The Langer Lab is looking for a document management system and a knowledge management system for their lab
Problem
1. Document Management
They have a large number of researchers (130 staff + 30 urops) who have large data sets and images as part of their research. This information is often stored on their laptops and TSM is not always used to back up data. Backups currently exist on thumbdrives or on DVDs.
The data gathered sometimes has IP considerations and cannot be freely shared amongst researchers in the lab.
Robert Langer would like access to the data and images when he is writing proposals and papers. Currently email is used to gather the information.
Proposals often are co-written with other professors at MIT and outside of MIT. Currently no suitable solution for co-writing proposals that includes version control and ability to attach large documents has been found.
Suggestions for DM include Zythos, Basecamp.
2. Knowledge Management
As researchers perform experiments a large amount of knowledge regarding use of equipment and other subtle aspects of the lab is not documented anywhere.
Thus when researchers leave a large piece of knowledge leaves with them. As suitable solution for capturing and documenting the knowledge to allow for easy reference later has not yet been found.
Suggestions for KM has included BioKM
Questions
1. Are their other labs facing similar problems?
2. Can we recommend any suitable solutions?
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