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Happy holidays! – and office closed
With the year drawing to a close, the COUNTER team wishes everyone a very happy holidays, whatever you may be celebrating. Tasha and Siân are both taking a well-earned break. This…
Managing ‘Reporting Period Total’ in JSON format
The Code of Practice allows for different facets of granularity in reporting usage metrics. One of those facets is whether usage is reported month-by-month, or as the sum of all…
We’ve migrated the COUNTER media library
We've migrated the COUNTER media library. All videos for the Release 5.1 Code of Practice are now available via the COUNTER website.
Counting usage for Tables of Contents
Release 5.1 brought usage tracking for books and reference works into line with that for other data types like journals and multimedia, but there are still some complexities. This post…
Stuck on a COUNTER question?
Are you stuck on a question about COUNTER? Our education pages provide key introductions to all things COUNTER. Visit our education pages We have structured the pages around eight topics:…
Thank you for renewing your membership
Thank you to everyone who has already renewed your COUNTER membership. Renewals have come in more quickly than in previous years and, with nearly a month still to go, over…
Free COUNTER membership in Research4Life countries
COUNTER is offering free membership to libraries, publishers and related organisations in Research4Life countries. This means that organisations within Research4Life countries can contribute to consultations about the COUNTER code and…
Syndicated usage reporting and GetFTR
Earlier this year, we released best practice guidance about reporting usage of content that is syndicated and available on multiple platforms. Syndicated usage reports allow publishers to understand which syndication…
Choosing the right COUNTER metric
One of the most common questions people ask us is which metric libraries should be using to assess return on investment. As it says in our FAQs, that depends on…