*Apologies for cross-posting on behalf of COUNTER*

Dear Colleagues

As you are well aware, researchers are increasingly using a variety of platforms to access and share the literature and some of this usage is hidden. The same article may be available from a variety of places:

*       Publisher's platform

*       Social Network Sites such as Mendeley and Research Gate

*       Full text aggregator platforms such as EBSCO

*       Institutional Repositories

Information Power Ltd is working with COUNTER to undertake research into 'Distributed Usage Logging.

Distributed Usage Logging is a method of reporting that would give a much more complete picture of usage. It enables publishers to provide reports of "total usage" regardless of where that usage happens. Such reports could also provide information about shares, tweets, and citations on Wikipedia, etc.

We would like to discover what such additional data would be useful to you.

Librarians, institutional repository managers, publishers and vendors we would be grateful for your help! Our survey asks some short questions and takes no more than ten minutes to complete:

https://protect-eu.mimecast.com/s/AgrUBz3Jgs9[surveymonkey.co.uk] 

We look forward to your responses by 10th October.

Your responses will inform developments in this area of work and we will share a summary of the survey findings via the COUNTER website.

Kind regards

Lorraine Estelle

Faculty of 1000 and F1000 are trading names of Faculty of 1000 Limited. This e-mail is confidential and should not be used by anyone who is not the original intended recipient. Faculty of 1000 Limited does not accept liability for any statements made which are clearly the sender's own and not expressly made on behalf of Faculty of 1000 Limited. No contracts may be concluded on behalf of Faculty of 1000 Limited by means of e-mail communication. Faculty of 1000 Limited Registered in England and Wales with registered number 3739756 Registered Office Middlesex House, 34-42 Cleveland Street, London W1T 4LB