What is COUNTER?

 COUNTER refers to Counting Online usages of Networked electronic resources. 

COUNTER provides the framework for what data to collect and how to present it. 

COUNTER is standard for measuring the usage of electronic resource like e-journals, e-books, databases and other digital contents.

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