Reddit reviews BookFactory Blue Engineering Notebook/Graph Paper Notebook 168 Pages (.25” Lab Grid Format), 8 7/8" x 11 1/4", Blue Cover, Smyth Sewn Hardbound (LIRPE-168-LGR-A-LBT4)
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Hardbound book with durably coated, blue imitation leather cover and stamped with "ENGINEERING NOTEBOOK"Smyth sewn -- book lies flat when open, professionally bound.Tamper-evident, archival quality, acid-free paper in 1/4" (6 mm) grid formatPage Dimensions: 8 7/8" x 11 1/4", Features a "User Data" page, a "Documentation Guidelines" page, and a "Table of Contents" pageBookFactory is a Veteran-Owned Firm. Made in USA. We Proudly Produce Our Books in Ohio, USA.
Liability reasons and personal project management type things is why I keep a written record. It's tougher to search for something you want, but it's key to have documentation of decisions made and when they were made. But as SrSkippy said, the admissability to court is pretty key depending on your situation. I did some poking around on the subject when I started my current job and was looking for good products to use and there was some discussion out there on needs. Having a bound book so it's non-insertable/removable and having the pages permanently numbered, with notes dated and sometimes signed/witnessed for certain milestones are important for patent law and intellectual property disputes if I remember correctly - I can't find the source right now. I use something similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/BookFactory%C2%AE-Blue-Engineering-Notebook-LIRPE-168-LGR-A-LBT4/dp/B003Y2XTE0
My main concern is contractual disputes, my current employer has a tendency to sue and get sued by contractors, so I wanted to make sure I had things well documented and from a just good business practices standpoint you'd probably be best off with something like microsoft onenote so it's searchable and easy to organize. The biggest challenge in documenting I've found is how easy it is to actually put it in writing/drawings. If you've chosen a difficult method (having a 3rd party take meeting minutes and require 2 approvals or something equally ridiculous that I've actually seen in practice before) then you're probably not going to be as willing to document compared to something that is very easy.
Some of the stuff I keep for my P.E. in my notebook are what training I attended, when, how many hours, and any identiable information for the CEU attached to it. Unfortunately I don't get to use my P.E. in any other capacity than maintaining it while at this current job.
http://www.amazon.com/BookFactory%C2%AE-Blue-Engineering-Notebook-LIRPE-168-LGR-A-LBT4/dp/B003Y2XTE0
expensive, but supre nice