Last week we sent out our September COUNTER newsletter. If you missed it you can read it here: www.countermetrics.org/newsletter-s...

In June the COUNTER membership approved changes to our member benefits list and to our member structure. Our latest post outlines key practical information you need to know about membership pricing for 2026. www.countermetrics.org/member-rates...

In our latest post getting to know some of the people who volunteer their time with COUNTER, we hear from committee member @heatherstaines.bsky.social - and we also get to see a picture of her singing with a band. www.countermetrics.org/interview-he...

If you are at #ALPSP25 this week do say hello to COUNTER's Tasha Mellins-Cohen www.countermetrics.org/alpsp-25/

Tabular versions of COUNTER reports are typically delivering in .tsv (tab separated value) format. We often get asked how to load .tsv files into Excel. Tasha has put together a short video using a sample Title Report to show you how it’s done. www.countermetrics.org/load-tsv-exc...

What is COUNTER doing about generative and agentic AI and bots? This is a task that one of our new working groups has begun to look at. Read our latest blog post to find out what the group has been doing and what is planned. www.countermetrics.org/ai-bots-group/

Tell us what we're getting right - and wrong - by responding to the @countermetrics.bsky.social survey. It's open to everyone, not just members, and is your chance to shape what we do.

We have just launched our 2025 survey. Tell us what you think of Release 5.1, our tools and education materials and COUNTER in general. And let us know your hope for the Code in the future. Thank you for being part of the COUNTER community. www.countermetrics.org/2025-survey/

We always recommend using the COUNTER reports rather than the standard views. Our new guide has comparison tables to help you spot the limitations of standard views. www.countermetrics.org/comparing-re...

Bernd Oberknapp recently delivered a webinar about Release 5.1 in German to more than a hundred people across Germany. Bernd has kindly made his slides available for the whole community. www.countermetrics.org/all-about-re...

How do you tell your users that older data aren’t available in R5.1, and that they need to request the information in legacy R5 format instead? Our new blog post looks at exception codes for when legacy data don't exist in R5.1 reports. www.countermetrics.org/exception-on...

COUNTER has a new Validator! Read about it and watch the video demo to learn more about how it works. www.countermetrics.org/validator-vi...

Our first COUNTER Academy has started today! It's great to see our first cohort already engaging with the content. If you would like to be part of a future cohort please register your interest here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

How COUNTER Metrics and @clockssarchive.bsky.social work together to support open access - catch up on our recent webinar and read some of the highlights www.countermetrics.org/clockss-webi...

What exception codes should you use when COUNTER Release 5 reports are no longer available? Read this new blog post to find out. www.countermetrics.org/exception-no...

The project to reassess and update @countermetrics.bsky.social membership benefits and structure has taken a long time (more than 18 months to date!), but it will make a big difference to our long-term sustainability as an organisation.

And the video is now available! youtu.be/f0cY0T7z238

From 2026 there will be some changes to the membership structure of COUNTER, unanimously voted in at the recent AGM. Learn more about what will change, and about the member benefits: www.countermetrics.org/member-chang...

We've got some *great* free events coming up, curated by Gali Halevi! If the world is just too much, come join us for some fun and intellectual conversation. First up are @tashamc.bsky.social‬ (@countermetrics.bsky.social‬ ) and our @wisealic.bsky.social‬:

The COUNTER office is closed this week. The team are having a much-needed break between the conference finishing and the Academy starting. Please be patient; we'll reply when we are back at our desks. www.countermetrics.org/beach-jun25/

Thank you to Clarivate, Thieme and Scholarly IQ for sponsoring free spaces for librarians on the first COUNTER Academy course. www.countermetrics.org/thank-you-ac...

Thank you for all the interest in the COUNTER Academy. We have had a lot of interest so we have just published a post detailing how we will allocate spaces on our first cohort. www.countermetrics.org/academy-allo...

We've written a short post about yesterday's COUNTER conference. There was lots of food for thought in the meeting and we will be sharing more over the coming weeks. www.countermetrics.org/2025-confere...

Thank you to all our speakers and everyone who attended our #COUNTER25 conference today. Thank you for the interesting presentations and the engaging discussions. See you next year! (And, if you joined us today, please do fill in our quick survey!)

Later today in the COUNTER conference #COUNTER25 we will be sharing the new Validation Tool. Learn more here: www.countermetrics.org/validator-be...

It's COUNTER conference week! @tashamc.bsky.social @sianharris.bsky.social and all our speakers have been busy putting together what we hope will be a great half day. If you are a COUNTER member and are yet to register, do join us! www.countermetrics.org/counter-conf...

