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ISSNNews12th Meeting of the Keepers Registry Technical Advisory Committee – 5 February 2026
2026/01/28

12th Meeting of the Keepers Registry Technical Advisory Committee – 5 February 2026

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The 12th meeting of the Keepers Registry Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) will be held online on 5 February 2026, bringing together a renewed group of international experts to support the ongoing development of the Keepers Registry service. This meeting marks the start of a new two-year term for incoming members of the Committee. The TAC plays a key role in advising the ISSN International Centre on the strategic, technical, and community-driven evolution of the Keepers Registry, which provides a global overview of the long-term preservation of digital serial publications. The Committee is composed of professionals representing archiving agencies participating in the Keepers Registry, user communities, and independent experts in digital preservation and scholarly communication.

Members for the 2026-2028 term include:

Keepers Registry Archiving Agencies
• Alicia Wise (CLOCKSS)
• Miguel Mardero Arellano (Rede Cariniana, IBICT)
• Kate Davis (Scholars Portal)

Keepers Registry User Groups
• Kylie van Zyl (African Journals OnLine – AJOL)
• Brendan O’Connell (Directory of Open Access Journals – DOAJ)
• Courtney Mumma (University of Texas at Austin)

Independent Experts
• Paul Wheatley (Preserve Together)
• Daniel Villanueva Rivas (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México – UNAM)

The Committee is chaired by the Director of the ISSN International Centre and supported by staff from the Centre as required. Peter Burnhill, a consultant to the ISSN-IC Director, is also involved. The Technical Advisory Committee brings together expertise from libraries, preservation networks, open access infrastructures, research institutions and international initiatives, reflecting the diversity of the communities served by the Keepers Registry. The committee’s members will contribute strategic insight and practical guidance to help shape the future development of the service, ensuring that it remains robust, inclusive and responsive to the evolving needs of publishers, libraries and researchers worldwide.