Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) enable researchers to organize and store experimental procedures, protocols, notes, and data, using their computer or mobile device. ELNs can offer several advantages over the traditional paper notebook in documenting research during the active phase of a project, including searchability within and across notebooks, secure storage with multiple redundancies, remote access to notebooks, and the ability to easily share notebooks among team members and collaborators.
LabArchives
There are many options when it comes to ELNs, each offering unique features for various research workflows – both within and outside a laboratory environment. Rensselaer's Division of the Chief Information Officer (DotCIO) provides an enterprise site license to LabArchives, a cloud-based ELN system, making it available at no cost to RPI faculty, staff, students and affiliates.
Using LabArchives at RPI
To login RPI’s enterprise LabArchives license, go to mynotebook.labarchives.com/login. On the "Sign in through your institution" dropdown menu, select "Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute." Authenticate with Shibboleth using your RCSID and password.
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