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Guides and workflows for AcaTrove

Find setup instructions and practical guides for researchers and teams.

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Work

Dashboard, projects, labs, publications, and calendar

Dashboard

Administrator Dashboard
Institution-level metrics, user activity monitoring, compliance status, and resource management for administrators.
Department Chair Dashboard
Department-level metrics, faculty activity tracking, course management, and hiring pipeline for department chairs.
Dean Dashboard
Cross-department oversight, strategic initiative tracking, and institutional research output for deans.
Development Officer Dashboard
Fundraising metrics, donor engagement tracking, and research impact stories for development officers.
Graduate Student Dashboard
Features and workflows tailored to graduate students, including thesis tracking and advisor communication.
Grant Office Dashboard
Grant pipeline management, deadline tracking, budget monitoring, and compliance checks for grant office staff.
IRB Board Dashboard
Protocol review, compliance alerts, and approval workflow management for IRB board members.
Librarian Dashboard
Collection analytics, resource usage tracking, and research support management for librarians.
Dashboard Overview
Understand how AcaTrove's persona-adaptive dashboards work and how to switch between views.
Postdoc Dashboard
Dashboard features for postdoctoral researchers, including publication pipeline and career preparation tools.
Professor / PI Dashboard
Key metrics, panels, and workflows available on the Professor/PI dashboard.
Quick Actions
All dashboard quick actions, keyboard shortcuts, and navigation tips for efficient workflows.

Labs

Creating a Lab
Step-by-step guide to creating a new lab in AcaTrove and configuring its settings.
Equipment Booking
How to schedule shared instruments, manage equipment categories, and use smart groups for common booking patterns.
Experiments and Tests
How to create experiments with tasks and dependencies, and manage test runs with steps and signoffs.
Inventory Management
How to track lab supplies, monitor stock levels, manage expiring items, and organize inventory by category.
Lab Chat
How to use Multi-Doc Chat scoped to your lab's papers for RAG-powered answers and citations.
Labs Overview
Understand what labs are in AcaTrove, their structure, and how they support research laboratory management.
Personnel Management
How to add lab members, assign roles and permissions, track appointments, and manage effort allocations.
Safety Protocols
How to manage safety documentation, track compliance, and ensure all lab members complete required training.