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Kazakhstan conference features keynote on COUNTER and AI
Tasha will be a keynote speaker at the XIII International LibConf 2026 in Taraz, Kazakhstan on Thursday 23 April. The conference theme is “Age of AI: International Experience and the…
Extended Friendly Guide to Tech
Tasha’s been working her way through the Friendly Guides on our Education pages. As well as making them more accessible, she’s revising and extending them to answer more of your…
Don’t forget your COUNTER conference proposals!
If you have an idea for a presentation at the COUNTER conference, don’t forget to submit it. The deadline for conference proposals is this Friday, 17th April. The main theme…
Looking back on UKSG 2026
Last week was the 49th UKSG Annual Conference & Exhibition, and it was – as usual – fabulous. This year was also the first time that COUNTER’s been able to…
Join our working group on OA usage metrics
At our last Advisory Committee meeting we agreed to start a new project. In April, we’ll launch a new best practice working group on usage metrics for open access. Our…
COUNTER newsletter, March 2026
As always, we’ve had a busy couple of months here at COUNTER. If nothing else, the new listserv is keeping us on our toes with more than 500 people signed up and…
Key Takeaways from COUNTER’s AI Usage Metrics Consultation
Thank you to everyone in the community who participated in COUNTER’s Generative and Agentic AI usage metrics consultation. Your responses to the survey, by email, and in-person at NISO Plus…
Find us at: UKSG 2026
Tasha will be in Glasgow for the 49th UKSG Annual Conference in the first week of April – email her if you’d like to schedule time to chat. She’ll be…
Reporting to multiple identities: an update from our consultation
Our consultation on reporting usage for users with multiple institutional identities has wrapped up. There was a clear direction of travel in the responses that we received, but not unanimous…