COUNTER 5 Title Reports

Title Master Report (TR)

 

Definition

 

A customizable report detailing activity at the title level (journal, book, etc.) that allows the user to apply filters and select other configuration options.

  

Host_types required to provide TR report

 

Aggregated Full Content 

eBook

eBook Collection 

eJournal 

Data_Types

All applicable

Metric_Types

All applicable

Header of TR report (explanation)

Example of TR report

Standard views

 

1. Book Requests (Excluding OA_Gold) (TR_B1)

Definition

 

Reports on full-text activity for books, excluding Gold Open Access content, as Total_Item_Requests and Unique_Title_Requests. The Unique_Title_Requests provides comparable usage across book platforms. The Total_Item_Requests shows overall activity; however, numbers between sites will vary significantly based on how the content is delivered (e.g. delivered as a complete book or by chapter).

  

Host_types required to provide TR_B1 report

 

Aggregated Full Content 

eBook

eBook Collection 

Data_Types

Book

Metric_Types

Total_Item_Requests

Unique_Title_Requests

Example of TR_B1 report

 

2. Book Access Denied (TR_B2)

Definition

 

Reports on Access Denied activity for books where users were denied access because simultaneous-use licenses were exceeded or their institution did not have a license for the book.

  

Host_types required to provide TR_B2 report

 

Aggregated Full Content 

eBook

eBook Collection

Data_Types

Book

Metric_Types

No_License 

Limit_Exceeded

Example of TR_B2 report

3. Book Usage by Access_Type (TR_B3)

Definition

 

Reports on book usage showing all applicable Metric_Types broken down by Access_Type.

  

Host_types required to provide TR_B3 report

 

Aggregated Full Content 

eBook

eBook Collection

Data_Types

Book

Metric_Types

Total_Item_Investigations

Total_Item_Requests

Unique_Item_Investigations

Unique_Item_Requests 

Unique_Title_Investigations

Unique_Title_Requests 

Example of TR_B3 report

4. Journal Requests (Excluding OA_Gold) (TR_J1)

Definition

 

Reports on usage of journal content, excluding Gold Open Access content, as Total_Item_Requests and Unique_Item_Requests.

  

Host_types required to provide TR_J1 report

 

Aggregated Full Content 

eJournal 

Data_Types

Journal

Metric_Types

Total_Item_Requests

Unique_Item_Requests 

Example of TR_J1 report

5. Journal Access Denied (TR_J2)

Definition

 

Reports on Access Denied activity for journal content where users were denied access because simultaneous-use licenses were exceeded or their institution did not have a license for the title.

  

Host_types required to provide TR_J2 report

 

Aggregated Full Content 

eJournal 

Data_Types

Journal

Metric_Types

No_License 

Limit_Exceeded 

Example of TR_J2 report

6. Journal Usage by Access_Type (TR_J3)

Definition

 

Reports on usage of journal content for all Metric_Types broken down by Access_Type.

  

Host_types required to provide TR_J3 report

 

Aggregated Full Content 

eJournal

Data_Types

Journal

Metric_Types

Total_Item_Investigations

Total_Item_Requests

Unique_Item_Investigations

Unique_Item_Requests 

 

Example of TR_J3 report

7. Journal Requests by YOP (Excluding OA_Gold) (TR_J4)

Definition

 

Breaks down the usage of journal content, excluding Gold Open Access content, by year of publication (YOP), providing counts for the Metric_Types Total_Item_Requests and Unique_Item_Requests. In practice, it is the same report as TR_J1, but with added information about Year of Publication.

  

Host_types required to provide TR_J4 report

 

Aggregated Full Content 

eJournal 

Data_Types

Journal

Metric_Types

Total_Item_Requests

Unique_Item_Requests 

Example of TR_J4 report

Summary table

This table summarizes the attributes and metrics of the respective reports. Mandatory Metrics and Host_Types are highlighted in bold

Sample reports

Sample TR report

Sample TR_J1 report

Sample TR_J2 report

Sample TR_J3 report

Sample TR_J4 report

Sample TR_B1 report

Sample TR_B2 report

Sample TR_B3 report

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