야장

Also known as field book, fieldnotes

thumb|upright=1.4|A page of Robert Henry Gibbs|Robert H. Gibbs Jr.'s field notebook Fieldnotes refer to qualitative notes recorded by scientists or researchers in the course of field research, during or after their observation of a specific organism or phenomenon they are studying. The notes are intended to be read as evidence that gives meaning and aids in the understanding of the phenomenon. Fieldnotes allow researchers to access the subject and record what they observe in an unobtrusive manner.