Huang Chih-Wei, Chuang Wei-Hsuan, Lin Chung-Yen, Chen Shu-Hwa
Institute of Information Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Institute of Fisheries Science, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
iScience. 2022 Jul 5;25(8):104710. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104710. eCollection 2022 Aug 19.
One of the top priorities in any laboratory is archiving experimental data in the most secure, efficient, and errorless way. It is especially important to those in chemical and biological research, for it is more likely to damage experiment records. In addition, the transmission of experiment results from paper to electronic devices is time-consuming and redundant. Therefore, we introduce an open-source no-code electronic laboratory notebook, Elegancy, a cloud-based/standalone web service distributed as a Docker image. Elegancy fits all laboratories but is specially equipped with several features benefitting biochemical laboratories. It can be accessed via various web browsers, allowing researchers to upload photos or audio recordings directly from their mobile devices. Elegancy also contains a meeting arrangement module, audit/revision control, and laboratory supply management system. We believe Elegancy could help the scientific research community gather evidence, share information, reorganize knowledge, and digitize laboratory works with greater ease and security.
任何实验室的首要任务之一是以最安全、高效且无误的方式存档实验数据。这对化学和生物学研究人员尤为重要，因为实验记录更有可能遭到损坏。此外，将实验结果从纸质形式传输到电子设备既耗时又繁琐。因此，我们推出了一款开源的无代码电子实验室笔记本Elegancy，它是一种作为Docker镜像分发的基于云/独立的网络服务。Elegancy适用于所有实验室，但特别配备了一些使生化实验室受益的功能。它可以通过各种网络浏览器访问，允许研究人员直接从移动设备上传照片或录音。Elegancy还包含会议安排模块、审核/修订控制和实验室用品管理系统。我们相信Elegancy可以帮助科研界更轻松、安全地收集证据、共享信息、重组知识并将实验室工作数字化。
