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Electronic lab notebooks in biomedical research

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?. What problem does an electronic lab notebook solve?.

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Electronic lab notebooks in biomedical research

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  1. Electronic lab notebooks in biomedical research Rory Macneil Axiope Idealab Bio-data day Edinburgh 1 June 2010

  2. Electronic lab notebooks in biomedical research What is an electronic lab notebook? What problem does an electronic lab notebook solve? Why use an electronic lab notebook? An ELN in action – some examples

  3. What is an electronic lab notebook? Wikipedia “A software program designed to replace paper lab notebooks” Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!

  4. What is an electronic lab notebook? A simple tool for taking notes online Evernote Appeals to postdocs and grad students

  5. What is an electronic lab notebook? A collaborative research platform Wikis Appeal to PIs

  6. What is an electronic lab notebook? A wiki with structure . . . Would appeal to everyone in the lab

  7. 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”

  8. 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.”

  9. 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”

  10. Why use an electronic lab notebook ? “It was a major surprise . . . Transferring to an electronic lab notebook format is very easy”

  11. Why use an electronic lab notebook? “Because its web-based you can access eCAT from anywhere”

  12. Why use an electronic lab notebook? And the mystery source is . . .

  13. Why use an electronic lab notebook? Mike Shipston

  14. An electronic lab notebook in action I Records with structure

  15. An electronic lab notebook in action II Build your own database

  16. An electronic lab notebook in action III Controlled sharing Image advanced permissions page

  17. An electronic lab notebook in action IV Focused communication

  18. An electronic lab notebook in action V A familiar interface

  19. Thank you Questions?

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