The reasons for notekeeping : an overview

The hardware of notekeeping : books, pens, and paper

Legal and ethical aspects : ownership, rights, and obligations

Management of notekeeping : practices for issuance, use, and storage of notebooks

Organizing and writing the notebook : be flexible

Examples of notebook entries

Patents and invention protection

The electronic notebook

Appendix A : Some suggestions for teaching laboratory notekeeping

Appendix B : Photographs from the historical notebooks of famous scientists.