Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a comprehensive method that enables scientists to assess the genetic blueprint of diverse species and observe critical inter and intraspecies variations. WGS data ...

Automating the preparation of libraries is extremely useful in reducing opportunities for error, increasing reproducibility, and reducing the hands-on time required for researchers to efficiently ...

A new half-a-million dollar computerized sorting system at the Napa library now whisks returned books from patrons’ hands to sorting carts and back to shelves faster and more efficiently than ever ...

When Jacob Grussing, director of Scott County Library (SCL) in Shakopee, Minnesota, spoke to the local paper about SCL’s investigation into self-serve library services, he wasn’t exactly prepared for ...

NGS library preparation can be a long, multi-step process but is essential for proper sample management and reproducible results. Automating this process reduces costs, frees up researchers’ valuable ...

Fred D. White tries to make the case that automated retrieval systems devalue books and reduce scholars’ ability to perform research (“Libraries Lost: Storage Bins and Robotic Arms,” Libraries, ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The Library of Congress, the biggest physical repository of information in the world, has been digitizing its resources, expanding its ...

The Automated Storage and Retrieval System, tucked underground on the east side of the Oviatt Library, is a man-made archivist with six electronically-operated limbs that help locate aged, used and ...

There's a window next to the book drop in the entrance of the Cedar Rapids Public Library at the Westdale Mall so passers-by can look in and watch workers check-in books as they are returned. Starting ...

The Hunterdon County Library will be joining M.A.I.N. (Morris Automated Information Network) in January in order to broaden patron choices, Hunterdon County Freeholder Zach Rich reported at a recent ...

Automated library preparation is critical for reducing errors, increasing repeatability, and reducing hands-on time, allowing researchers to generate sequence data from DNA more quickly. The CyBio ...