2018 Feature Releases

Created OnJanuary 30, 2020

December 6, 2018

Updates

Site Admin page synchronization improvements
Improved feedback when adding a user in User Management

Security enhancements for page URLs

November 29, 2018

Updates

Updated the look of the Site Admin page for Enterprise License sites. The UI changes make it easier to obtain statistics of the site, reports, and set settings. The reports now also include Single Sign-On IDs.
Increase the expiration time for Microsoft Office Online session

Update error feedback for User Properties
Improved course announcement functionality
Security enhancements for link generation

November 15, 2018

New

The new Archive Course option allows instructors to retain ownership of student notebooks, while providing instructors, teaching assistants, and students read-only access, and can be referenced again anytime. To learn more about this feature, Click Here.

Updates

Updated UI for Notebook Manager to improve efficiency.

November 8, 2018

Updates

Security enhancements for Rich Text Entries

November 7, 2018

Updates

Microsoft Office Plug-In for Mac and Windows updated to improve messaging, functionality, and branding. Download the latest version.

November 1, 2018

Updates

Allows users to download a PDF or offline notebook which includes the portions to which they have at least read-only access.

October 25, 2018

New

Notebook Ownership Control option for Enterprise sites with Single Sign-On.

Updates

Limit PDF/Offline Notebook generation to 100 GBs for improved performance
Improved messaging for security virus warnings
iOS Mobile App update to address issues with thumbnail displays and Rich Text Entry functionality. Download the latest version of the app on Apple’s App Store.

October 11, 2018

Updates

Updated account creation page for new users to add your institution or company information
Additional confirmation checks to uploaded attachments

October 4, 2018

Updates

Enhancements to Assignment Navigator to improve navigation while grading students’ notebooks.

September 27, 2018

Updates

Android Mobile App update to address issues with thumbnail displays and Rich Text Entry functionality. Download the latest version of the app on the Google Play Store.

September 25, 2018

Updates

Folder Monitor for Mac and Windows updated to allow special characters in file names, have the ability to dismiss long error messages, improved error messaging, and branding. Download the latest version

September 13, 2018

Updates

The Notebook Manager has been updated with a new look. The new update allows better navigation and overview of notebooks under account. Learn More Here.

Improved display of login activity, when using single sign-on, to reflect the notebook in view to which user has access rights.

August 30, 2018

Updates

Update the Top Navigation Bar with a newer and sleeker look. In addition, to the updated look, the changes improve accessibility navigating the menu options

August 23, 2018

Updates

Remove ThinkFree

August 16, 2018

New

Enterprise sites can determine which Creative Commons licenses to present to users if they are allowing publishing from LabArchives with the assignment of a DOI. Users can then select a Creative Commons license when requesting permission to publish content from LabArchives.

July 19, 2018

New

LabArchives Mobile App v3.0 is available for Android and iOS and from Google Play and App Store, respectively. The new version of the Mobile App features a completely new UI, modern page navigation, and new features including the ability to take and upload video and audio files, a sketch tool, as well as the fully functional assignment entry so that students can submit work via the mobile app.
SnapGene integration to connect your visualization and simulations of molecular biology procedures seamlessly into LabArchives. Learn More Here.

July 12, 2018

New

Canvas and Moodle LTI is available for early adopters to integrate LabArchives in their LMS courses. Easily link assignments in the LabArchives course with corresponding content in Canvas and Moodle for seamless experience for students. Contact support@labarchives.com for more information on enabling Canvas and Moodle linking for your course.

Updates

The Notebook Dashboard has been updated with a new look and feel. In addition to the updated display, the stats now include the count of deleted folders, pages, and entries (remember, nothing is permanently deleted and all can be re-instated in the notebook hierarchy or on the page), and it is fully accessible.
Help menu layout updated to speed access to all the support resources. Our Knowledge Base was completely reorganized to make it is easier to peruse and search for topics of interest.

Ensure witnesses’ signatures continue to display even if the Witnessing Option is disabled for a notebook.

June 28, 2018

Updated

Improvements to PDF generation efficiency

May 31, 2018

Updated

Remove Classic Course Manager

May 24, 2018

Updated

The Activity Feed has been updated with a new look and feel and is now completely accessible. The Activity Feed shows every activity that has occurred in your LabArchives account. It’s a great tool for keeping up to date on the notebooks in your account. Learn More Here.

Ensure TA’s always have rights to a notebook in Assignment Navigator

May 17, 2018

Updates

Improve PDF generations with embedded YouTube and Google Doc links.

May 3, 2018

Updates

Security enhancements to password fields
Adding a description to a recently edited office document can cause users to lose data

April 26, 2018

Updates

Allow to upload ChemDraw (.cdx) files and view molecular structures in a notebook.

April 12, 2018

Updates

Enhancements to printing a notebook page
Improvements to searching molecular structures of ChemDraw files

April 4, 2018

New

Enhance Copy from Another Notebook feature to allow notebook owners to control if contents can be copied

March 29, 2018

Updates

PDF generation performance improvements
ThinkFree Improvements

March 22, 2018

Updates

The User Properties has a new look and feel. The User properties on contain user information where they can adjust their settings, and ORCID field has been added.

