Project COUNTER -a progress report
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Project COUNTER-a progress report
Peter ShepherdProject Director
COUNTER
Overview
Libraries need online usage statisticsPublishers need online usage statisticsSTM Publishing is globalHow can we move from usage
statistics Babel to a common core of statistics we can trust and compare?
Publishers need usage statistics
To support library efforts to procure funding To demonstrate that reduced usage of print issues
has been compensated for by increased online usage
To assess the relative importance of the various routes via which information reaches its market
To experiment with new pricing models To provide editorial policy support To obtain improved market analysis/demographics To inform authors where and how articles are used To improve site design and navigation To plan infrastructure, e.g. mirror sites/caches
Online usage statistics need to be…….
CredibleConsistentCompatible
“We conclude that it is largely impossible to compare data across vendors, and we recommend that comparison be limited to data from the same vendorsWe believe that the comprehensive standardisation of usage statistics and data delivery methods cannot be easily achieved in the short term”
ARL E-Metrics Phase II Report, Oct 2001
So how do we get there in the medium term? ICOLC Guidelines for statistical measures of
usage of web-based information resourcesARL E-metrics projectNational Commission on Libraries and
Information Science (NCLIS) Electronic access and use related measures
NISO – revision of of Z39.7 (Library Statistics)
ISO – revision of 2789 (library statistics) and 11563 (library performance measures)
Cowhig proposal for auditing usage dataPALS usage statistics working group
... the answer is…...
COUNTER - endorsed by…
AAP, Association of American Publishers ALPSP, The Association of Learned and Professional Society
Publishers ARL, Association of Research Libraries ASA, Association of Subscription Agents and Intermediaries EDItEUR JISC, Joint Information Systems Committee NCLIS, National Commission on Libraries and Information Science NISO, National Information Standards Organization PA, The Publishers Association STM, International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical
Publishers UKSG, United Kingdom Serials Group
International Steering Group
Chair: Richard Gedye, Oxford University Press 30 members Europe:
PA, ASA, ALPSP, JISC, STM, UKSG, Blackwell Publishing, British Library, Elsevier, OUP
USA AAP, ACS, ARL, NCLIS, NFAIS, NISO, EBSCO Publishing,
Wiley,LWW
2002 Objectives
Gain industry support for COUNTER Increase awareness of COUNTERDeliver Release 1 of the Code of
Practice: Focus on journals and databases
Identify and define data elements to collectUsage Report content, format and deliveryGuidelines for data processing and auditing
Timeline - 2002
March 2002 Project COUNTER formally launched
August 2002 Online librarian survey completed
October 2002 Major elements of the Code of Practice in
placeUsage Reports, Data Elements, Definitions,
Processing
December 2002 Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of
Practice
Progress Report 1: Online Librarian Survey
650 librarians responded 49 corporate librarians Responses of corporate librarians did not deviate from the whole
Focus on journals & databases Need for a small number of reliable reports Reports should be made available on a password-controlled
website, with email alerts Reports must be provided at least monthly Data must be updated within two weeks of the end of the
reporting period All of last year’s data and this year’s to date must be supplied
Progress Report 2- Usage Reports based on librarian survey
Journal Reports Level 1 Full-text article requests by
month and journal Turnaways by month and
journal Level 2 Full-text article requests by
month,journal and page type Not needed Total searches run Time of day report Day of week report Total daily activity report
Database Reports Level 1 Total searches and
sessions by month and database
Not needed Time of day report Day of week report Total daily activity report
Progress Report 3: Journal Report 1: Full-text article requests by month and journal
Journal Name
Print ISSN
Online ISSN
Jan-01 Feb-01 Mar-01
Journal of AAA
1212-3131
3225-3123
456 521 665
Journal of BBB
9821-3361
2312-8751
203 251 275
Journal of CCC
2464-2121
0154-1521
456 521 665
TOTAL 6645 7713 5445
Progress Report 4: Issues to be resolved
Auditing of Usage Reports & Processes Auditing needed How to implement and monitor
Gateways Several options Need to avoid double counting with publisher Establish protocols for collecting and supplying data
Progress Report 5 - website
www.projectCounter.org About COUNTER
project mission & plan, history, other initiatives
Sponsors Steering Group News and Activities Articles and Presentations Contact us
2003 and beyond
Objectives for 2003 Promote and gain acceptance for the COUNTER Code of
Practice Obtain feedback on Release 1 Complete list of approved auditors Define and set up permanent administrative structure Full implementation of Code of Practice by Vendors for 2004
Beyond 2003 Extend and deepen Code of Practice
Cover e-books, etc Reporting at article level
Monitor usage and user behaviour?
Vital factors for a successful implementation and uptake
‘Start small, test often’….develop a modest core Code and build out incrementally
Build continuous development capability into the support structure
Pool our collective wisdom and work together
One Code - parallel codes will attract minimal buy-in
COUNTER Founding Sponsors
AAP/PSP ALPSP ARL Blackwell Publishing EBSCO Ingenta Institute of Physics
Publishing JISC
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Nature Publishing Group Oxford University Press The Publishers Association ProQuest Taylor & Francis STM UKSG
For more information……..
www.projectCounter.org