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'''LIMSwiki''' is a collaborative wiki dedicated to the scientific community, featuring organized, documented, and up-to-date content regarding all aspects of [[laboratory informatics]], [[bioinformatics]], and [[health informatics]]. LIMSwiki also strives to maintain relevant knowledge about laboratory equipment as well as commercial and [[:Category:Open-source software|open-source]] software likely to be used in a [[laboratory]] setting. This also includes the [[:Category:Vendors|vendors]] of such equipment and software.
'''LIMSwiki''' is a collaborative wiki dedicated to the scientific community, featuring organized, documented, and up-to-date content regarding all aspects of [[laboratory informatics]], [[bioinformatics]], and [[health informatics]]. LIMSwiki also strives to maintain relevant knowledge about laboratory equipment as well as commercial and [[:Category:Open-source software|open-source]] software likely to be used in a [[laboratory]] setting. This also includes the [[:Category:Vendors|vendors]] of such equipment and software.


Like any community wiki, the value and success of LIMSwiki is dependent upon the scientific community contributing their vast knowledge through the creation of relevant articles and editing of existing articles where knowledge is absent. If you wish to enrich the content of this wiki or have something of value to add, please [[:Special:RequestAccount|request an account]] and get started.</div>
Like any community wiki, the value and success of LIMSwiki is dependent upon the scientific community contributing their vast knowledge through the creation of relevant articles and editing of existing articles where knowledge is absent. If you wish to enrich the content of this wiki or have something of value to add, please [[:Special:RequestAccount|request an account]] and get started</div>
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Need help getting started with LIMSwiki? Have no fear! Here are some excellent starting points:<br />&nbsp;<br />
Need help getting started with LIMSwiki? Have no fear! Here are some excellent starting points:<br />&nbsp;<br />


* [[LIMSwiki mission]]
*[[LIMSwiki mission]]
* [[Special:RequestAccount|Request a LIMSwiki account]]
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LIMSwiki and MediaWiki help:


* [[:Category:LIMSwiki help documentation|LIMSwiki help documentation]]
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*[[Help:Using the Internet Archive|Using and citing the Internet Archive]]
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From implementing [[laboratory informatics]] solutions to analyzing the ''[[Cannabis]]'' plant, here is some of our most popular content:<br />&nbsp;<br />
From implementing [[laboratory informatics]] solutions to analyzing the ''[[Cannabis]]'' plant, here is some of our most popular content:<br />&nbsp;<br />


* ''[[Book:The Complete Guide to LIMS & Lab Informatics|The Complete Guide to LIMS & Laboratory Informatics]]''
*''[[Book:The Complete Guide to LIMS & Lab Informatics|The Complete Guide to LIMS & Laboratory Informatics]]''
* ''[[Book:The Laboratories of Our Lives: Labs, Labs Everywhere!|The Laboratories of Our Lives: Labs, Labs Everywhere!]]''
*''[[Book:The Laboratories of Our Lives: Labs, Labs Everywhere!|The Laboratories of Our Lives: Labs, Labs Everywhere!]]''
* ''[[LII:Laboratory Information Systems Project Management: A Guidebook for International Implementations|Laboratory Information Systems Project Management: A Guidebook for International Implementations]]'', care of APHL
*''[[LII:Laboratory Information Systems Project Management: A Guidebook for International Implementations|Laboratory Information Systems Project Management: A Guidebook for International Implementations]]'', care of APHL
* ''[[Book:LIMSpec 2019 R1|LIMSpec 2019 R1]]'', a laboratory informatics specification
*''[[Book:LIMSpec 2019 R1|LIMSpec 2019 R1]]'', a laboratory informatics specification
* ''[[LII:Past, Present, and Future of Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Regulation in the United States|Past, Present, and Future of Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Regulation in the United States]]'', Third Edition
*''[[LII:Past, Present, and Future of Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Regulation in the United States|Past, Present, and Future of Cannabis Laboratory Testing and Regulation in the United States]]'', Third Edition
* ''[[LII:COVID-19 Testing, Reporting, and Information Management in the Laboratory|COVID-19 Testing, Reporting, and Information Management in the Laboratory]]
*''[[LII:COVID-19 Testing, Reporting, and Information Management in the Laboratory|COVID-19 Testing, Reporting, and Information Management in the Laboratory]]''
* ''[[LII:Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing a Cybersecurity Plan|Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing a Cybersecurity Plan]]
*''[[LII:Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing a Cybersecurity Plan|Comprehensive Guide to Developing and Implementing a Cybersecurity Plan]]''


