scope:

The SUSHI protocol is generalized to accommodate any customized usage reports that conform to the protocol's requirements. Specific reports are addressed through the use of an extension to the general protocol. Since the original intent of the protocol was to work with COUNTER reports, a COUNTER-specific schema extension is provided with the general protocol. (See Appendix C for the COUNTER-SUSHI schema.)

The SUSHI protocol is a transport mechanism for usage reports and is not a repository for the retrieved usage data. This standard does not specify or define the repository for the usage data; therefore, the XML formatted data can be collected in spreadsheets, in-house databases, commercial electronic resource management (ERM) systems, or any other repository that the user establishes for that purpose.

Purpose

The SUSHI protocol is designed to provide an automated method for retrieving standardized usage statistics reports using a machine-processable XML container. The protocol utilizes the Web services Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP).