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Electronic Lab Notebooks - Support from data acquisition to publication

Release Notes

1.1.1 (2024-05-22)

  • Update on DOI in the Powerpoint slides.

1.1.0 (2024-05-21)

Technical and style updates:

  • Update based on the updates of the forked FAIR-by-design template that can also be found in the Release Notes of the FAIR-by-design Training of Trainers v1.1.0.
  • Release Notes added to the syllabus.
  • Added "admonition" to enable the use of info boxes. KIT-specific information as well as exercises and summaries are now presented as info boxes.
  • Footnotes added.
  • Tabs added.

Content updates:

  • Split section "2.1 Introduction" into two sections: "2.1 Introduction" and "2.2 Selection of ELNs".
  • Section "03 Conclusion" added.
  • Updates on the difference between ELN and LIMS, the advantages of ELNs and Kadi4Mat.
  • Added video on Chemotion from Youtube.
  • Update on Welcome section.
  • Update on Facilitator Guide and Lessons Plan.
  • Powerpoint slides added.

1.0.0 (2023-12-19)

  • Initial release of the materials.

Type: Online Course

Date/Time

  • none

Location

  • none

Training Description

Laboratory notebooks play an important role in planning, conducting and analysing scientific experiments. Due to digitalisation, electronic versions of the classic laboratory notebooks are becoming more and more common. These Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) have the advantage that they can be connected directly to measuring devices, analysis programs or storage systems, making results easier to understand and research more efficient. In this module you will learn the basics of ELNs, we will support you in selecting the right ELN for your research. Two ELNs (Chemotion and Kadi4Mat) are presented for self-testing.

Content:

  • Basics of Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs)
  • Benefits of ELNs
  • Assistance in selecting suitable ELNs
  • Practical examples: Chemotion and Kadi4Mat

Target audience:

  • Students
  • PhD Students
  • Post docs
  • Laboratory staff

Expertise Level / Skill Level:

  • Beginner

Primary Language:

  • English

Access Cost:

  • N

Prerequisites

  • No prior knowledge is required to follow the training.

Duration

  • 1.5 hours

Training objectives

At the end of the training the learners can ...

  • Describe what an electronic lab notebook is
  • Give examples of electronic lab notebooks
  • Explain advantages of an electronic lab notebook
  • Compare different electronic lab notebooks (e.g. Chemotion and Kadi4Mat)
  • Select an electronic lab notebook that fits their needs

Keywords

  • Electronic Lab Notebooks
  • Chemotion
  • Kadi4Mat

Agenda: Training Schedule - Training Structure

Date/Time Topic
5 min Check-in
5 min Welcome (Section 0)
15 min Introduction to Research Data Management (Section 1)
15 min Introduction to Electronic Lab Notebooks (Section 2.1)
10 min Selection of Electronic Lab Notebooks (Section 2.2)
15 min Chemotion (Section 2.3)
15 min Kadi4Mat (Section 2.4)
5 min Conclusion and further questions
5 min Evaluation of the training
- End

Resources and Materials

Certification Information

  • none

Author(s)

  • Carolin Leister

Trainer(s)

  • Carolin Leister ORCID logo

Contact information

  • For more information regarding the training please contact Carolin Leister

License

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11242089

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Acknowledgement

These learning materials have been developed by following the Skills4EOSC FAIR-by-Design Methodology and are part of the Science Data Center for Molecular Materials Research (MoMaF).