Benefits of an ELN

Electronic lab books: Tool for the creation and documentation of research data - the advantages at a glance

Boost efficiency of everyday tasks:

• Create, reuse and share templates for logs, processes and workflows
• Save time by taking advantage of standardisation
• Use search features and filters
• Log measurement results automatically
• Lab notebooks can be accessed from anywhere and at any time

Make research findings traceable and verifiable:

• Avoid switching between multiple media (e.g. between handwritten and digital entries)
• Avoid the loss of information caused by illegible entries
• Structure and visualise processes and workflows
• Use search and filter functions
• Easily create backups
• Version control and authenticating evidence
• Boost quality of data through improved consistency and standardisation of entries

Provide a means of preparing research data for publication and digital preservation

• Support in creating metadata
• Direct links to research data repositories, data services and publishing platforms

Connected digital research environment:

• Import and export functions
• Seamless interfaces to other programs
• API for integration into existing software environment
• Measuring instruments can deliver their data directly to the electronic lab notebook
• Collaboration through sharing research data, process logs, workflows
• Enables researchers to take their research work with them if they move to a different institute