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Subject: Price of EndNote
>
> We have adopted EndNote Plus as our schoolwide standard bibliographic software
> and are running demonstrations and training sessions for staff and students.
>
> One message that comes back time and again is that users are impressed by what
> they see but will only use such a tool it they can do so *at home* - because
> that is where they tend to do work such as compiling bibliographies, typing
> essays etc.
>
> Such users ask how much it would be to buy a copy of EndNote Plus for
> themselves, then balk at the price. A straw poll of users suggests that the
> maximum prices people might be prepared to pay are:-
>
>     For staff, lecturers etc.   100 ukp
>     For students                 50 ukp
>
> Is anybody else trying to promote use of EndNote and experiencing similar
> reactions?

Cherwell (the UK distributor) won't be happy about it, but if they aren't able
to get a satisfactory site liscence, people will find that it's still MUCH
cheaper to buy Endnote+ in the US and have it shipped over. Even if you get two
day delivery, the savings are not insubstantial.

Dave
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DLF@geovax.ed.ac.uk             Dave Fitch
                                Department of Geography
                                University of Edinburgh