DOI- Clicking “Metadata” brings the user to an incorrect URL
Microsoft Office Plug-In Mac updated to improve installations with Microsoft Office 2016 and detach feature.

March 15, 2018

Updates

DOI Permission option for Enterprise License

February 22, 2018

Updates

Improvements of Region redirect
Remove Zoho
Improvements to PDF generations with subfolders

February 8, 2018

Updates

Folder Monitor updates for Windows and Mac to improve error messaging and handling, added synchronize functionality, and improve installation updates.
Improve login experience for Single Sign-On users
Add messaging browser compatibility. To learn more about LabArchives browser and operating system compatibility, Click Here.

February 1, 2018

Updates

Timestamps are inconsistent when cancelling edits in an entry
Accessibility improvements for Login and Account Creation pages
Improvements to Notebook PDF generations for highly structured notebooks

January 18, 2018

Updates

Improved messaging for PDF generation
Enhanced browser autofill on Login Page
Improved region redirect if user is on the wrong region server

January 16, 2018

Updates

Improved PDF generation for student notebooks when page is locked and for non-ASCII characters
Email messaging improvement for locked accounts

January 8, 2018

Updates

Single Sign-On users no longer get locked out when logging in incorrectly into LabArchives
Enhanced User Properties page feedback
Improved account creations for students signing up manually

January 4, 2018

Updates

Improve image annotation performance
Improved syncing of Instructor course notebooks and student notebooks of deleted pages

Macmillan Learning And LabArchives Partner To Provide Full Suite Of STEM Digital Lab Tools

Collaborations will Facilitate Affordable, Interactive Options for Lab Students

NEW YORK and CARLSBAD, California, July 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Macmillan Learning, a premier educational solutions company, today announced a partnership with LabArchives®, the leading provider of cloud-based Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELN). This partnership enables Macmillan to offer educators a fuller suite of customizable, interactive solutions for college STEM laboratories. Integrating LabArchives' research notebook platform with the robust print and digital lab capabilities delivered through Hayden-McNeil, Macmillan's custom publishing division, will provide educators with access to a new comprehensive collection of lab tools and services designed to improve student lab preparedness and improve course success.

"We know that lab courses have a unique set of challenges relating to teaching and preparing lab students on lab safety, lab procedures and techniques, to teaching the scientific method and the recording and capture of lab observations and data," said Macmillan Learning General Manager, Susan Winslow. "This partnership allows our teams to provide educators with a new and improved way to deliver the lab curriculum with course-specific, customizable and interactive lab manuals with integrated electronic lab notebooks. It amounts to greater flexibility and improved student interaction."

"We are very pleased to partner with Macmillan Learning and work with their custom publishing team at Hayden-McNeil," said LabArchives President Matt Dunie. "We have provided high quality research data management solutions for lab instructors, students and researchers since 2010. This partnership gives STEM instructors and students an opportunity to utilize the unique strengths our combined solution provides."

Hayden-McNeil, a custom imprint of Macmillan Learning, has long led the market in labs by providing fully customized lab manuals, digital lab assessments, online courses and carbonless lab notebooks. LabArchives, in use in more than 375 institutions, serves more than 275,000 students in lab courses and 250,000 researchers in research labs. The combined tools and services offer compelling, affordable print and digital lab options for educators.

"Researchers, instructors and students all use our platform to store, share or publish their research," said Dunie. "Our platform gives them great flexibility to interact with their data and increase productivity. With over over 100 million research activities logged we are proud to be the most frequently used digital research notebook platform."

"Both of our companies are guided by common principles which center on providing best-in-class service and support to our customers," said Margaret Erdman, Vice President of Hayden-McNeil Curriculum Solutions. "That service level means a strong partnership with lab educators, collaborating with them on their individual teaching goals and needs. We customize a solution for that course, ultimately providing a more meaningful, cost-effective solution that will engage students and support learning outcomes."

Macmillan Learning and LabArchives will continue to work together to engage with STEM educators on the evolving needs of their courses, including participation in and support of teaching events for lab educators.

About Macmillan Learning:
Macmillan Learning improves lives through learning. Our legacy of excellence in education continues to inform our approach to developing world-class content with pioneering, interactive tools. Through deep partnership with the world's best researchers, educators, administrators, and developers, we facilitate teaching and learning opportunities that spark student engagement and improve outcomes. We provide educators with tailored solutions designed to inspire curiosity and measure progress. Our commitment to teaching and discovery upholds our mission to improve lives through learning. To learn more, please visit http://www.macmillanlearning.com or see us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or join our Macmillan Community.

About LabArchives:
LabArchives is a cloud-based software application (Software-as-a-Service) which replaces the traditional paper notebooks used in professional research labs and higher education laboratory courses. The LabArchives ELN (Electronic Lab Notebook) solution is used by more than 250,000 scientists and professors, to store, organize, share, and publish their laboratory data. The LabArchives Classroom Edition has been used in almost 4000 lab courses by 270,000 students. More than 375 of the world's leading research institutions trust LabArchives for research data management, collection, and research compliance. For more information, visit http://www.labarchives.com or see us on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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