PALNI Libraries: Use Toolkit Template 2.1 PAL2 "Consolidated COUNTER 5 Metrics for ACRL Survey Template 2023" (Includes COUNTER 5 TR_B1, TR_J1, IR_M1, and TR_J3 for libraries including OA usage.)
Standard Reports: WMS COUNTER 5 Merged E-Journal/E-Book Usage Summary; COUNTER 5 Multimedia/Journal Article Usage Summary
Note for IPEDS: Beginning 2020-2021 (data reporting year 2019-2020) IPEDS is including e-serials usage into the Digital/Electronic Library Circulation field.
How to Report Digital/Electronic Usage Data from COUNTER 5:
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TR_B1: unique title requests |
TR_J1: unique item requests |
IR_M1: total item requests |
ACRL* |
Line 61A |
61B |
61A |
IPEDS |
Library Circulation, Digital/Electronic |
Library Circulation, Digital/Electronic |
Library Circulation, Digital/Electronic |
*ACRL will auto-calculate 61A and 61B to produce 61C which will be total generated for IPEDS export file |
Refer to ACRL/IPEDS instructions. Include notes on the survey as appropriate when using non-COUNTER data.
61A. If COUNTER 5 data is not available for an electronic book/media resource, use other vendor reported data. If entering non-COUNTER statistics, include a note.
61B. E-serials data from all sources, COUNTER 5, 4, or proprietary vendor data.
Go to WMS Analytics > Reports > E-Resources Reports.
Select the COUNTER 5 Merged E-Journal/E-Book Usage Summary report.
Enter the Begin Date and End Date according to your fiscal year [Format YYYY-MM]
Sample Output:
Go to WMS Analytics > Reports > E-Resources Reports.
Select the COUNTER 5 Multimedia Usage Summary report.
Enter the Begin Date and End Date according to your fiscal year [Format YYYY-MM]
Sample Output: