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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The ACRL New England Chapter</span>’s
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Electronic Resources Management Interest Group</span> (<a href="http://beta.acrlnec.org/special-interest-groups/ermig/">ERMIG</a>)<span style="font-size:12.0pt"> is pleased to announce its first webinar! The initial registration
period was open only to ACRL or ACRL/NEC members, but we have enough slots left to open up the webinar to the world. Join us!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Counter Release 5 for Better Usage Reporting </b>is our topic.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Lorraine Estelle, the COUNTER Project Director</b>, is our presenter.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Friday, November 17, 2017, from 11am to 12pm EST </b>is the date and time.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Registration</b> <b>is</b> <b>free and open to anyone</b> interested in COUNTER Release 5 and better usage reporting.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">To register, <a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6638d441ee15b5c67510d14dfea9e911">
please complete this form</a>. You should receive a link to the webinar within minutes of registering. Be sure to login early on the day of the webinar to download the Zoom plugin and test your equipment. The webinar will be recorded, but due to technical limitations,
we cannot guarantee its availability after the event. Please attend the live session if you can! The webinar tops out at 100 attendees, so register today!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://zoom.us/meeting/register/6638d441ee15b5c67510d14dfea9e911">COUNTER Release 5 for Better Usage Reporting</a></span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Did you know that a new COUNTER Code of Practice was released earlier this year? The new Release 5 is a significant change from Release 4. Attend this webinar to learn about these
changes and how they will affect your library's usage reporting.<br>
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This webinar will help you:<br>
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• Understand the master reports which are at the core of Release 5<br>
• Learn about the new metric types and additional attributes<br>
• Find out about where to get support and guidance<br>
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Launched in 2002, COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of Networked Electronic Resources) is an international initiative serving librarians, publishers and intermediaries by setting standards that facilitate the recording and reporting of online usage statistics
in a consistent, credible and compatible way. <br>
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Our presenter is Lorraine Estelle, the COUNTER Project Director. She is experienced in the information industry with a background in libraries, consortia, shared services, vendors and publishers. She has managed and conducted a wide range of projects, with
an interest in new business models for electronic information resources and the financial impact of gold open access. She directed the development of several national shared services in the UK including Jisc Collections and the Journals Usage Statistics Portal.
She looks forward to your questions!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We look forward to your attendance!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Michael Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chair, LITA/ALCTS Electronic Resources Management Interest Group<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Co-Chair, ACRL/NEC Electronic Resources Management Interest Group<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Licensing/Acquisitions Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">369 Fairfield Way U-1005B | Storrs, CT 06269<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:michael.a.rodriguez@uconn.edu">michael.a.rodriguez@uconn.edu</a> |
<a href="tel:860-486-9325">860-486-9325</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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