Course summary 

This one-day training seminar, one of a series organised by UKSG and Project COUNTER, will give a practical hands-on introduction to accessing, collating, utilising, presenting, and marketing e-resource usage statistics, both COUNTER-compliant and otherwise. The latest news on COUNTER activities will also be presented, and experts from different sectors will provide their perspectives on the role and importance of usage statistics. Future developments in the provision and exploitation of use measurement statistics will also be covered.

In order to allow participants hands-on experience at this training seminar attendance will be limited to 30. However, more training seminars on this topic are being planned for 2007.

Why you should attend

To achieve a comprehensive, practical understanding of the collection and analysis of usage statistics, particularly those conforming to the COUNTER Code of Practice.

Course level and previous knowledge required 

Those attending are invited to consult the Project COUNTER website (www.projectcounter.org) in advance, although the COUNTER Codes, etc. will be fully covered during the seminar. In order to get most benefit from the hands-on session, participants should have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Excel: advanced knowledge is not required.

Learning objectives

• Project COUNTER – background, Codes of Practice, current activities, future developments
• A publisher’s perspective on COUNTER
• Usage statistics as a practical tool in the library
• Outcomes to take back to the workplace