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| released = {{Start date|2012|01|17}} (2.2-r301)<ref name="LTStart">{{cite web |url=http://www.labtrove.org/getlabtrove/releaselog.html |title=LabTrove - Release Log |publisher=University of Southampton |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref> | | released = {{Start date|2012|01|17}} (2.2-r301)<ref name="LTStart">{{cite web |url=http://www.labtrove.org/getlabtrove/releaselog.html |title=LabTrove - Release Log |publisher=University of Southampton |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref> | ||
| discontinued = | | discontinued = ~2019 | ||
| frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! --> | | frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! --> | ||
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'''LabTrove''' | '''LabTrove''' was a free open-source [[electronic laboratory notebook]] (ELN) that "enables researchers to share their experimental plans, thoughts, observations and achievements with the wider online community in a secure, semantically rich and extensible manner."<ref name="LTAbout">{{cite web |url=http://www.labtrove.org/aboutus/ |title=LabTrove - About Us |publisher=University of Southampton |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref> | ||
LabTrove | LabTrove was part of the Smart Research Framework (SRF)<ref name="SRFLT">{{cite web |url=http://www.mylabnotebook.ac.uk/software/labtrove.html |title=The Smart Research Framework (SRF) - LabTrove |publisher=University of Southampton |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref>, a research collective which aimed to integrate social networking's benefits into a rigorous and reliable laboratory informatics framework.<ref name="SRFVision">{{cite web |url=http://www.mylabnotebook.ac.uk/vision.html |title=The Smart Research Framework (SRF) - The Vision |publisher=University of Southampton |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref> It could be installed locally, or it's also available as a hosted service via U.K. business Liberata.<ref name="LTLiberata">{{cite web |url=http://www.liberata.com/products-services/it-solutions/sectors/higher-education |title=Liberata - Higher Education |publisher=Liberata UK Limited |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref><ref name="LTLiberataPDF">{{cite web |url=http://www.liberata.com/docs/pdf/university-of-southampton.pdf?sfvrsn=6 |title=LabTrove and Liberata help Universities improve their Research Data Management |publisher=Liberata UK Limited |format=PDF |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref> | ||
==Product history== | ==Product history== | ||
An open-source SourceForge project was started on July 28, 2010<ref name="LTSF">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/labtrove/ |title=LabTrove |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref>, and release candidates were made public via SourceForge and the website LabTrove.org.<ref name="LTArch">{{cite web |url=http://www.labtrove.org/getlabtrove.html |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20101120230051/http://www.labtrove.org/getlabtrove.html |title=LabTrove - Get LabTrove |publisher=University of Southampton |archivedate=20 November 2010 |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref> The first stable release of LabTrove is believed to be version 2.2-r301, released on January 17, 2012.<ref name="LTStart" /> Development had continued on the software as part of the SRF.<ref name="SRFLT" /> | |||
By 2023, the LabTrove website had fallen out of use, and the software has not been formally updated since 2019. The project is presumed to be abandoned. | |||
==Features== | ==Features== | ||
Features of LabTrove included<ref name="LTLiberataPDF" />: | |||
Features of LabTrove | |||
* web-based | * web-based | ||
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==Hardware/software requirements== | ==Hardware/software requirements== | ||
Prerequisite software was able to be installed manually or via a Debian all-in-one package. Installation requirements for LabTrove included: | |||
Prerequisite software | |||
* Apache 2 Web Server on Debian | * Apache 2 Web Server on Debian | ||
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==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ==Videos, screenshots, and other media== | ||
* LabTrove documentation | * LabTrove documentation could be found [http://docs.labtrove.org/2.3/lt/Main_Page on the wiki]. | ||
==Entities using LabTrove== | ==Entities using LabTrove== | ||
Entities using LabTrove include<ref name="LTUsers">{{cite web |url=http://www.labtrove.org/users/ |title=LabTrove - Users |publisher=University of Southampton |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref>: | Entities using LabTrove include<ref name="LTUsers">{{cite web |url=http://www.labtrove.org/users/ |title=LabTrove - Users |publisher=University of Southampton |accessdate=18 February 2013}}</ref>: | ||
