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  1. 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.

    9 votes
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  2. Add FilmBankMedia to the Knowledge Base

    Please add FilmBankMedia to the Community Zone Knowledge Base. This is a video streaming service now selling to academic libraries

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

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, the provider was not interested in sending us metadata, so we will not be able to add the this collection.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar


  3. Add Polity Press open access ebooks

    Please add Polity press open access ebooks (SSH & Humanities) to Alma and CDI.
    https://www.politybooks.com/oa/

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

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, the provider is not interested in sharing metadata.

    Therefore we will not be able to add this collection and this idea will be closed.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  4. Please add the VitalSource target into SFX KB

    https://www.vitalsource.com/

    TalTech has bought Pearson textbooks from there, and I have made SFX local portfolios to link to them. But it's an important resource.

    Tiina Loogväli
    Tallinn University of Technology
    Administrator of e-resources

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

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, the provider will not be sending us metadata, so we will not be able to add this collection to our Knowledgebases and Discovery Index.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar


  5. Ekonomické rozhľady

    Could the following journal be added to the Freely Accessible Journals database?

    Ekonomické rozhľady/Economic Review
    ISSN 2644-7185 (online)

    https://euba.sk/veda-vyskum/ekonomicke-rozhlady

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The Freely Accessible General Interest Journals, Collection ID: 615280000000001781 is managed by the community in Alma, so you can add the details yourself.

    I would suggest referring to the Knowledge Article for more information

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

    If you want to add the title in 360 or SFX, please open a support ticket, as Idea Exchange is for new databases, and not for updating existing databases.

    For follow up questions, please reach out to me directly

    tamar.ganor@clarivate.com

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  6. Add open access journal Uniting Church Studies (ISSN 1323-6377) by United Theological College, North Parramatta, NSW

    As of December 2, 2024, this former print journal has become an open access online publication.

    Title Uniting Church Studies
    ISSN 1223-6377
    URL https://illuminate.recollect.net.au/pages/ucstudies

    "Founded in 1995, Uniting Church Studies (ISSN: 1323-6377) is a peer-reviewed journal focused on the theology, history, ministry and witness of the Uniting Church in Australia.

    Published by United Theological College, North Parramatta, NSW, it appears twice yearly: June and December.

    The journal includes research articles, reflections and provocations, book forums and reviews. Authors include both academics and practitioners, who together cover a wider range of methodologies: doctrinal, exegetical, inter-cultural, sociological and post-colonial. This diversity produces…

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    You can add the title to The Freely Accessible General Interest Journals, Collection ID: 615280000000001781 as it is managed by the community in Alma.

    I would suggest referring to the Knowledge Article for more information

    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

  7. 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

    34 votes
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  8. My Desk24 (Il Sole 24 Ore)

    Il Sole 24 Ore is an Italian news company.
    We suggest adding to the KBs the digital platform My Desk 24 https://24oreprofessionale.ilsole24ore.com/prodotti/mydesk24/?refresh_ce=1; the platform contains primary and secondary legal resources and news.
    Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association

    5 votes
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    0 comments  ·  New provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, the provider was not responsive so we will not be able to add their collections to our Knowledgbases and Discovery.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  9. Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre

    GFL (https://www.giuffrefrancislefebvre.it/it/contatti) is an Italian publisher and information provider; we suggest adding to the KBs the following collections of interest: Biblioteca Riviste (ejournals) https://www.bibliotecariviste.giuffrefrancislefebvre.it and Biblioteca Volumi (ebooks) https://bibliotecavolumi.giuffrefrancislefebvre.it/.
    Laura Perillo on behalf of the ITALE Association

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    1 comment  ·  New provider  ·  Admin →
    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, we did not receive any response from this content provider so we will not be able to add the metadata for this collection.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  10. Add a new content Provider in KBC : Biblioondemand

    BiblioonDemand provide access to 3 million electronic books in French and foreign languages.
    It is also a platform for French libraries to access digital lending .
    Contact : conseil@biblioondemand.com

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, BiblioOndemand is unable to provide the metadata for PNB collection as it is generated outside their organization.

