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  1. Journal of Music Production Research

    Can you please add the Journal of Music Production Research https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/jmpr to the Intellect Journals (HBU) database. This is a new journal starting 2026.

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    0 comments  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Requests pertaining existing databases should be reported via support cases, as this will allow us to better handle and monitor these requests.

    Please submit a support ticket for this missing title.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  2. Content from MIDIRS Midwifery Digest via Journals@OVID

    Can you please look into indexing more up to date content from MIDIRS Midwifery Digest journal direct from the Journals@OVID platform? Current content in Summon for this journal only goes up to 2017.

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    0 comments  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Requests pertaining existing collections and titles should be reported via support cases, as this will allow us to better track and monitor these requests.

    Please submit a support ticket for the missing coverage of this title.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  3. Enrich bib records for VLeBooks

    Hello,

    Please try to get enriched bib records from Brown's for their VleBooks titles:
    https://www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Pages/VLeBooks

    This provider is going to be added to the Rialto Marketplace soon and it's really important that there be provider bib records from them.

    Thanks.

    4 votes
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    1 comment  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Since VLeBooks does not provide MARC records, we enrich their titles using other metadata to ensure high‑quality bibliographic records in the CZ.

    We are already leveraging all available metadata from VLeBooks and will continue to build on it through our ongoing enrichment workflows.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  4. HathiTrust journal titles not retrieved via Summon/CDI

    We are a Summon over Alma library. We have the "HathiTrust Digital Library Full View U.S. Only" collection activated as an electronic collection (Collection ID: 6113938890000041, it is a database and not an aggregator).

    When material is searched via Summon, the journals in HathiTrust do not show as available on the Alma Services Page.

    Example: Journal Title, The Southern Workman
    Currently if this title is searched in Journal titles it shows we have one year from Gale. But Hathi has a handful of years available as well.

    Alma: https://liberty.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01LIBU_INST/ighba7/alma9911577500704916

    HathiTrust: https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Search/Home?lookfor=Southern+Workman&searchtype=title&ft=ft&setft=true

    Summon Search: https://liberty.summon.serialssolutions.com/#!/search?pn=1&ho=t&include.ft.matches=f&fvf=ContentType,Journal%20%2F%20eJournal,f&l=en&q=The%20Southern%20workman%20:%20devoted%20to%20the%20industrial%20classes%20of%20the%20South.

    Please add HathiTrust journals to…

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The collection you mentioned is mapped to CDI, and results should be retrieved for the search.

    Please open a support ticket to better analyze issue.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  5. Add RVMFAST authorities to CZ

    Please consider adding RVMFAST to the list of controlled vocabularies mainted in the CZ by Ex Libris.

    For French and bilingual institutions in Canada, RVM is an essential tool. While the main RVM authorities are available only to subscribers, RVMFAST is a freely available French translation of the FAST vocabulary. The authorities and updates are available for download from RVM's website (https://rvmweb.bibl.ulaval.ca/rvmweb/rvmfast/supplements_rvmfast.do?locale=en). Adding RVMFAST to the list of controlled vocabularies managed in the CZ would save institutions the work of maintaining local authority files and enable easier adoption.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We previously explored the possibility of adding RVC vocabularies.

    However, the compensation they require is not sustainable for us, and as a result, we’re unable to proceed with including their vocabularies due to the associated fees.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  6. Bloomsbury Video Library: Visual and Applied Arts Collection 2025 Annual update for 360 and CDI

    I have been advised by the Content Support team to submit this request here 'to ensure better transparency and efficiency'.

    Could we please add the 2025 Annual Update for Bloomsbury Video Library: Visual and Applied Arts Collection to the 360 KB and CDI?

    Thank you.

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    2 comments  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Bloomsbury confirmed that no new content was added in 2025, so they will not be providing metadata for that year’s collection.

    They expect to add new content in 2026 and will share the metadata once it becomes available.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  7. Enrichment of Community Zone bibliographic records for Mediearkivet

    Enrich and update Mediearkivet with bibliographic records in CZ.

