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  1. Please add Provider: Institute for the study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC)

    Hello,

    Duke University Libraries would like to request the following provider be added to the CZ.

    Provider: Institute for the study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC)
    URL: https://isac.uchicago.edu/research/institute-study-ancient-cultures-publications-office

    We are specifically hoping to add Oriental Institute Publications (OIP) which are freely available.
    URL: https://isac.uchicago.edu/research/publications/oriental-institute-publications-oip

    Please let me know if you need any other information.

    Thank you for considering,
    Alaina Deane
    ERM Specialist
    Duke University Libraries

    12 votes
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  2. the RRUFF Project

    The RRUFF Project website containing an integrated database of Raman spectra, X-ray diffraction and chemistry data for minerals.
    https://rruff.info/
    Please add to CDI and Primo KB.
    Claudia & Cristina, University of Pavia, Italy

    3 votes
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  3. Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo)

    Please add the database, Fire Insurance Maps online (FIMo) from Historical Information Gatherers to Alma
    https://fims.historicalinfo.com/FIMS.aspx

    Description: a research portal to find and view high-definition, color Fire Insurance Maps, Real Estate Atlases, Plat Books, and other historical maps showing building structures, building construction details, property ownership, property uses, and other useful information.

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  4. Request to add Latino Book Review

    May we request to add Latino Book Review to ALMA CZ. The URL is https://www.latinobookreview.com/

    Thank you,
    Mariyam

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  5. Hoppenstedt-Aktienführer (Archiv)

    Please add the Aktienführer Data Archive to the Alma CZ. Many German libraries subscribe to a DFG National Licence for this resource.

    Title: Aktienführer Data Archive
    Provider: Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim
    URL: https://digi.bib.uni-mannheim.de/aktienfuehrer/data/index.php?L=1 (Parameter L=1 sends you to the English UI)

    30 votes
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  6. British Government Publications

    British Government Publications https://www.gov.uk/official-document

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  7. Cable Public Affairs Canada (CPAC)

    Cable Public Affairs Canada https://www.cpac.ca/en

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  8. Canadian Government Publications

    Canadian Government Publications https://publications.gc.ca/site/eng/search/search.html

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  9. Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

    Australian Strategic Policy Institute https://www.aspi.org.au/

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  10. Australian Government Information Resources

    Australian Government Publications https://www.nla.gov.au/apps/govpubs/?action=BrowsePublication
    Australian Government Publications
    https://www.directory.gov.au/

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  11. 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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  12. KU Select 2025-2027 SDG Full Collection

    Dear ExLibris Support,

    We just pledged to these collections. May we request to add these to ALMA KB? We wanted to put it out there.

    Thank you,
    Mariyam

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

    Hello,

    I received feedback that subject collections are still available for separate pledging.

    We will reach out to KU and confirm the availability of supporting title lists.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  13. Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL)

    Please add the following OA resource to the Alma CZ:

    Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL)
    Access URL: https://sea.lib.niu.edu/
    New provider: Southeast Asian Digital Library
    Contact: https://sea.lib.niu.edu/contact

    The Southeast Asia Digital Library (SEADL) is a growing repository of resources from and about the region of Southeast Asia. SEADL is a multi-institutional project and our digital collections come from libraries and archives around the world. SEADL supports research and education in Southeast Asian Studies by making these unique digitized materials freely accessible in one website.

    Thanks!
    Amelia Rodarte
    Duke University

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  14. EIU Viewpoint - Add content to CDI

    There is an EIU Viewpoint database in Alma. Can you ask EIU for metadata to add reports, forecasts, etc. to CDI? Or add portfolios to the collection?

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

    Hello,

    We will check with EIU regarding metadata for CDI or to add portfolios for a full text collection.

    For CDI metadata we may need to setup an agreement, which can take time. And for a full text collection the records may not have enough metadata to be properly presented in the Knowledgebases.

    I will update the idea once I have some information to share.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  15. Add CDI metadata to CZ records for Mintel collections

    Community zone collections from Mintel are odd. All have CZ records, but only a few have corresponding CDI records. The CDI records duplicate the CZ records but with better metadata. An example is "Mintel Beauty and Personal Care: China" (ID: 613860000000000186; DBID:ACFGR) The CDI records are labeled "market research" and have a full description. The CZ records only contain a title. Mintel recently released Shibboleth functionality (and the CZ collections were updated accordingly), so I need to use the CZ records so the linking works. The CDI records are all "link in record," which only works with a proxy. So,…

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The metadata Mintel provides is more suitable for CDI only, and although in previous years we have created collections with titles in the Kowledgebases, going forward we will only have the metadata presented in CDI.

    Please let me know which collections do not have metadata in CDI either in a comment to this idea, or directly to me

    tamar.ganor@clarivate.com.

    Regarding the authentication issue, I will consult with our support analysts on the best way to address this challenge.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  16. Thomas J. Watson Library Auction Catalog

    Please add the Auction Catalog collection, hosted by the Thomas J. Watson Library, to the community zone. The Watson Library has provided MARC record sets for this collection, which are available at the github here: https://github.com/Thomas-J-Watson-Library/Marc-Record-Sets.

    The collection has been made freely available by the Thomas J. Watson Library and is an interesting and valuable contribution to library collections in art history.

    Thank you!

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  17. Add Transcript Open Library collections

    Dear support,

    please add the following Transcript Open Library collections:

    Transcript Open Library Medienwissenschaft 2024
    Transcript Open Library Medienwissenschaft 2023
    Transcript Open Library Medienwissenschaft 2022

    Thank you very much in advance.

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  18. Add CDI link-in record records for 3 JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments collections

    JoVE, an existing provider partner of Ex Libris, has contributed many video collections to the CZ. Most of the collections have CDI link in record records we can activate. The MARCs and portfolios for JoVE are very poor (because these are video collections, so it's not possible to generate good data from the KBART files loaded to produce the portfolios and bibs), so it is very important that there be link in record records we can activate instead. However, for 3 JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments collections, there are portfolios and bibs but no link in record records. Could Ex Libris…

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  19. Oxford Scholarship Online Yearly subject specific collections for years prior to 2022

    Most of the Oxford Scholarship Online subject specific collections only have yearly collections that go back to 2022 (for example Classical Studies has a 2022 and 2023 collection). Could yearly collections for the years prior to 2022 be added to the Alma CZ? We are particularly interested in yearly subject specific collections for the following subjects:

    Political Science
    Literature
    Business & Management
    Classical Studies
    Economics and Finance
    History
    Linguistics
    Neuroscience
    Philosophy
    Psychology
    Public Health and Epidemiology
    Religion
    Social Work

    Thank you!

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  20. Swedish Standards Institute (sis)

    Hello!

    Is it possible to add records from SIS Swedish Standards Institute (JI2) to Summon?

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