Last updated on Mar 2022
3. Online Booking and System Access
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Booking of all Light microscopes prior to use is
COMPULSORY
through
microscopy
resource booking via TLL intranet
https://intranet.tll.org.sg/App/tll_intranet/booking_searches
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Users are only allowed to book the confocal system that they have received training
on. If they wish to book other confocal system, they have to receive a separate
training.
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Users are entitled to advance bookings of up to 2 weeks. They are advised to plan their
experiments accordingly to avoid any disappointments.
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During Office Hours (
Weekdays from
8.30am to 6pm
)
➢
Each user is entitled to a
MAXIMUM of 2 bookings
per system per week.
➢
Users whom are trained on multiple systems are entitled to a maximum of 3
bookings per week but it has to be shared across the systems that they have
received training on.
➢
Each booking must not exceed 3 hours.
➢
If users have utilized all their entitled bookings for the week,
“24Hr Rule”
can be
applied where they can book the system in less than 24 hours in advance according
to its availability. If extra slots are booked within the 24-hour period, a note of
“24Hr Rule”
should be made in the booking description.
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During Non - Office Hours (
Weekdays after 6pm, Sat, Sun & Public holidays
)
➢
If users require more slots in a particular week, they can book on weekdays during
non-peak hours (
after 6pm
), on weekends (
Sat and Sun
) and on public holidays.
➢
If extra time is required, bookings can be extended out of peak hours
(E.g. 3
–
7pm).
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Bookings exceeding these limits are subjected to cancellation without prior warning.
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Simultaneous bookings of two or more different systems are not allowed. Multiple
bookings for the same system on the same day during office hours is strictly
prohibited.
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If users cannot attend a booked session for any reason, it is
COMPULSORY
that they
cancel their booking through TLL intranet and email
confocal@tll.org.sg
)
to announce the
availability. If they are the last users for the day, they need to check if the system has
been switched off completely.
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If users are swapping a session with another user, they must change the booking
details accordingly.
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Under any circumstances, users are not allowed to make bookings on behalf of other
people. Users who have received training but are yet to gain access to microscopy
resource booking may approach TLL Bioimaging department for booking assistance if
they need to use it urgently.
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If a user fails to show up within the first 30 minutes of their booking, the slot is
forfeited and is free for any user to use it.
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If any users violate any of these Booking rules, users will be subjected to the 3 strikes
policy.
