Following on from some previous posts about ELNs in academia, I came across this; ‘Thinking about electronic lab books’.  It’s another creative approach to implementing an ELN, using a wiki, based on five very clear requirements:

Easy access from any computer with a web browser
Ability to securely edit the pages, and keep an edit history
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In its simplest form, an electronic laboratory notebook can be considered to be a direct replacement for the paper lab notebook. In this instance, it can provide the generic functionality to support broad documentation processes that apply to all laboratory scientists, such as patent evidence creation, cross discipline collaboration and general record keeping. However, the [...]