question about "facility management software"

[Elena Rebollo Arredondo]

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Dear people,

We are looking for an *open access* web-based application for the
management of microscopy core facilities (platforms). I would pretty much
appreciate any advice on this, advantages and disadvantages of the
different softwares you are currently using, to be able to find one that
fits ours needs (the usual, tuneable booking calendars, management of
booking polocies, user permissions, statistics of used hours, invoicing,
maintenance interventions and others...).

Thanks very much!

Elena



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Confocal Microscopy Unit IBMB-PCB
Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), CSIC
c/ Baldiri Reixac,10-12
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[Nuno Moreno]

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Dear Elena,

Please have a look at http://www.cirklo.org/agendo.php

Agendo is an open source booking system with lots of options originally made by core facility managers.

Be aware though that installation can be tricky, you will need email, http and database servers, backups, etc.

Cirklo also offers hosting that can be paid by you or by a sponsor by adding advertising in the booking page. Have a look at this example from Fisher Scientific.
https://agendo.cirklo.org/icat/weekview.php?resource=61

Please contact me off list for further details.


All the best,
Nuno Moreno

On Jun 13, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Elena Rebollo Arredondo wrote:

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> Dear people,
>
> We are looking for an *open access* web-based application for the
> management of microscopy core facilities (platforms). I would pretty much
> appreciate any advice on this, advantages and disadvantages of the
> different softwares you are currently using, to be able to find one that
> fits ours needs (the usual, tuneable booking calendars, management of
> booking polocies, user permissions, statistics of used hours, invoicing,
> maintenance interventions and others...).
>
> Thanks very much!
>
> Elena
>
>
>
> --
> Elena Rebollo Ph.D.
> Confocal Microscopy Unit IBMB-PCB
> Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), CSIC
> c/ Baldiri Reixac,10-12
> 08028 Barcelona (Spain)
> Tel [phone]
> www.ibmb.csic.es<http://www.ibmb.csic.es/index.php?pg=laboratorio&idLaboratorio=27&tab=lab_home>

[Barbara Foster]

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Hi, Elena

I got a chance to see the IdeaElan (ideaelan.com) late last
year.  Suggest you check it out.

Caveat:  No commercial interest.

Good hunting!
Barbara Foster, President and Sr. Consultant

Microscopy/Microscopy Education
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We are now scheduling courses through August 2012

At 01:27 AM 6/13/2012, Elena Rebollo Arredondo wrote:

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>
>Dear people,
>
>We are looking for an *open access* web-based application for the
>management of microscopy core facilities (platforms). I would pretty much
>appreciate any advice on this, advantages and disadvantages of the
>different softwares you are currently using, to be able to find one that
>fits ours needs (the usual, tuneable booking calendars, management of
>booking polocies, user permissions, statistics of used hours, invoicing,
>maintenance interventions and others...).
>
>Thanks very much!
>
>Elena
>
>
>
>--
>Elena Rebollo Ph.D.
>Confocal Microscopy Unit IBMB-PCB
>Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), CSIC
>c/ Baldiri Reixac,10-12
>08028 Barcelona (Spain)
>Tel [phone]
>www.ibmb.csic.es<http://www.ibmb.csic.es/index.php?pg=laboratorio&idLaboratorio=27&tab=lab_home>

[Periasamy, Ammasi (ap3t)]

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Contact the company listed below, they have the software for your needs
Visit www.IdeaElan.com
Idea Elan
12801 Worldgate Dr, Suite 500
Herndon, VA 20170
[hidden email]
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Subject: question about "facility management software"

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Dear people,

We are looking for an *open access* web-based application for the management of microscopy core facilities (platforms). I would pretty much appreciate any advice on this, advantages and disadvantages of the different softwares you are currently using, to be able to find one that fits ours needs (the usual, tuneable booking calendars, management of booking polocies, user permissions, statistics of used hours, invoicing, maintenance interventions and others...).

Thanks very much!

Elena



--
Elena Rebollo Ph.D.
Confocal Microscopy Unit IBMB-PCB
Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), CSIC c/ Baldiri Reixac,10-12
08028 Barcelona (Spain)
Tel [phone]
www.ibmb.csic.es<http://www.ibmb.csic.es/index.php?pg=laboratorio&idLaboratorio=27&tab=lab_home>

[Göran Månsson]

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Dear Elena,

We use the the open source application phpScheduleIt (http://www.php.brickhost.com/) and are quite happy with it. The users think it's easy to book systems and get an overview of the booking situation of all systems. As a manager I appreciate that I easily can get all kinds of statistics from the database.

