LabArchives: Getting Started

For New Principal Investigators (PIs) Requesting Access:

If you are a new PI or lab leader who does not yet have a LabArchives notebook, please submit an access request through New Lab Request ELN Access – Electronic Laboratory Notebooks – UW–Madison 

• In your request, include:
• Your name, NetID, and wisc.edu email address
• Your department or research unit

For Users Trying to Gain Access to an Existing Notebook:

1. Get Added by Your PI

   The Principal Investigator (PI) or Notebook Owner of the LabArchives notebook must add you as a user. They can do this using the User Management tool within their LabArchives ELN account.
   
   

2.  Account Setup & Login (Crucial!)

    Once added by your PI, you'll receive an email invitation. Accept this to create your LabArchives account. Always use your wisc.edu email (e.g., not departmental - i.e. medicine.wisc.edu).
   
   You'll then sign in via UW-Madison's Single Sign-On (SSO) using your NetID and password. You can also log in directly from the "Current User Login" at eln.wisc.edu.
   
   

Note: If your PI hasn't added you yet, you won't see content when logging in. Your access is tied to an existing notebook; you cannot create a new, independent one without a PI's request. Exceptions can be made, just talk to the ELN Service Team.

3. Summer Interns

   If you are a summer research intern-- your PI (or you) should notify us by submitting your NetID and indicating you're a summer intern--through the "Ask a Question" form at eln.wisc.edu. We will then provision your account
   

Documentation

For more detailed information on user management, roles, and signing in, please refer to the LabArchives guides:

• Managing  Users under your Account – LabArchives
• LabArchives: Roles
• Sign in through your institution (SSO) – LabArchives
  
  

The following KB docs will help you navigate LabArchives. 

• LabArchives: Getting Started with Restricted Data - How to request a new restricted data lab and users
• LabArchives: Logging in - How to log in to your UW-Madison account on or off campus
• LabArchives: Log-in problems - How to troubleshoot problems logging in
• LabArchives: Add lab members - How to give notebook access to your lab members
• LabArchives: Roles - Explanation of the roles in notebooks and the rights associated with each role.
• LabArchives: Sharing - How to share your notebooks with outside collaborators. 
• LabArchives: Linking  - How to link content in a notebook entry
• LabArchives: Software Integrations - A list of software that integrates with lab archives
• LabArchives: Mobile apps - How to use the LabArchives mobile app
• LabArchives: Classroom Edition - How to request access to use LabArchives in the classroom

Getting Help

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