1. What is a LIMS?

In this document, we'll be looking at off-the-shelf software packages, i.e. "off-the-shelf" computer programs sold by specialist publishers, which need to be parameterized before they can be used.

There are many different definitions of a LIMS. The one we have chosen is the following:

Data can be managed either manually or automatically using computers. In most laboratories, the LIMS manages data in an intermediary way: one part is manual and the other computerized.

LIMS customers need to have...