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  1. poor metadata, Adam Matthew collection

    Hi,
    CZ collection 614920000000006176 has 1761 portfolios. However, the Metadata for them is poor. We propose asking ExL to ask Adam Matthew to improve the metadata.

    Kind regards,
    Mahdi
    University of Toronto Libraries.

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    0 comments  ·  other  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We have completed the enrichment of this collection, which will be reflected in your environment by November 21st 2025.

    If there are still issues, please open a support ticket.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  2. All MARC records in the Alma Community Zone should be sorted chronologically between MARC fields 500 - 899.

    The fact that the MARC fields between 500 and 899 are not sorted chronologically for all Alma Community Zone MARC records makes it difficult for us to use the “Collections” function in Primo.
    In the Collections function in Primo, we display the author on the overview page in addition to the title. The author is displayed via a small script in Primo. This script takes the “au” field from the PNX record of the title or, if “au” is not available, the “addau” field and displays the first value from “au” or “addau” in the title overview of the collections.…

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  3. 行政改革：臨調と行革審 オンライン版 Database　

    Please create the metadata for the following database in Community Zone:

    Name jpn: 行政改革：臨調と行革審 オンライン版
    Name transcription: Gyōsei kaikaku : Rinchō to Gyōkakushin onrainban
    Name translation: Rinchō and the Administrative Reform Commission Online Edition
    Type: database
    URL: https://j-dac.jp/gyokaku/index.html
    Description: This database provides primary source data on the footsteps of administrative and fiscal reform in post-war Japan. The database also contains a large number of undisclosed documents marked as confidential, handling with caution, collected after the meeting, etc. The materials in the database are accompanied by detailed notes, enabling high keyword search accuracy.

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    Completed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    The database

    行政改革：臨調と行革審 オンライン版 / Rinchō and the Administrative Reform Commission Online Edition, Collection ID: 61500646680000041

    was added to Alma CZ.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar


  4. 都市問題と地方自治 オンライン版 database

    I need the metadata for this database in the communiy zone:

    Name (jpn): 都市問題と地方自治 オンライン版
    Name transcription: Toshi mondai to chihō jichi onrainban
    Name translation: ‘Urban Affairs and Local Government Online Edition.’
    Type: Database
    URL: https://j-dac.jp/infolib/meta_pub/G0000022chosakai
    Description: This database contains approximately 800 research results on urban problems and local self-governance in Japan from 1922 to 2017, spanning almost a century.

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    Completed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    We added 

    都市問題と地方自治 オンライン版 / Urban Affairs and Local Government Online Edition, Collection ID: 61500646670000041

    to the CZ.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  5. Can you please create a separate platform for ‘ScienceOpen’ to track title by title content available via ScienceOpen?

    Hello,
    Can you please create a separate platform dedicated for 'ScienceOpen' if convenient as Taylor and Francis have announced that they will not be publishing 'Review of African Political Economy' after completion of Volume 49, Issue 178, 2023 and the journal will be published through Science Open in 2024 instead? Looks like the main URL is https://www.scienceopen.com/
    Thanks!
    Best,
    Sunita Gandhi for University of Kansas Libraries

    15 votes
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    3 comments  ·  other  ·  Admin →
    Completed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    ScienceOpen is now available for activation, Collection ID: 615400000000000623.

    We are working to obtain a discovery metadata for displaying more granular metadata in CDI.

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

  6. Kanopy Base Collection

    Hello,
    Recently we've had 15 member libraries purchase the new "Kanopy Base Collection". In addition CARLI staff know of at least four other I-Share Alma libraries with significant Kanopy streaming video purchases.

    Here's a quick description of the newly offered "Kanopy Base Collection" with a link to an example title list. https://www.lyrasis.org/content/Pages/product-details.aspx?pid=3747DED9-9754-ED11-80FE-00155D0A2732

    I've checked the content road map and release notes, however, I found nothing from Kanopy "coming soon" beyond the "database" type e-collections in the Community Zone.

    Please consider adding a selective package or aggregator for the Kanopy Base collection.

    Thank you,
    Denise Green, CARLI

    12 votes
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  7. Add AIATSIS thesauri to the CZ subject authority files

    As a cataloguer, I would like to see the AIATSIS thesauri made available in the Community Zone authority files for 6XX subject fields.

    BENEFITS

    • Make it easier for cataloguers to validate AIATSIS subject headings
    • Enable routine review and updates of AIATSIS subject headings through the Authority Control Task List
    • Enrich Primo searches for end users, using non-preferred terms (especially synonyms for people and language groups)
    • Promote AIATSIS thesauri to Australian libraries

    While specific libraries can import and manage AIATSIS subject headings as local authorities, I think this vocabulary should be made available in the CZ authority records, since it is…

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  8. Post collection ID in the CKB update.

    In the CKB update, sometimes we found statements like collection ABC is replaced by collection ABC, or with a similar name. Since some CZ collections share the same name or similar name with one another, please add collection ID next to the collections/Databases that are to be removed in the coming weeks. Collection ID is an identifier that would help people to identify the exact collection.

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  9. Add the Thesaurus for Graphic Materials to the CZ

    Please consider adding this authority vocabulary to the CZ as it is used to enhance records of graphic materials such as photographs, drawings, and other visual works.
    https://www.loc.gov/rr/print/tgm2/downloadtgm2.html

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    Completed  ·  AdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded

    Hello,

    Two TGM vocabularies have been added:

    1. TGM physical format of an image (GMGPC)
    2. TGM subject (LCTGM)

    For more details, please refer to the Vocabularies Knowledge Article:

    https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Alma/Product_Documentation/010Alma_Online_Help_(English)/Metadata_Management/060Working_with_Authority_Records

    Kind regards,

    Tamar

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