Research Guides (LibGuides): Data Management: Data Collection & Storage

Why switch to an electronic lab notebook (ELN)? ELNs help improve transparency, facilitate collaboration, provide security of information, improve searchability, allow the researcher to directly collect and share data, and more.

WordPress as Framework for Open Source ELN
Researchers from the IARC discuss the implementation of WordPress an open-source ELN capable of supporting multiple notebooks and heterogeneous data.

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Evernote
There are examples in the literature of Evernote being used as a makeshift, open-source ELN.
eLabFTW
Free and open-source electronic notebook designed by researchers. Works with any operating system, some setup required.
LabArchives
Supports funding agency requirements for data gathering, works on multiple platforms, good for collaboration, and easy to import different types of content.
Qualtrics @ Butler
Qualtrics Survey Tool is a web-based survey software with a variety of options for question types, survey collection, analysis, and reporting.
sciNote
sciNote is a free electronic laboratory notebook (ELN), that not only enables scientists to replace their paper notebook with a digital lab notebook, but offers project workflow, structuring, and sharing options.

A universal open-source Electronic Laboratory Notebook
Article from Bioinformatics, 2013 23 (13): 1710-1712. Article discusses the procedures for implementing an open source ELN based on WordPress.
A Review of Electronic Laboratory Notebooks Available in the Market Today
Article from Journal of Laboratory Automation, 2011 16: 90. Article presents an evaluation of 35 market leading ELNs on the market today and categorizes them based on key features such as: suitability for multidisciplinary work, research and development, and quality assurance/control.
Scientific Data: Observing, Recording, and Communicating Information
Free Library of Congress eBook covering multiple topics related to data management, planning, and communication
Research Data Curation Bibliography
The Research Data Curation Bibliography includes over 560 selected English-language articles, books, and technical reports that are useful in understanding the curation of digital research data in academic and other research institutions. covers topics such as research data creation, acquisition, metadata, repositories, provenance, management, policies, support services, funding agency requirements, peer review, publication, citation, sharing, reuse, and preservation.