title: Model driven laboratory information management systems.
abstract: Scientists in small research labs need more robust tools than spreadsheets to manage their data. However, no suitable laboratory information management systems (LIMS) are readily available; they are either too costly or too complex. We have therefore developed Seedpod, a model driven LIMS that allows users to create an integrated model of a LIMS without programming. Seedpod then automati-cally produces a relational database from the model, and dynamically generates a web-based graphical user interface. Our goal is to make LIMS easier to use by decreasing development time and cost, thereby allowing researchers to focus on producing and collecting data.
authors.affiliation: Biomedical and Health Informatics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: John H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Gennari
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brinkley
mesh_terms: D002984:Clinical Laboratory Information Systems; D003196:Computer Graphics; D019451:Information Management; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface