Jekyll Lablog
This is a template for the static site generator Jekyll. based on Jekyll's default theme by jglovier. It adds functionality that targets at the use as a research log or notebook.
Overview
Lablog is a thoughtfully crafted Jekyll template designed specifically for researchers looking to create a dynamic lab notebook, research log, or knowledge base. Built upon Jekyll's default theme by jglovier, it offers enhanced functionality aimed at facilitating daily documentation of experiments and the connection of related information. This template not only serves as an organizational tool but also empowers users to draft articles and essays while building a comprehensive repository of knowledge for personal or collaborative work.
By utilizing Lablog, researchers can effectively document their hypotheses, experiments, and analyses, turning what could be a standard blog into a powerful platform for scientific record-keeping. The ease of use and flexibility provided by Jekyll ensures that both individual researchers and entire research groups can adopt this template to suit their specific needs.
Features
- Todo Lists: Use GitHub syntax for easy management of tasks with checkboxes, helping you keep track of your research goals.
- Tagging System: Link related posts by topics, projects, or fields of interest, allowing for better organization and retrieval of information.
- Post Navigation: Automatic buttons for the next and previous posts, plus links to related content enhances user experience while browsing through your logs.
- Post Archive: Maintain a chronological list of all your posts, ideal for a lab diary setup, making past experiments easy to review.
- Multi-author Support: Ideal for research teams, this feature lets multiple authors contribute to a single project through an author tag in the front matter.
- Geolocation Logging: Include your geographical location with the place parameter, enhancing context for experiments conducted in different areas.
- Math Rendering: Leverage MathJax to incorporate mathematical equations using LaTeX syntax, perfect for technical documentation of scientific work.
- Markdown Compatibility: Posts are typically written in Markdown, with flexible options for other file types, making content creation straightforward.