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  1. Add Publisher Press Books to 360 KB

    We are hoping to add the open access ebook "Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician's Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing" in the 360KB but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere.
    URL: https://pressbooks.pub/musicresearch/
    I am wondering if it is possible to add the provider Pressbooks to the KB so that this title can be added.
    Please let me know if you need any other information.
    Thanks,
    Alaina Deane
    ERM Specialist
    Duke University Libraries

    8 votes
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  2. Add Provider: National Film Preservation Foundation

    Hello,

    We would like to add the open access title "Film Preservation Guide: The Basics for Archives, Libraries, and Museums" to the 360KB but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere.

    URL: https://www.filmpreservation.org/preservation-basics/the-film-preservation-guide

    I am wondering if it is possible to add the provider National Film Preservation Foundation to the KB and this title be added.

    Please let me know if you need any other information.

    Thanks,
    Alaina Deane
    ERM Specialist
    Duke University Libraries

    8 votes
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  3. Add Provider: Art Council

    Hello,

    We would like to add the open access title "The Cultural and Economic Trends of Cinema in Ireland and Wales" to the 360KB but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere.

    URL: https://www.artscouncil.ie/generic_content.aspx?id=10486

    I am wondering if it is possible to add the provider Art Council to the KB and this title be added.

    Please let me know if you need any other information.

    Thanks,
    Alaina Deane
    ERM Specialist
    Duke University Libraries

    8 votes
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  4. Canadian Government Publications

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

    8 votes
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  5. New Provider: Collecto

    Please create the following Collecto Collections in the CZ:
    Références économiques (CRAAQ)
    Vidéos (CRAAQ)
    PDF (CRAAQ)
    Corps Humain Virtuel
    Encyclopédies de Poche (CAIRN)
    Érudit
    Eureka
    Le Grand Robert & Collins
    Le Petit Robert
    Le Petit Robert Intégral
    Magazines restreint (CAIRN)
    Multidictionnaire
    Ouvrages de Recherche (CAIRN)
    Revues (CAIRN)

    Some of these collections require site specific URLs, so linking parameters will be required in the collections.

    8 votes
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  6. Add General history of Africa, XI: global Africa today

    Hello,
    We had a request for the a few volumes of UNESCO's "General History of Africa" to be added to Alma.

    General history of Africa, IX: General history of Africa revisited
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.54678/LHRT2470
    ISBN: 978-92-3-100809-2

    General history of Africa, X: Africa and its diasporas
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.54678/IHFW3136
    ISBN: 978-92-3-100637-1

    General history of Africa, XI: global Africa today
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.54678/YRPF7307
    ISBN: 978-92-3-100811-5

    While they are surprisingly not available in an UNESCO collection in Alma I was able find the first two titles listed above in the collection JSTOR All Research Reports (Collection ID: 616210000000000009).

    Unfortunately, I can't seem to find volume XI…

    8 votes
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  7. Add the magazine Misuzu ( みすず ) to the Knowledgebase

    Could you please add the following open access magazine.

    Title: みすず
    Title: Misuzu
    Publisher: みすず書房
    Provider might be: Misuzu Shobo
    URL: https://magazine.msz.co.jp/

    Thank you!

    7 votes
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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.

    It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.

    My sincere apologies.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  8. New provider: Map as History

    website: https://www.the-map-as-history.com/

    7 votes
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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.

    It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.

    My sincere apologies.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  9. New Provider/Collection: MADCAD.com

    Provider: MADCAD.com
    Platform: MADCAD.com
    Resource: MADCAD.com
    Recommend addition to CZ

    "More than 196,462 titles. Codes and Standards for building design, construction and operation in one digital library."

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.

    It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.

    My sincere apologies.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  10. Swedish Defense Research Agency

    Swedish Defense Research Agency conducts international security research. https://www.foi.se/en/foi/reports.html

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  11. Add TLG Thesaurus Linguae Graecae

    Collection of texts that covers the classic works of Greece and Rome and also the English Renaissance. It makes it easy to search for words or phrases in the available texts.
    URL:http://stephanus.tlg.uci.edu
    Contact: tlg@uci.edu

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  12. Edra

    Edra is an Italian publisher https://www.edizioniedra.it.

    Please add to the KBs the collection Biblioteca digitale EDRA (ebooks) https://studenti33.it/.

    Valeria Valenti on behalf of the ITALE Association

    7 votes
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  13. Egea

    Egea https://www.egeaeditore.it/ is the publisher of Bocconi University, Milan.

    Please consider the addition of the ebooks collection Egea Digitabook: https://mybook.egeaonline.it/

    Valeria Valenti on behalf of the ITALE Association

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  14. 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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  15. eJournals – Jagiellonian University Press

    Database of over 100 Polish open access academic ejournals
    https://ejournals.eu/en/

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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


  16. Gale US Declassified Documents Online

    Hello, can Ex Libris please work with Gale to get this collection indexed in CDI? There are ten existing database collection in the CZ, but none have portfolios, and they don't have CDI access. Gale's page for the collection states that there are over 700,000 resources in the collection, so portfolio-level access doesn't seem realistic.

    Thanks,

    Kevin

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  17. Royal Society Journals Read and Publish 2026-2028

    Please can Royal Society Journals Read and Publish 2026-2028 be added -

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  18. Index Artist Profile

    I'd like to propose that the journal 'Artist Profile' be indexed directly from the provider. Artist Profile is an essential journal for arts researchers in Australia, and it would be very valuable to have it be discoverable in our system rather than having users having to search directly in their website.

    Joanna Hare
    National Art School, Sydney

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.

    It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.

    My sincere apologies.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  19. Please add collection "Alexandria" to the Alma CZ

    Dear support

    Can you create an electronic collection of type "database" for "Alexandria" (https://www.alexandria.ch/discovery/search?vid=41BIG_INST:ALEX&sortby=rank&lang=de), please?

    Description according to the publisher's website:

    "The library network Alexandria encompasses currently 15 libraries and documentation offices inside and outside of the Swiss Federal administration. The Alexandria portal contains more than a million bibliographic records and more than 1.3 million items, many of which are publicly accessible."

    Thank you.

    Kind regards,
    Stefan / Zentralbibliothek Zürich

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    AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.

    It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.

    My sincere apologies.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  20. Add Oregon State University OER textbooks collection

    Is it possible to add the OER ebook collection from Oregon State University to the Community Zone? They're located at: https://open.oregonstate.education

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