We are especially excited about the release of our new LabArchives Widgets which represents a major leap forward for our platform. Our implementation of "Widgets" expands LabArchives into a completely extensible system, enabling our customers and third parties to create simple (or even sophisticated) tools for the laboratory workflow that can be incorporated into your laboratory notebook. … Continue reading Widgets – A Major Advancement for LabArchives
LabArchives and the BioMed Central Research Awards
I have just returned from London where, among other things, I was proud to represent LabArchives in presenting the BioMed Central “Open Data Award” that was sponsored by our organization. At the well attended 6th Annual event, BioMed Central’s Research Awards celebrated excellence in scientific research made freely available through open access publishing within their … Continue reading LabArchives and the BioMed Central Research Awards
LabArchives and BioMed Central: a new platform for publishing scientific data
Note from the Editor: This guest blog is written by Iain Hrynaszkiewicz, Journal Publisher at BioMed Central Introduction “One reason that the worldwide web worked was because people reused each other’s content in ways never imagined or achieved by those who created it. The same will be true of open data.” – Tim Berners-Lee and … Continue reading LabArchives and BioMed Central: a new platform for publishing scientific data
LabArchives now includes 100 GB of storage for each user
If you're reading this blog, you are probably familiar with LabArchives and our leading Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN). But we view LabArchives as more than just an ELN. Our mission is to make it the "hub" of your scientific research through strategic partnerships and integration with leading scientific software and information providers. Our mission … Continue reading LabArchives now includes 100 GB of storage for each user
iOS 5: LabArchives on the iPad
Yesterday, Apple released its long awaited iOS 5 operating system for iPads and iPhones. This latest edition includes a number of improvements, most significantly (at least for our rapidly growing list of LabArchives customers), compatibility within Safari for "Rich Text" editing. This means that effective immediately, you can now enter and edit rich text … Continue reading iOS 5: LabArchives on the iPad
LabArchives, Electronic Lab Notebooks, and Education
As those of you who follow scientific education are painfully aware, the U.S. has slipped dramatically in the production of capable scientists. According to Mariette DiChristina, Editor-in-Chief of Scientific American, "American students are now ranked 22nd and 31st among their international peers in science and math, respectively." In order to help improve the situation, last … Continue reading LabArchives, Electronic Lab Notebooks, and Education
LabArchives and “doi’s”
LabArchives is especially excited to announce the addition of doi's to our flagship product. But "what is a 'doi'", you might ask? And what does that have to do with my laboratory data? DOI is an acronym for "Digital Object Identifier". Most people are familiar with doi's from reading journal articles, most of which include … Continue reading LabArchives and “doi’s”
LabArchives Features new Viewer for Office, PDF, and Text
LabArchives is excited to announce the release of a major new capability that greatly enhances the utility of the leading Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN). While LabArchives has always provided for the ability to store any type of files within Notebooks, the new viewer feature, released over the weekend, now provides the ability to view Office, … Continue reading LabArchives Features new Viewer for Office, PDF, and Text