What is the COUNTER Release 5 Code of Practice? Why was it necessary?

Modified on Fri, 15 Feb, 2019 at 10:24 AM

Publishing and technology have changed considerably since the last Code of Practice was published in 2012 and new and revised usage metrics allow for a better measure of online user behavior.  R5 has been developed to reduce ambiguity, and provide consistency and comparability of usage reporting.


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