Hi, all. Quartzy (http://www.quartzy.com/) is free social-networking web application for scientists that as a module for managing facilities and equipment.
It looks pretty good, but I haven't used it personally. -Joel On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 5:05 AM, Klaus Fütterer <k.futte...@bham.ac.uk>wrote: > We use Google Calendar for booking our X-ray facility. > > Klaus > > ======================================================================= > > Klaus Fütterer, Ph.D. > Reader in Structural Biology > Undergraduate Admissions > > School of Biosciences P: > <%2B44-%280%29-121-414%205895>+44-(0)-121-414 > 5895 > University of Birmingham F: > <%2B44-%280%29-121-414%205925>+44-(0)-121-414 > 5925 > Edgbaston E: k.futte...@bham.ac.uk > Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK W: http://tinyurl.com/futterer-lab > ======================================================================= > > > > > > > On 16 Feb 2011, at 12:25, Darren Hart wrote: > > Hello, >> Since we are now part of the "Facebook Generation" (or at least 10% of the >> planet is), it seems there must be a better way of distributing time on our >> various Aktas to an institute of scientists than our current system which >> involves a race for the paper booking sheet every Thursday morning. >> Inevitably people book in a speculative manner and time slots are not always >> used due to problems in preparative steps etc. Bits of paper in different >> buildings make it difficult to see who booked what and when. >> >> Has anyone successfully implemented an electronic system, perhaps shared >> through the "cloud", that allows real time booking in a manner that can be >> revised easily and has worked well? An electronic calendar (Google..) would >> partially address this, but it seems some sort of social networking >> site/tool might be better for negotiating instrument time, swapping >> timeslots, reallocating unused time if the sample prep fails. >> >> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. If governments can be >> toppled through Facebook, I'm sure we can book our Aktas in a better way! >> >> Darren >> >> -- >> ********************************************************************** >> Dr. Darren Hart, >> Team Leader >> High Throughput Protein Lab >> Grenoble Outstation >> European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) >> ********************************************************************** >> www.embl.fr/research/unit/hart/index.html >> >> For funded access to ESPRIT construct screening via EU FP7 PCUBE: >> http://tinyurl.com/ydnrwg4 >> >> Email: h...@embl.fr >> Tel: <%2B33%204%2076%2020%2077%2068>+33 4 76 20 77 68 >> Fax: <%2B33%204%2076%2020%2071%2099>+33 4 76 20 71 99 >> Skype: hartdarren >> Postal address: EMBL, 6 rue Jules Horowitz, BP181, 38042 Grenoble, Cedex >> 9, France >> ********************************************************************** >> >
