<s>
An	O
electronic	B-Protocol
lab	I-Protocol
notebook	I-Protocol
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
electronic	B-Protocol
laboratory	I-Protocol
notebook	I-Protocol
,	O
or	O
ELN	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
program	I-Application
designed	O
to	O
replace	O
paper	O
laboratory	O
notebooks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	B-Protocol
lab	I-Protocol
notebooks	I-Protocol
offer	O
many	O
benefits	O
to	O
the	O
user	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
organizations	O
;	O
they	O
are	O
easier	O
to	O
search	B-Application
upon	O
,	O
simplify	O
data	O
copying	O
and	O
backups	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
support	O
collaboration	O
amongst	O
many	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
of	O
using	O
more	O
general	O
software	O
include	O
using	O
OpenWetWare	O
,	O
a	O
MediaWiki	B-Application
install	O
(	O
running	O
the	O
same	O
software	O
that	O
Wikipedia	O
uses	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
an	O
ELN	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
general	O
note	O
taking	O
software	O
such	O
as	O
OneNote	O
as	O
an	O
ELN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
good	O
electronic	B-Protocol
laboratory	I-Protocol
notebook	I-Protocol
should	O
offer	O
a	O
secure	O
environment	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
integrity	O
of	O
both	O
data	O
and	O
process	O
,	O
whilst	O
also	O
affording	O
the	O
flexibility	O
to	O
adopt	O
new	O
processes	O
or	O
changes	O
to	O
existing	O
processes	O
without	O
recourse	O
to	O
further	O
software	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
good	O
electronic	B-Protocol
laboratory	I-Protocol
notebook	I-Protocol
should	O
be	O
an	O
"	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
"	O
solution	O
that	O
,	O
as	O
standard	O
,	O
has	O
fully	O
configurable	O
forms	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
the	O
requirements	O
of	O
regulated	O
analytical	O
groups	O
through	O
to	O
a	O
sophisticated	O
ELN	O
for	O
inclusion	O
of	O
structures	O
,	O
spectra	O
,	O
chromatograms	O
,	O
pictures	O
,	O
text	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
laboratory	O
accreditation	O
criteria	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
ISO	O
17025	O
standard	O
needs	O
to	O
be	O
considered	O
for	O
the	O
protection	O
and	O
computer	O
backup	B-Protocol
of	O
electronic	O
records	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	B-Protocol
lab	I-Protocol
notebooks	I-Protocol
used	O
for	O
development	O
or	O
research	O
in	O
regulated	O
industries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
medical	O
devices	O
or	O
pharmaceuticals	O
,	O
are	O
expected	O
to	O
comply	O
with	O
FDA	O
regulations	O
related	O
to	O
software	O
validation	O
.	O
</s>
