COUNTER: Release 5 of the Code of Practice

Purpose:COUNTER published its first Code of Practice in 2003 and has since been improving this international standard to meet the evolving needs of its library, publisher and vendor membership. Release 5 of the COUNTER Code of... [ view full abstract ]

Purpose:

COUNTER published its first Code of Practice in 2003 and has since been improving this international standard to meet the evolving needs of its library, publisher and vendor membership. Release 5 of the COUNTER Code of Practice published in the summer of 2017. The challenge for Release 5 has been to find the balance between addressing changing needs and reducing the complexity of the Code of Practice to ensure that all publishers and content providers are able to achieve compliance.  The major themes of Release 5 are consistency, clarity, simplification, flexibility and continuous maintenance. This paper presents Release 5 and provides an opportunity for questions and discussion.