[[File:New-label-overlay.jpg|left|35px]]'''ON THE WIKI''':{{clear}}
[[File:New-label-overlay.jpg|left|35px]]'''ON THE WIKI''':{{clear}}


* [[Book:LIMSjournal - Laboratory Technology Special Edition|''LIMSjournal'' - Laboratory Technology Special Edition]]
*[[Book:LIMSjournal - Laboratory Technology Special Edition|''LIMSjournal'' - Laboratory Technology Special Edition]]


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*[{{fullurl:Special:Book|bookcmd=book_creator}} Create a book] - use the book creator
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*[[Help:Books|User help]] – help with using the tool
* [[Help:Books/FAQ|FAQ]] – a FAQ regarding the tool
*[[Help:Books/For experts|Advanced help]] – help with advanced functions
* [[Help:Books/Feedback|Feedback]] – report and track bugs
*[[Help:Books/FAQ|FAQ]] – a FAQ regarding the tool
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Are you looking for [[LIMS]] software? An [[electronic laboratory notebook]]? Or perhaps laboratory equipment? Try these suggestions:
Are you looking for [[LIMS]] software? An [[electronic laboratory notebook]]? Or perhaps laboratory equipment? Try these suggestions:
* [[:Category:Vendors|All active lab equipment and software vendors]]
 
* [[CDS vendor|CDS vendors past and present]]
*[[:Category:Vendors|All active lab equipment and software vendors]]
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*[[LIMS vendor|LIMS vendors past and present]]
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*[[SDMS vendor|SDMS vendors past and present]]
*[[Miscellaneous informatics software vendor|Misc. informatics software vendors past and present]]


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Additional tools:
* [[LIMSWiki:Resources/Consultants|Laboratory and scientific informatics consultants]]
 
* [[Key laboratory informatics vendors and software]]
*[[LIMSWiki:Resources/Consultants|Laboratory and scientific informatics consultants]]
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*[[Key laboratory informatics vendors and software]]
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*[[Inactive vendor|''Inactive'' informatics software vendors]]
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* [[:Category:Open-source software|All open-source software options, by category]]
*[[:Category:Open-source software|All open-source software options, by category]]
* [[:Category:Electronic laboratory notebooks (open source)|Open-source ELN software]]
*[[:Category:Electronic laboratory notebooks (open source)|Open-source ELN software]]
* [[:Category:Laboratory information management systems (open source)|Open-source LIMS software]]
*[[:Category:Laboratory information management systems (open source)|Open-source LIMS software]]
* [[:Category:Laboratory information systems (open source)|Open-source LIS software]]
*[[:Category:Laboratory information systems (open source)|Open-source LIS software]]
* [[:Category:Scientific data management systems (open source)|Open-source SDMS software]]
*[[:Category:Scientific data management systems (open source)|Open-source SDMS software]]
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We've created several resources for users of the wiki over the years, including the [[LIMSWiki:Resources|LIMSwiki informatics resource portal]], which contains among other tools:
We've created several resources for users of the wiki over the years, including the [[LIMSWiki:Resources|LIMSwiki informatics resource portal]], which contains among other tools:
# [[LIMSWiki:Resources#Magazines, journals, and blogs|Magazines, journals, and blogs]]
 
