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Electronic lab notebooks in biomedical research
Rory Macneil
Axiope
Idealab Bio-data day Edinburgh
1 June 2010
Electronic lab notebooks in biomedical research
What is an electronic lab notebook?
Why use an electronic lab notebook?
An ELN in action – some examples
What problem does an electronic lab notebook solve?
What is an electronic lab notebook?
Wikipedia
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
“A software program designed to replace paper lab notebooks”
What is an electronic lab notebook?
A simple tool for taking notes online
Evernote
Appeals to postdocs and grad students
What is an electronic lab notebook?
A collaborative research platform
Wikis
Appeal to PIs
What is an electronic lab notebook?
A wiki with structure . . .
Would appeal to everyone in the lab
What problem does an electronic lab notebook solve?
“We generate a wide diversity of types of data sets. The challenge is coordinating those types of data sets that fit together, keeping
them contained within projects, because the data sets are derived from different people within the lab.”
“We have a large number of people coming in and out of the lab, the challenge is keeping track of that data and integrating it in with
data from existing projects”
Why use an electronic lab notebook to solve the problem?
“The great thing about the eCAT electronic lab notebook is, it’s incredibly flexible in terms of how you can set it
up.”
Why use an electronic lab notebook ?
“We use eCAT as a cataloguing and archiving retrieval
system. We can keep catalogues of resources and protocols up to date and exchange that very effectively
between lab members”
Why use an electronic lab notebook ?
“It was a major surprise . . .
Transferring to an electronic lab notebook format is very easy”
Why use an electronic lab notebook?
“Because its web-based you can access eCAT from anywhere”
Why use an electronic lab notebook?
And the mystery source is . . .
Why use an electronic lab notebook?
Mike Shipston
Records with structure
An electronic lab notebook in action I
Build your own database
An electronic lab notebook in action II
Controlled sharing
Image advanced permissions page
An electronic lab notebook in action III
Focused communication
An electronic lab notebook in action IV
A familiar interface
An electronic lab notebook in action V
Thank you
Questions?
