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labElephant: A Metadatabase Application for Managing the Research Endeavor

Presentation given as part of the RDS Holz Brown Bag series, April 2016.

Research Data Services

April 25, 2016
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  1. How'does'labElephant'promote'the' discovery'process?' !  labElephant+stokes+the+blue+circle:+ !  Promotes'the'gaining'of'knowledge'from'the'literature,'and'keeps'track'of'it' !  Promotes'personal'recall'and'sharing'of'knowledge'gained'from'the' literature' ! 

    Promotes'hypothesis'forma4on'for'experiments,'by'issue'addressed' !  Keeps'track'of'experiments'and'data,'including'by'issue'addressed'' !  Integrates'records'of'thought'and'experimenta4on' !  labElephant+manages+the+housekeeping+too:' !  Manages'the'data/publica;on'interface' !  Manages'the'lab:'people,'materials,'methods,'IP'protec4on'
  2. labElephant'leverages'what'already'exists'' !  Endnote/Reference'Manager'bibliography'soLware' !  MicrosoL'Office'soLware' !  Lab'folder'file'structure'' !  Lab'server'security' ! 

    Keeps'data'files'in'place' !  Accommodates'data'from'proprietary'soLware' !  Use'on'PCs,'or'on'Macs'using'Boot'Camp'or'Parallels' !  Remote'access'for'PCs'or'Macs'through'Citrix'server' !  Consequent'simplicity,'portability,'low'cost'
  3. labElephant'Beta'test'expansion' !  To'test'the'soLware'in'a'wider'user'environment' !  To'gain'addi4onal'feedback'on'features'and'needs' !  To'allow'any'remaining'bugs'to'emerge'before'wider'distribu4on' !  To'test'usage'of'labElephant'website'(under'construc4on)'for'license' maintenance'

    !  Beta'tester'agrees'to'communicate'this'informa4on' !  First'5'Beta'test'volunteers'will'receive'a'free'license'for'life,'free' training' !  Sign'up'today'if'interested!' !  Or'contact'Rob'Haworth:'[email protected]'(608)'833'3305'