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we need to work in unison along with other stakeholders across the research ecosystem, and my hope is that over the next decade the publishing industry will become more deeply embedded as a partner along with funders, policymakers, and our traditional author, editorial and library communities.


Tony Roche


world impact requires wider changes across the research ecosystem. We believe publishers are well placed to help the academy break links with old measures of impact and enjoy a fairer, more equitable environment for research to thrive. But we recognise we are just one voice, and that it’s going to take a collective effort over the coming years to solve the challenges of research in a global


context and deliver sectoral change. That is why we have launched a


campaign that calls for sector-wide action, bringing together research and academic institutions, policymakers, funders, publishers and service providers. Our ‘Are you in?’ campaign is set out in our refreshed impact manifesto, which pledges six commitments for change. Society’s challenges are phenomenal,


Finally, do you have any fascinating facts, hobbies or pastimes you want to tell us about? My wife Sarah and I love to get outside and walk in the Yorkshire Dales, where we are blessed to live. We also enjoy cooking – particularly Middle Eastern cuisine – and entertaining. Some years ago, I was fortunate enough to travel and trek in Nepal, including to Kathmandu, the Khumbu Valley and up to Everest Base Camp. That sparked a love for Nepalese cuisine, although many authentic ingredients remain elusive here in the Dales! I am also an avid sport fan, having long since hung up my boots, previously playing and coaching in football and rugby. Today, Harlequins, Canterbury Crusaders and Tottenham Hotspur continue to delight and frustrate, in various measure.


Interview by Tim Gillett


The wisdom of preservation


Alicia Wise, CLOCKSS executive director, reflects on her career and explains the importance of robustly preserving academic resources


Tell us a little about your background and qualifications… I started at university when I was 13, through the University of Washington early entrance programme, and meandered through undergraduate courses for the next six years.


I popped out the other end with a passion


for archaeology, and an eclectic mix of office skills from myriad odd jobs. My PhD was on the Roman invasion of Scotland, and I was given my first-ever proper job at the Archaeology Data Service. From there I’ve been lucky to follow my nose to interesting challenges: a spell doing UK consortial


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licensing at Jisc, service as chief executive of the Publishers Licensing Society, a spell at the Publishers Association, and eight years at Elsevier leading on open access. The reason this background is a good


fit for the CLOCKSS digital archive is that I’ve met many talented librarians and publishers along the way, and have retained focus on expanding access to digital information.


How was CLOCKSS founded and what is its purpose? In the 1990s concerns began to crystallise about the long-term preservation of digital


information. Traditionally, libraries have preserved materials in print format, but in the digital age libraries often license access to books and journals that are only available digitally and stored remotely and accessed over the web. Although convenient for immediate access and usability, this can create real challenges for long-term preservation, access and use. If a publisher ceases to publish, or the library cancels their license – or if the publisher’s website is down – then the content a library has paid to access is no longer available. Under the leadership of organisations such as the Commission on Preservation and Access, OCLC and the Research Libraries Group, academic libraries began to systematically explore how digital preservation of academic resources could be accomplished. Various projects launched in the late 1990s, and some of these have led to the development of preservation services. CLOCKSS launched as a project in 1999, led by the University of Stanford working in partnership with international


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