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Feature
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Specifications
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Vendor
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Interactivity
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Search functions can search across file formats and beyond typos
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Able to search for documents within the platform 3/3, able to search beyond file formats 3/3, able to search beyond typographical errors 3/3, transparency of file structure 3/3
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Ability to manipulate files and images
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Can manipulate text, spreadsheets and images. Can manipulate some elements of other data sets.
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Support for multiple open windows
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Ability to link out
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Support for Researcher Documentation
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Hyperlink support
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Metadata Creation Prompts
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Rights Management (Licensing)
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 Yes. Users permanently remain the legal owner of any data authored and uploaded to Labfolder. All data will be accessible unless it is shared or access permissions are granted to others to others, including Labfolder.
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Protocol Integration
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Adaptability to Lab Workflows
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Accounts/Permissions Levels
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Internal Data Sharing
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Adaptable to a Variety of Workflows
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Labfolder has been designed to accomodate custom workflows.
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Compatibility with authoring tools
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Windows Compatible
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Macintosh Compatible
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Linux Compatible
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Android Compatible
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iOS Compatible
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Storage
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Cloud Storage
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Local Storage
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Hybrid (cloud/local) Storage
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Versioning
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Offers user tracking, backup, and storage. All alterations to Material Databases are recorded as different versions. If other users mention an item in your entry, that reference will always link to the version of the item that was used, regardless of how many times it was changed afterward. Every action in Labfolder is timestamped and compliant with all major laboratory standards. All versions are recorded in a complete audit trail, also collecting IP address, user, nature of action, and option to revert to an earlier version.
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File Redundancy
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Creates stable URLs or persistent identifiers for entries
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Can unregistered users access the data found at persistent links?
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Must be a registered user.
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Storage Capacity - Users
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Free version: 3 GB per user; Advanced cloud version: 300 GB; Private Advanced Version: Unlimited storage
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Storage Capacity - Max File Size
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25 MB per file
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Hosting
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Cloud
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Local
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Hybrid
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Support
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Training
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Administrator, user, in-person, implementation support, IT support
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Documentation
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FAQs, support forum, video tutorials, instructions, troubleshooting, "quick-start" instructions, live webinars
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Data Migration from Other Systems (incoming migration)
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Yes. Users can upload legacy data from previous storage systems, as well as implementation for integratiosn of other software through Labfolder's API.
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Compatability with data repositories
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 Yes: Mendeley, figshare, Dropbox, LabFolder API.
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Exit Strategies (outgoing migration)
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Database migrations including XHTML or PDF export by users, and from tech support.
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Recovery Options
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Offers database backup and recovery strategies. Installation of redundant server options and disastery recovery included.
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Single Sign-on (Institutional ID)
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Number of Installations per institution
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Unlimited.
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Multiple client use
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Number of registered Harvard/HMS users
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40+ users
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Other higher-education users
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Many across Europe, Canada, and the United States.
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Security
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Security levels
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Bank level security with numerous additional security measures, certifications, and compliance standards met. Up to and including Level 5
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Backdoor accessibility
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Other
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Open Science/Open Data Efforts
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Links to open data repositories
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Academically Oriented
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Cost (per seat)
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$15 per user per month
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Dictation/voice input
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Data Entry
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Supports the importation of all file types. Microsoft Word and Excel can be imported and manipulated within the ELN. API available to easily integrate with other platforms and programs from which to migrate data.
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Tiers of Service
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See Below
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Platform Integrations
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Mendeley, figshare, Dropbox, Labfolder API
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