Data Mining based Researcher's Hub:An Online Platform for Searching and Booking Research Instruments

The research ecosystem in India is at a developing stage. This ecosystem provides researchers with the benefit of greater career flexibility, better feedback on their work and improved reproducibility. Many organizations are keeping no stone unturned to develop this ecosystem. But still, there is a kind of unawareness among researchers regarding the availability of research facilities, instruments, techniques, etc needed for the development of their research work. In this paper, a system/ platform is proposed which will assist scientists, researchers, users from National R&D laboratories and industries to book slots for specific instruments available in research centers all over India to take samples. Users who want to rent their research instruments for offering sampling service can also avail the services of this platform. The platform will help small educational institutions and industries to overcome their inability to procure and maintain research and analytical instruments.