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Manage scheduling for shared resources.
Minimize conflicts over time on shared lab equipment with Quartzy Facilities, which makes it easy to administer and reserve time on expensive equipment like PCR machines, flow cytometers, and microscopes.
Peter Hains, Childrens Medical Research Institute, Australia
Reserve time on shared lab equipment.
Still using paper signup sheets? Quartzy's Facilities Module makes it easy to manage shared equipment. If you are the administrator for a facility you can set it up on Quartzy and invite people in and outside your lab to join the Facility.
Each Facility has a shared calendar and members of the Facility can reserve slots from anywhere at any time.
Members can also see who else has booked time and message them directly to switch slots etc. Administrators can cancel slots booked by members at any time.
Receive email reminders.
Forgetting your time slot can cause unnecessary delays in your experiments and underutilization of important resources. Quartzy can send you email reminders so that forgotten appointments are a thing of the past!
Send cancellation alerts.
Often lab equipment is in high demand and it's important to know when people cancel their slots. On Quartzy, when you cancel your appointment you can choose to send an automatic announcement to other facility members that you have cancelled your slot so that they can go ahead and book it.
Hannah Thompson, University of Minnesota
Easily upload manuals.
Unlike many online calendars (Google, Yahoo, etc), Quartzy Facilities offers an equipment-centric solution. You can upload manuals and training links so people who book time on your equipment know how to use it.
Discover shared resources.
Want to see if there's a flow cytometer or an ultra centrifuge near you? Search Quartzy Facilities. If you find one, you can ask the administrator if it's okay for you to use. Once you're approved, you can start reserving time and move ever-closer to your next Nature paper!
Better than other online calendars.
Do you currently use Google or Yahoo calendars for shared equipment? Give Quartzy's Facilities Module a try. It is tailored specifically for shared research equipment. In addition, slots from the past cannot be removed, which helps with billing!
Facilities features at a glance:
- Shared Sign-up sheets: Shared sign-up sheets for shared tools/equipment/facilities
- Sign-up Notes: Share notes during sign-up with other Facility members. Leave private notes with grant IDs, etc. for Admins.
- Sign up for others: As an admin, you can sign up for other members of the Facility and cancel slots booked by others
- Email Reminders: Auto optional e-mail reminders for upcoming bookings
- Usage reports: Admins can download facility usage reports
- Documentation: Admins can upload equipment manuals/instructions
- Cancel Notification: Optional email notification when booked slots are canceled to ensure full facility utilization
- Resource Discovery: Discover other Facilities at your institution and request access
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