What is it about?
Electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) also known as electronic research notebooks (ERNs) allow researchers to better manage the processes involved in the development, description, representation, and sharing of research data. This article describes a developing institutional ELN project.
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Why is it important?
Electronic lab notebook also known as electronic research notebook (ERN) enable systematic data planning, collection, storage, deposit, publication, preservation and curation, discovery, and access of research data. An ERN can scope beyond traditional wet lab, provide good documentation, help guides, enable integration with institutional infrastructure and research support services, allow data exports in multiple formats, and facilitate transparency in the conduct or reporting of research in compliance with regulatory frameworks.
Perspectives
Researchers from multiple scientific disciplines have inquired about institutional support of an electronic lab notebook (ELN)/laboratory information management system (LIMS). Many researchers use free or personal versions without risk assessments. Formal risk assessments of electronic notebooks for open and research data are necessary for research computing environments, institutional compliances, and regulatory frameworks.
Plato Smith
University of Florida Library West
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This page is a summary of: Exploring electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) at a R1 institution in the Southeast USA, Digital Library Perspectives, June 2022, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/dlp-02-2022-0013.
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Exploring Electronic Research Notebooks (ERNs) at a R1 institution in the southeast USA
This informal presentation was presented at the UF Libraries' monthly data management and curation working group meeting on 6/27/2022. This presentation highlights select developments of electronic lab notebooks (ELNs) also known as electronic research notebooks (ERNs) at the University of Florida from ELN survey in 2020 to procuring price quotes for three ERNs in June 2022. The presentation includes some 2020 ELN survey data, select ELN/ERN products, University College London (UCL) use case, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association (MDC), Berlin use case, latest RSpace ecosystem infographic, rationale for selecting an institution-wide ERN, and a potential ERN pathway modeled after MDC.
Developing socio-technical collaborations to support researchers at the University of Florida
This international conference presentation highlights the progression of electronic lab notebooks (ELN), also referred as electronic research notebook (ERN), conversations at UF that contributed to a recent ELN/ERN scoping report request from senior stakeholders. An informal ELN meetup at the IDCC22 is included on timeline. A socio-technical framework is introduced illustrating the complex interrelatedness of stakeholders and subcomponents of technical systems.
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