda (https://benyehuda.org/) is a major open-access repository of Hebrew literature that preserves and provides free online access to canonical works of Hebrew literature, from medieval poetry to modern texts, created through a collaborative volunteer effort. Incorporating this collection into Alma would extend the library’s digital holdings with high-value, openly accessible content, while promoting broader use of primary sources in research and teaching.

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  16. Project MUSE - CEU Press Opening the Future

    Project MUSE is hosting the paywalled CEU Press titles under the "CEU Press Opening the Future" program that are made available to supporting libraries. We need a collection for these titles. See here: https://my.lyrasis.org/s/product-details?id=a1BUh000001GT7kMAG and here: https://ceup.openingthefuture.net/

    Ideally this collection would only include the paywalled titles, as the OA titles will be in various OA collections.

    Thanks!

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

    Hello,

    We will reach out to Project MUSE to request the metadata for this collection.

    At this stage, we are not certain that excluding the open access titles would be the best approach, as it may be more beneficial for the community to have all CEU Press content available within a single collection rather than activating these titles across multiple collections. We will review this internally to ensure alignment with the structure of other Knowledgebase collections.

    Thank you,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  17. Please index Jxiv into CDI

    CDI has the records of Provider: Japan Science and Technology Agency.
    The publisher has a pre-print server and provides the records as the database "Jxiv".
    Could you please negotiate with the provider and ask them to index the preprint records into CDI?
    The database URL is https://jxiv.jst.go.jp/index.php/jxiv
    Thank you

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  18. New Database - IGI Global Computer Science and Information Technology e-Book Collection - Copyright 2026

    Please add a new database to the client center for IGI Global Computer Science and Information Technology eBook Collection - Copyright 2026. This is a growing collection.

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

    Hello,

    The provider has yet to share the 2026 KBARTs with us, we are checking in with them frequently but with no clear timeline.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  19. Add e-books of Provider Packt in Summon with URL: https://learning.packt.com

    Add e-books of Provider Packt in Summon with URL: https://learning.packt.com

    Thank You

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  20. East View Global Press Archive Area Studies Initiative 2026

    Ex Libris's established provider partner, East View, has released the Area Studies Initiative 2026 collection. Our library, as part of the Big Ten Academic Alliance, invested in this collection, and we'd like to activate it in the Community Zone. In past years, we have activated similar collections:

    East View Global Press Archive Area Studies Initiative 2024, 61476607550000041
    East View Global Press Archive Area Studies Initiative 2025, 61820310480000041

    So, we're hopeful East View and Ex Libris will be able to add this one as well. Thank you for helping us with this!

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