***Latest news from Project COUNTER***
Since the publication of Release 1 of the COUNTER Code of Practice this January, a growing number of vendors have either achieved, or are working towards achieving, COUNTER-compliant status. A Register of Vendors providing COUNTER-compliant Usage Reports has now been added to the COUNTER website: http://www.projectCounter.org
In order to become COUNTER-compliant for 2003, vendors must a) Sign a Declaration of COUNTER Compliance, b) submit this to the COUNTER Office and c) allow COUNTER access to the usage reports for which COUNTER-compliant status is claimed. When we are satisfied that these usage reports comply with the specifications of the Code of Practice, the vendor will be added to the Register.
From 2004 onwards, auditing of the usage reports by an independent, COUNTER-approved, auditor will be required in order to maintain this compliant status. Information on the auditing process will be published in the course of 2003, along with a list of approved auditors.
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Release 1 of the Code of Practice will be valid until the end of 2004. Release 2, to be published in January 2004, will become the valid Code of Practice in January 2005. This will give vendors one year to work towards compliance with Release 2.
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The first vendors to become compliant have also provided useful feedback which has enabled us to enhance the Code of Practice and to clarify some issues associated with it.
The first set of Guidelines on Implementation has been published as Appendix D to the Code of Practice. These are designed to provide more detail to assist vendors with implementation and include information on the specific return codes that indicate a successful request to a web server.
A set of errata have also been included as Appendix C to the Code of Practice.
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For more information, please contact:
Peter Shepherd
Project Director - COUNTER
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