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caNanoLab User's Guide| Getting Started in caNanoLab
The caNanoLab User's Guide provides information and instructions for using caNanoLab. This chapter introduces you to using caNanoLab online help and how the caNanoLab User's Guide is organized.
Topics in this chapter include:
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caNanoLab online help is provided in a user's guide format.
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You can open the user's guide without being logged into caNanoLab. |
- To open the complete online user's guide on the public home page, click the Help menu option.
- To open the glossary, click the Glossary menu option on the public home page.
- At the top of any caNanoLab page, click Help to open a context-sensitive topic for that specific page.
- caNanoLab uses many terms unique to the nanotechnology domain. In the online help, the words appear as links which open up the Glossary for a definition.
User's Guide Chapters
The following topics introduce you to the caNanoLab portal and describe each chapter in the online User's Guide.
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Based When you log in, the options available to you depend on your caNanoLab permissions, you may not see all of the options described in the help topics when you log in. For more information, see What Options You See and Whyuser role and permissions. For details, refer to caNanoLab User Roles. |
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Getting Started in caNanoLab | Overview and instructions to start using the caNanoLab portal. | |
Performing a caNanoLab Keyword Search | Perform a keyword search across the caNanoLab database. | |
Managing Protocols in caNanoLab | Submit and search Search for existing protocols, create a new protocol, and submit a protocol for review for public access. | |
Managing Samples | Submit and update samples, and searching for existing samplesin caNanoLab | Search for existing samples, create a new sample, and submit a sample for review for public access. You can also Annotate new samples. |
Managing Sample Composition Annotations | DisplayingDisplay and | entering enter composition information for nanomaterial entities, functionalizing entities, and chemical associations, as well as editing composition annotations. |
Managing Sample Characterizations | Display and enter physico-chemical, in vitro and in vivo characterization information for samples, as well as edit characterization annotations. | |
Managing Publications in caNanoLab | Submit and searchSearch for sample publications, | such as journal articles, book chapters, reports, as well as publications supporting sample datacreate a new publication, or submit a publication for review for public access. |
Managing Collaboration Groups | Curator only: Create and | managing manage collaboration groups which allow researchers to share data among members of the group. |
Managing Data Curation | Curator only: Review items pending public release and generate sample data metrics in a batch. | |
Using My Workspace | Access all savedReview the samples, protocols, and publications that you saved or are associated with your log in. | |
Using My Favorites | Access bookmarkedReview the samples, protocols, and publications that you bookmarked for easy access. | |
Managing caNanoLab User Accounts | Admin only: Add and edit users. | |
caNanoLab Glossary | caNanoLab-relevant terms used in this guide |
caNanoLab User's Guide| Getting Started in caNanoLab
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