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General Guide for Chemists and Chemical Engineers

Chemistry Lab Methods & Notebooks

How to Maintain a Lab Notebook

Proper Maintenance of a Laboratory Notebook (http://www.chem.tamu.edu/class/majors/syllabusmaterials/laboratorynotebook.htm)

Important guidelines for keeping laboratory notebooks, and their impact on an inventor's ability to patent.

Guidelines for Keeping a Laboratory Record (http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~bioslabs/tools/notebook/notebook.html)

A general description of how to keep a proper laboratory notebook.

Writing the Laboratory Notebook (http://www.rod.beavon.clara.net/lab_book.htm)

Some hints for the revival of the Art of the Laboratory Notebook in a school or university undergraduate setting. Draws from Writing the Laboratory Notebook by Howard M. Kanare, available at Swain Library: Q180.58 .K36 1985

Companies

BookFactory (http://www.bookfactory.com/)

Specializes in manufacturing bound Custom Laboratory and Engineering Notebooks built to your specifications.

Other Resources

The Collaborative Electronic Notebook Systems Association (CENSA) (http://www.censa.org/)

An international industry association, focused on driving the state of the art for electronic recordkeeping systems and collaborative technologies wherever they are used.

Sample Prep Web at Duquesne University (http://www.sampleprep.duq.edu/)

A starting point for information and advice regarding analytical sample preparation, speciated analysis, trace analysis and microwave chemistry.