Tasha Mellins-Cohen
Platforms live with Release 5.1
Release 5.1 of the Code of Practice came into force in January, with a requirement for reports to be delivered by the 28th of February. Information about which data hosts…
COUNTER API Exceptions: managing empty reports
This blog post from the CELUS team helps to outline common errors in Exception codes when harvesting ’empty’ COUNTER reports using the COUNTER API (sushi) protocol. COUNTER’s Exception codes were…
Alma and Release 5.1
We know a lot of libraries rely on Clarivate’s Alma product for harvesting their COUNTER reports. The Alma team has been in touch with us and provided assurances that they…
Audit extensions as we transition to Release 5.1
COUNTER has always had rules for granting audit extensions. As report providers transition between Release 5 and Release 5.1, we recognise there needs to be some flexibility. In this tech…
COUNTER Newsletter, January 2025
Late last week we sent out our first newsletter of 2025. Here’s what we said: Happy new year! We have a roundup of news for you in this month’s newsletter,…
Fix Release 5.1.0.1 has been published
As publishers and technology providers have worked through the process of updating their systems to comply with Release 5.1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice, they have raised questions that…
In memoriam: Irene Barbers
We are sorry to share the very sad news that our colleague Irene Barbers has been killed in a car accident. Irene, most recently the Head of Acquisitions at Forschungszentrum…
Retiring the old Validation Tool
Since we made the updated Validation Tool publicly available in August, it’s had a lot of use. The new tool is more robust, faster, and covers both Release 5.1 and…
Find us at: NISO Plus 2025
Tasha will be in Baltimore for NISO Plus 2025 in February – drop her a line if you’d like to schedule time to chat. On Monday the 10th of Feb…