SMIRP (Standard Modular Integrated Research Protocols), a web-based laboratory management system, will be described. SMIRP uses a protocol-experiment-parameter data representation system for all components of laboratory operations, including knowledge acquisition, laboratory data generation and analysis, and document production. Data tractability is inherent to the use of the system, permitting rapid browser-based navigation through linked information. The implementation of SMIRP in an academic research environment is discussed.
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Information on CENSA (Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association) can be found at http://www.censa.org.
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For a more detailed description of this work see BradleyJ.C.MaZ.Angew. Chem. Int. Eng. Ed. 1999, 38, 1663.
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A SMIRPspace is a separate instance of SMIRP that is fully self-contained in terms of available protocols and authorized users.
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Currently only Internet Explorer is supported, with optimization for version 5.0.
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BradleyJ.C.McEachronD., manuscript in preparation.
