EDUCATION
Getting Started With COUNTER
On these pages you’ll find the key introductions to all things COUNTER. Whether you’re a report provider (publisher) or a report consumer (librarian), new to COUNTER or an old hand, we’ve got what you need.
For each of the eight topics, we offer a Friendly Guide (with translations!), a one-page Summary designed for those who prefer to print things out, and a video class.
These materials all refer to Release 5.1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice, which is the current version from January 2025. If you want information about Release 5 you’ll need to scroll down the page to grab Release 5 Friendly Guides or visit our Code of Practice page for archived versions of the Code.
Release 5 Guides
Release 5 of the Code of Practice was published in 2017 with compliance required from January 2019. It was the current version until December 2024, and remains in use among some publishers.
Release 5 can be read in full here. You can download the Friendly Guides from the buttons on the right.