Research Data Management Basics

Managing Lab Notebooks

• Guide for keeping laboratory records (National Cancer Institute)
• Keeping a Laboratory Notebook (Colin Purrington)

Selecting Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs)

• Open Science Framework ELN Template: https://osf.io/ptdqx/  
  OSF is free, and Mason Libraries is a member of OSF for Institutions.

• ELN Comparison Matrix: https://zenodo.org/records/4723753

• Harvard’s ELN selection guide:
  https://datamanagement.hms.harvard.edu/collect-analyze/electronic-lab-notebooks

• Lab Folder’s Comprehensive Guide to ELNs:  
  https://labfolder.com/electronic-lab-notebook-eln-research-guide/

• Nature article describing what to consider when selecting an ELN and suggestions:
  https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05895-3