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  1. Music & Performing Arts

    The 0-title database "Music & Performing Arts" is included in the 360KB but not in Alma. Could you please add it to Alma CZ?

    Title: Music & Performing Arts
    Provider: Alexander Street
    URL: https://search.alexanderstreet.com/music-performing-arts
    360KB code: ZZ-

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

    Hello,

    According to Alexander Street, "Music & Performing Arts" is a sales package/bundle which are not represent in the KBs. Please activate all the individual products in the sales package.

    Please contact me directly for any follow up on this topic

    tamar.ganor@clarivate.com

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  2. Political Extremism and Radicalism, Part 3

    This is a Gale collection. It was added as a zero title database. However, the other 2 parts are in Alma as Aggregator packages with portfolios. can part 3 have portfolios as well?

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    Closed  ·  AdminAnonymous (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi,

    We got a response from the provider and currently, there is no available title list for this collection, once it is available it will be updated in the KBs.

    Regards,

    Rachel

    Senior Content Support Analyst


  3. Science Signaling - Editor's Choice section labels

    Direct Link: https://www.science.org/journal/signaling
    Collection ID: 611000000000000017
    Portfolio ID: 531000000000893509
    Primo permalink to example: https://unr.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01UNR_INST/adtd5q/cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_3040321938

    "Review" would be more accurate for items that are part of the Editor's Choice section of each issue of the Science Signaling journal. According to their website, the Editor's Choice section is editorial commentary on research. Can the articles from this section of the Science Signaling journal be relabeled as "review" to increase clarity?
    Source: https://www.science.org/content/page/science-signaling-information

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  4. Add HeinOnline Law Journal Library to CDI

    Our Law Library is convinced that this collection used to be indexed in Primo at the article level, but it doesn't show as being available for any CDI indexing now.

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  5. Emerald Ejournals Premier

    Please add Emerald Ejournals Premier for 2024 to Intota.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Emerald confirmed they are not producing metadata for an annual version of Emerald Ejournals Premier.

    Please activate either:

    Emerald Current eJournals Premier Collection; collection ID 614970000000000944

    or

    Emerald eJournals Backfiles Premier; collection ID 614900000000002791

    Depending on your subscription.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  6. NewspaperARCHIVE.com

    Direct Link: https://access.newspaperarchive.com/publication/
    CZ Collection ID: 613780000000001293

    The attached spreadsheet has a list of newspapers that are available on the NewspaperARCHIVE platform, but do not have a portfolio in the CZ collection. This list contains 107 newspapers from CA and 31 from NV. Completing the coverage of NV and CA newspapers in the CZ collection will increase access and usage of these publications for these two states.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    NewspaperARCHIVE.com Collection ID: 613780000000001293 is a community managed collection and as such it is maintained by community members who can add titles when necessary.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  7. CHEMnetBASE titles

    The database CHEMnetBASE has a number of titles attached to it that are currently not in Alma.
    Please add these missing titles:
    Combined Chemical Dictionary:  https://ccd.chemnetbase.com
    Dictionary of Drugs:  https://dod.chemnetbase.com
    Dictionary of Natural Products: https://dnp.chemnetbase.com

    Dictionary of Organic Compounds: https://doc.chemnetbase.com

    Dictionary of Food Compounds: https://dfc.chemnetbase.com

    Dictionary of Marine Natural Products: https://dmnp.chemnetbase.com

    Handbook of Chemistry and Physics: https://hbcp.chemnetbase.com

    Polymers: A Property Database: https://poly.chemnetbase.com

    Properties of Organic Compounds: https://poc.chemnetbase.com

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The provider responded that there are no associated ISBNs with the collections, so they cannot make it into a title list. 

    They suggested you should send feedback to T&F to address the discovery issue.

    As a result, we will have to keep it as a zero-title database.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  8. Newsbank San Francisco Chronicle Historical Archive 1869-1984

    Can you please add this missing collection to alma from Newsbank? San Francisco Chronicle Historical Archive 1869-1984
    We just purchased it.
    Thanks!

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We discussed this with the provider, and Newsbank's sales model does not allow to sustainably monitor and track such a request.

    Each customer has different holdings and interfaces, making a single collection unsuitable for all.

    You can use NEWSBANK_SINGLE_TITLES_ARCHIVE_COLLECTION which allows you to choose your own archive and modify coverage dates according to your agreement with Newsbank.

    Collection ID: 615410000000003199

    Kind regards,

    Tamar 

  9. Proceedings of Symposia in Pure Mathematics - 2020

    I see these yearly collections in Alma, but 2020 is missing. It should have 2 portfolios, Vol. 103-104

    Can you please add this missing collection for AMS, American Mathematical Society?

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    Closed  ·  AdminAnonymous (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi,

    The provider has confirmed that the missing annual collection you requested does not exist as part of their products, therefore we are not able to add it.

    If you have information from the provider that suggests otherwise, please forward it to tamar.ganor@clarivate.com.

    Regards,

    Rachel

    Senior Content Support Analyst


  10. OECD iLibrary going Open Access

    I sent this to the Content email listserv. And reply from Elizabeth York.

    Thanks for consideration.

