Angus P. Wilkinson wrote:
Thanks for the e-notebook suggestion. Do none of the user facilities have a data management system in place for their instruments?
Angus
At 05:17 AM 4/22/2005 +0100, you wrote:
> Are any of you using a Laboratory Information Management Systems
> (LIMS) to keep track of powder diffraction and related measurements in a
> university or government laboratory environment?
> Alternatively, is there any good (and free) software available
> for archiving and managing large numbers of diffraction data sets from a
> multi-user instrument?
While not exactly a LIMS system - you might like to check out the freeware Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Electronic Notebook Project:
http://www.csm.ornl.gov/~geist/java/applets/enote/
It is a perl script that works via a webserver (windows or UNIX)
We use it for the C2 neutron powder diffractometer at Chalk River (inside our intranet - so not viewable to the outside world) and it is brilliant. (especially if you have a habit of forgetting where you put down your paper notebook - or have multiple people using an instrument) If travelling or moving from building, (or overseas at a conference) it is easy to find and add information. It does not have 100% of the features I would like (and a few annoying nuances) - but it gets the job done (ability to search text, notarise entries (so they cannot be modified or deleted) - add photos, zip files, EXCEL files, zipped data, zipped GSAS results files, etc).
It does require some discipline to use it - especially if in a rush or multi-tasking.
For adding hand drawn pictures - using a USB INTUOS drawing tablet is probably the most appropriate as it does not need extra batteries.
http://www.wacom.com/
Lachlan.
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