We also worked in close collaboration with the two system developers, i.e. the University of Rome Tor Vergata (for VocBench), and the National Library of Finland (for Skosmos) who responded promptly to our queries.
The UK Data Service will continue laos rcs data to manage the VocBench implementation of ELSST, while CESSDA main office will continue to oversee the Skosmos platform and website.
The UK Data Service will also continue to be responsible for the co-ordination of the content management and translation work of ELSST. Content management is a collaborative process that involves reviewing and updating ELSST concepts/terms and hierarchies to make sure that they remain current across the social sciences.
In a multilingual context such as ELSST, it is important to ensure that the thesaurus is relevant to every language (and culture) of the thesaurus. Translation work will continue to be carried out by CESSDA Service Providers, who work on a voluntary basis.