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We use an online network calendar created with Outlook in the public
folders system. We set up each Confocal as its own folder and users can
see sign themselves up individually. You might need to check with your
IT person but if your network is using that system to check mail and set
appointments/meetings, it might work for you. Depending on the
configuration, you can one or more people administrative rights (to
enter, approve and erase requests) and give access to individual users
(or everyone on the network) to sign up. Also you can set the system up
so that users can only enter the request but not erase or modify
anything. The system has many other features that, if you are used to
the "Microsoft environment," you can quickly learn by playing around
with it a little.
Best,
Gil
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Gil Palchik
Department of Physiology and Pharmacology
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
115 S. Chestnut St., PTCRC BLDG.
Room 168
Winston Salem, NC 27103
Tel. 336-716-8537
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From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
Behalf Of Gary Laevsky
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 4:07 PM
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Subject: Administrative help
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Hello all,
Looking for a little logistical help/ideas here. I'm new to this
facility and we're trying to implement a system that will be all
encompassing for the following issues. We presently have some 18
devices (including 3 confocals) , 3 rooms, and 24 computers listed on
the signup page. I know there are many facilities that are much larger
so there must be an answer (I hope). The system in place works
marginally, a simple online signup sheet, but as we expand we have more
needs to be addressed.
1. Printout format and ease - We print these out and place them next to
the device on Monday morning. If you want to sign up for that week
after Monday, you need to do it manually. Ideas...? 2. Accounting
process - We would like to be able to "group" users into specific
accounts. 3. Capacity for a standby list - maybe a type of notification
if someone cancels. 4. Ease of interface - We hope to use this
scheduling system in conjunction with our Telescience efforts, so we
need some means of talking to the system, without having to rely on a
client tool from the distributor. Something we could place on our
server would be ideal.
What we're looking for is a program that can do it all. Does anyone
know if it exists?
Thanks in advance.
Best,
Gary
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Gary Laevsky, Ph.D.
Light Microscopy Suite Manager
Center for Research in Biological Structure
National Center for Microscopy and Imaging Research
1000 Basic Science Building
University of California, San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California 92093-0608
(v) 858 534 4583
(f) 858 534 7497
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