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Q&As:
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“I thought this session provided a good basic understanding and explanation of COUNTER. Anna was very knowledgeable.” – Anon
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OVERVIEW:
An introduction to the COUNTER initiative, an international standard for measuring online electronic resource usage.
Date: Tuesday 24 May 2016
Time: 1400 BST
Duration: 45 minutes including Q&A (up to 60 minutes maximum if there is sufficient demand for an extended Q&A)
SPEAKER:
Anna Franca, Head of Collection Development, King’s College London
Lorraine Estelle, Director, COUNTER will also be available during Q&A.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Attendees will understand what the COUNTER initiative is and how it helps to provide the librarian community with reliable, consistent and compatible online usage statistic reports that can be used to inform collection management decisions. Attendees will be familiar with the different COUNTER reports available for journals, databases and ebooks, and how to access them. They will learn about the COUNTER Code of Practice which advises vendors how to become COUNTER compliant and why this is important.
Subject level and previous knowledge required:
Introductory and non-intensive, no previous knowledge or experience required.
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