Paper vs Electronic Lab Notebook: When to Switch and How to Do It Well
February 11, 2026
Quick verdict: Paper lab notebooks are still legally acceptable, including in regulated work, and they remain easy to use, cheap and hard to tamper with invisibly. Their limits appear as
ELN vs LIMS: What’s the Difference?
February 11, 2026
Quick verdict: A LIMS manages samples and the work done on them; an ELN manages experiments and the reasoning behind them. If your lab’s core output is a tested result