Keeping a lab notebook up to date is a tedious and time-consuming task, which tempts some scientists into taking shortcuts. For example, when researchers repeat an assay, they may rewrite their ...

A lab notebook is an accurate record of your scientific work as well as an essential document to any Good Lab Practice (GLP). The lab notebook acts as a primary source to a scientist’s experimental ...

Since at least the 1990s, articles on technology have predicted the imminent, widespread adoption of electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) by researchers. It has yet to happen — but more and ...

The use of electronic laboratory notebooks should be supported by all concerned. ... Share your lab notes ... to the immediate benefit of collaborators (for examples, see Nature 436 ...