Electronic lab books
Simplify lab workflows with digital tools
Laboratory notebooks are part and parcel of STEM research: measuring results, sketches of experimental setups or analyses are entered there. But what if this data is digital? Do you print it out and glue it into a notebook? Hardly. Electronic laboratory notebooks (ELN) can help.
Why use an ELN?
- Keep a laboratory notebook using a PC, mobile phone or tablet
- Perform full-text searches of the entire content
- Collaborate
- Keep data security, control access
- Ensure integrity of the data and documentation of entries through timestamps
- Import or link any number of files
- Connect other systems (API)
- Export to PDF (and other formats)
eLabFTW
eLabFTW is a generic ELN for a wide range of disciplines. It is a powerful tool to track experiments, for collaborative work, and to manage resources and lab equipment.
eLabFTW is an open source tool and free to use for researchers.
eLabFTW Workshops
As part of our RDM Curriculum, we are conducting a hands-on workshop on eLabFTW every semester. In the two-hour online course, you will learn the basics of using eLabFTW and get to try it out for yourself. No prior knowledge is required.
For research groups, we also offer custom workshop dates – write to us!
FAQs
We have compiled frequently asked questions about the use of eLabFTW in a FAQ-eLabFTW.
The list is based on the experiences of scientists, does not claim to be complete and is regularly maintained and supplemented by us.
You want to stay up to date?
Additionally, the ELN mailing list provides you with information about electronic lab notebooks (especially the software eLabFTW used at UDE) and allows you to exchange information with other users.
Chemotion
Chemotion is an electronic lab notebook linked to a repository and is designed particularly for the requirements of organic chemistry. The project is funded by DFG and KIT; it is open source and free to use for researchers.
For questions and support related to Chemotion, please contact the helpdesks of Chemotion and NFDI4Chem.
Contact
Do you have any questions about using or setting up an ELN? Please do not hesitate to contact us.
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