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SSP 31 st Annual Meeting COUNTER 4: Data that Really Counts! A vendor’s perspective. Oliver Pesch Chief Strategist, E-Resource Access and Management Services. Overview. One vendor, several hats Perspective of a content provider Perspective of a usage consolidation application vendor
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SSP 31st Annual MeetingCOUNTER 4: Data that Really Counts!A vendor’s perspective Oliver Pesch Chief Strategist, E-Resource Access and Management Services
Overview One vendor, several hats Perspective of a content provider Perspective of a usage consolidation application vendor Applying lessons learned
Perspective as a Content Provider COUNTER… Helps ensure that the “value” of content assessed fairly Acts as a target for meeting customer expectations Provides guidelines for technical development Content Provider
Perspective as a Content Provider Challenges with COUNTER… Proprietary reports still required Potential ambiguity in COUNTER guidelines Content Provider
Perspective as a Content Provider Improvements coming with Release 4… New database report offers a better measure for use of secondary databases Additional identifiers and consistency will make it easier for customers to evaluate content Content Provider
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor COUNTER… Offers the promise of consistency necessary for consolidated reporting Combined with SUSHI is potentially a significant time-saver Covers a broad range of reports providing usage for journals, books, databases Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention SUSHI implementations falling short • SUSHI Challenges • Overly complex authentication methods • Lack of understanding of market (most SUSHI clients are hosted -- one client will harvest usage for many customers) • Support staff unfamiliar with set-up needs or operational details Usage Consolidation
Perspective as a Usage Consolidation Vendor Challenges with COUNTER… “Almost” compliant reports require manual intervention SUSHI implementations falling short Many content providers still not COUNTER compliant Usage Consolidation
NISO SUSHI Standing Committee: Release 4 of the COUNTER Code of Practice Addressing the challenges… COUNTER schema stricter COUNTER SUSHI Implementation Profile removes ambiguity Free web-based client available for testing or basis for development NISO
Thank You! Visit the NISO SUSHI web site http://www.niso.org/workrooms/sushi Or email me at: opesch@ebsco.com Content Provider Usage Consolidation NISO