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Maintaining a Laboratory Notebook > Laboratory Notebook Format
Laboratory Notebook Format
Use the following general format for recording an experiment in your lab notebook:
- Introduction
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The following information should be entered before you begin the laboratory session:
- Date
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Enter the date at the top of the page. Use an unambiguous date format, for example 10 June 2012 or June 10, 2012 rather than 10/6/12 or 6/10/12. If the experiment runs more than one day, enter the starting date here and the new date in the procedure/data section at the time you actually begin work on that date.
- Experiment title
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If the experiment is from this or another laboratory manual, use the name from that manual and credit the manual appropriately. For example, “Investigating Bacterial Antibiotic Sensitivity (Illustrated Guide to Home Biology Experiments, Chapter 28).” If the experiment is your own, give it a descriptive title.