> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://coartraining.gitbook.io/coar-repository-toolkit/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://coartraining.gitbook.io/coar-repository-toolkit/discoverability/usage-statistics.md).

# Usage statistics

"Usage Statistics about items and content providers support the assessment of their popularity and use. They are an important complement to other kinds of metrics." (OpenAIRE)

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Paul Needham presents on IRUS-UK. IRUS-UK, a national aggregation service, which contains details of all content downloaded from participating IRs in the UK. By collecting raw usage data and processing them into item-level usage statistics, following rules specified by COUNTER, IRUS-UK provides comparable and authoritative standards-based data and also acts as an intermediary between UK repositories and other agencies.

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