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  1. FAO - Food and Agriculture Organisation publications

    FAO - have a huge amount of OA material available on their website. We would like to see the metadata for this available within the community zone. http://www.fao.org/publications/en/

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  2. Add a new collection from the Universität Heidelberg

    Please add the collection Propylaeum-eBooks to the CZ.

    Universität Heidelberg is an excisting provider, see Collection: "Open Journal System Heidelberg", Collection-ID: 614330000000001224.

    Further information for data interface: https://www.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/helios/kataloge/datenschnittstellen.html

    34 votes
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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, the provider is unable to provide metadata for this collection.

    They will let us know once they are capable of sustainably sending us their metadata.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  3. Make Embase available in CDI

    Please make Embase (ALMA e-collection ID: 614330000000000575), an Elsevier bibliographic database, available in CDI.

    Access URL: https://www.embase.com
    Content and coverage: https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/embase-biomedical-research/coverage-and-content
    Contact: https://www.elsevier.com/solutions/embase-biomedical-research/contact-sales

    17 votes
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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We are unable to add Embase to CDI due to different business aspects preventing us from cooperating with Elsevier on this matter.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  4. eLibrary Pearson Germany > please add titles

    At the moment, this collection "eLibrary Pearson Germany" is a zero-title database.

    Are there already plans to add titles to it?

    If not, this should be proposed herewith.

    URL: https://elibrary.pearson.de/

    12 votes
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  5. Improve Knowledge Unlatched Open Research Library's bibliographic records

    All bibliographic records for KU Open Research Library contain the minimum of information, except for those titles that overlap with DOAJ and other OA collections. Can these bib records be enhanced, please?
    Collection ID: 615490000000000481 (Community Zone)

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  6. Update Bloomsbury Education and Childhood Studies

    We activated the Education & Childhood Studies CZ collection but are waiting for the CZ collection to be updated to reflect the 2023 autumn update. We set our collection so that new portfolios are automatically updated but the collection doesn't seem to have been updated since 27/09/23. There are currently 189 titles in the collection, the latest creation date being 26/02/2023. My colleague has checked a few of the new titles just for the sake of completeness and although they are in the CZ they aren't in the Education & Childhood Studies collections as yet.

    We are expecting:
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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

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

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

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  7. New Provider/Collection: Westlaw Precision (prev Westlaw Edge)

    Provider: Westlaw
    Platform: next.westlaw.com
    Resource: Westlaw Precision (was Westlaw Edge)
    Recommend addition to both CDI and CZ

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    According to Westlaw, Westlaw Precision is just an added functionality on top of Westlaw Edge. So, there wouldn’t be any additional content files.

    The provider suggested activating Westlaw Edge for the content.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  8. Add database for Skillsoft Percipio french titles

    Ex Libris recently added two new databases (AABQT & ANMXM) with English titles available in Skillsoft's Percipio based on content lists that we provided (original case 06845269). This was very helpful to us! We've also procured French titles in Percipio; could we please add these as another database so that our users can search them in Summon along with our other Percipio titles? I've attached the list of titles with permalinks.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    According to Skillsoft, They do not sell a "French" only collection for Percipio.

    They requested that if we create such a collection we will restrict the activation to Environment Canada only which we cannot accommodate.

    In this case I would suggest creating a local collection with the title list you have.

    Please reach out to me directly if further clarification is needed

    tamar.ganor@clarivate.com

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  9. SFX-Target for ProQuest-Databases

    We are proposing to create a new target for ProQuest-Databases with the name: PROQUEST_DATABASES
    Please find attached the title list.

    Kind regards,
    Bruno Tresch

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    This will result in a collection with title lists of BULK::Bulk linking method, therefore will not be resolving to article level.

    I would suggest to create such a collection locally for your internal purposes.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  10. Add EBSCOhost Education Source Ultimate to Summon CDI

    Please add EBSCOhost Education Source Ultimate to Summon CDI.

    https://www.ebsco.com/products/research-databases/education-source-ultimate

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Ebsco does not send us metadata for their collections that we can use in CDI.

    We have alternative coverage for many of their collections, please review this knowledge article for more details.