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  8. Enrich metadata for Cambridge eBooks without Partner Presses: 2025 All eBooks

    We have noticed that many books in the Cambridge eBooks without Partner Presses: 2025 All eBooks collection have very poor metadata. Here are a few examples from our library:
    https://librarysearch.library.utoronto.ca/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/k9bh95/alma991107601734406196,
    https://utoronto.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/k9bh95/alma991107591035006196
    https://utoronto.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/k9bh95/alma991107607460306196
    https://utoronto.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/k9bh95/alma991107607460806196
    https://utoronto.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/k9bh95/alma991107579864506196
    https://utoronto.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/k9bh95/alma991107582319506196
    https://utoronto.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/k9bh95/alma991107610864306196
    https://utoronto.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UTORONTO_INST/k9bh95/alma991107582322006196
    These examples are just from the first two pages (of 63) search results, so I suspect there are many more like this. Could Ex Libris ask the vendor to supply fuller records for these books? Thank you!

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    0 comments  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Cambridge UP provides us with enrichment files on a monthly basis. These records may be newer additions and therefore might not have been enriched by the current feed yet.

    Overall, the average Bib ranking for this collection is 87.35, which is considered good. Since most records in this collection are of high quality and these cases appear to be exceptions, I believe this issue should be reported via a support ticket, as it seems to be a specific error rather than an indication that a new enrichment feed is needed.

    I kindly ask you to open a support ticket and appreciate your continued efforts in maintaining the high quality of the CZ.

    Please share the case number with me so I can follow up on the analysis of these titles.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  9. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - free ebooks

    would it be possible to add the following e-book to the CZ?
    https://literatura.unam.mx/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DLFL-UNAM-CHINA-arcoiris-en-una-rafaga-de-viento.pdf

    "Arcoíris en una ráfaga de viento"

    I see other publications by this provider in various collections but would love to see this freely available ebook added.

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    0 comments  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    This resource could be added to the Community Zone collection: Miscellaneous Free eBooks – collection ID 611000000000001091.

    I would recommend reading the Knowledge Article that details best practices to add titles to this collection

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Content/Knowledge_Articles/Alma/Best_Practices_for_Contributing_Portfolios_To_Community-Managed_Electronic_Collections_In_The_Alma_Community_Zone

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  10. Add HeinOnline collections

    Please add 3 additional collections to the CZ:

    Acts of the Parliament of Canada
    Criminal Justice in America: U.S. Attorney General
    Opinions, Reports, and Publications

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    2 comments  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Hein confirmed they do not have metadata for the Acts of the collection: Parliament of Canada.

    Please use the bundled collection.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  11. Oxford University Press Law Trove 2025 Complete Plus Criminology European Version

    I can see that Tamar expects the title list to be available towards the end of 2025 Q3. We have the list now :-) I'm raising this specifically as a request for the European version as I think that took longer to create in 2024 so I'm hoping it can be released simultaneously with the non-European one. Thank you.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    OUP confirmed they will not make this title list available in the Knowledgebases.

    Please reach out directly to me if you have any concerns.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

    tamar.ganor@clarivate.com

  12. Souls Journal

    Please consider adding "SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society Journal" as a new OA portfolio. It has switched publishers from Taylor & Francis to Columbia University and is now fully OA. URL link is here: https://www.soulsjournal.org/

    Thank you in advance,

    Sarah Wakefield
    Electronic Resources Librarian

    Waidner-Spahr Library
    Dickinson College
    Carlisle, PA

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    This resource could be added to the Community Zone collection: Free E- Journals, Collection ID: 61110976638852340

    I would recommend reading the Knowledge Article that details best practices to add titles to this collection

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Content/Knowledge_Articles/Alma/Best_Practices_for_Contributing_Portfolios_To_Community-Managed_Electronic_Collections_In_The_Alma_Community_Zone

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  13. Docuseek Canadian Collection

    Please update the content in the Docuseek Canadian Collection (FBCOY). According to Docuseek, we are subscribed to 3201 portfolios in their collection and only have access to 2455 through this package (and 383 through a different collection, which is fine). The CZ collection only has 2455 titles.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    For updating existing collections, please open a support ticket.

