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Hi Graham,

I know that there are some packages specifically for this, but my 
facility has successfully used a wiki to handle this. Our "reservations" 
wiki is at:

https://bcrc.bio.umass.edu/phpwiki/index.php/CentralMicroscopy

I believe it is viewable by the public, but login is required to edit pages.

I don't manage the server - it is hosted on a server in a different 
department, but I think wiki software is popular and well known to IT 
people who should be able to help you. I make it a policy to get out of 
as much unnecessary tasks as possilble.......

It gives us a calendar, ability to see notes people may leave on the 
instrument status, etc. The wiki keeps a revision history - we have used 
this only a couple of times when people "replaced" an existing 
reservation. And it is very flexible.

Cheers!

Dale Callaham
Umass Amherst



Graham Wright wrote:
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> Hello,
> I'm interested in upgrading our online booking system and wondered what 
> advice the listers could offer in this respect? Any recommended systems, 
> or ones to avoid?
> It will be for a multi-user (all internal) microscopy facility (7 
> confocals and image analysis computers), but may be expanded to include 
> a few EMs and possibly even seminar rooms, etc.
> Thanks in advance for you help.
> Graham
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