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RSpace
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DescriptionRSpace is a fully integrated sample management and electronic lab notebook solution. Build a record of your research in an ELN that connects with the research tools you already use.
ProviderResearch Space
Information on ProviderThe origins of RSpace go back to 2012, when in a trial researchers at the University of Wisconsin preferred its predecessor eCAT over a number of other electronic lab notebooks.
Activity Statusactive
Information on ActiveInventory and ELN 1.81 Release; Newsletter September 2022
Last checked on2022-09-27
Provider's data safety and data security strategiesCloud: Amazon Web Services; On-premise: SAML2 and LDAP-based user authentication; OWASP guidelines; Oracle Cert Secure Coding standards; penetration testing from an accredited specialist security testing company; Supply chain security; Password security; Network & database security
Reference usersUniversitätsmedizin Göttingen, Institut für Medizinische Informatik, contact: Dr. Harald Kusch, harald.kusch@med.uni-goettingen.de, as of 31.01.2023: As part of the research data management strategy of Collaborative Research Center 1002 (SFB 1002), RSpace has been introduced as a locally hosted web service in 2014 for pilot users at the University Medical Center Göttingen and is now productively applied by various research groups at Göttingen Campus.
Reviews
Exit strategydesigned to enable easy re-use of data outside RSpace, designed to avoid vendor lock in in any way, shape or form; Data migration services from other ELNs such as Benchling and Labfolder
Community
Known usersLeibniz Institute on Aging, Leibniz Institut für Neurobiologie Magdeburg; University of Bonn, University of Freiburg, University of Marburg, University of Regensburg, University of Göttingen, University of Edinburgh, Université de Genève, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Essen Medical Center, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, EPA Lausanne, Liège Université, University of Auckland, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University College London, CSIRO
General
LicenseClosed Source
SubjectGeneric, Life Sciences, Chemistry
PricingFree, Chargeable / Paid for / fee-based, Per person / Tiered Pricing, Academic, Industry, free Community version; Team version up to 15 users (expandable) annual subscription: $2900 academic $4900 commercial; Enterprise version with volume discounts for large deployments, minimum order of $10000: $120/user academic $240/user commercial annual subscription
VersionsClassroom, Demo
Location of providerHeadquarters United Kingdom; North American representative is Lab-Ally (also provider of CERF-ELN)
Usability
Customizable user interfaceNo input
LanguagesEnglish
SupportOnline documentation, Support by provider, User training (online, on site), Support Panel, HelpDocs website, Documentation for Researchers, PIs (Principal Investigators), System Administrators, and Developers, FAQ, Changelog, Guidance Videos; Training is available for the paid versions
Usage statisticsNo input
Offline functionalitiesOffline cache
Core functions (Daily work)
Data inputSketches, Plain text editor, With external links, Mathematical formula editor, Chemical editor, Dictation function, Scientific calculator, Calendar function, Table editor, XHTML editor
Data import (formats)Document formats, Scientific formats, Compressed formats, Image formats, Table formats, Evernote,One Note,Dropbox,Google Drive, annotation of files/images, zip
Data import (method)e-mail, Drag & Drop / File Chooser, Automatic import
Data exportFormats suitable for long term archiving, Formats suitable for publication, pdf, html, zip, MS Office formates csv/tsv, xml
TemplatesImport from internet sources, Import of own templates, Preconfigured protocols, protocols.io, JoVE
Search functionsAdvanced search, Full text search, Search for reactions, Search by chemical structure, Filter functions
CollaborationRole management, Rights management, Share settings, administrator rights; public sharing of documents and notebooks
Compliance with legal requirements
Preservation of evidenceAudit Trail, FDA CFR 21 Part 11, Electronic signature, Timestamping, Versioning, Functions for accreditation
ComplianceFERPA, FISMA, HIPAA, TickITplus, ADA, Good Laboratory Practice (GLP), ISO, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), Good Clinical Practice (GCP), ASTM, Health Level 7 (HL7), CROMERRR, SAFE-BioPharma Digital Identity and Signature Standard
Extended functions (Daily work)
Laboratory management functionsMaterials database, LIMS connectivity, Inventory (devices), Sample Tracking, Ability to create lists of items ("baskets"); Added collapsible sections in Inventory item details; View a list of experiments associated with an item; View all connected inventory items in ELN documents; Automatic generation of audit entries when samples are associated with an experiment
Integrations and extensionsSlack, MarvinSketch ChemAxon, ChemDraw, MS Team Communications, Dataverse, SnapGene, Mendeley, DSpace, Figshare, Dropbox, One Drive, Google Drive, Box, Egnyte, Google Docs, JoVE, ChemAxon, Clustermarket, Collabora Online, DMP Tool, Dryad, Dataverse, Jupyter Notebook, Microsoft Office Online, GitHub, Nextcloud, Office 365, Publish, YouTube
AutomationNo input
Device connectionDevice connection
Project management toolsCalendar
WorkflowsCross-project workflows, Project-related workflows, Hyperlinks
Integration in RDM and IT environment
Application programming interfacesREST API, Online API documentation; Tutorials and Examples for different programming languages https://github.com/rspace-os/api-tutorial
Controlled vocabularyControlled Vocabulary, No input
Data accessBrowser based
Data storage locationLocal, Provider's Cloud, Cloud of own choice
Authentication methods
User account security measures
Usage optionSoftware as a Service, On-premises
Server operating systemNo input