Linking allows you to link an entry in your notebook to other entries, pages, or external files or folders. This feature is useful for a variety of reasons: 

• Reducing duplication of items already elsewhere in your notebooks

• Referencing files (>4GB) that cannot be uploaded to LabArchives

• Connecting to data that can’t be stored in LabArchives for logistical reasons, like the ability to perform computation.

Best practices for linking 

• LabArchives does not check the integrity of external links, so make sure that you store these files in a permanent location

• When a user leaves the university, cloud accounts for services like Google Drive, Box, and OneDrive and their content are deleted after their NetID becomes inactive. Use shared drives to store linked files, like Google Team Drive, to make sure files are accessible to the team if a team member leaves

• When linking to external data storage platforms, notebook users must also have access to files the chosen platform. Clicking the link will have them authenticate into the platform as usual

LabArchives Documentation

• Linking Overview - describes how links work in LabArchives entries

• Link to an Entry or Page within Your Notebook - How to link within a notebook

• Link an Entry or Page from a Different Notebook - How to link to another notebook

• Linking an External URL: How to link to an external URL. These instruction applies to linking to files in cloud drives and ResearchDrive

• Link to a Local File: How to link to a file on your computer or a mounted network drive

• Add a link to a Rich Text Entry: How to link to text within a rich text entry