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= Description = [http://www.labtrove.org LabTrove] is a blogging platform specifically designed for use in a research environment. It aims to serve as a highly flexible electronic notebook and data management system by integrating with a lab’s data-producing instruments; researchers can describe an experiment and associate it with its data output at the time of capture, rather than annotating after the fact. ====Provider==== University of Southampton ====Licensing and cost==== The software is distributed under the [http://www.opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause 3-Clause BSD Licence] and is free of charge. ====Development activity==== LabTrove Version 2.3 was released in February 2013. The software was part of the larger [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/projects/srf Smart Research Framework (SRF)] project, which developed it to make it suitable for provision as a cloud-based service. ====Platform and interoperability==== LabTrove is intended for use as a Web service rather than as a desktop application. It was developed for Linux systems; installation instructions are for Debian, but the application has been tested successfully with Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS. The project offers an all-in-one download bundle that includes the required software Apache Web Server and MySQL. Alternately, users may manually install the prerequisites, or obtain a preconfigured Virtual Machine image. LabTrove templates can be shared using [http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resource/external/myexperiment myExperiment]. The system links with the MIT Simile projects to provide pivoted TimeLine and Exhibit views. Integration with some lab instruments is possible through LabBroker, a middleware component also being developed as part of the SRF project. ====Functional notes==== LabTrove uses a plug-in based architecture, allowing researchers to adapt the system to their particular lab setup. The system uses a complex metadata framework for classification; however, it does not support existing external vocabularies or data models. LabTrove posts cannot be deleted; the software instead implements a strict versioning system. Lab members can provide input through comments and by linking blog entries together. A template option allows users to create standardised blog posts. LabTrove exports posts in XML or as a PNG image. ====Documentation and user support ==== LabTrove has online [http://www.labtrove.org/documentation/ documentation] in the form of a wiki. (An [http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/labtrove older version] of the wiki can be found on Sourceforge.) Users can [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=338145&atid=1416342 request features] and [http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=338145&atid=1416339 report bugs] through Sourceforge. The site also lists a general enquiry contact email. ====Usability==== LabTrove uses a simple web interface for its blogging functions. ====Expertise required==== Installation and configuration requires familiarity with Linux, and general system administration knowledge. Integration with current lab systems and instruments requires knowledge of application design and implementation. ====Standards compliance==== LabTrove posts can be exported as XML. Content can be published to the public domain via standard protocols such as Sitemaps and RSS Feeds. ====Influence and take-up==== The site [http://www.labtrove.org/users/ advertises] a number of pilot instances in disciplines such as Chemistry, Physics and Engineering. = User Experiences = = Development Activity =