The practice of science is critically dependent on complete and accurate documentation of experiment processes and results. Scientific records enable repeatability in the evaluation of scientific hypotheses, allow researchers to share results and avoid duplication of work, and provide a means to establish credit and accountability for scientific discoveries. The clear trend is for an increasing portion of this record to be electronic.
Revised: November 10, 2005 |
Published: October 30, 2002
Citation
Myers J.D. 2002.Design Constraints for Scientific Annotation Systems. In Workshop on Data Derivation and Provenance. No Publisher Listed):(Web Publication.PNNL-SA-37536.