COUNTER Schema Data Element Values
The design of the COUNTER schema makes it capable of supporting all COUNTER reporting needs, including the new Consortium Reports.
The flexibility of the schema is achieved through the use of several self-defining elements. Rather then enumerate the allowed values within the schema, these values are defined outside of the schema to allow new reports and metrics to be added without needing to update the schema each time.
Report
The report(s) are defined through elements of the main 'Report' element. Refer to the Reports Registry for the list of allowed report values.
ItemIdentifierType
The ItemIdentifierType is used to qualify what the identifier is, e.g. ISSN, ISBN, etc. Approved values are:
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ItemIdentifierType |
Description |
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online_ISSN |
Online ISSN |
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print_ISSN |
ISSN of the print edition |
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online_ISBN |
ISBN of the online version |
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print_ISBN |
ISBN of the print version |
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DOI |
Digital Object Identifier |
DataType
DataType defines the nature of the item the metrics are being gathered for. Approved values are:
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DataType |
Description |
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journal |
Used for journal and consortium reports. |
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database |
Used for database and consortium reports. |
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platform |
Defines the 'service' for book reports 4 & 6 and journal report 3. |
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book |
Used for and books and reference works that may be included in the books reports and consortium reports. |
Category
Category defines the nature of the usage data being gathered. Valid categories are listed in the first column. The second column indicates which DataTypes a given Category would apply to.
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Category |
Valid DataTypes for Category |
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requests |
Journal, Book |
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searches |
Database, Platform |
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sessions |
Database, Platform |
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turnaways |
Journal, Book, Database |
MetricType
Within a category, multiple metrics may be gathered. Valid MetricTypes and the categories they apply to are.
|
MetricType |
Description |
Valid Categories for MetricType |
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ft_ps |
Postscript file full text requests |
Requests |
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ft_pdf |
PDF file full text requests |
Requests |
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ft_html |
HTML full text requests |
Requests |
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ft_total |
Total full text requests |
Requests |
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toc |
Table of Content Requests |
Requests |
| abstract |
Request for abstract view of article (detailed article metadata without full text) |
Requests |
| reference |
Number of views to bibliographic references pages associated with an article |
Requests |
| data_set |
Requests for supplementary data sets referenced in an article |
Requests |
| audio |
Requests for audio clips referenced in an article |
Requests |
| video |
Requests for video clips referenced in an article |
Requests |
| image |
Requests for images referenced in an article |
Requests |
| podcast |
Request for podcasts referenced in an article |
Requests |
| search_reg |
Regular searches as conducted by users (excludes searches attributed to automated search processes and federated searches) |
Searches |
| search_fed |
Searches conducted by federated search or automated search processes |
Searches |
| session_reg |
Count of normal sessions as conducted by users (excludes sessions attributes to automated search processes and federated search engines) |
Sessions |
| session_fed |
Count of sessions conducted by federated search or automated search processes |
Sessions |
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count |
Simple count of usage (no breakdown) for the Category |
Searches, Sessions, Turnaways |
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other |
The 'other' category was provided for within the original COUNTER schema |