Content
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).
- Check if your idea has already been posted and vote for it before posting a new idea.
- Choose the right category: "New Provider" for content from a provider that has no available content in the KBs or CDI, or "Existing Provider" for content from a provider that already has content available in the KBs or CDI.
- Add a direct link to the provider/resource you suggest, and a contact person if possible.
- For enrichment requests add the relevant collection ID(s).
- Make sure you mention any specific added value your idea has to the community such as language or supporting diversity.
- Did you find errors in an existing collection? please open a case.
- 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.
- Existing Provider - if your idea is for a new collection from a provider that already has content available in the KBs and CDI or enriching records for an existing collection, use this category. No voting is necessary, ideas for existing providers will be handled regardless of voting.
- New Providers - if your idea is for content from a provider that does not have any content available in the KBs and CDI, choose this category. The ideas for new providers will be annually prioritized via the CERV process.
- Other - for non provider specific ideas
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Add IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library and ChoralWiki/Choral Public Domain Library to CDI
Please add the contents of the free music score libraries, IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library (https://imslp.org/), and ChoralWiki/Choral Public Domain Library (https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) to the CDI. Thanks!
131 votesHello,
We will reach out to these providers, and ask for the metadata for their collections.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Zhejiang University Journal Resource Repository to the Alma Community Zone/SFXKB and 360KB
AcadeMax is a journal publishing platform for the discovery of academic content published by Zhejiang University Press (ZJUP) and its publishing partners, currently more than 80 journals are now available. I wish Ex Libris would add AcadMax Resource Repository(https://www.academax.com) to the Alma Community Zone/SFXKB and 360KB.
102 votesHello,
We will reach out to AcadeMax, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Please add BFI Player from British Film Institute
We have a subscription to BFI Player. Please add this as a collection in the CZ with updates of portfolios
97 votesHello,
We will reach out to BFI and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Vilnius Academy of Arts Press OA Journal Collection
Please add the collection of open-access journals published by Vilnius Academy of Arts Press.
The articles are written in English and Lithuanian. There is currently 1 journal. The Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform is used.
Link to the website: https://aaav.vda.lt.
For more detailed information, please contact by e-mail linas.salelionis@library.lt.86 votesHello,
We will reach out to the contact provided, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Press OA Journal Collection
Please add the collection of open-access journals published by Lithuanian Academy of Sciences Press.
Most of the articles are written in English, and some are in Lithuanian. There are currently 9 journals in total. The Open Journal System (OJS) platform is used.
Link to the website: https://www.lmaleidykla.lt/ojs.
For more detailed information, please contact by e-mail linas.salelionis@library.lt.63 votesHello,
We will reach out to this provider, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Mykolas Romeris University Press OA Journal Collection
Please add the collection of open-access journals published by Mykolas Romeris University Press.
Most of the articles are written in English, and some are in Lithuanian. There are currently 12 journals in total. The Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform is used.
Link to the website: https://ojs.mruni.eu.
For more detailed information, please contact by e-mail linas.salelionis@library.lt.56 votesHello,
We will reach out to Linas Salelionis, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Enrichment of Community Zone bibliographic records for Mediearkivet
Enrich and update Mediearkivet with bibliographic records in CZ.
46 votesHello,
we will reach out to this provider and ask for the metadata for this collection.
If you could please share a contact information, that would be very helpful.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Enrichment of Community Zone bibliographic records for Pressreader
Enrich and update Pressreader with bibliographic records in CZ.
41 votesHello,
We will reach out to Pressreader, and ask for the metadata for their collections.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Open Access eBooks from the publisher intercom Verlag, Zürich to the Knowledgebases
The young publishing house intercom Verlag at Zürich (Switzerland) is publishing Open Access ebooks in the Humanities.
It would be great to add an eCollection of these ebooks to the Community Zone in Alma to make these fine books available.
https://intercomverlag.ch/about/
https://www.intercom-mono.com/
Thanks a lot
Best Matthias40 votesHello,
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 mention in the comments a name of a contact person at this provider, that would be very helpful.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Enrichment of Community Zone bibliographic records for JoVE collections
Please enrich those JoVE bibliographic records in CZ. Futhermore, please help to update/maintain those all JoVE collections which they are not up-to-date.
32 votesHello,
We are working with the provider to obtain MARC records to enrich JoVE collections.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Medici.tv
Medici.tv is an essential database for researchers in Music and Opera and Dance, and critical to many Humanities-based collections. The company offers marc records through OCLC worldshare collections, so they should be easy to obtain for adding to 360MARC, especially with metadata sharing agreements among discovery layer suppliers
31 votesHello,
We will reach out to Medici.tv, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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R&W-online (http://online.ruw.de)
New collections for the Knowledgebase:
R&W is one of the leading editors in German law and Economic Science publications; includes 17 journals on various legal areas and topics and a book program with over 300 titles.
30 votesHello,
We will reach out to R&W to the contact you have provided, and ask for their metadata.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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EAI Educational Streaming Site
Please add the collection/database: EAI Educational Streaming Site from Electronic Arts Intermix to Alma.
https://eai.org/education21 votesHello,
We will reach out to EAI, and ask for their records.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Add Pressbooks Directory records to the CKB as a portfolio collection
Previously the Pressbooks Directory was added to the CDI: https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/574345-content/suggestions/42757319-ners-2021-pressbooks-directory
That idea includes many community comments around a desire for a CKB collection instead, with significant benefits to this, such as adding metadata for discovery and to support OER initiatives by the library.
There is good news starting in August, as Pressbooks has added an OPDS feed to their environment:
https://pressbooks.directory/opds
August 2025 update: https://youtu.be/45GPrE-l8Hg?si=8gPkGAKcdwueXZqd&t=718It would be great if Ex Libris could support Alma/Primo libraries globally to add these records as a portfolio based title level collection to the Alma Community Zone, as an Ex Libris managed collection.
18 votesHello,
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.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add: West African Magazines, part of Africa Commons from Coherent Digital
West African Magazines is an additional module we would like to activate from within the Community Zone.
17 votesHello,
We will reach out to Coherent Digital, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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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 WorkThank you!
12 votesHello,
We will reach out to Oxford, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager -
Please add the OA eBooks from INC Publications (Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences)
Most of the eBooks from INC Publications (Institute of Network Cultures, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) are published under the Creative Commons as Open Access eBooks. There are much interesting titles which would be fine to find in the Community Zone.
Would you be so kind to find a way with the provider and add these eBooks to the CZ?
INC Publications: https://networkcultures.org/publications/
Contact: https://networkcultures.org/contact/Thanks a lot.
12 votesHello,
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
Content Product Manager
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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,
Mariyam11 votesHello,
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
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OpenAlex
OpenAlex is one of the largest OA databases available, and it would be valuable to have OpenAlex added.
9 votesHello,
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 OpenAlex, that would be very helpful.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Polity Press open access ebooks
Please add Polity press open access ebooks (SSH & Humanities) to Alma and CDI.
https://www.politybooks.com/oa/9 votesHello,
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
Content Product Manager
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