    Hi Denise,

    Thanks for reminding us of OECD's switch to OA! If OECD wants to provide entirely new collection files to KB vendors, they could, and Ex Libris could load them, but based on the information provided by OECD, I am not sure whether that's necessary; it sounds like the content is not changing, but it is switching to OA. Assuming all the OECD content continues to be available at the same links, we could possibly simply remove our authentication methods (service-level proxying, in…

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Because this request is to adjust existing collections, please open a support ticket as this requires a different workflow.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  11. Add Elsevier ScienceDirect eBook - Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine collections

    Please create Alma CZ collections for:
    Elsevier ScienceDirect eBook - Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000; 2001; 2002; 2003; 2004; 2005; 2006
    NOTE: "Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine" was a distinct collection from "Veterinary Medicine"

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  12. Docuseek Streaming Videos A-Z

    Please add a Docuseek A-Z streaming videos collection that contains all titles on their platform regardless of which packages and territories they're sold in.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi Charlie,

    Docuseek does not have such a title list.

    If you have an option to raise this with them, that would be helpful as currently we cannot obtain a title list for such a collection.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  13. Chronicle of Higher Education Trends Report

    Please add the Trends Reports to the Chronicle of Higher Education collection.
    Here is a link to the most recent report
    https://www.chronicle.com/the-higher-education-trends-report-2024/

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    Closed  ·  AdminAnonymous (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi,

    Any issues with updates of existing collections should be addressed via a support ticket in Salesforce.

    There is a collection called "Chronicle of Higher Education" (DBID: DBV) and this request should be regarding adding a new portfolio to an existing collection.

    I apologize for this inconvenience, but opening a case would be the best way to investigate the delayed update to this collection.

    Kind regards,

    Rachel

  14. Enrich HathiTrust CDI Records

    Hello,

    Could Ex Libris please work with HathiTrust to enrich the records in their various CDI collections (including DBID: J3O)?

    The records are currently very brief and lack subject headings, tables of contents, abstracts, etc.

    Thanks.

    Charlie Remy

    https://www.hathitrust.org/member-libraries/resources-for-librarians/data-resources/

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We were recently informed that Hathi trust halted the development of their MARC feed for Ex Libris until further notice. So unfortunately, we will not be able to improve the records in CDI.

    This has been added to the "content issues in progress" Knowledge Article:

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Cross-Product/Providers_Page/Content_in_Ex_Libris_Products/Ex_Libris_Content_Issues_In_Progress

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  15. CDI collection for Elsevier Open Access articles

    Could you please add a CDI database only collection with links in record for Elsevier open access articles?

    There is no longer an Elsevier open access knowledge base collection https://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/574345-content/suggestions/43048611-add-elsevier-open-access-collection-to-alma-cz

    And I think this would work better as a CDI collection given how many OA articles there are in hybrid journals.

    For example, 76,000 archival articles were made open as the result of a large United States Library consortia agreement:
    https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2022/03/16/retroactively-open-elsevier-backflips-for-nerl-agreement/

    And these OA articles should be more easily discoverable via a dedicated CDI link in record collection.

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  16. "Database for Research Thesis Catalog of Japanese Literature" for discovery

    "Database for Research Thesis Catalog of Japanese Literature（国文学論文目録データベース）" is a union catalog database of research papers on Japanese literature.

    https://ronbun.nijl.ac.jp/kokubun

    This database includes information on research papers on Japanese literature, Japanese language studies, and Japanese language education.

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

    Provider: National Institute of Japanese Literature
    Code: OFN

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

    Hello,

    We did not receive any response from the provider after multiple reach outs, therefore we will not be able to add this resource to CDI.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  17. Post additional standard organizations on ASTM platform

    ASTM has several standard organizations that we (as customers) can subscribe to. Each of these should have their own community zone collection with CDI.
    International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), UNE-EN ISO

    There may need to be more than one ISO collection as I'm not sure if all standards are available everywhere regardless of subscription location.

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

    Hello,

    ASTM do not create MARC or KBART files for ASTM standards or our third-party partners.

    Therefore we will not be able to add more ASTM standards to our Knowledgebases and CDI.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  18. GDC Vault in Summon

    Please add GDC Vault in the Summon index. We can't find the records in Summon.
    GDC Vault is an online repository of video talks from the computer gaming industry.

    https://gdcvault-com

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, the provider is not able to provide a feed for Discovery, so we will not be able to include this in CDI.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  19. Eurostat (FMK)

    Hi,

    We have activated the database Eurostat (FMK), but we can not find any records in Summon from the database. Please check this.

    Kind regards
    Carl

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, after multiple attempts, we were unable to receive a response from the provider.

    Therefore we cannot add the metadata to CDI.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  20. Please add the Maruzen e-book Library collections.

    Please add the following collections which are in the Maruzen e-book Library.

    ・複合辞研究 ―その成り立ちと広がり―（ひつじ研究叢書 言語編 ; 第114巻）
    https://elib.maruzen.co.jp/elib/html/BookDetail/Id/3000160616

    ・現代日本語における意図性副詞の意味研究 ―認知意味論の観点から―（ひつじ研究叢書 言語編 ; 第193巻）
    https://elib.maruzen.co.jp/elib/html/BookDetail/Id/3000160619

    ・副詞から見た日本語文法史 （ひつじ研究叢書 言語編 ; 第194巻）
    https://elib.maruzen.co.jp/elib/html/BookDetail/Id/3000160620

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    "ひつじ研究叢書" is series title and the provider 丸善 is introducing it for sale or for marketing.

    You do not have to buy all the titles of the series, so there is no need in a new collection.

    Please select the relevant titles in 360, SFX, and Alma Marurzen Ebook Library (DBID:MOSFZ), and activate according to your agreement with Maruzen.

    Let me know directly if there are any issues with the suggested solution

    tamar.ganor@clarivate.com

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

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