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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).


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  5. Make sure you mention any specific added value your idea has to the community such as language or supporting diversity.
  6. Did you find errors in an existing collection? please open a case.
  7. A new year has begun but no corresponding annual collection? post an idea in Idea Exchange, make sure to mention if it is an existing provider.


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**Please be aware that ideas with no comments or votes for the past three years, and have less than 30 votes, will be closed. The closed ideas will still be available for review, and the votes will be freed up for supporting other content ideas.

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  1. Caribbean Search>Add Full Text Service, Portfolios

    While there is a CZ database collection for Caribbean Search, there are no portfolios. As this is a full text collection, we would like to see the portfolios added.

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    Hello,

    Unfortunately, this idea did not gather enough votes since posted.

    Therefore we will close it and it will remain as a no-portfolio database.

    Thank you for your efforts,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  2. Availability of SJR in EJP

    BrowZine offers the SJR for each magazine. If that was an option in the EJP, we could let go of BrowZine and have students go straight to the EJP for everything full-text journal-related.

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    Closed  ·  0 comments  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
  3. Add Gale's State Papers Online to Summon

    Add SPO collections to Summon:
    State Papers Online, 1509-1714 MD5 Gale
    State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782 — Part I: State Papers Domestic, Military, Naval and the Registers of the Privy Council 50F Gale
    State Papers Online: Eighteenth Century, 1714-1782: Part II: State Papers Foreign – Low Countries and Germany ACYPM Gale
    State Papers Online: Part I: The Tudors, Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, 1509-1603, State Papers Domestic JSY Gale
    State Papers Online: Part II: The Tudors, Henry VIII to Elizabeth I, 1509-1603, State Papers Foreign, Ireland, Scotland, Borders and Acts of Privy Council AZVLQ Gale
    State Papers Online: Part…

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    Hello,

    Unfortunately, this idea did not gather enough votes since posted.

    Therefore we will close it and it will not be added to the Discovery ןמגקס.

    Thank you for your efforts,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  4. EU Science Hub

    Please add this free resource to CDI: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en

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    Hello,

    Unfortunately, this idea did not gather enough votes since posted.

    Therefore we will close it and it will not be added to the Discovery index.

    Thank you for your efforts,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  5. Enable the addition of an "institutionId" parameter to the service for CREDOreference Academic Core Backfile

    Without the additional "institutionId" parameter, if signing in using SAML or OpenAthens the link generated by the parser does not know the institution you have linked from. You will be challenged to select institution and then taken to the sign in page. Once this is resolved you are taken to the Credo Reference homepage as it has forgotten the original linking parameter. This is resolved by adding the parameter ?institutionId=1234 (where 1234 is your institution ID).
    Please add the institionId as an optional parameter that is added to the url that is generated by the parser.

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  6. Digital Library of the Biblioteca Centrală Universitară „Mihai Eminescu" Iaşi (open access)

    The Digital Library (DL) is the Central University Library institutional digital repository. DL provides a platform for the collection, organisation, access and preservation of the Library's collections in digital formats. Holdings include digitized representation of physical items, such as photographs and full texts, and digital-born materials, allowing free worldwide access to heritage and research collections.
    (URL: http://dspace.bcu-iasi.ro/)

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    Hello,

    Unfortunately, this idea did not gather enough votes since posted.

    Therefore we will close it and it will not be added to the Knowledge Bases.

    Thank you for your efforts,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  7. Ensuring Journal Titles are displayed in correct case in Primo

    Generally journal titles tend to be displayed in sentence case rather than headline case. Is there any setting we can do in Primo to ensure that Journal Titles are displayed in the correct case?
    This creates problems when the records are exported to EndNote via .ris file export. Is there any setting we can do in Primo to ensure that Journal Titles are displayed in the correct case?
    According to ExLIBRIS, the journal title (JF tag) is taken from the PNX addata/jtitle. If this field is written in lower case, the journal title will be exported the same. For CDI…

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    Hello,

    Unfortunately, this idea did not gather enough votes since posted.

    Therefore we will close it and a solution for the described issue will not be pursued.

    Thank you for your efforts,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  8. Request for being included in Summons

    This is Emma Westwick the editorial assistant from Horizon Research Publishing, USA.

    Horizon Research Publishing(HRPUB) is an open access publisher serving the academic research and scientific communities by focusing on peer reviewed journals with high quality. We aim to provide researchers, writers, academic professors and students the most advanced research achievements in a broad range of areas, and to facilitate the academic exchange between them.

    We hope our journals can be included in your database and would like to know how to submit the coverage applications.

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    Closed  ·  0 comments  ·  New provider  ·  Admin →
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    Hello,

    Following a discussion with EBSCO, we have received the below information from them regarding this request:

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    I'd like to inform you that the collections provided are not databases due to which we are unable to provide title lists for these collections. These collections are available as packages in the Holdings Management knowledge base.

    The customers can log in to their EBSCO admin account and download the title list for these collections by following the steps provided in the below FAQ.

    https://connect.ebsco.com/s/article/Holdings-Management-Downloading-Your-Holdings

    The title lists in the Holdings Management tab can only be downloaded if the packages are selected in their holdings. Also, the title list can be downloaded in KBART format from Holdings Management.

