What is it about?
This explains the new release of the COUNTER Code of Practice. it explains the new metrics and report format.
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Why is it important?
The Code of Practice is a standard designed to count the usage of electronic resources, in a library setting. In 2017, COUNTER consulted widely with is its communities to develop Release 5 (effective from January 2019). The result is a Code of Practice designed to have improved consistency, clarity, and flexibility, so that the Code of Practice can be adapted and extended as digital publishing changes over the years.
Perspectives
I hope readers find this a clear explanation of the new Code of Practice.
Lorraine Estelle
Project COUNTER
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: COUNTER: Release 5 of the Code of Practice, Performance Measurement and Metrics, November 2017, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/pmm-10-2017-0048.
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Resources
COUNTER Code of Practice: Release 5
A presentation about Release 5 given at the Charleston Library Conference in 2017
THE FRIENDLY GUIDE TO RELEASE 5 FOR PROVIDERS
This guide is a non-intimidating manual for publishers andvendors implementing COUNTER-compliant usage statisticsfor the first time, or for more experienced hands, implementingnew reports or preparing for COUNTER audit.
THE FRIENDLY GUIDE TO RELEASE 5 TECHNICAL NOTES FOR PROVIDERS
This Guide is a friendly introduction to COUNTER implementation for publishers and other providers, and is not intended as a developer’s specification manual. It accompanies The Friendly Guide to Release 5 for Providers, which explains the metrics, attributes, and reports associated with COUNTER Release 5.
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