Hello Spinlanders,
We recently attempted to evaluate a freeware computer based LIMS system with
hopes of replacing the tried and true paper trail with a more flexible
computerized version. The particular LIMS that we tried to implement is
called FNord from the DOE available from:
Information about the latest version along with an online demo can be found
at:
http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~geist/java/applets/enote/
The software for the latest version (1.12) is freely available for download.
You are free to customize it to your particular needs. The notebook
consists of a Perl-5 CGI script and library, and some supporting GIF
images. The computer you install the software on will need to have Perl-5
and a web server installed (since the
notebook is web-based). Each installation can manage multiple notebooks.
Users of the notebook do not need to install anything - all they need is a
web browser.
It is bundled up as either a tar file, or as a ZIP file,
You can get them directly from:
http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~geist/enote/zips/enote1_12.tar
http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~geist/enote/zips/enote1_12.zip
The distribution includes installation instructions and describes options
for customization to your particular needs. Installed, the entire notebook
package consumes less than 1 Mbyte (most of this is the gifs).
The online demos look very promising. Implementation on our own computer
system has been unsuccessful to date. Would like to hear from other folks
who have managed to get this LIMS system up and running on their lab's
computers. If you have successfully implemented a different freeware LIMS
in your lab, please send along a brief summary including current
availability.
Thank you and kind regards,
Lawrence
Lawrence Byrnes
Laboratory Manager, Numare Spectralab Incorporated
Research Director, The Schoenenberg Institute of Molecular Spectroscopy
Hidden Meadow Farm, 3551 Winding Road
Kintnersville, PA, 18930-9543
610-346-8660 (voice)
610-346-7571 (fax)
numare_at_eclipse.net
www.eclipse.net/~numare/
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Received on Fri Mar 10 2006 - 19:12:36 MST