Thanks Jurgis, On Sat, 2008-06-28 at 01:09 +0300, Jurgis Pralgauskis wrote: > On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 5:40 PM, Tony Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have grown quite tired of paper lab notebooks. They are hard to share, > > expensive, not easily searched, awkward when incorporating electronic > > data (acquired data, digital photos, etc.), etc > > > > > of revision tracking. That is, a program for labs needs to track changes > > to a given page to ensure academic integrity, satisfy government > > agencies, etc. I can expand on this more if you are curious. Also, > > digital signatures would be important, which OneNote doesn't support > > either. > > > >> The first thing I would try to clarify is the possible file format: > >> should it be one file for parts of the hierarchy or even the whole > >> hierarchy? Or should it be one file per note sheet? Would be interesting > >> to know yout thoughts about that. > > what about wiki concept -- it allows to construct any > hierarchy/linking you want + track changes ? > There's a bunch of wiki systems to choose from (probalbly even java > ones, if you want to combine it with OOo in some way) and if data is > stored in sqlite, you can take it easily to other places.
Good point! I thought a little about blogging software, but not wikis. I'll look into it. One advantage that just jumped into mind is that most browsers can embed OO documents much like I am implementing in Java; however, I wouldn't need to do any programing on the embedding. Also, there is a lot of value in a Google-ish type of web hosted application. That is, someone (not me) could provide the service via the net for labs with insufficient experience or money (to hire people) to maintain the software and a file server (for sharing notebooks). I'm thinking of something like google mail, calendar, etc. While I am on the topic, this reminds me that networking is an important aspect and one I neglected to mention in my earlier email. When you get money from a governmental agency, like the NIH, the grant giving agency likes you keep your notebooks in a safe location (the lab) and not be taken home or on trips where they can be lost, stolen, damaged, etc. Imagine getting two years and several hundred thousand dollars into a research project only to lose your notebook(s)! With a networked notebook, you can read/edit it anywhere/anytime you get an idea or want to catchup on some analysis. Also, paper notebooks are hard to share, so notebooks are often author specific rather than project specific. A networked notebook can be shared and thus be project specific. - Tony Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mypage.iu.edu/~tonlwalk --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
