Mary/Chis,

You are correct that there is a void in using the old paper/handwritten 
lab books but there are products on the market.  The problem I see is that 
with everything being done electronic anymore engineers are using existing 
systems as the IP repositories and not managing them (go figure).  The 
engineers don't want to be limited by having to put or re-put all the 
required information into a special lab notebook tool as they consider it 
non-value added.  Until your IP lawyers scream loud enough and they make 
an electronic lab notebook system either part of the standard engineering 
tool set package or lose some valuable IP I've got bigger fights to fight. 
 I've brought it up and they've been alerted- I know it sounds tragic but 
reality has set in.

My 2 cents

Steve Petersen CRM
Records Manager
Rockwell Collins Inc
319.295.5244

"Bringing Order Out of Chaos"

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