Introduction

MetaboLIMS is a web-based, portable, robust, and scalable laboratory information management system designed to meet the production and clinical needs of laboratories involved in metabolomics research. It offers a wide variety of functions such as Compound and Sample Tracking, Electronic Notebook Entry, GANTT Charting, Instrument and Meeting Scheduling, Text Data Entry, Spectral Trace or Image Entry, Automated Analysis and Report Generation, Audit Trail Tracking, Relational Query Searches as well as NMR and MS Spectral Searches. MetaboLIMS is also supplemented with a large database of ~1400 metabolites and unique set of search tools (called BioSpider and PolySearch) to facilitate metabolite annotation and identification. MetaboLIMS employs a customizable modular design, allowing users or administrators the ability to add or remove LIMS GUI components and lists as needed. MetaboLIMS uses a number of advanced web-building technologies, including HTML, CSS, XML, Javascript, Java Servlet and JSP, as well as MYSQL for its backend database engine. MetaboLIMS is freely available and can be easily installed as a local web server on any Windows and Unix operating platform, making it ideal for labs with limited budget.

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