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| genre                  = [[Laboratory informatics]] software
| genre                  = [[Laboratory informatics]] software
| license                = GNU Public License v3.0<ref name="OLFOhloh">{{cite web |url=http://www.ohloh.net/p/olf |title=Open Laboratory Framework: Project Summary |publisher=Ohloh |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref>
| license                = GNU Public License v3.0<ref name="OLFOhloh">{{cite web |url=http://www.ohloh.net/p/olf |title=Open Laboratory Framework: Project Summary |publisher=Ohloh |accessdate=02 October 2012}}</ref>
| website                = [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openlaboratory/ sourceforge.net/projects/openlaboratory/]
| website                = [https://github.com/NanoCAN/OpenLabFramework github.com/NanoCAN/OpenLabFramework]
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==Product history==
==Product history==


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.
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 SourceForge-based file release was with version 0.7 on December 7, 2011<ref name="OLFStart" />. On January 7, 2014, the project moved from SourceForge to GitHub<ref name="OLFStart" />, with several updates to the software arriving in 2014 and 2015.<ref name="OLFGit">{{cite web |url=https://github.com/NanoCAN/OpenLabFramework/releases |title=NanoCAN/OpenLabFramework - Releases |publisher=GitHub |accessdate=15 June 2015}}</ref>


==Features==
==Features==
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==Videos, screenshots, and other media==
==Videos, screenshots, and other media==


Screenshots can be found on the [http://sourceforge.net/projects/openlaboratory/#screenshots SourceForge page].
Screenshots can be found on the SourceForge page.


==Entities using Open Laboratory Framework==
==Entities using Open Laboratory Framework==
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==External links==
==External links==


* [https://github.com/NanoCAN/OpenLabFramework Open Laboratory Framework on GitHub]
* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/olf Open Laboratory Framework on Ohloh]
* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/olf Open Laboratory Framework on Ohloh]



Revision as of 19:22, 15 June 2015

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 github.com/NanoCAN/OpenLabFramework

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 SourceForge-based file release was with version 0.7 on December 7, 2011[1]. On January 7, 2014, the project moved from SourceForge to GitHub[1], with several updates to the software arriving in 2014 and 2015.[6]

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