ELN Electronic Lab Notebook - LabArchives

Paperless research notebook and lab manual solution for researchers at the University of South Florida.

Also known as LabArchives, Electronic LAB Notebook(s), and Electronic Lab Notebooks.

University of South Florida provides an Electronic LAB Notebook(s) service for researchers, instructors, and students. Electronic LAB Notebook(s) are designed to replace paper notebooks and lab manuals to support research staff productivity and efficiency, and securely protect lab research with automatic backups and comprehensive audit trails. Our Electronic LAB Notebook(s) solution is powered by LabArchives, a cloud-based solution that enables 24/7 collaboration and sharing of content, from any device with a web browser.

LabArchives is approved for PII, PHI.

How to Create Your Free Account

  1. Visit www.labarchives.com, select Sign In, then select University of South Florida from the participating institution drop-list.
  2. Use your University of South Florida NetID and password as your login credentials.

There is no charge for this service.

LabArchives also has an extensive support site, knowledge base, YouTube channel, and provides front-line support to you as a researcher.

Upcoming Training Sessions

Join us for a live online session on LabArchives ELN for Research. LabArchives is a cloud based platform that you can use to securely store, search, share and publish your research and data. We’ll go over notebook creation and access, adding and managing data, collaboration tools and other features to help integrate LabArchives into your workflow.

All trainings will cover the same material, so you only need to attend one. Multiple sessions have been scheduled to provide scheduling options for you. Training sessions will be recorded for later viewing and links will be posted here. 


Wednesday, October 2
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM


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Wednesday, October 2 
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM


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Friday, October 4
9:00 AM - 9:50 AM


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Friday, October 4
2:00 PM - 2:50 PM


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