[Rdap] ELNs for lab class use.

[Daureen Nesdill]

Hi all,
I've been nosing around my chemistry department looking for someone to work with me on implementing an Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN) in their lab class without any success. So today  a biology professor contacted me. He is teaching biochemistry and wanting to incorporate an ELN in his lab this spring. He has been looking at SparkLix (http://www.sparklix.com/), which is open source. He likes it because:
1. Free version available.
2. Web based, with ability to save results locally.
3. Straightforward interface.
4. Ability to share data with labmates

I have a libguide page on ELNs/virtual workspaces http://campusguides.lib.utah.edu/content.php?pid=126157&sid=2131670 , but no experience working with them.  I'm being asked to find out from anyone who has experience using open source ELNs about reliability and longevity. The professor doesn't want his students to lose access to their work in the middle of a semester.

Any comments and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Daureen

Daureen Nesdill MS, MLIS -Data Curation Librarian
J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah
295 South 1500 East, Salt Lake City UT 84112-0860
801-585-5975
daureen.nesdill at utah.edu<mailto:daureen.nesdill at utah.edu>
Subject areas Data Management, the Sciences and Engineering




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