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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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Make Article-level Linking Immune to Provider Changes in Consortia Collections
At least in the German-speaking market (feel free to comment below if this is true for your country as well!) it is very common for consortia contracts on e-resource collections that the subscription for any title contained in the collection persists even if that title is subject to a provider change. So, typically, at the very beginning of the contract all titles of the particular collection are hosted by one and the same provider and over the time several titles get acquired by other providers without causing them to drop out of the collection - at least in terms of…
208 votesHello,
We’re currently analyzing the various scenarios related to this request, and believe we can implement a solution that will preserve moved titles within collections, rather than removing them.
This solution will be integrated into our collection addition and update workflows. When title lists are picked up by our automated cycle, any title with a URL that differs from the collection’s parser will be assigned a Bulk::BULKdoi parser to accommodate the change.
Developing a separate process to dynamically match and override collection parsers with dedicated ones isn’t feasible at this time, as the complexity and volume of potential matches would require a significantly more advanced logic framework than we currently support.
I will update this idea once I have a clear timeline.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Please add 3 Brill book series collections:
Avant Garde critical studies
https://brill.com/display/serial/AGCS
European Studies
https://brill.com/display/serial/YES
Amsterdamer Beiträge zur neueren Germanistik
https://brill.com/display/serial/ABNG3 votesHello,
We will reach out to Brill, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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New Database - IGI Global Computer Science and Information Technology e-Book Collection - Copyright 2025
Please add a new database to the client center for IGI Global Computer Science and Information Technology eBook Collection - Copyright 2025. This is a growing collection.
1 voteHello,
We will reach out to IGI Global, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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KU Focus Collection: Economics: Sustainability and Circularity 2025-2027
Hello,
We pledged to all four of the KU Focus 2025 - 2027 collections. May we please request that the packages are added to the Alma KB as e-collections?
Thanks!
Shannon3 votesHello,
We will reach out to Knowledge Unlatched, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Next time, feel free to post all collections together in the same idea.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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KU Focus Collection: Public Opinion and Elections 2025-2027
Hello,
We pledged to all four of the KU Focus 2025 - 2027 collections. May we please request that the packages are added to the Alma KB as e-collections?
Thank you!
Shannon3 votesHello,
We will reach out to Knowledge Unlatched, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Next time, feel free to post all collections together in the same idea.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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KU Focus Collection: Regional Studies: Conflict, War and Peace 2025-2027
Hello,
We pledged to all four of the KU Focus 2025 - 2027 collections. May we please request that the packages are added to the Alma KB as e-collections?
Thank you,
Shannon3 votesHello,
We will reach out to Knowledge Unlatched, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Next time, feel free to post all collections together in the same idea.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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New Database Request: Global Press Archive Daily Times Digital Archive
Please add a new database to the client center for Global Press Archive Daily Times Digital Archive, from East View Information Services.
The starting URL is https://gpa.eastview.com/dtng/
1 voteHello,
We will reach out to East View, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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New Database Request: Cuban Culture and Cultural Relations, 1959-, Part 5: Politics and History
Please add a new database to the client center for Cuban Culture and Cultural Relations, 1959-, Part 5: Politics and History, from Brill.
The starting URL is https://primarysources.brillonline.com/browse/cuban-culture-and-cultural-relations-part-5
Thanks.1 voteHello,
We will reach out to Brill, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Convert al-Ahram Zero Title Database to a collection with a service and portfolio.
Please convert East View Al-Ahram Digital Archive (DA-ALA) Collection ID: 615300000000001181 from a Zero Title Database to a collection with a service and a portfolio.
See also Kenyon Stuart's idea posted Aug 24, 2023. He followed up on August 29, 2023 to clarify this he understood a zero title database collection existed but he wanted a collection with a portfolio.3 votesHello,
We will reach out to East View, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Manchester University Press Journals
Please add a separate CZ collection for Manchester University Press journals. Currently, journals and books are mixed in the Manchester Hive CZ collection.
There's already a CZ collections for their OA journals - Manchester University Press Journals - Open Access.
2 votesHello,
We will reach out to Manchester UP, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Manchester Medieval Studies Collection - All Titles
We have recently purchased a significant number of ebooks from Manchesterhive's Medieval Studies collection (https://www.manchesterhive.com/collection/medieval-studies-collection) that spans across multiple years. However, the content we have access to is spread across multiple CZ collections, and we don't have access to all of the portfolios in any one collection.
