COUNTER metrics
@countermetrics.bsky.social
COUNTER brings the knowledge community together to agree and adopt the global standard for measuring and reporting content usage through normalised metrics.
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If you haven't yet filled in COUNTER's AI consultation, you've got a few more days left to do so. Click on our latest story for a reminder of the details of this consultation and what happens next with all our consultations. www.countermetrics.org/ai-consultat...
AI metrics consultation, and next steps - COUNTER Metrics
If you have not yet responded to the AI metrics consultation, the consultation closes on Monday 23 February at 9am GMT.
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February 19, 2026 at 4:30 PM
If you haven't yet filled in COUNTER's AI consultation, you've got a few more days left to do so. Click on our latest story for a reminder of the details of this consultation and what happens next with all our consultations. www.countermetrics.org/ai-consultat...
This year's COUNTER conference is happening on 11 June, online. We have now opened our call for proposals. Please consider putting in a proposal to speak. And if there is someone you'd like to hear from please encourage them to submit a proposal too.
www.countermetrics.org/conference-2026-proposals
www.countermetrics.org/conference-2026-proposals
COUNTER conference 2026 call for proposals - COUNTER Metrics
The 2026 COUNTER Conference and AGM will be on 11 June 2026. Submit your proposals on AI usage patterns and their impact on COUNTER metrics.
www.countermetrics.org
February 16, 2026 at 2:38 PM
This year's COUNTER conference is happening on 11 June, online. We have now opened our call for proposals. Please consider putting in a proposal to speak. And if there is someone you'd like to hear from please encourage them to submit a proposal too.
www.countermetrics.org/conference-2026-proposals
www.countermetrics.org/conference-2026-proposals
What challenges do third-party AI tools create for measuring usage? Our AI metrics working group has been working on this for a while and it's great to see this post on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social exploring the issues.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/12/g...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/12/g...
Guest Post — There's an Elephant in the Room, but Not in Your Usage Reports - The Scholarly Kitchen
Today's guest bloggers spotlight a gap in traditional usage reporting, third-party AI usage, and recommend steps needed to recover missing usage data.
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February 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
What challenges do third-party AI tools create for measuring usage? Our AI metrics working group has been working on this for a while and it's great to see this post on @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social exploring the issues.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/12/g...
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2026/02/12/g...
We are pleased to share that, a year after the launch of Release 5.1, over 80% of publishers and platforms in the COUNTER Registry are already R5.1-compliant. www.countermetrics.org/80-r51-compl...
Over 80% of report providers are R5.1 compliant - COUNTER Metrics
Within a year of the implementation date for Release 5.1, over 80% of report providers are now sharing R5.1 compliant reports.
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February 13, 2026 at 10:58 AM
We are pleased to share that, a year after the launch of Release 5.1, over 80% of publishers and platforms in the COUNTER Registry are already R5.1-compliant. www.countermetrics.org/80-r51-compl...
It's the first day of our new listserv and the first day of our second COUNTER Academy course. And we still have three best practice consultations live and an opportunity to join our board. Take a look at our website for all that is going on. www.countermetrics.org
Home - COUNTER Metrics
The home page for COUNTER Metrics, the global standard for usage metrics created and trusted by librarians and publishers.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:26 PM
It's the first day of our new listserv and the first day of our second COUNTER Academy course. And we still have three best practice consultations live and an opportunity to join our board. Take a look at our website for all that is going on. www.countermetrics.org
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📣 New COUNTER listserv📣
A new space to discuss issues related to @countermetrics.bsky.social, from the Code of Practice, publisher implementations, library uses, supportive technologies, and more.
Join at www.countermetrics.org/listserv/
A new space to discuss issues related to @countermetrics.bsky.social, from the Code of Practice, publisher implementations, library uses, supportive technologies, and more.
Join at www.countermetrics.org/listserv/
February 2, 2026 at 10:44 AM
📣 New COUNTER listserv📣
A new space to discuss issues related to @countermetrics.bsky.social, from the Code of Practice, publisher implementations, library uses, supportive technologies, and more.
