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  1. 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: Journal

    LOCAL E-COLLECTION ID: 6131937990005877
    GLOBAL E-COLLECTION ID: 615410000000000481
    E-COLLECTION NAME: NEWSBANKACCESSWORLDNEWSRESEARCHCOLLECTION2021_EDITION

    is
    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…

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  2. New Provider/Collection: Westlaw Precision (prev Westlaw Edge)

    Provider: Westlaw
    Platform: next.westlaw.com
    Resource: Westlaw Precision (was Westlaw Edge)
    Recommend addition to both CDI and CZ

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  3. Publicera

    Please add Publicera to the KB's. Publicera is the national platform for publishing Swedish scholarly journals with immediate open access.
    https://publicera.kb.se/
    Contact Email publicera@kb.se

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

    Hello,

    This idea has been selected in the NERS voting process to be pursued as a new content provider.

    We will check with Kungl Biblioteket - Publicera if they can provide us with metadata for the Knowledgebases and CDI.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager


  4. Add Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights [Adam Matthew]

    Add Amnesty International Archives: A Global Movement for Human Rights [Adam Matthew]

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  5. 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.

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

    Hello,

    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

  6. Add Elsevier ScienceDirect eBook - Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine collections

    Please create Alma CZ collections for:
    Elsevier ScienceDirect eBook - Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006
    NOTE: "Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine" was a distinct collection from "Veterinary Medicine"

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  7. Add IEICE Digital Library for Central Discovery Index

    The content of IEICE is widely used in research institutes and universities in Japan.
    Please consider adding IEICE Digital Library in the Central Discovery Index.

    IEICE Digital Library
    https://www.ieice.org/publications/search/index.php?conts=ken&lang=en

    Some content of IEICE is already searchable, but the data is not properly and comprehensively loaded.

    Provider: Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
    Code: PRVEIC

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

    Hello,

    We will reach out to Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers and ask for a CDI feed.

    If you have a contact person with this provider, please share in this idea or directly with me

    tamar.ganor@clarivate.com .

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  8. Brepolis Library of Latin Texts [formerly Library of Latin Texts A, B]

    Requesting CZ content for Brepolis Library of Latin Texts [formerly Library of Latin Texts A and B, merged by provider in 2021].

    Library of Latin Texts A [collection ID: 613790000000000926) and Library of Latin Texts B [collection ID: 613790000000000922) contain outdated links and have not been updated since 2021. Metadata for both was poorer quality than what was supplied by vendor.

    A customer-contributed collection (Univ. of Western Australia) for Library of Latin Texts (collection ID: 61665968760007861) results in errors for about 100 records upon activation.

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

    Hello,

    For enrichment we will need to sign an agreement with the provider, so it might take some time.

    Nonetheless, we will reach out to Brepols and ask for an updated title list for these two collections.

    Regarding the contributed collection, it is managed by the contributing library. Feel free to reach out directly to them in order to communicate the necessary changes eres-lib@uwa.edu.au.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  9. British Newsreels from Adam Matthew

    Pleads add British Newsreels [newly published] from Adam Matthew.
    https://www.britishnewsreels.amdigital.co.uk

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  10. CDI records request for InteLex Past Masters collection

    Our client University of Guelph has requested the CDI provide record coverage for the InteLex Past Masters CRKN collection (Collection ID: 615410000000002433)

    MARC records for the titles included in InteLex Past Masters website directly: https://www.nlx.com/marc_records/4.

    Please work with Dan Haig at InteLex to acquire data for the CDI to enrich user discovery for this collection.

    Thank you!

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  11. Early American Newspapers, Series 20

    Please add Readex's Early American Newspapers, Series 20, 1812-1876: America's Industrial Centers and the Politics of Race, Gender, and Immigration to the 360KB and Alma CZ.

    Thank you,
    Amelia Rodarte
    Duke University

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  12. request new collections to be added[NII-REO Springer Journal Archive,NII-REO: Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 1501- Vol. 17

    NII-REO(OJA) currently applies the National Academic License to the following collections.

    Could you please create new 2 databases?

    1.
    Provider:National Institute of Informatics
    Database Name:NII-REO: Springer Journal Archive
    Titles: Journal 70
    Default URL:https://reo.nii.ac.jp/oja/HtmlIndicate/html/journal/publishers/SUP0000007000.html

    2.
    Provider:National Institute of Informatics
    Database Name:NII-REO:Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science(Vol. 1501- Vol. 1760)
    Titles: 259

    Default URL:https://reo.nii.ac.jp/oja/HtmlIndicate/html/vol_issues/SUP0000008000/JOU0008000000/lncs_volumes.html

    The title list can be obtained from the download button on the web page.
    https://support.nii.ac.jp/ja/reo/oja/oja_db

    Supplier entered as ”Springer Journal Archive” corresponds to 1. NII-REO: Springer Journal Archive.

    Supplier entered as ”Springer LNCS” corresponds to 2. NII-REO: Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 1501- Vol.…

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  13. Create CZ collection for Cambridge Histories Online: 2023

    I have moved my original submission from the general exchange to the content exchange here.

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

    Thanks 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

  14. add KU Language Science Press 2024-2026 to alma

    Hello,
    I see the older Knowledge Unlatched Language Science Press packages, but not this one to choose: KU Language Science Press 2024-2026. Can you please add this most recent one so we can activate it?
    Much appreciated!

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  15. 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.

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  16. ASM Technical Books

    Please create a CZ collection for ASM Technical Books.
    https://dl.asminternational.org/technical-books

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  17. "Database for Research Thesis Catalog of Japanese Literature" for discovery

    "Database for Research Thesis Catalog of Japanese Literature（国文学論文目録データベース）" is a union catalog database of research papers on Japanese literature.

    https://ronbun.nijl.ac.jp/kokubun

    This database includes information on research papers on Japanese literature, Japanese language studies, and Japanese language education.

    It would be helpful for researchers if Ex Libris discovery included this database as a search target.

    Provider: National Institute of Japanese Literature
    Code: OFN

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    Under Review  ·  AdminAnonymous (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi,

    We will reach out to the National Institute of Japanese Literature and ask for the records metadata for this collection.

    Regards,


    Rachel

    Senior Content Support Analyst


  18. Create GeoScienceWorld Withdrawn Ebooks Collection

    Work with provider to create a separate, "withdrawn titles" collection for GeoScienceWorld content that is not available to new customers but is available to existing customers.

    [Ex Libris note: Related to support case # 07011161]

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  19. DART

    Please add records to DART-Europe E-theses Portal (JWZ) and make it discoverable in Summon.

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  20. add ACM open access backfile

    Can you make this new collection selectable in 360? Lots of new OA content is now available but the current ACM:Digital Library: OA collection only has 4 titles.

    ACM Opens First 50 Years Backfile

    April 7, 2022
    ACM has opened the articles published during the first 50 years of its publishing program. These articles, published between 1951 and the end of 2000, are now open and freely available to view and download via the ACM Digital Library.
    ACM’s first 50 years backfile contains more than 117,500 articles on a wide range of computing topics. In addition to articles published between…

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