Two of the collections we have the most availability in are "Manchester Medieval Studies" and "Manchester Medieval Sources Online (MMSO)", but there are several titles in the other yearly "MMSO" collections as well.
In order to minimize how many collections we have to activate, can an "All title" selective collection be…
5 votesHello,
We will reach out to Manchester Hive, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Oxford Scholarship Online 2025 subject collections
Could you please add 2025 subject specific collections to the Alma CZ for Oxford Scholarship Online, including for the following subjects:
Oxford Scholarship Online Classical Studies Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Economics and Finance Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online History Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Linguistics Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Literature Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Business and Management Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Neuroscience Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Philosophy Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Political Science Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Psychology Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Public Health and Epidemiology Collection 2025
Oxford Scholarship Online Religion…1 voteHello,
We are working with Oxford to obtain title lists for these collections.
Unfortunately, we don't have a timeline for that.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Numilog database
Please add Numilog to the Knowledge Bases (KBs - Alma CZ, SFX, 360) and Discovery services (CDI - Central Discovery Index).
It is one of our leading suppliers of e-books.
https://www.numilogpro.com/
https://catalogue.biblioaccess.com/1 voteHello,
We will reach out to BiblioAccess by Numilog and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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ASME Conference Proceedings Archive 2008-2012
Can you please add ASME Conference Proceedings Archive 2008-2012 to the CZ? It is available to purchase as a separate product.
1 voteHello,
We will reach out to ASME, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Improve metadata for ProQuest Historical Annual Reports
Please improve the metadata for the (ProQuest) Historical Annual Reports - Collection ID: 613800000000000384. Average bib rank for this collection is quite low (26.22). Most just have a title. I asked my cataloger what she'd like to see on this records, and she sent the attached. Whatever you can provide would be helpful. Thank you!
1 voteHello,
This material type usually does not have robust records, but we will confirm with Proquest if there's anything we can do to improve the record quality.
Kind regards,
Tamar
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2 new 360 KB - East View Databases
Please add the following databases for East View Information Services (0 title for ERM purposes is fine):
Global Geography Library: Thematic, Reference, Commercial, Educational - https://dlib.eastview.com/browse/books/5970
Global Geography Library: Topographic - https://dlib.eastview.com/browse/books/6010
Thank you.
3 votesHello,
We will reach out to East View, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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ProQuest Digital U.S. Bills and Resolutions 2025--add to CZ with CDI link in record records
ProQuest offers annual modules of ProQuest Digital U.S. Bills and Resolutions. Those created through 2024 are in the CZ with CDI link in record records. For example:
ProQuest Digital U.S. Bills and Resolutions 2022, 614940000000000294
ProQuest Digital U.S. Bills and Resolutions 2023, 615500000000000168
ProQuest Digital U.S. Bills and Resolutions 2024, 614940000000000399Could Ex Libris please work with ProQuest to add the 2025 collection to the CZ, making sure to load it (like the others) with CDI link in record records? The collection should be titled:
ProQuest Digital U.S. Bills and Resolutions 2025
1 voteHello,
The collection ProQuest Digital U.S. Bills and Resolutions 2025, Collection ID: 61680791580000041 is available for activation.
We will work on adding CDI link in records for them.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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ProQuest Legislative Insight 2024 & ProQuest Legislative Insight 2025--Add to CZ with CDI link in record records
ProQuest offers annual modules on the ProQuest Legislative Insight platform, and several are already in the CZ as database collections with CDI link in record records. For example:
ProQuest Legislative Insight 2020, 614940000000000105
ProQuest Legislative Insight 2021, 614940000000000227
ProQuest Legislative Insight 2022, 614940000000000302
ProQuest Legislative Insight 2023, 615500000000000169However, there are no single year-specific collections for 2024 and 2025. There is a CZ collection for ProQuest Legislative Insight 2024-forward (614940000000000401), but we don't want to activate that one, as we haven't purchased an ongoing subscription (i.e. all content going forward). We purchased 2024 and 2025 as discrete years, and we…
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Leningradskaia Pravda Digital Archive
Hello,
We have recently purchased Leningradskaia Pravda Digital Archive. The provider is East View. URL for access: https://gpa.eastview.com/lgpv/
Please consider adding to the CZ.
Thank you!3 votesHello,
We will reach out to East View, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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2025 Sage Backfile Collections
Please add the Sage Backfile Collection below to the Client Center.
D024UPDL Shallow Backfile Upgrd (D025UPDLSC)
BUPG25 BF Purch Upgrade 2025 (BUPG25-PC)2 votesHello,
We will reach out to Sage, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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