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==Product history==
==Product history==


The Open Laboratory Framework project appears to have been started in early 2010<ref name="OLFStart" /> by Jochen Thomas and Markus List, likely as part of a project through German software developer OSTHUS.<ref name="MListLinked">{{cite web |url=http://dk.linkedin.com/pub/markus-list/27/809/3ba |title=Markus List - Bioinformatics in Cancer Research |publisher=LinkedIn |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="JThomasOhloh">{{cite web |url=http://www.ohloh.net/accounts/jochen-thomas |title=J. Thomas - Ohloh |publisher=Ohloh |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref> The last file release was with version 0.7 on December 7, 2011<ref name="OLFStart" />, and the last update for the software seems to have been March 19, 2012.<ref name="OLFOhlohCommits">{{cite web |url=http://www.ohloh.net/p/olf/commits |title=Open Laboratory Framework: Commits |publisher=Ohloh |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref>. It's not known if development will continue on the project.
The Open Laboratory Framework project appears to have been started in early 2010<ref name="OLFHome">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openlaboratory/ |title=Open Laboratory Framework |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref> by Jochen Thomas and Markus List, likely as part of a project through German software developer OSTHUS.<ref name="MListLinked">{{cite web |url=http://dk.linkedin.com/pub/markus-list/27/809/3ba |title=Markus List - Bioinformatics in Cancer Research |publisher=LinkedIn |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref><ref name="JThomasOhloh">{{cite web |url=http://www.ohloh.net/accounts/jochen-thomas |title=J. Thomas - Ohloh |publisher=Ohloh |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref> The last file release was with version 0.7 on December 7, 2011<ref name="OLFStart" />, and the last update for the software seems to have been March 19, 2012.<ref name="OLFOhlohCommits">{{cite web |url=http://www.ohloh.net/p/olf/commits |title=Open Laboratory Framework: Commits |publisher=Ohloh |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref>. It's not known if development will continue on the project.


==Features==
==Features==


Features of Open Laboratory Framework include<ref name="OLFHome">{{cite web |url=http://sourceforge.net/projects/openlaboratory/ |title=Open Laboratory Framework |publisher=SourceForge |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref>:
Features of Open Laboratory Framework include<ref name="OLFHome" />:


* web-based front-end
* web-based front-end

Revision as of 17:55, 2 October 2012

Open Laboratory Framework
Developer(s) Markus List and Jochen Thomas
Initial release February 8, 2011 (2011-02-08) (0.5.1)[1]
Stable release

1.4.0  (August 18, 2015; 8 years ago (2015-08-18))

[±]
Preview release none [±]
Written in JavaScript, XML
Operating system platform-independent
Type Laboratory informatics software
License(s) GNU Public License v3.0[2]
Website sourceforge.net/projects/openlaboratory/

Open Laboratory Framework is a web-based laboratory information management system (LIMS) front-end that provides an extensible framework for better laboratory functionality.

Product history

The Open Laboratory Framework project appears to have been started in early 2010[3] by Jochen Thomas and Markus List, likely as part of a project through German software developer OSTHUS.[4][5] The last file release was with version 0.7 on December 7, 2011[1], and the last update for the software seems to have been March 19, 2012.[6]. It's not known if development will continue on the project.

Features

Features of Open Laboratory Framework include[3]:

  • web-based front-end
  • extensible framework
  • experiment management
  • inventory management
  • barcode and printing support
  • document management
  • data analysis

Hardware/software requirements

Installation requirements have not been made clear by the developer.

Videos, screenshots, and other media

Screenshots can be found on the SourceForge page.

Entities using Open Laboratory Framework

Further reading

External links

References