This session will focus on Electronic Laboratory Notebooks (ELNs), highlighting national initiatives: active working group/ community-building effort in this area and international perspectives on adopting ELNs in research environments.
Agenda
- Opening & Welcome – Portuguese Data Stewards Network (RPDS)
- Ongoing National Activities on Electronic Laboratory Notebooks
-Working Group on Training and Skills for FAIR Data Management (André Viera – University of Minho);
–eLabFTW Portugal Community (Maria Paola Tomasino – CIIMAR. UP) - International Prospective: “One Does Not Simply ‘Adopt’ an ELN” (Samantha Pearman-Kanza – University of Southampton)
- Discussion & Q&A
- Closing Remarks
One Does Not Simply ‘Adopt’ an ELN. Abstract :
Implementing Electronic Lab Notebooks (ELNs) is a complex and time‑intensive process that involves far more considerations than simply purchasing licenses. One of the most frequently overlooked components of this process is user adoption. Even the most advanced and well‑configured ELN will fail to deliver value if users are not effectively engaged, trained, and supported throughout the implementation and beyond. This talk will explore key considerations and practical strategies for fostering successful user adoption of ELNs, ensuring that the system becomes an integrated and beneficial part of laboratory practice.
Dr Samantha Pearman-Kanza (University of Southampton) -Short Bio:
Dr. Samantha Pearman-Kanza is a Principal Enterprise Fellow at the University of Southampton, the Principal Investigator for the Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research Network (CaSDaR), , the Pathfinder Lead on Process Recording for the Physical Sciences Data Infrastructure (PSDI) Initiative – www.psdi.ac.uk, and a researcher for the AI in Chemistry Hub (AIChemy – www.aichemy.ac.uk). Samantha sits on the Advisory Boards for the Future Labs Live (Basel) and London Labs Live (UK) Conferences, the Machines Learning Chemistry Project (University of Nottingham), the STEP-UP project (Imperial College London), and the Knowledger Project (University of North Florida), and the UK electronic information Group (UKeiG) STRIX Committee. She is also the Faculty Deputy Chair of the Ethics Committee and sit on the Steering Committee for our brilliant Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Enterprise Solutions. Samantha’s key research areas are ELNs, process recording, FAIR data, data stewardship and research data management, and semantic web technologies.
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