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'''Laboratory notes'''

When performing experiments, researchers should carefully and comprehensively report their experimental design, materials and techniques used, and all of their outcomes. Here, reproducibility and transparency are paramount. This is important within the biomedical sciences, physics, chemistry, computer science, etc. Laboratory notebooks are important to use when performing experiments of any kind.

The ten rules, as adapted below, can help in organizing and providing complete information in your notebook.<ref name=":0">Schnell, S. (2015). Ten simple rules for a computational biologist’s laboratory notebook. ''PLoS computational biology'', ''11''(9).</ref>

#'''Learn your institution’s or laboratory’s notebook policy o'''r create one in your research team
#'''Select the right medium for your lab notebook''' either electronically or a hardcopy.
#'''Make the habit of keeping the lab notebook in your desk''' to keep your notebook at hand while working.
#'''Record all scientific activities in your lab notebook''' including thoughts during meeting, theorizing about problems etc.
#'''Every entry should be recorded with a date, subject and protocol''' to organize your lab journal or notebook.
#'''Keep a record of how every result was produced''' to ensure reproducibility of your experiments.
#'''Keep an overview of the different study protocols you use''' including adaptations from standard (laboratory) protocols
#'''Keep a lab notebook that can serve as a legal record of your work''' to ensure you can take ownership of ideas, show you deserve authorship or protect intellectual property rights.
#'''Create a table of contents in your lab notebook''' to eEnsure your notebook is organized and easily searchable.
#'''Protect your lab notebook.''' Your lab notebook belongs to your institution since you are funded through your institution. “Your lab notebook is part of the scientific legacy of your laboratory. Therefore, you need to protect your lab notebook."<ref name=":0" />

'''Fieldnotes'''

For qualitative researchers it is important to record: 1) descriptive information related to the data generation; and 2) to reflect on the process of data generation and interpretation. Both types of notes help in the interpretation and contextualization of findings.  Descriptive information should focus on observations related to the research problem. For the reflective content, the importance of note taking is to place into observations in the perspective of the researcher’s “personal, cultural and situational experiences”. Here, a critical attitude is important, with notes focusing on initial impressions, assumptions, concerns, and surprises. <ref>Libguides : https://libguides.usc.edu/writingguide/fieldnotes</ref>

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