Service catalogue

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The catalogue covers all the services provided by the SCC. The services are grouped into categories for better clarity and easier allocation.

It provides information on the features and modalities of use (user groups, application). In addition, further information and assistance (e.g. instructions) will be added in succession.

Service: eLabFTW

Description

ElabFTW is an electronic lab notebook and research data management software (ELN/RDM) used at many universities and research institutions — including at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

Target audience

Laborteams und Forschende

Operating and service hours

Please note that no logins should be made after 5:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, as maintenance work may take place during this time.

Application scenarios

Features:

  • Electronic lab notebooks (digital records instead of paper binders)
  • Easy search and traceability of experiments
  • Versioning and auditability
  • Integration with research data repositories
  • Team collaboration with access rights

Application and access

Via https://elabftw.hs-itz.de/login.php you can log in with your university account, choose your data-privacy preferences, and will then be redirected.

You select your name and can then request access to an existing lab team. This is also possible across different universities.

Instructions for use and configuration

With Shibboleth and the login credentials of Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, you can log in to the central instance:
https://elabftw.hs-itz.de

To use the system, you can either join an existing team or request a new team here:
https://forschungsdaten-thueringen.de/antrag-elabftw.html

Content life cycle

Help and support

For further information, you can visit the project's GitHub: https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw (English).

There you can also find free support:
https://github.com/elabftw/elabftw/issues/new/choose

Technical questions or help with setting up the software can be requested via the Data Stewards:
elabftw@tu-ilmenau.de
https://forschungsdaten-thueringen.de/data-stewards-de.html

General information and advice on the topic of electronic lab notebooks can be directed to the Contact Point for Research Data Management at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar:
kevin.lang@uni-weimar.de