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.
- Choose the right category: "New Provider" for content from a provider that has no available content in the KBs or CDI, or "Existing Provider" for content from a provider that already has content available in the KBs or CDI.
- 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.
- New Providers - if your idea is for content from a provider that does not have any content available in the KBs and CDI, choose this category. The ideas for new providers will be annually prioritized via the CERV process.
- Other - for non provider specific ideas
367 results found
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Enhanced enrichment of Access medicine from McGrawhill
Got this from support:"Access Medicine is provided by McGraw Hill - they are included in the list at https://knowledge.exlibrisgroup.com/Content/Knowledge_Articles/Alma/Knowledge_Articles/Community_Zone_Monograph_Records_Enrichment. We enrich their records when new files become available to us; at this time they don't send us new files on a fixed schedule. If you'd like us to talk with McGraw Hill about enriching/improving the records included in Access Medicine, you can submit a request via the Idea Exchange (http://ideas.exlibrisgroup.com/forums/574345-content)"
In other words, enrichement is already set up but the update schedule can get improved.
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Expand Digital Theatre+ CZ collections
Currently there is only the US database for Digital Theatre+ available in the CZ. It would be wonderful to get the other geographic area collections added (Australia in our case), as our subscription includes titles not available in the US. This setup is already present in OCLC WorldShare.
1 voteHello,
We will reach out to Digital Theatre+, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Westlaw topical texts and annotations
We subscribe to one of Thomson Reuter's Westlaw Canada Topical Texts and Annotations collections, specifically the Environmental, Energy, and Aboriginal Collection. Could this package be added? There may be other related collections of interest to other libraries as well.
6 votesHello,
We will reach out to Westlaw, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add a CZ collection for "Lived Places Publishing" Open Access titles
There are several "Lived Places Publishing" collections already in the CZ (and prior Idea Exchange submissions), but these are yearly based purchased collections.
For example: "2024 Lived Places Publishing Library Collection".This submission is specifically for the Open Access titles by this publisher, and ideally this would be maintained ongoing rather than year based.
The current title list: https://livedplacespublishing.com/open-access-titles/
1 voteHello,
We will reach out to Lived Places Publishing, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Missing Hanser yearly collections
Hanser used to have thematic yearly collections, but no longer does (e.g. Collection ID: 616180000000000008). The last ones were from 2022. They still sell yearly packages though. Why do they no longer exist and will they be added again?
1 voteHello,
We will reach out to Hanser, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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ACM OA Basic Access
Please add a new collection/database according to the basic access option: https://libraries.acm.org/digital-library/platform-and-features
Best regards,
Andreas12 votesHello,
We will reach out to ACM and ask for the metadata of this collection.
Also, I have merged this idea with the one mentioned in the comments, thank you for your attention.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add SAE EDGE Research Reports - 2025
The SAE EDGE Research Reports collections are available for Alma activation for publication years 2019 - 2024. Please, can you add the 2025 EDGE reports collection, as well?
Thanks!
3 votesHello,
We will reach out to the provider, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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ETV
"ETV is the largest online video platform for educators in Aotearoa New Zealand with over 150,000 videos". These include:
* the TV Recordings collection - programmes recorded from broadcast television channels
* the Online Collections catalogue - videos downloaded from internet channels
The collections support teaching and learning in all subject areas and are especially valuable to support Māori and Pasifika studies as well as other New Zealand-specific subjects.43 votes -
Playback from Brunico
Please add a collection to the CZ for Playback by Brunico. https://playbackonline.ca/
3 votes -
WPI Digital Library
Hi!
Please add the WPI Digital Library to Alma CZ:
https://digitalprojects.wpi.art/library/search
"Browse over 25,000 digitized resources, including the Wildenstein Gallery's exhibition catalogues; artists’ monographs, catalogues raisonnés, and books published by the Wildenstein Institute; and historic sales catalogues from major international auction houses."
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Add HeinOnline Case Law Premium
HeinOnline has recently added a new database called Case Law Premium to supposedly replace the Fastcase Premium database. Please add this new database to CZ.
Thanks!
3 votesHello,
We will reach out to Hein, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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ARTE Campus - Switzerland
ARTE Campus (https://campus.arte.tv/) is also available in Switzerland. However, due to geographic restrictions, the video selection differs slightly from the French catalog.
