Many principal investigators (PIs) and lab managers have found it helpful to document roles, expectations, and guidelines for the lab in the form of a Lab Manual. Lab manuals can help onboard new lab members and create a framework for research best practices. Join us for a guided discussion on how to create a lab manual for your research lab, whether you are a PI, lab manager, research assistant, or lab member. We’ll take a look at some examples of lab manuals, a few templates and hosting options, and talk about how you might go about leading a discussion in your lab on whether a lab manual might be right for you.

Open Research Week 2022 is an event series celebrating open research best practices hosted by the Princeton University Library Open Research Steering Committee, in partnership with the Princeton University Library and the Office for Research and Open Scholarship.

Other events coming up this week:

Finding, Sharing, and Printing 3D Models for All Disciplines
Date: Wednesday, May 4, 2022 
Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Location: PUL Makerspace

Let’s Talk About Where to Publish!
Date: Friday, May 6, 2022
Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Location: Lewis-Fine Collaboration Hub

Research Inside-Out with guest speakers Kristina Olson, Professor of Psychology and Director of Human Diversity Lab; Marina Rustow, Professor of Jewish Civilization in the Middle East, Professor of Near East Studies History, Director of the Program in Near East Studies, Director of the Geniza Lab; and Frederick Wherry, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Dignity and Debt Network
Date: May 16, 2022
Time: 11:00-12:30 p.m.
Location: Virtual

For more details about these events, please visit the events page: https://libguides.princeton.edu/OpenResearchWeek2022