Join at www.countermetrics.org/listserv/
A new space to discuss issues related to @countermetrics.bsky.social, from the Code of Practice, publisher implementations, library uses, supportive technologies, and more.
Join at www.countermetrics.org/listserv/
Could you be our next Board member?
We’re seeking 2 new people to join our Board of Directors from 2026–2028. Our Board keeps us on track, ensuring we deliver on the COUNTER mission and objectives. www.countermetrics.org/join-board-26/
We’re seeking 2 new people to join our Board of Directors from 2026–2028. Our Board keeps us on track, ensuring we deliver on the COUNTER mission and objectives. www.countermetrics.org/join-board-26/
Could you be our next Board member? - COUNTER Metrics
We have an opportunity to join the COUNTER Board of Directors in 2026, to make sure we’re delivering on our mission and objectives.
www.countermetrics.org
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Could you be our next Board member?
We’re seeking 2 new people to join our Board of Directors from 2026–2028. Our Board keeps us on track, ensuring we deliver on the COUNTER mission and objectives. www.countermetrics.org/join-board-26/
We’re seeking 2 new people to join our Board of Directors from 2026–2028. Our Board keeps us on track, ensuring we deliver on the COUNTER mission and objectives. www.countermetrics.org/join-board-26/
If you are a COUNTER member and interested in the COUNTER Academy please do register interest using this form. Our next courses start on 2 Feb and then 29 Jun. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
COUNTER Academy - waiting list
Register interest in the 2026 COUNTER Academy. There will be two cohorts of the COUNTER Academy in 2026, in February and in July; please indicate which you would prefer. We already have considerable i...
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January 23, 2026 at 1:25 PM
If you are a COUNTER member and interested in the COUNTER Academy please do register interest using this form. Our next courses start on 2 Feb and then 29 Jun. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Collaboration is key! I'm taking @countermetrics.bsky.social usage expertise & recent work on AI to @nisoinfo.bsky.social.
We've extended the AI metrics consultation to 23-Feb (after NISO+), so you've got extra time to consider the proposals. More at www.countermetrics.org/niso-ai/
We've extended the AI metrics consultation to 23-Feb (after NISO+), so you've got extra time to consider the proposals. More at www.countermetrics.org/niso-ai/
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Collaboration is key! I'm taking @countermetrics.bsky.social usage expertise & recent work on AI to @nisoinfo.bsky.social.
We've extended the AI metrics consultation to 23-Feb (after NISO+), so you've got extra time to consider the proposals. More at www.countermetrics.org/niso-ai/
We've extended the AI metrics consultation to 23-Feb (after NISO+), so you've got extra time to consider the proposals. More at www.countermetrics.org/niso-ai/
Happy New Year! Our first members' webinar on the current COUNTER consultations is tomorrow! Register here countermetrics.glueup.com/event/counte...
COUNTER consultation three-webinar series January 2026 | COUNTER Online Metrics
Join this member-only webinar series to learn more about the three consultations we are currently running.
9 January - Pathways to Compliance
16 Jan - Reporting to Multiple Institutional Identities
2...
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January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Happy New Year! Our first members' webinar on the current COUNTER consultations is tomorrow! Register here countermetrics.glueup.com/event/counte...
It's been a busy year - Release 5.1, COUNTER Conference, new Validator, COUNTER Academy and now 3 consultations live.
We are now taking a break for the holidays. We wish you all a relaxing, happy holiday whatever you'll be doing, and a great start to 2026.
www.countermetrics.org/holiday-2025/
We are now taking a break for the holidays. We wish you all a relaxing, happy holiday whatever you'll be doing, and a great start to 2026.
www.countermetrics.org/holiday-2025/
Closed for the holidays - COUNTER Metrics
Happy holidays from the COUNTER team! Our office is closed for the holidays from 19 December 2025, back on 5 January 2026.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
It's been a busy year - Release 5.1, COUNTER Conference, new Validator, COUNTER Academy and now 3 consultations live.
