Advertisement
Table 3 Categorised barriers of ELN adoption from the Dial a Molecule iLabber Pilot Project: Potential Uses of ELNs in Academia Survey
| Category | Barriers | Percentage of 169 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | Up front costs and licensing fees | 74 |
| Additional infrastructure costs (e.g. computers) | 27 | |
| Future development and costs of applications | 90 | |
| On-going costs of the system | 93 | |
| ELN attitude | Only makes sense if the whole department adopts it | 20 |
| Belief that students/post docs would resist adoption | 11 | |
| Ease of Use | ELN was too difficult to use | 22 |
| Does not capture the right information for me | 7 | |
| Difficult to capture some kinds of information in an ELN | 80 | |
| ELN access | You’d need to enter data in both the lab and write-up area | 74 |
| No easy access to appropriate hardware in the lab | 12.5 | |
| Data compatibility | Data will be tied into a commercial package | 84 |
| Other | Other | 11 |
