Following on from my post about Notebook Sharing, here’s another blog post wrestling with the consequences of changing from paper to electronic lab notebooks. Interestingly, the prospect of using an Apple iPad as an ELN gets some consideration.  I suspect that we’re going to hear a lot more about iPads in due course.

There have been two separate discussion running on LinkedIn that have a bearing on the subject of laboratory integration. The first of these follows up from a question I raised: “Does anybody have any thoughts on the integration/interfacing of laboratory systems to SaaS offerings of ELN and LIMS?” The second was based on [...]

There has been a growing level of interest in the potential of SaaS (Software as a Service) as an alternative means of deployment for LIMS and ELNs.  SaaS is an attractive option since it has the potential to simplify installation, deployment, and maintenance.  Furthermore, is is globally accessible, and allegedly more affordable that a conventional managed, [...]

The potential benefits of Web 2.0 tools, and the growing interest in Google Wave has drawn the attention of the BBC with two articles appearing on the BBC website: Science enters the age of Web 2.0 and Strength in science collaboration. Cameron Neylon, who is quoted in both articles has a blog , Science in [...]

I have a problem with the notion that we would stop attending conferences in-person and rely entirely on webinars. It’s not that anyone has come out and said exactly that (that I know of), but I think there are some conversations leading in that direction.