We are now taking a break for the holidays. We wish you all a relaxing, happy holiday whatever you'll be doing, and a great start to 2026.
www.countermetrics.org/holiday-2025/
We are now taking a break for the holidays. We wish you all a relaxing, happy holiday whatever you'll be doing, and a great start to 2026.
www.countermetrics.org/holiday-2025/
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Building out the materials for @countermetrics.bsky.social Academy took a lot of time and careful thought, ably assisted by @sianharris.bsky.social and with AMAZING modules contributed by @athenahoeppener.bsky.social and Beda Kosata.
Congratulations to our first COUNTER Academy graduates! Our first in-depth online course saw a completion rate of 86% and many positive comments from participants. Our second course starts in February. www.countermetrics.org/congratulati...
Congratulations to our first Academy cohort - COUNTER Metrics
Congratulations to our first COUNTER Academy cohort. We saw 86% completion rate, positive feedback and greater confidence in using COUNTER.
www.countermetrics.org
December 18, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Building out the materials for @countermetrics.bsky.social Academy took a lot of time and careful thought, ably assisted by @sianharris.bsky.social and with AMAZING modules contributed by @athenahoeppener.bsky.social and Beda Kosata.
Congratulations to our first COUNTER Academy graduates! Our first in-depth online course saw a completion rate of 86% and many positive comments from participants. Our second course starts in February. www.countermetrics.org/congratulati...
Congratulations to our first Academy cohort - COUNTER Metrics
Congratulations to our first COUNTER Academy cohort. We saw 86% completion rate, positive feedback and greater confidence in using COUNTER.
www.countermetrics.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Congratulations to our first COUNTER Academy graduates! Our first in-depth online course saw a completion rate of 86% and many positive comments from participants. Our second course starts in February. www.countermetrics.org/congratulati...
Last year we held a members-only webinar on "Introduction to COUNTER Reports". The recording of that webinar is now available to everyone:
www.countermetrics.org/counter-repo...
www.countermetrics.org/counter-repo...
Introduction to COUNTER Reports webinar recording - COUNTER Metrics
The recording of last year’s Introduction to COUNTER Reports webinar is now available to watch. The webinar discusses how to navigate COUNTER’s Platform, Database, Title and Item Reports, and why Tash...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Last year we held a members-only webinar on "Introduction to COUNTER Reports". The recording of that webinar is now available to everyone:
www.countermetrics.org/counter-repo...
www.countermetrics.org/counter-repo...
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Hey #librarians, did you know you can access @countermetrics.bsky.social statistics on the APA admin center? Check out this video tutorial to learn how: https://bit.ly/3MlTJQ3
Navigating your COUNTER Usage Statistics
YouTube video by APA Publishing Training
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December 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Hey #librarians, did you know you can access @countermetrics.bsky.social statistics on the APA admin center? Check out this video tutorial to learn how: https://bit.ly/3MlTJQ3
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COUNTER Releases Draft: Best Practice Guidance For Reporting #AI Usage; Feedback Welcome www.infodocket.com/2025/12/08/c... #GenAI #scholcomm #publishing #publishers #libraries #metrics @countermetrics.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
COUNTER Releases Draft: Best Practice Guidance For Reporting #AI Usage; Feedback Welcome www.infodocket.com/2025/12/08/c... #GenAI #scholcomm #publishing #publishers #libraries #metrics @countermetrics.bsky.social
We have now launched the third of our current consultations: on AI metrics. Read about it and respond here: www.countermetrics.org/ai-consultat...
Consultation: AI metrics - COUNTER Metrics
Got a view on AI metrics? Have your say on how COUNTER-compliant publishers should report on generative and agentic AI usage.
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December 8, 2025 at 10:16 AM
We have now launched the third of our current consultations: on AI metrics. Read about it and respond here: www.countermetrics.org/ai-consultat...
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TL,DR: Publishers have 28 days to deliver @countermetrics.bsky.social reports - so November 2025 will be available on 28 December. If you're trying to get them now, it's too early.
At COUNTER we sometimes get questions about the timing of COUNTER-compliant reports becoming available. In today's blog post, @tashamc.bsky.social addresses a couple of these common questions. www.countermetrics.org/harvest-seas...
