360 Counter

1  Aggregates

Aggregates data from COUNTER-compliant vendors reports, thereby making comparisons possible. The initial version of 360 Counter uploads the following Project COUNTER Release 2 reports:

JR1 - Journal Report 1: Number of Successful Full-Text Article Requests by Month and Journal.
JR2 - Journal Report 2: Turnaways by Month and Journal
DB1 - Database Report 1: Total Searches and Sessions by Month and Database
DB2 - Database Report 2: Turnaways by Month and Database
DB3 - Database Report 3: Total Searches and Sessions by Month and Service

2  Adds Costs

Includes 360 Resource Manager Cost Management features to associate costs with titles. After COUNTER reports are aggregated, 360 Counter then associates resource costs with titles. From this data, the cost-per-click for a title, database or platform will be calculated.

3  Standardizes

Unifies title variations.
For example: 360 Counter recognizes that X number of searches on JAMA and Y number of searches on the Journal of the American Medical Association equal X + Y searches.

360 Counter also associates subjects with titles and assigns subject headings. Titles that are found in the Serials Solutions Knowledgebase are assigned one or more subjects. You also can assign a weighting factor to titles or databases.

4  Calculates Costs

Calculates cost-per-click so you can learn the true value of the content you license.  360 Counter combines subscription costs with actual usage to determine cost-per-click across multiple vendors. Costs are calculated based on your library's fiscal year.

5  Analyzes and Reports

Automates cost and usage analysis. 360 Counter converts raw usage and cost data into actionable information. Now you can customize meaningful charts and graphs to share with decision-makers and other stakeholders to help answer questions like these:

• Which subscriptions should I protect?
• Which journals can be cancelled?
• Which databases provide the best return on investment?

6  Archives

Create an archive of usage data, costs, and analyses. Helps prevent loss of valuable data, and enables multi-year historical analysis.