COUNTER Validation Tool: Request for Proposals
27 May 2024Our Validation Tool is an essential service to the community, helping publishers and libraries validate Release 5 COUNTER Reports. It It is free to use, and we encourage all report providers to test their reports regularly. The original COUNTER Validation Tool was developed as part of our work for Release 5 of the Code of Practice, with a user interface which was closely coupled with a testing module. We have since updated the testing module to work independently of the user interface, and the updated version is available through GitHub. The testing module is currently being updated to validate reports against Release 5.1 of the Code of Practice.
We want to build a new COUNTER Validation Tool to better serve our community, consisting of a user interface, administrative tools, control systems, and COUNTER API (sushi) tests. This new Validation Tool needs to make use of the existing testing module, which will remain separate.
We are seeking a partner to support us through the build process and into the future. If you think that’s you, please review the Validation Tool RFI and send your response to tasha@countermetrics.org by 17.00 BST on the 27th of June 2024.