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).
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African Journals Initiative (AJI)
Please could you add the African Journals Initiative (AJI) to the CZ?
https://www.plutojournals.com/african-journals-initiative/
Thanks
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Add Open Access eBooks from the Publisher Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen, Germany into the ALMA Community Zone
The Wallstein Verlag has published a number of open access eBooks in the humanities, and the number is increasing.
It would be fantastic if these OA eBooks could be made available as an eCollection in ALMA.
https://www.wallstein-verlag.de/open-access-books.html
Thanks so much9 votes -
Add MJS(Medical Journals Sweden) Publishing journals on KB & CZ
MJS publishing launched in 2021 and publishes several medical society journals from Sweden.
You would find titles from MJS publishing below.
https://www.mjspublishing.se/journalsAll of them are Gold Open Access.
I hope those journals will be included KB & CZ soon for better content accessibility.
Thank you.
9 votes -
Hagen University Press
On the document server deposit_hagen of the FernUniversität in Hagen, qualified scientific publications by members of the FernUniversität as well as digital collections of the University Library Hagen are made available online to the worldwide specialist public free of charge and without access restrictions (Open Access).
I would appreciate it if the content would be searchable in CDI.
https://ub-deposit.fernuni-hagen.de/content/index.xml
Contact: publizieren.ub@fernuni-hagen.de
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Oxford Scholarship Online Yearly subject specific collections for years prior to 2022
Most of the Oxford Scholarship Online subject specific collections only have yearly collections that go back to 2022 (for example Classical Studies has a 2022 and 2023 collection). Could yearly collections for the years prior to 2022 be added to the Alma CZ? We are particularly interested in yearly subject specific collections for the following subjects:
Political Science
Literature
Business & Management
Classical Studies
Economics and Finance
History
Linguistics
Neuroscience
Philosophy
Psychology
Public Health and Epidemiology
Religion
Social WorkThank you!
9 votesHello,
We will reach out to Oxford, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager -
KU Select 2025-2027 SDG Full Collection
Dear ExLibris Support,
We just pledged to these collections. May we request to add these to ALMA KB? We wanted to put it out there.
Thank you,
Mariyam9 votesHello,
We will reach out to KU and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Arte Video Campus
Arte Video Campus
Arte Campus is ARTE's online educational resource for higher education and adult training.
The corpus comprises around 2,000 videos (as of January 2024), available and transcribed in 5 languages, in the form of feature-length documentaries, documentary magazines, short fiction films, and recordings of plays, ballets and operas. Fields represented include the arts, literature, languages, social sciences, economics and politics, technology and health.Bibliographic records for the corpus can be obtained from the SUDOC. A systematic reporting campaign exists in the French network
9 votesHello,
We will reach out to Arte, and ask for their metadata.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Aerospace Medical Association (ASMA)
The Aerospace Medical Association is moving their content from Ingenta to KGL Meridian: https://asma.kglmeridian.com/. Once the content is pulled from Ingenta (originally scheduled for removal on 1/1/2025), we want to ensure users can still locate journal articles.
9 votesHello,
We will reach out to KGL Meridian and ask for the metadata for this title.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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JMIR Publications
Please add JMIR Publications to the KB's. An Open Access publisher in the medical field.
https://jmirpublications.com/
It would be helpful to have the 30 + journals in it's own collection.
Contact email: support@jmir.org8 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded
Hello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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New provider/collection: Digital Theatre
Provider: Digital Theatre
Platform: Digital Theatre
Resource: Digital Theatre Plus
Recommend addition to CDIProvides content from over 50 leading theatre/performance companies, including Royal Shakespeare Company and English National Ballet.
8 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded
Hello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add the OA Journal, "Procesos de Mercado. Revista Europea de Economía Política" to the KB
Please add the OA Journal, "Procesos de Mercado. Revista Europea de Economía Política" to the KB
Title: Procesos de Mercado. Revista Europea de Economía Política
ISSN: 1697-6797
URL: https://www.procesosdemercado.com/index.php/inicio/issue/archiveThank you!
