Case studies of e-infrastructure adoption

This article reports results from a study of e-Infrastructure adoption in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). The authors find that bridging barriers between computer and domain scien-tists is of key importance. In particular, SSH communities have to be accepted as being distinct and not suited to a ‘‘one size fits all’ ’ strategy of e-Infrastructure diffusion. Sustainability was also a core issue, whereas barriers to resource sharing could mostly be resolved with techno-logical solutions, and skills and training activities are a reflection of the general ‘‘user dilemma.’ ’ The authors ’ recommendations to European Union (EU) policy makers point the way to promoting e-Infrastructure development and wider application in the SSH