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For more than a year now, DARIAH has been leading the creation of the SSH Open Marketplace, a first-class research environment offering tools, services, training materials, research papers and other useful resources for digital researchers, particularly those working in the social sciences and humanities. If you missed the first development steps,\u00a0this interview<\/a>\u00a0will be helpful. To ensure the SSH Open Marketplace matches the requirements of its users \u2013 i.e. you: researchers, students, librarians, data stewards, and IT professionals, we try to involve you wherever possible. In this post we describe our participatory design approach, share our timeline, and explain how you can participate in the development.<\/p>\n If you’d like to participate in one of the opportunities outlined below, please email us at\u00a0info@sshopencloud.eu<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Participatory Design<\/strong><\/p>\n Our participatory design approach started last year when we interviewed researchers about their needs. This helped us to ground the\u00a0system specifications<\/a>\u00a0into strong and accurate (prod-)user needs. Workshops were also organised to collect feedback on the first version of the SSH Open Marketplace. An example is the \u201cBeing FAIR\u201d workshop in G\u00f6ttingen last January.\u00a0<\/p>\n Our Timeline<\/strong><\/p>\n Here are the next milestones to keep in mind if you\u2019d like to contribute to the creation of the discovery portal:<\/p>\n In June 2020 we will release the\u00a0Alpha version of the SSH Open Marketplace<\/strong>. Although this will be mainly an internal release for SSHOC project partners, we will share some previews and sample paths more broadly – starting with a\u00a0virtual session<\/a>\u00a0at the ICTeSSH Conference on 30 June.\u00a0 Join us!\u00a0<\/p>\n To gather comments and recommendations on subjects like interface design, development use cases, governance model, and curation workflow, we will run a webinar and organise a Twitter takeover in coordination with the SSHOC communication team. We envision several other virtual or real events towards the end of the year in association with the CLARIN Conference, the EOSC Symposium (October), and the DARIAH Annual Event (November).<\/p>\n The next important milestone will be the\u00a0Beta release of the SSH Open Marketplace<\/strong>\u00a0in December 2020. This will be the first public release. We will still be months away from the final version, but having a Beta release out in the open will be important to kickstart community involvement.\u00a0In addition to exploring the portal\u2019s content, users will be able to suggest additions, changes or content updates, thus helping to improve the quality of the data showcased in the Marketplace.<\/p>\n A new series of (virtual or in-person) events will be identified. We are especially looking for hands-on events focused on specific research communities interested in contributing to the portal.\u00a0 Want to suggest an event we should attend? Please get in touch with us!\u00a0<\/p>\n We\u2019ll also work on a communication toolkit to help anyone interested to spread the word.<\/p>\n In December 2021 the\u00a0final SSH Open Marketplace<\/strong>\u00a0will be released. This version will address user recommendations collected during the previous year. Several SSHOC partners have already agreed to maintain and sustain the portal after the end of the project. An editorial team and mechanisms to ensure community uptake will be implemented and continuity will be ensured via a shared governance model embedded in a light and clear curation workflow allowing any scholar to contribute if they so wish.<\/p>\n Your Contribution<\/strong><\/p>\n When and how can you be involved in the creation of the SSH Open Marketplace?<\/p>\n As an Alpha or Beta tester:\u00a0right now<\/strong>, if you follow the different upcoming events by subscribing to the SSHOC newsletter following the SSHOC Twitter account and by registering as a\u00a0SSHOC user<\/a>.<\/p>\n As a contributor:\u00a0from December 2020<\/strong>\u00a0on you\u2019ll be able to suggest new content in the portal and\/or to enrich existing items.<\/p>\n As a member of the editorial team:\u00a0between December 2020 and December 2021<\/strong>\u00a0an editorial team will be created. Its composition and mission still need to be refined, but we\u2019ll probably have a mix of people suggested by the institutions engaged in the sustainability of the Marketplace and an open call for participation. The most active contributors could also become members of the editorial team.<\/p>\n All users involved in the SSH Open Marketplace as testers, contributors, or members of the editorial team will be acknowledged and cited for their contribution and, when possible, other rewarding models will be considered.<\/p>\n Stay tuned! The next post will explain in detail what sources have been identified to populate the SSH Open Marketplace, how they have been prioritised, and how we are working on their incorporation!<\/p>\n Authors:<\/strong>\u00a0Stefan Buddenbohm, Laure Barbot, Frank Fischer\u00a0<\/p>\n Editors:<\/strong>\u00a0Tracey Biller, Friedel Grant, Eliza Papaki<\/p>\n Also appeared at SSHOC<\/a> and DARIAH-EU<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For more than a year now, DARIAH has been leading the creation of the SSH Open Marketplace, a first-class research environment offering tools, services, training materials, research papers and other useful resources for digital researchers, particularly those working in the social sciences and humanities. If you missed the first development steps,\u00a0this interview\u00a0will be helpful. 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