Cost
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Up front costs and licensing fees
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74
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Additional infrastructure costs (e.g. computers)
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27
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Future development and costs of applications
|
90
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On-going costs of the system
|
93
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ELN attitude
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Only makes sense if the whole department adopts it
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20
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Belief that students/post docs would resist adoption
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11
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Ease of Use
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ELN was too difficult to use
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22
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Does not capture the right information for me
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7
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Difficult to capture some kinds of information in an ELN
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80
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ELN access
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You’d need to enter data in both the lab and write-up area
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74
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No easy access to appropriate hardware in the lab
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12.5
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Data compatibility
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Data will be tied into a commercial package
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84
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Other
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Other
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11
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