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Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs) are digital notebooks useful for recording observations, notes, and data. There are many different vendors for ELNs and the specific target user groups vary between vendors (e.g. Chemistry, Biology).
If you are considering moving your workflow to an ELN, carefully consider features such as the interface, but also criteria such as vendor, sustainability, data security, and data interoperability.
- Harvard Data Management - Comparison of ELNs
Fantastic resource and comparison of Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs). This resource is highly recommended for beginning your ELN research.
Includes detailed features for about 30 ELNs highlighting interface design, metadata support, compatibility, storage, support, security, cost, and more. There is even information about user adoption and stability of product. A Google Sheet Matrix is available that provides a quick comparison of ELNs.
