Journal of Technical Writing and Communication Jul 1982

Laboratory Notebooks: Current Teaching Applications

Anne Eisenberg SUNY Polytechnic Institute

Abstract

The laboratory notebook, traditionally a primary document in patent applications, has recently developed additional importance in the wake of federal regulations designed to insure more stringent record-keeping in the testing of drugs. Compression of procedural detail in published reports to save journal space has also changed the function of the laboratory notebook, which now serves as a receptacle for detailed information omitted from published accounts. These recent developments in laboratory notebooks are discussed with application to possible technical writing assignments.

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Journal of Technical Writing and Communication
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1982-07-01
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10.2190/4vfj-121k-md6n-rmnj
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writing pedagogy teacher development technical communication
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