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Primo/Content_Corner/Central_Discovery_Index/Documentation_and_Training/Documentation_and_Training_(English)/CDI_-_The_Central_Discovery_Index/040Alternative_Coverage_in_CDI

    Thanks,

    Tamar Ganor Content Product Manager

  11. Update MathSciNet CZ collection

    MathSciNet has many more journals in the database than are currently indexed the CZ collection (ID: 613800000000000364). See this list here: https://mathscinet.ams.org/mathscinet/2006/mathscinet/mrcit/journal_list.html Can this collection be reviewed? I think all those journals are available in full-text in the database...

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  12. Add "J-DAC" [丸善株式会社 (Maruzen Co., Ltd.)] to CDI

    "J-DAC" (https://j-dac.jp/) is a Japanese service that provides access to multiple databases of historical and rare materials. Provider of this service is "丸善株式会社 (Maruzen Co., Ltd.)" and it already exists in KB.

    We would like the individual databases covered by this service to be included in CDI.

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    Closed  ·  AdminAnonymous (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hi,

    We have contacted Maruzen in request to add the missing content.

    The provider is not interested in sending us metadata for these collections.

    Therefore we will not add these to the Knowledge Bases, please maintain them locally.


    Kind regards,

    Rachel Harati

    Senior Content Support Analyst

  13. Add JSTOR Community College Collection

    This is a new package that is being offered starting July 1 2023. See https://about.jstor.org/librarians/journals/jstor-community-colleges-collection/ -- while it comprises distinct collections that are probably already in the CKB, it will be much more convenient for us to order and maintain if it is a distinct CZ collection.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    JSTOR confirmed that the requested collection JSTOR Community College Collection is in fact the same as the JSTOR Archival Journals and Primary Sources Collection.

    Therefore I am closing this idea as this is already available.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  14. Wiley EBA Target

    We would like a Wiley EBA target similar to other EBA targets for other providers in SFX

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Wiley will not send us updated metadata for such a collection, and we cannot create it without their support.

    So unfortunately, I will have to close this idea as we are unable to fulfill it.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  15. Create collection - MUSIC and Dance Online (KERIS) Provided by ProQuest

    This collection has been included in the KERIS license DB for the university.
    But it's not available even though Proquest provides it.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    "Music and Dance Online" is a sales package, not a specific product. It is comprised of multiple individual AS music and dance products, and you must activate all the relevant individual products.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  16. Enrichment of records for Ibuk Libra collection in Community Zone

    I propose to enrich the MARC records in the Ibuk Libra collection with additional metadata (ex. author) in Community Zone. Currently, when we activate a local collection of books from Ibuk Libra in Alma (based on a purchased list of e-books), we see only basic metadata in Primo. As Ibuk Libra it is one of the largest and most frequently used databases of e-books in Polish and is often used by students, such supplementation of data will be very useful.

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  17. Oxford Young Journals

    Please add Oxford Young Journals to the KB

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Oxford does not list this collection on their site anymore, therefore I am closing this idea.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  18. Newsbank 'America's News' - article level / CDI

    Rather than provide a webhook for 'America's News,' I am hoping ExL can enable article level linking in the way it has done for EBSCOhost Newspaper Source Plus. I assume this is done via CDI.

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, this is not something we can develop at this time due to the massive amount of content that is required to index from Newsbank.

    For Ebsco we have coverage from alternative sources, it is not a webhook solution.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

  19. Add S2O years/volumes from Annual Reviews to the Annual Reviews Open Access Collection

    Annual Reviews Open Access Collection ID: 615300000000000045 has 9 active portfolios, however 29 titles are available open access for the year 2023 (with more to come). Could you please add these titles with Open Access beginning in 2023? The articles in these 29 titles for 2023 are open access now, and they will remain open access no matter whether the S2O goal is met for the 2024 volume. It is much more efficient for Ex Libris to do it than for individual libraries to add and edit the availability dates.
    Here is the list of titles with open access for…

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  20. Please enrich records of "Exploring Race in Society" collection

    Thank you for adding the EBSCO Exploring Race in Society collection (616180000000000029) in CZ. However, the quality is not great. Out of 70 titles, 61 titles have brief level 3 and below. They are brief records with title and publisher only.

    Please work with the vendor to enrich the records.

    Thanks!

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    Closed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Unfortunately, Ebsco provides us with KBART files only, and we will not be able to enrich this collection without their support of MARC records delivery to us.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar Ganor

    Content Product Manager

     

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