Feel free to contact me off list for more information.

Göran Månsson
CLICK Imaging Facility at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden


13 jun 2012 kl. 13.47 skrev Elena Rebollo Arredondo:

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> *****
>
> Dear people,
>
> We are looking for an *open access* web-based application for the
> management of microscopy core facilities (platforms). I would pretty much
> appreciate any advice on this, advantages and disadvantages of the
> different softwares you are currently using, to be able to find one that
> fits ours needs (the usual, tuneable booking calendars, management of
> booking polocies, user permissions, statistics of used hours, invoicing,
> maintenance interventions and others...).
>
> Thanks very much!
>
> Elena
>
>
>
> --
> Elena Rebollo Ph.D.
> Confocal Microscopy Unit IBMB-PCB
> Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), CSIC
> c/ Baldiri Reixac,10-12
> 08028 Barcelona (Spain)
> Tel [phone]
> www.ibmb.csic.es<http://www.ibmb.csic.es/index.php?pg=laboratorio&idLaboratorio=27&tab=lab_home>

[Guillaume Lesage]

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Hi Elena,

We have been chasing after open access / free solutions for years and none
of them incorporate all we need.

We finally decided to go with a commercial solution (PPMS from Stratocore):
their web-based solution was developed in the spirit of Core facility. It's
very user friendly (for users and for core staff as well) and includes all
the features you can dream of: bookings, permission management, trainings,
incident reports, publication reporting, usage tracking, billing, usage stats.

Sure, it's not free, but it will save you so much time (and money) that it's
definitely worth thinking about it.

I have no commercial interest with Stratocore: I'm just a happy customer.

Good luck for your search!

G.L.
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[ryndggn]

Elena,

We just completed a pretty extensive evaluation of both commercial and free programs.  I agree with the other posters regarding things like phpScheduleit (an application I actually helped develop here at the University of Chicago), and IdeaElan, but I'd encourage you to definitely check out iLab Solutions (http://www.ilabsolutions.com/)  they have a very extensive set of utilities that I'm sure would suit your needs.  We are about to launch that system for our core facility, which has a dozen or so instruments, and about 200 labs.  iLab's system is very comprehensive and modular, so you can pick and choose which parts would best suit your needs.  I've also found working with the iLab group to be a definite plus - something you'd need to consider if you're looking at "open-source" stuff.  If you're like me, you don't have time to tweak php code all day.  Anyway, thought I'd mention this service if you're interested.

By the way, I have received no financial incentive to say this.  This is just my honest opinion.

[Elena Rebollo Arredondo]

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Dear all,

Thanks very much for sharing your ideas and solutions, I´ll be happy to
have a look at them and may be contact you off the list for some more info:)

Best,

Elena

On 14 June 2012 14:58, Guillaume Lesage <[hidden email]> wrote:

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> Hi Elena,
>
> We have been chasing after open access / free solutions for years and none
> of them incorporate all we need.
>
> We finally decided to go with a commercial solution (PPMS from Stratocore):
> their web-based solution was developed in the spirit of Core facility. It's
> very user friendly (for users and for core staff as well) and includes all
> the features you can dream of: bookings, permission management, trainings,
> incident reports, publication reporting, usage tracking, billing, usage
> stats.
>
> Sure, it's not free, but it will save you so much time (and money) that
> it's
> definitely worth thinking about it.
>
> I have no commercial interest with Stratocore: I'm just a happy customer.
>
> Good luck for your search!
>
> G.L.
> --
> Guillaume Lesage, Ph.D., Administrator
>
> Cell Imaging and Analysis Network
> Department of Biology
> McGill University
> 1205 Dr. Penfield Ave, Rm N5/25
> Montreal (QC) H3A 1B1
> Canada
>
> Tel: [phone]
> Cell: 514-778-2900
> Fax: [phone]
>
> http://biology.mcgill.ca/CIAN
>

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Elena Rebollo Ph.D.
Confocal Microscopy Unit IBMB-PCB
Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB), CSIC
c/ Baldiri Reixac,10-12
08028 Barcelona (Spain)
Tel [phone]
www.ibmb.csic.es<http://www.ibmb.csic.es/index.php?pg=laboratorio&idLaboratorio=27&tab=lab_home>