Do you call that a lab notebook?

Ghannam, R. (2020) Do you call that a lab notebook? IEEE Potentials, 39(5), pp. 21-24. (doi: 10.1109/MPOT.2020.2968798)

Abstract

"Electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs)? What are those?" At the start of every academic year, I prepare myself for a battle with my third-year engineering students about laboratory notebooks. More often than not, they either hand me a neatly written diary or loose bits of paper that are half folded and randomly glued to the back cover of a jotter. At first, my students dismiss the idea of keeping a properly documented lab notebook, but I notice a change in attitude when they are introduced to electronic notebooks.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Ghannam, Professor Rami
• Authors: Ghannam, R.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Electronics and Nanoscale Engineering
• Journal Name: IEEE Potentials
• Publisher: IEEE
• ISSN: 0278-6648
• ISSN (Online): 1558-1772
• Published Online: 17 September 2020
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2020 IEEE
• First Published: First published in IEEE Potentials 39(5): 21-24
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the publisher copyright policy