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    Best,

    Rael

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    Closed  ·  0 comments  ·  New provider  ·  Admin →
  11. Add Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP)

    I would like to request the addition of Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) Open Access titles as a new collection or to an existing collection in the community
    About: https://www.scirp.org/aboutus/index.aspx
    Titles: https://www.scirp.org/journal/indexbytitle.aspx

    Case 06327538

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    Hello,

    It seems that SCIRP is considered to be a predatory publisher so it's content will not be added to our Knowledge Bases and CDI.

    Thanks for your support,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  12. evidya Sage: ebooks collection

    Sage India has a platform for their ebooks and provides the ebooks published in India and other countries.
    Please create a new database for this and add the titles.

    Platform: https://evidya.sagepub.in/evidya/index
    Contact information: https://evidya.sagepub.in/evidya/contact
    Contact email: marketing@sagepub.in

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    Hello,

    Sage replied they are not maintaining metadata for this resource, so we will not be able to create this resource in the Knowledgebases.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  13. Business and Information

    The internet has completely revolutionized the way businesses operate. No longer are businesses limited by geographical boundaries. With the click of a button, businesses can now reach a global audience.

    https://1bigtv.com

    The internet has also created a level playing field for businesses of all sizes. Small businesses can now compete with large businesses on a level playing field.

    The internet has also created a wealth of information that is readily available to businesses. Businesses can now access information that was previously only available to large businesses.

    The internet has created a global marketplace for businesses. No longer are businesses limited…

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  14. Please add collection for open access gaming journals

    Many of the journals relating to the subject of "gaming" and "gaming production" are haphazardly categorized in multiple collections. Since this is an emerging field with a high percentage of Open Access titles, I was hoping that you could create a collection (similar to the "freely accessible xyz" collections already in existence) of free/open access gaming titles to collect them in one place. Attached is a list of suggestions

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    Hello,

    The freely accessible collections are not maintained by Ex Libris as there is no specific provider who takes ownership on these collections.

    Similarly, we will not be able to aggregate and sustainably maintain a gaming specific collection since we rely on provider feeds and updates.

    You are welcome to create such a collection and contribute it to the Community Zone for the benefit of other community members.

    See more information here

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Electronic_Resource_Management/030_Working_with_Local_Electronic_Resources/030Contributing_to_the_Community_Zone_%E2%80%93_Local_Electronic_Collections

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  15. Add American Chemical Society : Advances in Chemistry Series to Alma CZ

    Hello,
    We have this database in Serials solutions 360, but I'm not finding it in Alma:
    American Chemical Society :: Advances in Chemistry Series Code 3RK
    It has 255 eBooks and 1 journal.
    Thanks for considering adding it to Alma!

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    Hello,

    There was a collection in Alma for Advances in Chemistry Series, but it was deleted in 2022.

    We were informed by ACS that they no longer distinguishes their books as Advances in Chemistry and Symposium Series; all books are now under the ACS eBooks collection. 

    Since we do not receive a separate feed for Advances in Chemistry Series, we cannot maintain such a collection.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager


  16. Add China Statistical Yearbooks Database to Alma CZ

    Please consider adding the

    China Statistical Yearbooks Database from East View Information Services to the Alma CZ.
    This database has over 2,000 journal titles in Serial solutions (Code ~AN), but I am not finding a match in Alma.

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    Hello,

    The metadata file we received from EastView is missing Traditional Chinese and Pinyin.

    Therefore we cannot add it to automation in SFX/Alma.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  17. add missing alexander Street collection: Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online

    Hello,
    Please consider adding this collection to Alma CZ:

    Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online
    https://search.alexanderstreet.com/lado

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    Hello,

    Alexander Street is only able to provide MARC records for individual collections. For Alexander Street packages made up of multiple collections, such as Letters and Diaries Online, customers must activate all the individual Letters & Diaries CZ collections that comprise the package. 

    You can use the My Electronic Resources by Provider tool to automatically activate the collections.

    Therefore this collection will not be added to the CZ.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  18. Add America History & Life and Historical Abstracts

    These are both key history databases whose usage would no doubt improve if they were indexed within Summon

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    Hello,

    Unfortunately, Ebsco does not supply Ex Libris with CDI metadata.

    However, these resources are aptly represented in CDI:

    America History & Life has 92% alternative coverage for the content in that database, and Historical Abstracts has 98% alternative coverage.

    You can find that information in the CDI list CKC page

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Electronic_Resource_Management/060_Alma_Single_Activation_Source_for_CDI/050CDI_Collection_Lists_for_Alma_Customers#CDI_Collection_List.

    More about Alternative coverage can be found here:

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Content_Corner/Central_Discovery_Index/Documentation_and_Training/Documentation_and_Training_(English)/CDI_-_The_Central_Discovery_Index/040Alternative_Coverage_in_CDI


    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  19. 1 vote
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    Hello,

    Please open a support ticket in SalesForce for this request, as this is for adding a title to an existing collection.

    Please also mention the collection ID to make sure it is added to the appropriate collection.

    Apologies for sending you to SF - Idea Exchange is for new collections, enrichment and authority vocabularies.

    Thanks for your support,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content PM

  20. Add new Newsbank (existing provider) database Aeronautics and Space Flight to CDI

    Please add Newsbank/Readex--Aeronautics and Space Flight: Global Origins of Modern Aviation and Rocketry--to CDI.

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