Areas of expertise: access, accessibility, copyright, digital libraries, digital preservation, e-publishing, licensing, open access, open standards, rights management in the digital age, universal access

Alicia holds a Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, and worked as an academic archaeologist.  Next she joined the UK Joint Information Systems Committee to manage national negotiations for access to a broad array of intellectual property and then to direct innovation programs to stimulate the creative use of information technology in universities and colleges.  Alicia then moved to the publishing industry as Chief Executive of the Publishers Licensing Society which is a not-for-profit owned by publishing trade bodies to oversee collective licensing arrangements for UK publishers.  From that position she was also seconded to serve as Head of Digital Publishing at The Publishers Association (PA).

She joined Elsevier in June 2010 to lead the Universal Access team.  In this role she is responsible for our access strategy and policies, for launching/monitoring access pilot projects, and for building relationships with other stakeholders in the scholarly communication landscape who share our interest in broadening access.  The universal access team works closely with colleagues throughout Elsevier and is a catalyst for information exchange and innovation.

Alicia is very passionate about expanding access to information, and particularly enjoys developing successful partnerships across complex stakeholder communities.  Her areas of expertise lie at the intersection of copyright and digital technology.

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Key Links:    

2010
Mark Bide and Alicia Wise
The answer to the machine available online in Copyright in the Digital Age by the Stationer’s Company.  Available online at   http://copyright-debate.co.uk/?p=172

Mark Bide and Alicia Wise
21^st-century rights management: why does it matter and what is being done?  Learned Publishing 23(1):23-31.   DOI: 10.1087/20100106

2009
Hugh Look and Alicia Wise
The economics of copyright in Digital Library Economicsedited by David Baker and Wendy Evans. Chandos Publishing.  

Ed Hughes and Alicia Wise
Publishers work together to provide electronic access to authoritative publications for the Research Assessment Exercise. Serials 22(1):60-67.   DOI: 10.1629/2260.

2007
Alicia Wise and Richard Balkwill
Rights, Licensing and Collecting Societies in Clark’s Publishing Agreements:  a Book of Precedents, Seventh Edition edited by Lynette Owen.  Tottel Publishing.  Pages 591-604.

2005
Alicia Wise
Modelling Quaternary Environments in Handbook of Archaeological Sciences edited by Don Brothwell and Mark Pollard.  John Wiley & Sons.  Pages 111-120.Virtual learning environments: setting the scene.  Serials 18(2):107-115.   DOI: 10.1629/18107

Current Personal Activities 

•    Accessibility Action Group, Convenor (since 2007)
•    Authors Licensing and Collecting Society, Member (since 2006)
•    CLOCKSS Board of Directors (from 2011)
•    COUNTER International Advisory Board, Member (since 2002)
•    DBIS Accessible Publishing Group (since 2010)
•    IFLA Socrs Committee (since 2007)
•    International Publishers Association Copyright Committee, Member (since 2005)
•    Society of Antiquaries – Scotland, Member (since 1995)
•    STM Copyright and Legal Affairs Committee (since 2008)
•    TIGAR Project Steering Committee, Co-Chair (since 2010)
•    UK Serials Group, Member (since 2001)