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 | '''Title''': ''LIMS Selection Guide for ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratories''
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 | '''Edition''': First Edition
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 | '''Author for citation''': Shawn E. Douglas
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 | '''License for content''': [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International]
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 | Description of this book goes here ...
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 | The table of contents for ''LIMS Selection Guide for ISO/IEC 17025 Laboratories'' is as follows:
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 | :[[User:Shawndouglas/sandbox/sublevel9|1. Introduction to ISO/IEC 17025]]
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 | ::1.1 History of ISO/IEC 17025
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 | ::1.2 ISO/IEC 17025 vs. ISO 9001
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 | ::1.3 How we benefit from ISO/IEC 17025 laboratories
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 | :[[User:Shawndouglas/sandbox/sublevel10|2. How ISO/IEC 17025 affects and benefits laboratories]]
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 | ::2.1 Types of labs affected by ISO/IEC 17025
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 | :::2.1.1 Analytical and regulatory testing labs
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 | ::::2.1.1.1 Product development and manufacturing labs
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 | :::2.1.2 Basic and applied research labs
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 | :::2.1.3 Reference measurement and calibration labs
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 | :::2.1.4 A note about clinical laboratories
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 | ::2.2 What ISO/IEC 17025 asks of laboratories
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 | :::2.2.1 Competence, impartiality, and consistent operations
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 | :::2.2.2 Demands on the laboratory
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 | :::2.2.3 Addressing gaps in ISO/IEC 17025
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 | ::2.3 How laboratories benefit from ISO/IEC 17025 compliance
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 | :[[User:Shawndouglas/sandbox/sublevel11|3. Choosing laboratory informatics software for better ISO/IEC 17025 compliance]]
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 | ::3.1 Evaluation and selection
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 | :::3.1.1 Technology considerations
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 | ::::3.1.1.1 Laboratory informatics options
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 | ::::3.1.1.2 LIMS, quality management, and the QMS
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 | :::3.1.2 Features and functions for ISO/IEC 17025 compliance
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 | :::3.1.3 Cybersecurity considerations 
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 | :::3.1.4 Regulatory compliance considerations
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 | :::3.1.5 System flexibility
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 | :::3.1.6 Cost considerations
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 | ::3.2 Implementation
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 | :::3.2.1 Internal and external integrations
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 | ::3.3 MSW, updates, and other contracted services
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 | ::3.4 How a user requirements specification fits into the entire process (LIMSpec)
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 | :[[User:Shawndouglas/sandbox/sublevel12|4. Resources for selecting and implementing informatics solutions]]
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 | ::4.1 LIMS vendors
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 | ::4.2 Consultants
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 | ::4.3 Other resources
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 | :::4.3.1 ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation bodies
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 | :::4.3.2 ISO/IEC 17025 reference and resource library
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 | ::4.4 LIMSpec
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 | :[[User:Shawndouglas/sandbox/sublevel13|5. Taking the next step]]
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 | ::5.1 Conduct initial research into a specification document tailored to your lab's needs
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 | ::5.2 Issue some of the specification as part of a request for information (RFI)
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 | ::5.3 Respond to or open dialogue with vendors
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 | :::5.3.1 The value of demonstrations
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 | ::5.4 Finalize the requirements specification and choose a vendor
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 | ::5.5 LIMSpec in Microsoft Word format
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 | :[[User:Shawndouglas/sandbox/sublevel14|6. Closing remarks]]
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