<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:small">**apologies for cross-posting**</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Dear librarians</span></div><br>I am really pleased that so many of you are so keen to see your first Release 5.1 COUNTER reports! However, already this month I've had<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> nearly 35</span>0 emails asking when libraries will receive R5.1 reports.<br> <br>If you are thinking of emailing about R5.1, please read this news piece on the COUNTER website first: <a href="https://www.countermetrics.org/when-r51/">https://www.countermetrics.org/when-r51/</a>. The key points are:<br><ul><li>Report providers are required to start delivering R5.1 reports for usage that happens in January 2025. The Code has always allowed four weeks for processing data, which means that we expect to see providers delivering the new reports by the 28th of February 2025.</li><li>As providers set their R5.1 COUNTER API (sushi) services live, I will be updating the COUNTER Registry with that information and a notification. ProQuest has already gone live and you can take a look at <a href="https://registry.countermetrics.org/notifications">https://registry.countermetrics.org/notifications</a> to see the information.</li></ul>If this list would find it useful, I will also do a monthly post to the group outlining which report providers have migrated.<br clear="all"></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">All the best</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Tasha</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Tasha Mellins-Cohen</font></p>

<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Executive Director, COUNTER</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif">Email: <a href="mailto:tasha@countermetrics.org" target="_blank">tasha@countermetrics.org</a><br></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>

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