EDUCATION AND EVENTS
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.
Beyond the introductory materials, we have more detailed education available through the new COUNTER Academy, an in-depth online course on all things COUNTER. You can also take a look at our Events page to find out about COUNTER conferences and webinars. We add selected videos of presentations after a year.
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.