Harvest season - COUNTER Metrics
Processing usage data into COUNTER metrics is complicated! We give report providers four weeks to process their raw data into COUNTER format.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:48 AM
TL,DR: Publishers have 28 days to deliver @countermetrics.bsky.social reports - so November 2025 will be available on 28 December. If you're trying to get them now, it's too early.
At COUNTER we sometimes get questions about the timing of COUNTER-compliant reports becoming available. In today's blog post, @tashamc.bsky.social addresses a couple of these common questions. www.countermetrics.org/harvest-seas...
Harvest season - COUNTER Metrics
Processing usage data into COUNTER metrics is complicated! We give report providers four weeks to process their raw data into COUNTER format.
www.countermetrics.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
At COUNTER we sometimes get questions about the timing of COUNTER-compliant reports becoming available. In today's blog post, @tashamc.bsky.social addresses a couple of these common questions. www.countermetrics.org/harvest-seas...
The second of our three current consultations is out today! This one is on Reporting to Multiple Institutional Identities. Please take a look and share your feedback and suggestions. www.countermetrics.org/consultation...
Consultation: Reporting to Multiple Institutional Identities - COUNTER Metrics
We have been working for a while on a project to standardise and streamline how publishers manage usage reporting where a single user can be tied to lots of institutional identities. Today, we’re open...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The second of our three current consultations is out today! This one is on Reporting to Multiple Institutional Identities. Please take a look and share your feedback and suggestions. www.countermetrics.org/consultation...
We sent out our November COUNTER newsletter today. You can read it all here: www.countermetrics.org/newsletter-n...
COUNTER newsletter, November 2025 - COUNTER Metrics
The COUNTER newsletter from November 2025, including thanksgiving wishes, news about upcoming consultations, and membership reminders.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:07 PM
We sent out our November COUNTER newsletter today. You can read it all here: www.countermetrics.org/newsletter-n...
We have just launched the first of three consultations. This one is on pathways to compliance. What incremental steps could non-compliant publishers could take to make their usage reporting easier to access and more valuable to report consumers? Have your say! www.countermetrics.org/pathways-con...
Consultation: Pathways to Compliance - COUNTER Metrics
Have your say on our new Pathway to Compliance for small publishers who want to make their usage reporting valuable to libraries.
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November 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We have just launched the first of three consultations. This one is on pathways to compliance. What incremental steps could non-compliant publishers could take to make their usage reporting easier to access and more valuable to report consumers? Have your say! www.countermetrics.org/pathways-con...
We sometimes get asked why COUNTER doesn't have a ChatBot. The very short answer is that we can't find one that works well enough yet but we are looking. Tasha explains more: www.countermetrics.org/no-chatbot-y...
Why COUNTER doesn't have a chatbot... yet - COUNTER Metrics
Why doesn't countermetrics.org have a chatbot? Because the tools aren't reliable enough to answer technical questions yet!
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November 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
We sometimes get asked why COUNTER doesn't have a ChatBot. The very short answer is that we can't find one that works well enough yet but we are looking. Tasha explains more: www.countermetrics.org/no-chatbot-y...
89% of respondents are either happy or very happy with what COUNTER is doing. Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey. Take a look at some of our other findings. www.countermetrics.org/survey-high-...
Survey reveals high satisfaction with COUNTER - COUNTER Metrics
Our latest satisfaction survey has revealed that 89% of respondents are either happy or very happy with what COUNTER is doing.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
89% of respondents are either happy or very happy with what COUNTER is doing. Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey. Take a look at some of our other findings. www.countermetrics.org/survey-high-...
In our latest tech blog post learn how to protect the COUNTER API from automated bots, scripts, and other malicious actors, without creating problems for libraries. www.countermetrics.org/protect-api/
Protecting the COUNTER API - COUNTER Metrics
Learn how to protect the COUNTER API from automated bots, scripts, and other malicious actors, without creating problems for libraries.
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November 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
In our latest tech blog post learn how to protect the COUNTER API from automated bots, scripts, and other malicious actors, without creating problems for libraries. www.countermetrics.org/protect-api/