Content
We welcome your ideas for new content (metadata) to add to the Knowledge Bases (KBs - Alma CZ, SFX, 360) and Discovery services (CDI - Central Discovery Index whose data supports Primo and Summon).
- Check if your idea has already been posted and vote for it before posting a new idea.
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- Add a direct link to the provider/resource you suggest, and a contact person if possible.
- For enrichment requests add the relevant collection ID(s).
- Make sure you mention any specific added value your idea has to the community such as language or supporting diversity.
- Did you find errors in an existing collection? please open a case.
- A new year has begun but no corresponding annual collection? post an idea in Idea Exchange, make sure to mention if it is an existing provider.
- Existing Provider - if your idea is for a new collection from a provider that already has content available in the KBs and CDI or enriching records for an existing collection, use this category. No voting is necessary, ideas for existing providers will be handled regardless of voting.
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- Other - for non provider specific ideas
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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.
3 votesHello,
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
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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 LibrarianWaidner-Spahr Library
Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA7 votesHello,
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
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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.
3 votesHello,
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
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New bib for ejournal Bulletin de la Societe chimique de France
There is already a community bib for Bulletin de la Société chimique de France (99110985822454602), Paris, Masson. This covers 1907-1933.
Is it possible to source a new bib for [pt. 1] Bulletin de la Société chimique de France. Mémoires, ISSN 0366-3132 which covers 1861-1891?
The freely accessible issues are here: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb34411293f/date&rk=858371 voteHello,
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
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3 votes
Hello,
Unfortunately, there were not enough details to follow up on this request.
It seems more suitable for a support ticket, can you please open one?
Or reach out to me directly for further analysis
tamar.ganor@clarivate.com
Kind regards,
Tamar
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Add chinese classification field in the electronic reousrces bib
Now the classification in electronic reousrces bib is Dewey or LC，It cannot satisify the need of chinese library users of ALMA,espicially when we need to provide statistics of subject.The need is frequently and urgent in chinese libraries.We hope ALMA can collabrate to other organises to impove the function,which might help add the users of ALMA.
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Next Expected Update date for collections
Similar to the "Last Full Update" and "Last Partial Update" dates for collections, it could cut down on the volume of cases about new individual titles if the collections that get updated on a regular schedule also had "Next Expected Update" date to display.
13 votesHello,
Expected update frequency is not part of any standardized metadata from content providers.
Furthermore, update frequency depends on the content being updated on the platform and due to the nature of the publishing industry, it cannot be committed to in advance. Even regularly updated collections may skip an update cycle because there's no new content added to the collection.
As a result, adding expected update frequency for book collections or journal collections can be misleading as it is hypothetical and may create false expectations.
Therefore, I am closing this idea as 'expected update' cannot be accurately added to collections to create a useful and reliable indication.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add chapter and contents information to book records
Chapter and contents information is extrememly useful to our users but is often missing from records. We'd like records to be enriched with this information where possible.
21 votesHello,
Some providers cannot send us granular metadata for book chapters and contents.
If you have a specific provider in mind, please post a new idea.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Audiobook as a format in the 360 knowledge base
Right now the only formats in the 360 knowledge base are monograph, serial, and video- I would like to have audiobook available.
7 votesHello,
I can confirm Ex Libris is not planning to add any new material types in 360, therefore I am closing this idea.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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provide a display or report of indexing coverage
it would be great to have a way to look up the coverage dates of indexing for a given journal in CDI. This would help us know when to direct users to other indexing sources.
4 votesHello,
This idea has been closed as part of a cleanup process for ideas older than three years with fewer than 30 votes.
This cleanup process is necessary to streamline our idea management process and ensure that the most relevant and impactful ideas receive the attention they deserve. If you still feel strongly about this idea, you may resubmit it in Idea Exchange, please add as many details as possible.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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CZ AMD bib material type revised
There are many AMD related collections (Collection ID: 61616107200003966; Collection ID: 61616086800003966 and so on) in ALMA CZ. We found many resources bib material type are defined as JOURNAL, which is wrong compared with the real situation(They may be manscript,document ,photograph in the database platform). However, we cannot upload electronic material type in batch to replace.
We think CZ should confirm and fix the wrong bib material type.
20 votesHello,
I could not find the collection ID's you mentioned.
If this is still an issue, please open a support ticket.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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New LexisNexis / Nexis Uni linking solution
It feels like a very small minority of links to Nexis Uni content resolve successfully. I've opened a number of support tickets without much progress, only to be told that LexisNexis/Nexis Uni simply doesn't work well with the OpenURL resolver. I'd like more development work to go into this connection as it renders a large amount of content in a very popular database inaccessible.
44 votesHello,
As of August 2022 the article level linking was removed from Nexis Uni as we could not support it with the currently available metadata.
https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Content/Knowledge_Articles/Alma/Knowledge_Articles/Alma%3A_LexisNexis_-_removal_of_article-level_linking_for_some_collections
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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