Academic Chemists' Use of Laboratory Notebooks and Other Information Management Tools
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- February 28, 2019
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Richardson, Kyle A.
- Affiliation: School of Information and Library Science
- Abstract
- While the role of laboratory notebooks and other scientific information management tools have been studied in the context of corporate research and development, little work has been done to describe similar practices in the academic domain. This study aims to determine how scientific researchers in academia use their laboratory notebooks and other information management tools to aid in their day-to-day research work and if these tools effectively support their collaborative research efforts. An online survey of academic research chemists from four universities in central North Carolina was conducted. Subjects were asked a series of questions to gauge their use of laboratory notebooks, electronic information management tools, and collaboration practices. The response data indicates an evolving trend toward electronic laboratory data and notes; however, the paper-based laboratory notebook remains the primary means of recording experimental data and tracking progress.
- Date of publication
- June 2009
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- In Copyright
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- Kelly, Diane
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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- 60
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- abb1808a-3405-4d7b-866b-f35807dc08b2
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- Open access
- Date uploaded
- March 6, 2013
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