There are many options of Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) for both research labs and courses.Contact to Chemistry Librarian to learn more, and how other options compare to Cornell's service using Lab Archives.

June 2015, snap-shot view of the Cornell landscape re: ELNs

Some Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) are better suited to Chemists than others.

• We strongly recommend anyone Chemistry to first consult with the Chemistry Librarian, Leah McEwen <lrm1>, 607-793-6217.
  • Leah is in contact with many Electronic Lab Notebooks vendors and campus scientists.
• Please let Will Dichtel, as Chair of the Computing Cmt, know of your interest.

Other information:

• Notify ChemIT of any positive or negative outcomes from your ELN investigations so we can share with others as appropriate.
• If interested in ELNs within the teaching labs context, please contact Dan Lorey.
• John Marohn has set up his own ELN solution, which he can show you.
• Although it may not have the variety of features of interest for most Chemists, Cornell does site-license to Lab Archives following a 2013 pilot project led by the Library and CIT. To learn more about using Lab Archives and Cornell's associated service:
  • Contact CIT's Academic Technologies Support <atc_support@cornell.edu>. They can arrange a demo/discussion meeting, for example.
  • http://collabhelp.cit.cornell.edu/lab-archives/
  • Note that there are two versions. The "regular" one for chemistry research (the Pro version) and one for teaching labs (the Classroom Edition).

See also

• Digital Lab Notebooks, pilot program