COUNTER has been working on building our global community. Learn more about our members and wider community worldwide in this new blog post. www.countermetrics.org/global-commu...

Following on from our post earlier this year about COUNTER audit extensions, this new post explains what happens when they expire. www.countermetrics.org/audit-extens...

Where to start with all the misconceptions in this update?!? 1. The latest iteration of @countermetrics.bsky.social - R5.1 - built OA usage metrics into the Code and from Jan '25, multiple publishers have offered our OA optimised Global Item Reports

We've had a few queries about the COUNTER conference tickets that are allocated to library consortia. If your library is part of a consortium that is a COUNTER member then you need to contact your consortium for confirmation before contacting us. countermetrics.glueup.com/event/counte...

We sent out our May newsletter last week. If you didn't see it you can read it on our website - www.countermetrics.org/newsletter-m...

This article for ORIGINal Thoughts offers a taster of ways that COUNTER can be business intelligence. If you want to know more, a module in our new @countermetrics.bsky.social Academy covers ways that everyone - publishers as well as libraries - can use COUNTER more effectively.

Thank you to @cambridgeup.bsky.social for sponsoring the creation of the new COUNTER Academy www.countermetrics.org/first-counte...

We are finalising plans for COUNTER conference & AGM on 5th June and hope to share the programme next week. If you are a COUNTER member, do sign up to join us. You can also contact your library consortium (if they are a member) for limited additional tickets. www.countermetrics.org/counter-conf...

Our latest post shares an update from @tashamc.bsky.social on how our new syndicated usage best practice replaces the old Distributed Usage Logging project www.countermetrics.org/goodbye-dul/

The @countermetrics.bsky.social member directory is now available from the website, so it's easy to see if you can use our member benefits. If you want to register for the Conference or the (new!) Academy but aren't sure if you're eligible, take a look at the directory and it'll tell you.

One of the frequent questions we get asked is: "Is my organisation a COUNTER member?" Fortunately, there's now an easy way to find out, on our website. Read more: www.countermetrics.org/is-your-orga...

We are delighted to announce that registration for the 2025 COUNTER conference and AGM is now open! www.countermetrics.org/counter-conf...

If you missed her last week at UKSG, this week you can find Tasha in Florence for the Fiesole Retreat - and she'll be speaking about usage stats there too. www.countermetrics.org/fiesole25/

COUNTER launches education programme www.researchinformation.info/news/7782/ Offering comes in response to requests from community for more in-depth training @countermetrics.bsky.social

La #COUNTER Academy arranca en verano de 2025 con un #curso online de 16 semanas, dirigido a profesionales que trabajan con informes e indicadores de uso. El programa incluye 8 módulos quincenales y ofrece certificado final. @countermetrics.bsky.social www.countermetrics.org/announcing-t...

Thank you to the @researchinfo.bsky.social team for reporting on our COUNTER Academy news at #UKSG2025. www.researchinformation.info/news/7782/ Pictured, l-r, Jon Hunt and Tim Gillett from Research Information, and Tasha Mellins-Cohen and Siân Harris from COUNTER.

Hot off the press news from COUNTER at UKSG: We are launching the COUNTER Academy! www.countermetrics.org/announcing-t...

Are you going to #UKSG2025? @tashamc.bsky.social and @sianharris.bsky.social will both be there and are looking forward to catching up with the COUNTER community. Tasha will also be leading some breakout sessions about COUNTER. See you there! www.countermetrics.org/meet-us-at-u...

We have just sent out our latest COUNTER newsletter. Read updates on Release 5.1 compliance, how to get involved in our committees and a reminder about the COUNTER conference. www.countermetrics.org/newsletter-m...

We have refreshed the structure of COUNTER’s committees to bring in more opportunities for all our membership to get involved, in line with our strategic objectives. We invite all COUNTER members to consider joining a COUNTER committee. www.countermetrics.org/join-a-count...

Anyone who’s attended one of Tasha’s presentations in the last three years knows that she always recommends using the COUNTER Reports rather than the standard views. Take a look at this blog post to understand why. www.countermetrics.org/which-report/

We have extended the proposal deadline for the COUNTER conference to 28th March. Do get in touch and let us know if there is a topic you'd like to speak about. Conference and AGM at on 5th June. www.countermetrics.org/conference-d...

More than 175 publishers, data hosts and platforms had migrated to Release 5.1 by last week's deadline. Take a look at the list. www.countermetrics.org/live-r51/

Our latest tech blog post tackles an important aspect of using COUNTER API - managing empty reports. Learn more about Exceptions here: www.countermetrics.org/empty-except...