COUNTER Usages

What is the COUNTER Release 5 Code of Practice? Why was it necessary?
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 bett...
Fri, 15 Feb, 2019 at 10:24 AM
I see that Consortia Reporting is not currently available under Release 5, what should I do?
Separate consortium reports are not currently available under R5.  Per COUNTER: The development of this tool has taken longer than we would like. We have be...
Fri, 15 Feb, 2019 at 10:31 AM
Will turnaways change under Release 5?
No.  Turnaways are registered the same as R4: when a user attempts to access content but does not have access entitlement to the content, the customer is re...
Fri, 15 Feb, 2019 at 10:41 AM
Will I be able to see these new metrics for historical usage data?
Unfortunately, no. COUNTER mandates these changes from January 2019 forward and this required changes to the way usage is tracked and cannot be applied retr...
Fri, 15 Feb, 2019 at 10:25 AM
Where can I find more information on the COUNTER Release 5 Code of Practice?
For more information on the COUNTER Release 5 Code of Practice, please visit COUNTER Release 5 FAQ and COUNTER’s THE FRIENDLY GUIDE TO RELEASE 5 FOR LIBRARI...
Fri, 15 Feb, 2019 at 10:35 AM
How are user sessions counted under COUNTER Release 5 that may result in differences when comparing to COUNTER 4 usage reports?
Under COUNTER Release 5 (R5), there is a longer elapsed time for user sessions which may cause higher deduplication of download activity by the same user. S...
Wed, 3 Jun, 2020 at 10:56 AM