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LabArchives is a cloud-based software application to replace and extend the functionality of a traditional paper laboratory notebook called an electronic lab notebook or ELN. The purpose of a laboratory notebook is to provide scientists the ability to capture and record questions, procedures, observations, raw data, data analysis, potential problems, solutions, and new questions.[1] ELNs are now a common solution to the problems of traditional paper laboratory notebooks providing searchable and sharable lab data.

LabArchives, LLC
Founded2009
HeadquartersCarlsbad, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Earl B. Beutler, CEO
ProductsSoftware, Workflow Solutions, Professional Edition, Classroom Edition
Websitewww.labarchives.com

History

LabArchives, LLC was founded in 2009 by a team working in the area of scientific and academic software development for higher-education.The software is used by over 120,000 scientists on 6 continents to document, store, organize, share, and publish laboratory research and data.[2]

The software can be used by individual researchers, laboratory teams, and there is a classroom edition for use in instructional lab courses.[3] The LabArchives Professional Edition is a research workflow tool to manage data and to protect the intellectual property rights of an organization. The software can store data, annotations, images, and allows documentation of processes and results. It meets the legal, regulatory, technical, and scientific obligations of a lab notebook.[4]

Data and scholarly publishing

LabArchives partnered with BioMed Central in 2012 to store and identify datasets that support peer-reviewed publications.[5] Datasets can be assigned digital object identifiers (DOI) to create a permanent link between the scientific article and the datasets that support it.[6] LabArchives interfaces with scientific and laboratory software products including GraphPad Prism and iChemLabs (ChemDoodle), and with Vernier Software & Technology and their Logger Pro software.[3]

Use in education

While ELNs are becoming widely adopted by industry labs, the use of ELNs in academic settings is not as established. LabArchives collaborated with many educational institutions to pilot and study the particular needs of this community.[7][8] LabArchive’s Classroom Edition ELN is designed for use in educational settings with specific functionality built for instructors and students.

Several studies were presented at the 2014 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education[9][10][11][12]

Other studies of academic pilot programs have been done, for example at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.[13]

ELNs are helping academic institutions ensure research integrity and keeping their laboratory research data secure.[14] Providing control of their intellectual property also allows institutions to meet requirements for funding agency data management plans. Since 2014, LabArchives has been an approved Internet2 NET+ ELN which provides the security and usability requirements necessary to assist the unique needs of the higher education community. [15]

Important Dates

  • 2009: LabArchives founded
  • 2010: Professional Edition Commercially Released
  • 2011: Classroom Edition Commercially Released
  • 2013: Mobile apps released (iOS and Android)
  • 2014: Approved [Internet2]] NET+ Provider

References

  1. ^ Nussbeck, S.Y.; Weil, P.; Menzel, J.; Marzec, B.; Lorberg, K.; Schwappach, B (2014). "The laboratory notebook in the 21st century". EMBO reports. 15: 631–634. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  2. ^ Hrynaszkiewicz, Iain (2012-04-04). "LabArchives and BioMed Central: a new platform for publishing scientific data". BioMed Central blog. BioMed Central. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Vernier and LabArchives Make It Easier for Higher Education Students to Export and Analyze Scientific Data". PR Newswire. 2015-10-14. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  4. ^ Zall, Milton (2001). "The nascent paperless laboratory". Chemical Innovation. 13 (2).
  5. ^ Hrynaszkiewicz, Iain (2012-04-04). "LabArchives and BioMed Central: a new platform for publishing scientific data". BioMed Central blog. BioMed Central. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  6. ^ "LabArchives and "doi's"". Labarchives' Blog. LabArchives. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  7. ^ Bogdan, Kristin; Flowers, Themba (2014). "There's an App for That: Electronic Lab Notebooks: Supporting Laboratory Data in the Digital Era". Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship (74). doi:10.5062/F4V9861X. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  8. ^ Roberson, Christine; Lankford, Deanna (2010). "Laboratory Notebooks in the Science Classroom". The Science Teacher. 77 (1): 38–42.
  9. ^ "2014 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education". 2014-02-12. Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  10. ^ Rovira-Figueroa, Nahyr D.; Eaton, Lafayette (August 5, 2014). "Students' perceptions about the use of the electronic notebooks in a general chemistry laboratory". 2014 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Grand Valley State University.
  11. ^ Jensen, Mark B. (August 5, 2014). "Electronic notebooks in the analytical teaching laboratory". 2014 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Grand Valley State University.
  12. ^ Driessen, Michelle (August 3, 2014). "Integrating an electronic lab notebook and lab manual content: Using a flexible digital platform to facilitate problem-based experiments in general chemistry". 2014 Biennial Conference on Chemical Education. Grand Valley State University.
  13. ^ Puccinelli, John P.; Nimunkar, Amit Janardhan (2014). "An Experience with Electronic Laboratory Notebooks in Real-World, ClientBased BME Design Courses". 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition. American Society for Engineering Education.
  14. ^ Smith, Frank (2014-10-06). "EDUCAUSE 2014: Cyberattacks Are a Growing Problem for Higher Education". EdTech. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
  15. ^ "Unfolding trends". Digital Learning. March 2015.
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