chualab@ROCKVAX.ROCKEFELLER.EDU (04/18/91)
From: Andrew Millar <chualab@rockvax> Dear Network, We realize that we need a database to keep records of crosses and mutant strains/transgenic stocks in our lab. We don't have anything suitable in Rockefeller. We would be very glad to hear from anyone who is currently run- ning or planning such a program: what software, what fields, which language, etc. Please contact us on the network-perhaps some of the computer experts would like to comment? Andrew.
burr@BNLUX1.BNL.GOV (Benjamin Burr) (04/18/91)
Dear Andrew, For a number of years we have used R:Base to manage a variety of data- bases in our lab including one for all of our genetic stocks. It is available for PCs ( Idon't remember if you use macs), it is reasonably user friendly and quite versatile. I learned how to use it in a day because it is well documente. I have also heard good things about Paradox, but it seems to be more menu driven and not as flexible. If you are interested, I can send you the structureof "field" database and a sample of the reports and forms. The maize community is implementing a global database for the organism. It is expected to run under Sybase on a unix operating system. Ed Coe at the University of Missouri is the one to contact for details. Ben,
kristoff@GENBANK.BIO.NET (Dave Kristofferson) (04/19/91)
I'm passing this on to the list, but this is an example of the
BIOSCI-REQUEST problem that I noted yesterday. The message came to me
instead of the newsgroup. I will of course simply pass these on if
this happens, but please check to make sure that your reply is
addressed to one of the following addresses if it appears to be coming
from "BIOSCI-REQUEST" as explained in more detail in my note of
yesterday.
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Sincerely,
Dave Kristofferson
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From: Beverley_Green@mtsg.ubc.ca
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Subject: Database for Arabidopsis.
A really good program for any kind of record-keeping is NotebookII put out by
Pro/tem Software, Stanford, CA. Fields can be expanded as you need them up to
about 64K. It is also very useful for references--you can put all the comments
you want on them! The program comes with Bibliography, which will sort through
your manuscript and your reference file and make you a bibliography, and
Convert which enables you to set up a file for converting database literature
searches to your reference file format, e.g. we get Current Contents on
diskette, save the PIC file in the Dialog/Medline format, and then convert it
to Notebook format. Our computing centre has a site license: all three programs
bundled cost about $115 (Can). Maybe we could get an Arabidopsis "deal"?
Beverley Green, U.B.C.