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Research Laboratory Notebooks

Research Laboratory Notebooks. Purpose of a Lab Notebook. Documenting Record-keeping Activity Legal - Patents Safety Labelling “Mystery Samples”. Lab Notebook – The actual book. “Permanent and primary” record Firm binding Numbered pages Using a notebook Use pen – Cross out errors

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Research Laboratory Notebooks

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  1. Research Laboratory Notebooks

  2. Purpose of a Lab Notebook Documenting Record-keeping Activity Legal - Patents Safety Labelling “Mystery Samples”

  3. Lab Notebook – The actual book “Permanent and primary” record Firm binding Numbered pages Using a notebook Use pen – Cross out errors Never rip out pages No transcribing – “on another sheet” Secure location – In lab Sign, Date, Witness

  4. It’s 2013… Electronic Notebooks Proprietary software Documentable – requires backup Live science Real time reporting Open access Impact on publication? Impact on patents? Getting scooped?

  5. Formatting Lab Notebook Entries By date – diary format Easier to see work flow Work on a single experiment can jump around – Hard to follow? Legal advantages By experiment Easier to follow/reproduce experiments “What did you do today?” harder

  6. Spectra and other data Attach to a page in the lab notebook Staple or tape, make a note Maintain an appendix/external file Clear label/cross-reference system Describe/analyze in the lab notebook

  7. Who “owns” a Lab Notebook Employer Often very strict rules Principal Investigator Project continuation Future publications/patents

  8. Lab Notebooks Examples http://web.mit.edu/me-ugoffice/communication/labnotebooks.pdf Best practice Ask your employer/mentor

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