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Maintaining a Laboratory Notebook > Laboratory Notebook Guidelines
Laboratory Notebook Guidelines
Use the following guidelines to maintain your laboratory notebook:
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The notebook must be permanently bound. Looseleaf pages are unacceptable. Never tear a page out of the notebook. We use inexpensive Mead hardbound 100-sheet composition books, available at drugstores, Walmart, Costco, and so on.
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Always keep at least one spare lab notebook on hand. If you complete all of the procedures in this book and document all of your work properly, you can expect to fill several such notebooks. We order the Mead composition books by the case from Costco.
If you’re looking for a better quality lab notebook, look no further than the Maker’s Notebook, also published by MAKE. Although the Maker’s Notebook costs significantly more than cheap composition books—comparable to “official” lab notebooks—it’s also better bound, uses better paper, and incorporates other nice features.