8 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded
Hello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add journal, Relational Child and Youth Care Practice to the CZ
Please add the journal, Relational Child and Youth Care Practice (RCYCP, ISSN: 2410-2954) to the CZ.
Vendor's site: https://www.rcycp.com/The open access journal from the same publisher (CYC-NET) is in the CZ but we aren't able to find RCYCP.
We see some CDI records for articles in the journal but aren't able to identify which portfolio/collection they're connected to.
For example: cdiproquestjournals_24342569728 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded
Hello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Publisher Press Books to 360 KB
We are hoping to add the open access ebook "Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician's Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing" in the 360KB but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere.
URL: https://pressbooks.pub/musicresearch/
I am wondering if it is possible to add the provider Pressbooks to the KB so that this title can be added.
Please let me know if you need any other information.
Thanks,
Alaina Deane
ERM Specialist
Duke University Libraries8 votes -
Add Provider: National Film Preservation Foundation
Hello,
We would like to add the open access title "Film Preservation Guide: The Basics for Archives, Libraries, and Museums" to the 360KB but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere.
URL: https://www.filmpreservation.org/preservation-basics/the-film-preservation-guide
I am wondering if it is possible to add the provider National Film Preservation Foundation to the KB and this title be added.
Please let me know if you need any other information.
Thanks,
Alaina Deane
ERM Specialist
Duke University Libraries8 votes -
Add Provider: Art Council
Hello,
We would like to add the open access title "The Cultural and Economic Trends of Cinema in Ireland and Wales" to the 360KB but unfortunately it doesn't seem to be listed anywhere.
URL: https://www.artscouncil.ie/generic_content.aspx?id=10486
I am wondering if it is possible to add the provider Art Council to the KB and this title be added.
Please let me know if you need any other information.
Thanks,
Alaina Deane
ERM Specialist
Duke University Libraries8 votes -
Swiss e-Newspaper
Adding swiss e-Newspaper Archive.
The collection is not available in Alma CZ yet, it's free and contains 200 historical newspapers from Switzerland dating back to the 18th century.
Publisher: Bibliothèque nationale suisse
Technical support: https://veridiansoftware.com/
URL: https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/
Language: french, german, italian
content: about 200 newspapers
Contact: info@nb.admin.ch8 votes -
Add Taiwan Open Access Journals(TOAJ) into Alma CZ & CDI
We would like to add Taiwan Open Access Journals (TOAJ) into ALMA CZ and CDI. TOAJ is a significant open access platform in Taiwan, and it is highly requested by many Taiwan Alma users.
URL: https://toaj.stpi.narl.org.tw/index?lang2=E8 votesHello,
We will reach out to this provider and check if they can send us metadata that we can use.
Please be advised, that although this is Open Access, we will need to confirm with our legal department that the metadata can be used.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add MathSciNet monographic series to index for Code J9A
You currently have cover-to-cover journal titles from the list added to the MathSciNet - CurrentJournals (Code: J9A) database in KB and indexed in Summon. However, monographic series from this list have not yet been indexed. Please consider indexing MathSciNet monographic series as well.
7 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded
Hello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add the magazine Misuzu ( みすず ) to the Knowledgebase
Could you please add the following open access magazine.
Title: みすず
Title: Misuzu
Publisher: みすず書房
Provider might be: Misuzu Shobo
URL: https://magazine.msz.co.jp/Thank you!
7 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded
Hello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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New Provider/Collection: MADCAD.com
Provider: MADCAD.com
Platform: MADCAD.com
Resource: MADCAD.com
Recommend addition to CZ"More than 196,462 titles. Codes and Standards for building design, construction and operation in one digital library."
7 votesAdminTamar Ganor (Admin, Ex Libris) responded
Hello,
This idea has been closed by mistake, I apologize for the inconvenience.
It will be reviewed and addressed according to the regular workflow of content requests.
My sincere apologies.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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