The platform offers around 3,000 videos (as of December 2025), with transcriptions in five languages, including documentary series, short films, and recorded programmes and podcasts.
Is it possible to create a specific catalog reflecting the content available in Switzerland?
Their team is ready to provide the list of titles available for Switzerland.6 votes -
Enhancing searchability through original script support for non-latin data
Hi,
currently, the CZ-data in other than latin scripts is often transliterated using the ALA transliteration rules. However, these rules are not used in all regions of the world. This issue concerns mainly the title and authors. Ultimately, the different transliterations make the search for this data very difficult.We suggest that the CZ-data in other than latin scripts should contain the original script as well as the transliteration. If ExLibris could introduce the original script in a linked field 880 as the standard for non-Latin scripts in the CZ, this would be a big advantage for us in the…
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Add IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library and ChoralWiki/Choral Public Domain Library to CDI
Please add the contents of the free music score libraries, IMSLP/Petrucci Music Library (https://imslp.org/), and ChoralWiki/Choral Public Domain Library (https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page) to the CDI. Thanks!
131 votesHello,
We will reach out to these providers, and ask for the metadata for their collections.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Add Wolters Kluwer VitalLaw collection
Could a title level collection be added for VitalLaw, from Wolters Kluwer? VitalLaw is essential for academic law libraries, firms, and cross-displinary studies like business, healthcare, and economics. The VitalLaw platform includes treatises, journals, primary law, and research tools, specializing in the areas of tax, securities, international law, and business law. VitalLaw is widely used alongside Lexis and Westlaw, so I think it should have the same or similar discovery options available. It would be really helpful for my library and many others, I think. Thanks!
6 votes
AdminTamar Ganor
(Admin, Ex Libris)
responded
Hello,
There are over 100 VitalLaw collections in the Knowledgebase, can you confirm if there is a specific collection that is missing?
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Stop indexing “Book reviews” in CDI
These documents generate a lot of link problems. Each review is generally indexed separately and is the subject of a separate CDI record.
Problem 1
This creates confusion for users, who believe they have access to the reviewed work, but it is usually only a brief summary, which creates frustration (in addition to polluting the database because the title they are really looking for is often buried among numerous review records).Problem 2
This creates problems with links. Book reviews on journal websites are often grouped together in a single section of the issue, and the links in the CDI…8 votes -
Add Inlibra as Provider
Hello, we received a notice that all titles in the Nomos eLibrary, the Beck eLibrary, and the VDI Verlag-eLibrary are moving to a new platform: Inlibra (https://www.inlibra.com/de/). Can you please add this provider and its collections to the CZ?
Thanks,
Kevin
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Add LexNow
LexNow confirmed on the agreement to develop a gateway from LexNow.io to the Alma Library Management System (Ex Libris). (CZ & CDI)
As for timing, LexNow made commitments to our clients regarding developments, and they intend to honour them. LexNow is looking at the first half of 2026.
In the meantime, LexNow will of course continue to provide you with regular Ms Excel exports of our titles (books and journals) to feed into your digital catalogues.
The goal for LexNow.io is to remain a solution for all legal professionals. This requires the daily efforts of all 18 publishing partners associated…
3 votesHello,
We will reach out to Legitech, and ask for the metadata for this collection.
Thanks,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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Hope to enhance these brief records of package(WORLD_SCIENTIFIC_JOURNALS;Collection ID: 61590044640003966)
Some journals in this resource package(WORLDSCIENTIFICJOURNALS;Collection ID: 61590044640003966), approximately 47 titles, have neither Library of Congress Classification numbers nor Dewey Classification numbers. It is recommended to enhance these brief records by replacing them with more comprehensive bibliographic information.
3 votes
AdminTamar Ganor
(Admin, Ex Libris)
responded
Hello,
Can you please confirm what is the CZ Collection ID for the requested collection?
There is one collection that may be what you mean (Collection ID: 61110974746497576), but its' average Bibliographic ranking is 73 which is considered fairly good.
In any case, we do not receive Dewey Classification for this collection and many others, but we might be able to add LCSH.
Kind regards,
Tamar Ganor
Content Product Manager
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