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'''LIMSforum.com''' (otherwise known as '''LIMSforum''') is both a [[laboratory informatics|laboratory]]-, [[medical informatics|medical]]-, and science informatics-themed web portal created by the [[Laboratory Informatics Institute]]<ref name="ArchLF15">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsforum.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831220936/http://www.limsforum.com/ |title=LIMSforum - The Laboratory Informatics Medical & Scientific Professional Community |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=27 August 2015 |archivedate=31 August 2015 |accessdate=31 August 2015}}</ref> and a community group hosted on professional social networking website LikedIn.<ref name="LFAnnounce09">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=33719_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics Software Download Library added to the Linkedin.com LIMS Forum Group |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=12 August 2009 |accessdate=31 August 2015}}</ref>
'''LIMSforum.com''' (otherwise known as '''LIMSforum''') is both a [[laboratory informatics|laboratory]]-, [[medical informatics|medical]]-, and science informatics-themed web portal created by the [[Laboratory Informatics Institute]]<ref name="ArchLF15">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsforum.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150831220936/http://www.limsforum.com/ |title=LIMSforum - The Laboratory Informatics Medical & Scientific Professional Community |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=27 August 2015 |archivedate=31 August 2015 |accessdate=31 August 2015}}</ref> and a community group hosted on professional social networking website LikedIn.<ref name="LFAnnounce09">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=33719_0_3_0_C |title=Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics Software Download Library added to the Linkedin.com LIMS Forum Group |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=12 August 2009 |accessdate=31 August 2015}}</ref> As of September 2015, the website functions as a web portal with access to a variety of industry content, including scientific and general knowledge, newsletters, blogs, online courses, news, job postings, and a product marketplace.


==History==
==History==
On October 17, 2007, the Laboratory Informatics Institute (LII) announced the domain LIMSforum.com, which redirected to a moderated, Google-hosted open-access discussion group on [[laboratory informatics]].<ref name="ArchLF07" /> The domain name pointed to that forum until a change was announced on August 11, 2009, stating that the forum would switch hosts from Google to LinkedIn, identified "as the premier social network for scientific professionals ... for the purpose of collaboration and professional networking."<ref name="LFAnnounce09" /> Sometime in January or February 2015, the domain name shifted again to point to a web portal separate from LinkedIn, hosted by the LII.<ref name="ArchLFBegin15">{{cite web |url=http://www.limsforum.com/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211203524/http://www.limsforum.com/ |title=LIMSforum.com |publisher=Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc |date=February 2015 |archivedate=11 February 2015 |accessdate=01 September 2015}}</ref> {{As of|September 2015}}, however, the LinkedIn group retains the name LIMSforum, and the discussions from LinkedIn are fed to the LIMSforum web portal via API.


==Website content==
{{As of|September 2015}}, the web portal hosts the following content, some of it fed into it from other sites<ref name="ArchLF15" />:


===Endeavors===
* user directory
 
* blog feed
* open-access journal articles
* online courses
* feeds to 14 different industry wiki-based knowledge bases
* archived LinkedIn-based LIMSforum discussion posts
* archived and current version of the Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update newsletter
* news feed
* bid opportunities
* job opportunities
* Amazon-based product marketplace


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 17:46, 1 September 2015

LIMSforum
LIMSforum Large.png
Web address limsforum.com
Commercial? Yes
Registration Optional
Available in English
Users 73,000+
Content license
 CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Owner Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.
Created by John Jones et al.
Launched October 17, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-10-17)[1]
Alexa rank
 increase 9,929,486 (Global 09/2015)

LIMSforum.com (otherwise known as LIMSforum) is both a laboratory-, medical-, and science informatics-themed web portal created by the Laboratory Informatics Institute[2] and a community group hosted on professional social networking website LikedIn.[3] As of September 2015, the website functions as a web portal with access to a variety of industry content, including scientific and general knowledge, newsletters, blogs, online courses, news, job postings, and a product marketplace.

History

On October 17, 2007, the Laboratory Informatics Institute (LII) announced the domain LIMSforum.com, which redirected to a moderated, Google-hosted open-access discussion group on laboratory informatics.[1] The domain name pointed to that forum until a change was announced on August 11, 2009, stating that the forum would switch hosts from Google to LinkedIn, identified "as the premier social network for scientific professionals ... for the purpose of collaboration and professional networking."[3] Sometime in January or February 2015, the domain name shifted again to point to a web portal separate from LinkedIn, hosted by the LII.[4] As of September 2015, however, the LinkedIn group retains the name LIMSforum, and the discussions from LinkedIn are fed to the LIMSforum web portal via API.

Website content

As of September 2015, the web portal hosts the following content, some of it fed into it from other sites[2]:

  • user directory
  • blog feed
  • open-access journal articles
  • online courses
  • feeds to 14 different industry wiki-based knowledge bases
  • archived LinkedIn-based LIMSforum discussion posts
  • archived and current version of the Laboratory Informatics Weekly Update newsletter
  • news feed
  • bid opportunities
  • job opportunities
  • Amazon-based product marketplace

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "LIMSforum.com - Google LIMS discussion group". LIMSfinder (W3Markets, Inc.) 5 (39). 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831212107/http://www.limsforum.com/laboratory-informatics-weekly-update-volume-5-issue-39/34338/. Retrieved 31 August 2015. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "LIMSforum - The Laboratory Informatics Medical & Scientific Professional Community". Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. 27 August 2015. Archived from the original on 31 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831220936/http://www.limsforum.com/. Retrieved 31 August 2015. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Laboratory, Scientific & Health Informatics Software Download Library added to the Linkedin.com LIMS Forum Group". Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. 12 August 2009. http://www.limsfinder.com/BlogDetail.aspx?id=33719_0_3_0_C. Retrieved 31 August 2015. 
  4. ↑ "LIMSforum.com". Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc. February 2015. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150211203524/http://www.limsforum.com/. Retrieved 01 September 2015. 
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