{"id":214,"date":"2025-11-27T12:59:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=214"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:38:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T03:38:52","slug":"lab-and-electronic-notebooks","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/lab-and-electronic-notebooks\/","title":{"raw":"Lab and Electronic Notebooks","rendered":"Lab and Electronic Notebooks"},"content":{"raw":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/codebooks-and-data-dictionaries\/\">Previous Lesson<\/a><\/h4>\r\n<h4><img class=\"wp-image-754 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1154\" height=\"631\" \/><\/h4>\r\n<h4>Lesson 13 of 17<\/h4>\r\n<h3>Lab notebooks are essential to documenting research methods, calculations, and results. Some labs may adopt electronic notebooks.<\/h3>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">For a discussion of considerations when selecting an electronic notebook, see this article by Roberta Kwok:<\/h3>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1038\/d41586-018-05895-3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>READ ARTICLE<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nYou should also consult with your supervisor and check if your institution has any policies related to electronic notebook use.\r\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/video-using-fieldnotes-and-codebooks\/\">Next Lesson<\/a><\/h4>","rendered":"<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/chapter\/codebooks-and-data-dictionaries\/\">Previous Lesson<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-754 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1154\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-1024x561.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-768x421.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-65x36.jpg 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-225x123.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1-350x192.jpg 350w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/rdmoer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2528\/2025\/11\/1.jpg 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1154px) 100vw, 1154px\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4>Lesson 13 of 17<\/h4>\n<h3>Lab notebooks are essential to documenting research methods, calculations, and results. 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