    Therefore, we will not be able to create this collection in the Knowledgebases.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  11. Please add Arthistoricum.net

    Please add Arthistoricum.net with portfolios to the ckb.
    https://books.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/arthistoricum/catalog

    Thank you and kind regards

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The provider currently has no metadata available to share.

    Should metadata become available in the future, we will revisit this proposal.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  12. Stem Mucchi editore - OA content

    Mucchi Editore publishes open access ebooks and it would be very useful to make them discoverable via Primo VE. Information about the e-books available at:https://mucchieditore.it/catalogo/open-access
    Thank you

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  13. Add SciFinder-n collection

    SciFinder-n is a specialized resource for chemistry and chemical engineering, providing access to a collection of substances, reactions and scientific literature curated by expert scientists.
    URL: https://scifinder-n.cas.org
    Contact: agonzalez@acs-i.org

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  14. "Architectural Institute of Japan Search System (日本建築学会論文等検索システム - 機関定額制)" for discovery

    "Architectural Institute of Japan Search System (日本建築学会論文等検索システム - 機関定額制)" is a database managed by Architectural Institute of Japan.
    It contains many publications published by Architectural Institute of Japan.
    Some of journals has been covered by existing databases like IRDB, J-STAGE but this database includes not only academic journals but also conference reports or any other type of contents, and they are not searchable on discovery.

    https://www.aij.or.jp/paper/search.html

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

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  15. Open Research Europe

    Please add Open Research Europe to intota/Summon.

    Open Research Europe is an open access publishing platform for the publication of research stemming from Horizon 2020 funding. All researchers funded by a Horizon 2020 grant can publish original research related to their project at no cost to them.

    https://open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/

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  16. Please add European data to Intota

    https://data.europa.eu/en

    It's important for Open Science with open data sets.

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  17. Add "新建築データ(SHINKENCHIKU DATA)" to Central Discovery Index and 360KB

    "新建築データ(SHINKENCHIKU DATA)" is an online database of Japanese biggest journal of architecture.

    Both paper version of this journal and this database are widely subscribed in many universities in Japan.

    Please consider adding "新建築データ" in the Central Discovery Index and KB.

    ■"新建築データ"

    https://data.shinkenchiku.online/en?

    Provider: Shinkenchiku-Sha Co., Ltd
    Code: N/A

    Thank you.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, we did not receive any response from the provider so we will not be able to add their collection to 360KB and CDI.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  18. Add ResearchWorks Archive to 360KB

    Hello,

    We are interested in having ResearchWorks Archive added to the knowledge base.

    ResearchWorks Archive is the University of Washington's digital repository (also known as "institutional repository") for disseminating scholarly work. More information about ResearchWorks can be found on the Scholarly Publishing Services page. (https://lib.washington.edu/scholpub/scholarly-publishing-services/researchworks)

    We are specifically hoping to have the following OA title added to the knowledge base:

    Title: Cross-Cultural Communication in Early Modern Russia: Foreign News in Context
    URL: https://doi.org/10.6069/XCSQ-BF71

    Thanks,
    Alaina Deane
    ERM Specialist
    Duke University Library

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  19. Add SocArXiV as CDI collection

    Can SocArXiV be added as a CDI collection? https://osf.io/preprints/socarxiv Thanks!

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  20. Video databases: ICE Learning Center: Video Library and IET.tv

    Please consider adding the following video databases
    ICE Learning Center: Video Library
    https://www.icelearningcenter.com/ice-video-library

    IET.tv 
    https://tv.theiet.org/index.html

    Thanks, Lisa

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The provider has not yet confirmed a date for hosting their video content.

    We will close this matter for now and revisit it once the provider is able to provide a clear timeline for the metadata.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

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