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'''"[[Journal:A pocket guide to electronic laboratory notebooks in the academic life sciences|A pocket guide to electronic laboratory notebooks in the academic life sciences]]"'''
'''"[[Journal:Perceptions of pathology informatics by non-informaticist pathologists and trainees|Perceptions of pathology informatics by non-informaticist pathologists and trainees]]"'''


Every professional doing active research in the life sciences is required to keep a [[laboratory notebook]]. However, while science has changed dramatically over the last centuries, laboratory notebooks have remained essentially unchanged since pre-modern science. We argue that the implementation of [[electronic laboratory notebook]]s (ELN) in academic research is overdue, and we provide researchers and their institutions with the background and practical knowledge to select and initiate the implementation of an ELN in their laboratories. In addition, we present data from surveying biomedical researchers and technicians regarding which hypothetical features and functionalities they hope to see implemented in an ELN, and which ones they regard as less important. We also present data on acceptance and satisfaction of those who have recently switched from paper laboratory notebook to an ELN. We thus provide answers to the following questions: What does an electronic laboratory notebook afford a biomedical researcher, what does it require, and how should one go about implementing it? ('''[[Journal:A pocket guide to electronic laboratory notebooks in the academic life sciences|Full article...]]''')<br />
Although [[Clinical pathology|pathology]] [[Informatics (academic field)|informatics]] (PI) is essential to modern pathology practice, the field is often poorly understood. Pathologists who have received little to no exposure to [[informatics]], either in training or in practice, may not recognize the roles that informatics serves in pathology. The purpose of this study was to characterize perceptions of PI by noninformatics-oriented pathologists and to do so at two large centers with differing informatics environments. Pathology trainees and staff at Cleveland Clinic (CC) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) were surveyed. At MGH, pathology department leadership has promoted a pervasive informatics presence through practice, training, and research. At CC, PI efforts focus on production systems that serve a multi-site integrated health system and a [[Reference laboratory#Referral and diagnostic|reference laboratory]], and on the development of applications oriented to department operations. The survey assessed perceived definition of PI, interest in PI, and perceived utility of PI. ('''[[Journal:Perceptions of pathology informatics by non-informaticist pathologists and trainees|Full article...]]''')<br />
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"Perceptions of pathology informatics by non-informaticist pathologists and trainees"

Although pathology informatics (PI) is essential to modern pathology practice, the field is often poorly understood. Pathologists who have received little to no exposure to informatics, either in training or in practice, may not recognize the roles that informatics serves in pathology. The purpose of this study was to characterize perceptions of PI by noninformatics-oriented pathologists and to do so at two large centers with differing informatics environments. Pathology trainees and staff at Cleveland Clinic (CC) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) were surveyed. At MGH, pathology department leadership has promoted a pervasive informatics presence through practice, training, and research. At CC, PI efforts focus on production systems that serve a multi-site integrated health system and a reference laboratory, and on the development of applications oriented to department operations. The survey assessed perceived definition of PI, interest in PI, and perceived utility of PI. (Full article...)

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A pocket guide to electronic laboratory notebooks in the academic life sciences
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