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Concierge: personal database software for managing digital research resources.

Hiroyuki Sakai¹, Toshihiro Aoyama, Kazutsuna Yamaji

¹Laboratory for Neuroinformatics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute Japan.

Frontiers in Neuroinformatics

|November 1, 2008

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Concierge is an open-source desktop application for managing personal digital research resources. It enhances resource sharing through plug-ins and integration with neuroinformatics databases like XooNIps.

Keywords:

resource management resource sharing software

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Area of Science:

Computer Science
Bioinformatics
Neuroinformatics

Background:

Managing diverse digital research resources is challenging.
Effective resource management is crucial for scientific dissemination.
Existing systems may lack personal management and broad sharing capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce Concierge, a desktop application for personal digital research resource management.
Highlight Concierge's extensibility through plug-ins.
Facilitate seamless integration with open-access neuroinformatics databases.

Main Methods:

Developed Concierge as a user-friendly desktop application.
Implemented content-based indexing for efficient file storage and retrieval.
Designed a plug-in architecture for customizable functionality.
Integrated with XooNIps (a neuroscience content management system) via client plug-ins.

Main Results:

Concierge enables efficient storage and indexing of various file types.
Extensible plug-ins (literature management, electronic lab notebook) enhance usability.
Direct support for sharing resources with XooNIps and similar databases.
Open-source availability for Mac OS X and Windows XP.

Conclusions:

Concierge provides comprehensive personal digital research resource management.
It bridges personal data management with open-access neuroinformatics platforms.
This integration is expected to improve the dissemination of digital research resources in neuroscience.
Concierge supports the broader goals of neuroinformatics and open science.