• Software Licensing Service

    Software Licensing Service

     

    The MPDL Software Licensing Group (SoLi) is the point of contact for all questions concerning the basic supply of software and online services for the Max Planck Institutes and MPG facilities. The group is responsible for the Software Licensing Service, and provides central contracts for widely used software from science, IT infrastructure, and administration. The aims of the basic software supply are low-threshold use of software, minimization of local effort, and economic benefit for the entire MPG.
    To get an impression of the portfolio, check the always-up-to-date and still-growing list* on the SoLi website*. If you spot anything useful for your work, just contact your local software licensing officer* or your IT to receive a license.

    To learn more about the service visit our Software Licensing Service Website*.

     

    *only within MPG IP-range

  • bloxsearcher

    What is bloxsearcher?

    bloxsearcher is an emerging community platform for MPG researchers managed by the Max Planck Digital Library to provide comprehensive background information on why and how blockchain technology can generate added value for science. To start with, bloxsearcher aims to facilitate access to already existing decentralized applications. With a growing community, bloxsearcher’s goal is to bring scientists together to kick-start collaborative design of sustainable blockchain applications.

    From Bitcoin to reputation

    bloxsearcher builds on bloxberg, a secure global blockchain infrastructure, that was established in early 2019 by a consortium of renowned research organizations under the leadership of the MPDL to provide scientists with decentralized services and foster collaboration among the scientific community.
    No matter whether you are blockchain-savvy or new to the field, want to explore the opportunities or start incorporating blockchain applications into your workflows. If you are interested to hear more about bloxberg, dedicated decentralized applications, and the bloxsearcher initiative – become part of an innovative and interdisciplinary community.

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  • Software Development

    Since its foundation, MPDL works together with partners from the institutes and from outside the MPG to plan, specify, design, implement and manage software development projects. Having a main focus an data-centric web applications (visualizing, publishing, archiving data), MPDL has its strengths in project management, software quality assurance and unser interface optimisation, in web browsers as well as on mobile devices (including mobile apps). We use all common web and coding technologies and have outstanding expertise in database, file system, workflow, authentication/authorization, and transformation technologies.

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  • Labfolder

    What is Labfolder?

    Labfolder is the place to record, integrate and manage scientific data. With this electronic laboratory notebook (ELN) software researchers can handle the scientific documentation effortlessly with a lot of support for compliance with academic standards. Labfolder fully supports the Code of Conduct for Safeguarding Good Academic Practice. The Full Audit trail and the possibility of digital signatures ensure intellectual property and take care for data integrity.
    Labfolder is characterized by an easy to handle rights and roles management. For example admin users are able to prevent group members from deleting entries or projects and are allowed to view group members’ lab notebooks. Labfolder makes it easy to create groups and subgroups, to define content share settings, to send messages within a group and to use comments to discuss data. Furthermore it is possible to assign tasks to group members.
    It is not only possible to import PDF files, further processing of imported word or excel files can also be done within Labfolder. The integration of external apps like Figshare completes this ELN.

    Labfolder for Max Planck researchers

    The Max Planck licensing model for Labfolder includes two usage scenarios that try to cover the various and demanding requirements of our Max Planck Institutes.

    (1) Local installation

    Labfolder can be set up as an in-house service at the respective institute. Thereby the emerging data will be stored in locally operated server environments.

    For using a local Labfolder installation Max Planck researchers need to contact the in-house IT department and/or library team on-site. Cooperations with researchers outside of Max Planck Society are possible, but are potentially limited by regulations of the respective Max Planck Institutes.

    (2) Central installation

    All Max Planck researchers have the possibility to use the central MPG Labfolder solution, which is operated by the Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL). The emerging data will be stored at the computer center GWDG in Göttingen, Germany.
    The central installation offers possibilities for a better collaboration on research projects with various stakeholders from different Max Planck institutes, associated organizations, or joint research groups around the world.
    For more information about the MPG Labfolder instance please contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at the MPDL.

    To get to know more about labfolder in principle and discover all provided ELN features, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., the Max Planck account manager at Labfolder.

  • Scientific Journals

    Did you know that Max Planck researchers have access to more than 15,000 scientific journals? Negotiating with over 100 commercial publishers worldwide, we organize licensing, financing and access exclusively for you.

    Access to journals and articles is provided invisibly through "on campus" authentication - no passwords required, no annoying login or paywall experiences. This service is called "MPDL Access Magic" which allows you to go to the publishers’ websites directly or use your preferred tools to search for individual articles such as Google, PubMed or Web of Science. If you like to look for a specific journal use the Electronic Journals Library (EZB). In addition, our recently launched research navigator MPG.ReNa provides you with an overview of information resources available at MPG including all licensed journal collections.

    If you have any questions concerning access issues, license questions, IP address changes or questions about the MPG "Grundversorgung" ask our MPDL Access Magic Helpdesk.  

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  • Scientific Application Services - Support for your Research

    A joint service portfolio of

    Max Planck Computing & Data Facility (MPCDF)
    Max Planck Digital Library (MPDL)


    With our joint team and expertise of MPCDF and MPDL we support you and your research in addition to the IT staff at your MPI. Our specialists and our management operate in close cooperation to provide you with the best scientific application service – especially for the planning and realization of large projects requiring a broad range of services and facilities.
    We assist in finding financing solutions for your next great plan. Our joint support will be led by a single, project-specific person from one of us.

     

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