In this regard, electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs), which are gradually replacing PLNs in academic and pharmaceutical research, could be a promising solution to achieve good documentation practices and promote scientific reproducibility and transparency.ĮLN development has increased notably during the last few years, from commercial solutions to open-source software.
Current experimental and bioinformatic research generates large datasets or high-resolution images that can no longer be documented using paper lab notebooks (PLNs). Scientific data recording and reporting systems are of great interest for endorsing reproducibility and transparency practices among the scientific community. We therefore provide a quick guide to adapt OneNote to an ELN workflow that can also be adjusted to other nonscientific ELNs. However, OneNote remains a general note-taking application and has not been designed for scientific purposes.
In addition, both surveyed groups preferred OneNote over a scientifically designed ELN (PerkinElmer Elements). Among the ELNs tested, we found that Microsoft OneNote presents numerous features related to ELN best functionalities. We previously analyzed five ELNs and performed two survey-based studies to implement an ELN in a biomedical research institute. In this regard, electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) could be a promising solution to replace PLNs and promote scientific reproducibility and transparency. Current research generates large datasets that can no longer be documented using paper lab notebooks (PLNs). Scientific data recording and reporting systems are of a great interest for endorsing reproducibility and transparency practices among the scientific community.
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