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==Further reading== | ==Further reading== | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/external/labtrove LabTrove at JISC] | * [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/external/labtrove LabTrove at JISC] | ||
* [http://www.mylabnotebook.ac.uk/software/labtrove.html LabTrove at SRF] | * [http://www.mylabnotebook.ac.uk/software/labtrove.html LabTrove at SRF] | ||
* [http://www.liberata.com/products-services/it-solutions/sectors/higher-education LabTrove at Liberata] | * [http://www.liberata.com/products-services/it-solutions/sectors/higher-education LabTrove at Liberata] | ||
LabTrove | LabTrove was also found on SourceForge. However, use caution when downloading and installing from there; the install package may contain undesirable add-on software. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Discontinued or abandoned software (open source)]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:40, 8 June 2024
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| Developer(s) | University of Southampton |
|---|---|
| Initial release | January 17, 2012 (2.2-r301)[1] |
| Discontinued |
2.4.0.888 (July 28, 2015) [±] |
| Preview release | 2.4.99.889 (January 18, 2019) [±] |
| Written in | Java |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Type |
Electronic laboratory notebook Laboratory informatics software |
| License(s) | BSD 3-Clause License |
| Website | LabTrove.org |
LabTrove was a free open-source electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) that "enables researchers to share their experimental plans, thoughts, observations and achievements with the wider online community in a secure, semantically rich and extensible manner."[2]
LabTrove was part of the Smart Research Framework (SRF)[3], a research collective which aimed to integrate social networking's benefits into a rigorous and reliable laboratory informatics framework.[4] It could be installed locally, or it's also available as a hosted service via U.K. business Liberata.[5][6]
Product history
An open-source SourceForge project was started on July 28, 2010[7], and release candidates were made public via SourceForge and the website LabTrove.org.[8] The first stable release of LabTrove is believed to be version 2.2-r301, released on January 17, 2012.[1] Development had continued on the software as part of the SRF.[3]
By 2023, the LabTrove website had fallen out of use, and the software has not been formally updated since 2019. The project is presumed to be abandoned.
Features
Features of LabTrove included[6]:
- web-based
- API-enabled automated processing
- metadata support
- blog style with timeline views
- R&D-friendly
- document management
- extensible
- LDAP, OpenID, username and password authentication
- available support and consultancy service
Hardware/software requirements
Prerequisite software was able to be installed manually or via a Debian all-in-one package. Installation requirements for LabTrove included:
- Apache 2 Web Server on Debian
- MySQL Server
- ImageMagick, ZIP, and other utilities
See the installation guide for more information.
Videos, screenshots, and other media
- LabTrove documentation could be found on the wiki.
Entities using LabTrove
Entities using LabTrove include[9]:
University of Southampton, University of Reading
Further reading
External links
LabTrove was also found on SourceForge. However, use caution when downloading and installing from there; the install package may contain undesirable add-on software.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LabTrove - Release Log". University of Southampton. http://www.labtrove.org/getlabtrove/releaselog.html. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "LabTrove - About Us". University of Southampton. http://www.labtrove.org/aboutus/. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The Smart Research Framework (SRF) - LabTrove". University of Southampton. http://www.mylabnotebook.ac.uk/software/labtrove.html. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "The Smart Research Framework (SRF) - The Vision". University of Southampton. http://www.mylabnotebook.ac.uk/vision.html. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "Liberata - Higher Education". Liberata UK Limited. http://www.liberata.com/products-services/it-solutions/sectors/higher-education. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "LabTrove and Liberata help Universities improve their Research Data Management" (PDF). Liberata UK Limited. http://www.liberata.com/docs/pdf/university-of-southampton.pdf?sfvrsn=6. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "LabTrove". SourceForge. http://sourceforge.net/projects/labtrove/. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "LabTrove - Get LabTrove". University of Southampton. Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. http://web.archive.org/web/20101120230051/http://www.labtrove.org/getlabtrove.html. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
- ↑ "LabTrove - Users". University of Southampton. http://www.labtrove.org/users/. Retrieved 18 February 2013.
