Labguru Knowledgebase

The Knowledgebase Module •  Store  and  share  all  your  suppor0ng  documents,  reference  libraries,  recipes  and  protocols  •  Enjoy  the  human  capital  gained  in  your  lab  –  everything  is  saved  even  a<er  a  team  member  leaves  the  lab  •  Use  our  external  complimentary  database  to  find  common  protocols  &  recipes    

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Contents This  presenta0on  includes  the  following  Labguru  knowledgebase  modules:    

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Page        4   Protocols  10   Recipes  15   Papers  19   Documents  23   Image  Bank  and  ALachments  

Protocols •  Add  protocols  from  our  external  vendors  or  create  your  own  •  Easily  embed  your  protocol  template  into  an  experiment,  then  customize  it  to  suit  your  needs  •  All  your  lab  protocols  centralized  in  one  place  makes  it  easy  to  share  notes  and  ideas,  thus  ensuring  consistency  when  repea0ng  experiments  •  Our  free  iPad  App  lets  you  bring  your  experiments’  plans  directly  to  your  bench  –  take  notes,  record  results,  and  sync  back  to  your  account  

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Add A Protocol Manually

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The name of the protocol and its procedures can be saved

and edited inline

Protocols can have more than one procedure section. Click on the

plus to add a section

When  your  protocol  list  is  empty,  the  system  will  guide  you  to  add  your  first  protocol  (either  from  our  directory  or  manually).  Below  is  an  example  for  adding  a  protocol  manually:  

Mouse over the plus icon to add steps, samples, table or text elements to your procedure. Once added, you can re-arrange the elements inside

the procedure by dragging & dropping.

Protocol Samples & Reagents

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Use the Samples & Reagents table to connect between specific samples or tubes and the actual experiment they were used in. This

makes it easy to retrace steps – (helpful for example in case contamination was found)

Protocol Functions

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Sign & lock the protocol to

prevent editing

Start an experiment using this protocol in

one click

Duplicate to create variations of this

protocol and save a lot of time

Tag, link and upload relevant

attachments

Why Should I Bother?

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• By taking the time once to enter your protocol step by step, you can later enjoy easily implementing it into numerous experiments in a click"•  Furthermore, while running your experiment you will be able to mark

steps as complete, so you never lose track of where you left off"• You’ll also be able to utilize our complimentary iPad App to conduct

experiments on the bench and sync your notes and results back to your account"

Your Protocol List

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Define how your protocol index list

is sorted Use tags to group

protocols together and quickly narrow down your

list (e.g. tag ‘immunostainining’ to find all your staining related

protocols)

Add protocols manually or from our product directory

This  is  an  example  of  how  your  protocol  list  appears  a<er  adding  protocols  to  your  account:  

Protocol – Preview

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Hover over the magnifying glass to view the protocol

description

Recipes •  Select  from  our  recipe  directory  or  add  your  own  and  use  our  built  in  table  to  calculate  the  amount  needed  when  crea0ng  a  new  stock  •  Link  your  recipe  to  its  related  protocols,  experiment,  storage  loca0on  and  more  to  get  the  full  picture    

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Add a Recipe Manually

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1. Save the recipe name

2. Calculation is based on volume. You need to fill in this field. Edit inline whenever needed

3. Add ingredients. Please review the next slide for more details on this step

4. Fill in your preparation instructions based on your needs. Hover over the plus icon to add text, table or steps

5. Insert solution storage conditions

Add New Ingredient

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You can add an unknown ingredient or an existing reagent from your inventory.

Leave the weight/volume field empty (it will be automatically calculated)

Use Recipe Template for Calculation

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If you change the volume you’ll be offered to recalculate the ingredients weights/volumes, or just press on the

recalculate green button

Edit or delete an ingredient right from the table

Your Recipes Index List

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Click on the recipe name to view or edit it

Easily add a new recipe – manually or from our database

Papers •  Build  your  own  digital  reference  library  •  Search  and  add  papers  from  Pubmed  or  straight  from  your  Labguru  account  •  Import  all  your  papers  from  Endnote  straight  into  Labguru  •  Keep  it  all  in  context  with  your  research  using  our  ‘tag’  and  ‘link’  func0ons  •  Assess  the  impact  and  popularity  of  papers  using  Altmetric’s  ‘donut’  right  from  your  Labguru  account  

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Build Your Digital Library

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Use our bookmarklet to add papers from

Pubmed’s website directly to your account – just follow the simple

instructions

Choose one of three options to add a paper: 1. Add from Pubmed 2. Manually 3. Import your EndNote library (press on the cog to use this option)

Papers that you mark as favorites will appear first

If  you  don’t  have  papers  in  your  account  you’ll  be  directed  to  add  your  first  from  Pubmed.  

Manage Your Digital Library

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Use tags to group related papers together. Make it simple to find them later, just click on a

tag to narrow down the list

Customize your view

See on the index table which papers have an attached PDF

Your Paper

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Click here to add the paper to your favorites

An attached PDF will be presented

Use the Altmetric tool to measure the impact and popularity of this paper

Documents •  You  can  add  to  this  module  any  document  you  would  like  –  patent,  poster,  presenta0on,  grant  proposal,  report  or  even  a  cake  recipe    •  You  can  control  who  can  view  your  document  (excluding  the  PI  who  can  view  all)  and  protect  your  document  from  changes  by  using  the  Sign  &  Lock  buLon  •  Easily  view  aLached  PDFs  within  your  document  

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Documents Index Table

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Press on the button to easily add a new document

Click on a document’s title to access it

Adding a Document

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Add elements of text and table to your document as needed

Select who can view this document

Managing Your Document

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Protect your document from changes – Sign &

Lock it when ready Duplicate your document in one click - save time and use it as a template for a similar document

Re-attaching a file with the same name will present the

latest version. Older versions are kept and can

be downloaded

Image Bank and Attachments

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•  Both  modules  act  as  a  pool  of  all  images/aLachments  ever  uploaded  into  the  system  •  Images  and  aLachments  cannot  be  directly  uploaded  to  the  image  bank  and  aLachment  modules.  Rather  they  can  only  be  uploaded  to  their  related  project,  experiment,  protocol,  etc.    •  To  quickly  find  what  you  are  looking  for,  use  the  filter,  search  or  tag  op0ons  

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What’s Next? You should now take the time to populate your knowledgebase. Granted, It may take some initial effort, but going forward it will save you a lot of time and simplify your work. Plus, it will enable you to keep everything in one place neatly organized and in context!"""Questions? Contact support@biodata.com"