    This allows us better tracking and communicating with you and the provider.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  14. ARL Annual Salary Survey 2023 & 2024

    Please add the ARL Annual Salary Survey 2023 & 2024, these are the most current years from the ARL.
    https://publications.arl.org/ARL-Annual-Salary-Survey-2023/
    https://publications.arl.org/ARL-Annual-Salary-Survey-2024/

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    0 comments  ·  Existing provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Following our discussion with the provider, the appropriate solution would be to add these reports as portfolios within the collection ARL Publications, Collection ID: 614900000000001230.

    The titles would be updated by end of January 2026.

    The separate annual reports will be removed as stand-alone databases.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  15. BookRail paired fields

    The provider BookRail has a large catch-all CZ collection (613450000000000025). We're making selective purchases and managing them via the CZ. The vendor is able to provide romanized author/title fields in the title lists that they send to us, but those fields are not part of the metadata available in the CZ records. We'd love it if Ex Libris could work with the provider to see if they could provide romanized paired fields for all titles in that collection and update the records accordingly.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We have received the following response from BookRail: They confirmed that they are currently unable to provide complete Romanized metadata (titles and author names) for all books in the collection. Only a portion of the metadata is available at this time, and it will take additional time for them to complete the updates.

    We will continue to monitor this and follow up with the provider when further updates become available.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  16. DEAD SEA SCROLLS ELECTRONIC LIBRARY (Brill)

    Please create a new electronic collection DEAD SEA SCROLLS ELECTRONIC LIBRARY with the URL https://scholarlyeditions.brill.com/library/urn:cts:ancJewLit:dss
    containing the following 3 portfolios as described in the link I shared above:

    • Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library Non-Biblical Texts
    • Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library Biblical Texts
    • Codex Leningradensis

    The individual parts can already be found in Alma, but not as part of the "Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library" yet.

    Best,
    Igor

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Brill has confirmed that the following resources are sold individually, not as part of a bundle:

    • Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library: Non-Biblical Texts
    • Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library: Biblical Texts

    Accordingly, there is no title list available for a combined “bundle,” and each resource must be activated separately from Brill’s Scholarly Editions Collection (Collection ID: 615460000000000307).

    Brill also confirmed that there are no separate details available for Codex Leningradensis, as it is an add-on to the Dead Sea Scrolls Electronic Library Biblical text, and is not sold independently.

    Therefore, we will not be creating a new collection as you suggested.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  17. Alma Community Zone Collection for "Scite.Ai"

    Scite.Ai is an AI-Tool, to support AI for Research: Discover facts, figures, and relevant research from the world's largest collection of full-text scholarly content.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The use case for adding an AI tool as a collection in the Alma CZ is unclear.

    Since it is neither a resource that qualifies as a collection or database, nor does it provide curated or managed content, it seems more appropriate to treat it as a research tool to be added locally—either within the IZ or on a library webpage.

    If you have a different perspective, please feel free to contact me directly at

    tamar.ganor@clarivate.com.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  18. Archiv fur Diplomatik Schriftgeschichte Siegel und Wappenkunde- request to add to ALMA CZ

    Dear Support,
    May I request to add this series as a collection? The URL is https://www.vr-elibrary.de/series/arch

    Mariyam

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    De Gruyter does not have a title list for this book series so we cannot represent it as a stand-alone collection.

    The book series volumes are available in the following collection and need to be activated through this collection:

    Vandenhoeck And Ruprecht Complete

    Collection ID 613720000000002108

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  19. EBSCOhost Publicly Available eBooks

    From what I can tell, titles in the Publicly Available eBooks List (see attached file) are only available in the EBSCOhost eBooks collection. They do not appear to be available in the EBSCOhost eBook Open Access collection.

    Is it possible that these publicly available titles can be added to the Open Access collection or, if not appropriate, put into their own separate collection? This helps by allowing Alma users to keep freely available/OA titles separate from purchased content if they wish.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Issues with existing collections should be reported through support cases, so they can be handled efficiently with the appropriate teams.

    Since this is a request to modify an existing collection, please open a support ticket in SalesForce.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  20. Add the 2024 conference proceedings for the Colombian Conference on Applications of Computational Intelligence to IEEE Xplore collection

    The prior years for this conference are included in IEEE Xplore, but 2024 is not.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Issues with existing collections should be reported through support cases, so they can be handled efficiently with the appropriate teams.

    Please open a support ticket in SalesForce.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

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