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==Product history== | ==Product history== | ||
sciNote was conceived as an idea in 2014 by a group of life science researchers and software developers at [[BioSistemika LLC]]. The team went through focus groups, market analysis, and product design before creating a beta of the software in October 2015.<ref name="sNKickDesc">{{cite web |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2039813795/scinote-open-source-scientific-notebook/description |title=sciNote - Open Source Scientific Notebook |author=Zupancic, K. |work=Kickstarter |publisher=Kickstarter PBC |accessdate=01 April 2016}}</ref> The following month, the group turned to crowd-funding site Kickstarter to acquire additional funding. Regarding why the funds were needed, the team stated: "The biggest challenge is to make it available for everyone on a secure server. To achieve this we need to create a robust user management system and establish a cloud environment."<ref name="sNKickDesc" /> After meeting their funding goal, the team went on to solve those challenges, eventually releasing the source code to the public on February 12, 2016.<ref name="sNStart" /><ref name="sNStartKickNews" /> BioSistemika also began to offer hosting and installation/service plans for the software.<ref name="sNPlans">{{cite web |url=http://scinote.net/plans/ |title=sciNote - Plans |work=sciNote.net |publisher=BioSistemika LLC |accessdate=01 April 2016}}</ref> The developer also announced it would be demonstrating the software at the Experimental Biology 2016 conference in San Diego at the beginning of April 2016.<ref name="sNPlans">{{cite web |url=http://biosistemika.com/company-news/ |title=sciNote - Plans |work=BioSistemika.com |publisher=BioSistemika LLC |accessdate=01 April 2016}}</ref> | sciNote was conceived as an idea in 2014 by a group of life science researchers and software developers at [[BioSistemika LLC]]. The team went through focus groups, market analysis, and product design before creating a beta of the software in October 2015.<ref name="sNKickDesc">{{cite web |url=https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2039813795/scinote-open-source-scientific-notebook/description |title=sciNote - Open Source Scientific Notebook |author=Zupancic, K. |work=Kickstarter |publisher=Kickstarter PBC |accessdate=01 April 2016}}</ref> The following month, the group turned to crowd-funding site Kickstarter to acquire additional funding. Regarding why the funds were needed, the team stated: "The biggest challenge is to make it available for everyone on a secure server. To achieve this we need to create a robust user management system and establish a cloud environment."<ref name="sNKickDesc" /> After meeting their funding goal, the team went on to solve those challenges, eventually releasing the source code to the public on February 12, 2016.<ref name="sNStart" /><ref name="sNStartKickNews" /> BioSistemika also began to offer hosting and installation/service plans for the software.<ref name="sNPlans">{{cite web |url=http://scinote.net/plans/ |title=sciNote - Plans |work=sciNote.net |publisher=BioSistemika LLC |accessdate=01 April 2016}}</ref> The developer also announced it would be demonstrating the software at the Experimental Biology 2016 conference in San Diego at the beginning of April 2016.<ref name="sNPlans">{{cite web |url=http://biosistemika.com/company-news/ |title=sciNote - Plans |work=BioSistemika.com |publisher=BioSistemika LLC |accessdate=01 April 2016}}</ref> | ||
A new entity sciNote, LLC was created in Wisconsin in May 2016<ref name="sNWisBus">{{cite web |url=https://www.wdfi.org/apps/CorpSearch/Details.aspx?entityID=S109830&hash=1542989105&searchFunctionID=09533f41-f1d6-4fe0-99c8-21cee7de4bbd&type=Simple&q=scinote |title=sciNote, LLC |publisher=Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions |accessdate=15 July 2016}}</ref>, suggesting the sciNote efforts may be handled separately from BioSistemika in the near future. (This page will be updated when more public information becomes available.) | |||
==Features== | ==Features== |
Revision as of 16:35, 15 July 2016
Developer(s) | BioSistemika LLC |
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Initial release | February 12, 2016[1][2] | (1.0)
Stable release |
1.34.0.2 (May 29, 2024 ) [±] |
Preview release | none [±] |
Written in | Ruby on Rails |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Type | Laboratory informatics software |
License(s) | Mozilla Public License Version 2.0 |
Website | sciNote.net |
sciNote is an open-source electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) "that helps you manage your laboratory work and stores all your experimental data in one place."[3]
Product history
sciNote was conceived as an idea in 2014 by a group of life science researchers and software developers at BioSistemika LLC. The team went through focus groups, market analysis, and product design before creating a beta of the software in October 2015.[4] The following month, the group turned to crowd-funding site Kickstarter to acquire additional funding. Regarding why the funds were needed, the team stated: "The biggest challenge is to make it available for everyone on a secure server. To achieve this we need to create a robust user management system and establish a cloud environment."[4] After meeting their funding goal, the team went on to solve those challenges, eventually releasing the source code to the public on February 12, 2016.[1][2] BioSistemika also began to offer hosting and installation/service plans for the software.[5] The developer also announced it would be demonstrating the software at the Experimental Biology 2016 conference in San Diego at the beginning of April 2016.[5]
A new entity sciNote, LLC was created in Wisconsin in May 2016[6], suggesting the sciNote efforts may be handled separately from BioSistemika in the near future. (This page will be updated when more public information becomes available.)
Features
Features of sciNote include[7]:
- modular
- timestamping
- data sharing
- workflow management
- tagging and commenting
- keyword search
- templating
- customizable PDF reporting
Hardware/software requirements
Installation requirements for sciNote include:
- Docker and Ruby on Rails, both of which are automatically downloaded and installed during the installation process.
Consult the readme found on GitHub for more.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
The following videos are available demoing sciNote:
- sciNote open source scientific notebook – Tutorial
- sciNote - Open Source Scientific Notebook
- sciNote animation video
The following documentation exists:
- As of April 2016[update], the only public documentation for sciNote is the installation help found on GitHub.
Entities using sciNote
Further reading
External links
- sciNote on Github
- sciNote on Kickstarter
- BioSistemika on the web
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Initial commit". GitHub. GitHub, Inc. 12 February 2016. https://github.com/biosistemika/scinote-web/commit/055298fee87cc260de4f3c5b1761aa5fac56ffc6. Retrieved 01 April 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 sciNote Team (11 February 2016). "sciNote is launched!". Kickstarter. Kickstarter PBC. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2039813795/scinote-open-source-scientific-notebook/posts/1489098. Retrieved 01 April 2016.
- ↑ "biosistemika/scinote-web". GitHub. GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/biosistemika/scinote-web. Retrieved 01 April 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Zupancic, K.. "sciNote - Open Source Scientific Notebook". Kickstarter. Kickstarter PBC. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2039813795/scinote-open-source-scientific-notebook/description. Retrieved 01 April 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "sciNote - Plans". sciNote.net. BioSistemika LLC. http://scinote.net/plans/. Retrieved 01 April 2016.
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tag; name "sNPlans" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ "sciNote, LLC". Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions. https://www.wdfi.org/apps/CorpSearch/Details.aspx?entityID=S109830&hash=1542989105&searchFunctionID=09533f41-f1d6-4fe0-99c8-21cee7de4bbd&type=Simple&q=scinote. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "sciNote - Tour". sciNote.net. BioSistemika LLC. http://scinote.net/tour/. Retrieved 01 April 2016.