July 31,
2007, Atlanta Georgia - The Laboratory Informatics Institute, Inc.
(LIMStitute) announced the LIMSpec on June 26, 2007. Since that initial
announcement, the LIMStitute has been gathering feedback and incorporating that
feedback into the initial release of the LIMSpec Library version 1.0.
The following is a link to
the on-line eBook edition of LIMSpec 1.0. The LIMStitute will be
releasing frequent updates to the LIMSpec Library based upon the extensive
feedback of the LIMS community and the industry as a whole.
The LIMSpec is
designed to be a template to help you gather your laboratory's information
management system requirements. You can use it to help you select an open source
application, build your own system or create an RFP/RFQ/RFI to entertain bids to
supply your lab with a Laboratory Information Management System, or LIMS. It
contains all of the requirements and specifications common to the needs of
laboratories like yours. It has been collated and distilled from numerous actual
industry RFPs, RFIs and RFQs, to most accurately represent the needs that a
laboratory in your industry has when choosing a LIMS.
The LIMStitute has
released an editable version of the LIMSpec for all LIMStitute
members. Membership in the LIMStitute is free and members will receive an
email subscription to all releases of the LIMSpec Library. To join the
LIMStitute and receive your free subscription to the LIMSpec Library, simply
complete the following form:
Existing and new
LIMStitute members will receive an email that contains their membership ID
information along with a link to download the latest editable version of the
LIMSpec Library. The LIMStitute plans to develop and release on-line
tutorials that can help users make optimum use of the LIMSpec Library when
building a LIMSpec specific to their laboratory. These tutorials will be
included with the on-line, eBook edition of the LIMSpec. The editable
version of the LIMSpec is delivered as an .rtf file. This file format is
compatible with MS-Word and many other word processing
software.
