"I've forgotten more than you'll ever know." You've probably heard that phrase at some time in your life. Most likely you have not heard this phrase though: "I've forgotten more than I'll ever know." If you do not keep a laboratory notebook, the second is probably the more accurate of the two. Keeping a laboratory notebook in a research lab is extremely important. A simple internet search on laboratory notebooks will turn up numerous (996,000 hits on Google) guidelines and standards on the appropriate methods for maintaining a useful notebook. In fact, a properly kept laboratory or field notebook is considered a legal document. Keeping a laboratory notebook need not be an arduous task and it can be a valuable asset and timesaving tool.
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