***** To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=confocalmicroscopy Post images on http://www.imgur.com and include the link in your posting. ***** Stan- Look into the Kiosk option offered by iLabs. With it, users must log into a centrally located tablet to begin/end their session on an instrument. Your iLabs rep can give you a detailed explanation of how this works. The flow Cytometry Core here uses it. We have always worked on the honor system for our microscopes. Our confocals are so heavily booked (back-to-back sessions) that people can’t really run over and if they use less time than reserved, they are very good about updating their reservations so that they don’t pay for unused time. We still use a paper log-in sheet at the TEM in addition to iLab reservations since we don’t have that microscope’s computer networked. We compare paper to the iLab calendar. There is usually excellent agreement. Best, Lee Leona Cohen-Gould, MS, CEMT Senior Staff Associate Co-Director CLC Imaging Core Facility Weill Cornell Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College Department of Biochemistry 1300 York Ave, A-101 New York, NY 10065 T 212.746.6146 F 212.746.8175 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> https://weillcornellmicroscopy.org/ Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:32:00 -0600 From: Stanislav Vitha <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: iLabs and monitoring real usage of microscopes ***** To join, leave or search the confocal microscopy listserv, go to: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__lists.umn.edu_cgi-2Dbin_wa-3FA0-3Dconfocalmicroscopy&d=DwIFaQ&c=lb62iw4YL4RFalcE2hQUQealT9-RXrryqt9KZX2qu2s&r=ZfCvkQ9x54SB55UhnhhE2u1SIrroLLHN52nAEGv4nww&m=mGhjDsvs60MXW3cuYKw_Z1GRIq0FDJgvcvGMGApJFzc&s=Wd08MkrdKgdfB4Rxh1iyIg3SaN9aodepMQABLHucvtc&e= Post images on https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.imgur.com&d=DwIFaQ&c=lb62iw4YL4RFalcE2hQUQealT9-RXrryqt9KZX2qu2s&r=ZfCvkQ9x54SB55UhnhhE2u1SIrroLLHN52nAEGv4nww&m=mGhjDsvs60MXW3cuYKw_Z1GRIq0FDJgvcvGMGApJFzc&s=EgpXO0sIn615KqVHWNr8zLbbzk98CJpeEzHjP970fJE&e=and include the link in your posting. ***** Deal All, I have a question for those who have the iLabs scheduling/billing platform in their imaging facilities - how do you keep track of the real use of a microscope? We are in process of setting up iLabs for our Center and would prefer not to rely on the users to correctly enter the start and end time of their imaging session when they check in and check out of the reservation system. We would rather prefer to start counting when users log into the imaging computer and stop counting time when users log out from the imaging computer. Any advice much appreciated! Sincerely, Stan Vitha Microscopy and Imaging Center Texas A&M Unibersity - Lee Cohen-Gould Imaging Core Facility Weill Cornell Medicine Weill Cornell Medical College https://weillcornellmicroscopy.org/
