Bookitlab Core Facility Management Software
All facility users must register in Bookitlab including those who submit service requests for imaging by staff (assisted usage) or work independently on the instruments (unassisted usage). Please contact tagided@umbc.edu to get started.
New User Training
Users who want to work independently on the instruments must submit a training request form in Bookitlab to request training and facility access. A Basic Training session will consist of approximately one hour of assisted usage time on the instrument, followed by semi-independent practice where the user will be expected to show they can use the instrument without assistance. Some instruments also have an Advanced Training option.
Scheduling
Users must create a reservation for an imaging session via Bookitlab.
Prime time: 9AM- 5PM, Monday through Friday.
Session length: Users may schedule 30 min to 3-hour long sessions during prime time. Once your reservation is completed, you may continue to use the instrument if there is no one on the schedule. There are no session length limits when signing up for evenings, UMBC holidays, and weekends.
Session amount (per instrument): Each user is limited to 6 hours of pending (upcoming) prime-time reservations per week and a total of 9 hours of pending prime-time reservations at any given time. Once you have used a reservation, you are allowed to reserve more time within the same week or subsequent weeks up to the allotted amount. There are no session amount limits when signing up for evenings, UMBC holidays, and weekends. Please contact the manager for special circumstances.
Cancellation: If for any reason you cannot use your session, it is your responsibility to delete the entry as early as possible.
Bookkeeping
Users will either log their time on the Bookitlab local app or webpage, depending on the instrument. Users are required to report equipment errors or issues during your session to the director via email.
Data Management
Acknowledgments
You are required to acknowledge the Keith R. Porter Imaging Facility in all publications and other forms of media. Include NSF MRI award information for the Leica SP5 (DBI-0722569) and FEI Nova NanoSEM 450 (DMR-1337727). Please consider authorship if the director or staff has contributed significantly to the development of your experimental design or publication.