# [[LIMSWiki:Resources#Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups|Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups]]
#[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Magazines, journals, and blogs|Magazines, journals, and blogs]]
# [[LIMSWiki:Resources#Conferences and trade shows|Conferences and trade shows]]
#[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups|Organizations, not-for-profits, and special interest groups]]
# [[LIMSWiki:Resources/Consultants|Consultants]]
#[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Conferences and trade shows|Conferences and trade shows]]
# [[LIMSWiki:Resources#Knowledge base, research, and reference|Knowledge base, research, and reference]]
#[[LIMSWiki:Resources/Consultants|Consultants]]
# [[LIMSWiki:Resources#Educational programs, training, and certifications|Educational programs, training, and certifications]]
#[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Knowledge base, research, and reference|Knowledge base, research, and reference]]
#[[LIMSWiki:Resources#Educational programs, training, and certifications|Educational programs, training, and certifications]]


[[File:New-label-overlay.jpg|left|35px]]These resources have received a thorough refresh as of July 2021.{{clear}}
[[File:New-label-overlay.jpg|left|35px]]These resources have received a thorough refresh as of July 2021.{{clear}}
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Welcome to LIMSwiki.org, the laboratory, health, and science informatics encyclopedia.
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LIMSwiki is a collaborative wiki dedicated to the scientific community, featuring organized, documented, and up-to-date content regarding all aspects of laboratory informatics, bioinformatics, and health informatics. LIMSwiki also strives to maintain relevant knowledge about laboratory equipment as well as commercial and open-source software likely to be used in a laboratory setting. This also includes the vendors of such equipment and software.

Like any community wiki, the value and success of LIMSwiki is dependent upon the scientific community contributing their vast knowledge through the creation of relevant articles and editing of existing articles where knowledge is absent. If you wish to enrich the content of this wiki or have something of value to add, please request an account and get started


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A LIMSwiki journal article is a selected open-access article relating to various fields of informatics, free to republish elsewhere with proper citation. You can browse the collection using the tools below. Also note that like other articles found on this wiki, journal articles can be added to LIMSwiki books.

For a full listing of journals — open-access and otherwise — relating to laboratory informatics, bioinformatics, and other forms of informatics, please see LIMSWiki:Resources/Journals.


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  4. Consultants
  5. Knowledge base, research, and reference
  6. Educational programs, training, and certifications
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These resources have received a thorough refresh as of July 2021.


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June 1, 2024:

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It's been a while. How about a few updates? First, today you'll notice a bit of a refresh of the front page. It was becoming increasingly obvious that for a wiki that's been around for well over a decade, finding something across the various namespaces (i.e., areas) still wasn't easy. A plethora of links were pasted across the front page, but that wasn't enough. This front page update is the first of several steps towards making knowledge and information a bit more findable on the wiki (there's always more that can be done). We now have a mini search portal for our four larger non-encyclopedic areas: guides and white papers, Q&A articles, journal articles, and books. This not only highlights these four areas more prominently but also gives users several ways to search and navigate the content in those areas. Second, a difficult decision was made to scale back vendor content. To the point prior about highlighting this wiki's encyclopedic and non-encyclopedic knowledge repository, it was time to move the vendors from the encyclopedic space to their own namespace, the Vendor: namespace. While vendor content is still highly useful to LIMSWiki users, its no longer as front-facing. Additionally, maintaining feature tables for each vendor was increasingly labor-intensive. As such, feature tables were removed, recognizing at the same time the onus remains fully on vendors to be more transparent about making public the full functionality of their offerings so potential buyers can make more informed decisions. Vendor records still retain their history, highlight offerings (i.e., LIMS, LIS, ELN, SDMS, and CDS), industries served, and other original information. Shawn Douglas (talk) 19:06, 1 June 2024 (UTC)


November 20, 2023:

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Are you studying some sort of laboratory-based science in university? How well do your classes address laboratory informatics topics, particularly in the scope of industrial labs and how they operate outside of academia? If you find the discussion lacking, then his guide by industry veteran Joe Liscouski will be worth a look. In his guide A Science Student's Guide to Laboratory Informatics, Liscouski presents "an annotated map of the laboratory portion of a technological world, identifying critical points of interest and how they relate to one another, while making recommendations for the reader to learn more." Hope you find it useful! Shawn Douglas (talk) 18:48, 20 November 2023 (UTC)