Types
ELNs can be divided into two categories:
- "Specific ELNs" contain features designed to work with specific applications, scientific instrumentation or data types.
- "Cross-disciplinary ELNs" or "Generic ELNs" are designed to support access to all data and information that needs to be recorded in a lab notebook.
Solutions range from specialized programs designed from the ground up for use as an ELN, to modifications or direct use of more general programs. Examples of using more general software include using OpenWetWare, a Mediawiki install (running the same software that Wikipedia uses), as an ELN, or the use of general note taking software such as OneNote as an ELN.
ELN's come in many different forms. They can be standalone programs, use a client-server model, or be entirely web-based. Some use a lab-notebook approach, others resemble a blog.
Read more about this topic: Electronic Lab Notebook
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