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caNanoLab Menu Options
  • Related Links lists NCI web sites, and External web sites that reside outside of NCI. A Disclaimer is provided because some NIH sites may provide links to other Internet sites. NIH is not responsible for the availability or content of these internet sites or what is offered at the sites.
  • Help opens the main table of contents of the caNanoLab User's Guide.
  • Glossary opens the caNanoLab glossary.

Welcome to caNanoLab

Provides introductory information about caNanoLab
Browse caNanoLab

Provides options to search publicly-available data (see Browsing Public Data).

  • Search Protocols
  • Search Samples
  • Search Publications

Search

Performs a keyword search across protocols, samples, and publications (see Performing a Keyword Search).

User Actions

Provides options for browsing publicly-available data (see Browsing Public Data) and logging in (see ???? Logging into caNanoLab).
  • Browse publicly available data
  • Log in to submit data
  • Register for a log in account
  • Reset password

Features

Lists new features in caNanoLab and provides links to open the caNanoLab User's Guide and FAQ document.

How To

Provides questions and links to the appropriate documentation for answers and instructions.

What's New

Provides links to the release notes and the latest version of caNanoLab to download.

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Type of Public InformationInstructions to Browse Public Information

Browse Protocols

To browse public nanotechnical protocols

  1. Click the Search Protocols link in the Browse caNanoLab table.
  2. Enter search parameters in the Search Protocols page (see Searching Existing Protocols) and click the button. The Protocol Search Results page opens (see Protocol Search Results).
    To display information about the protocol, click the link. The Protocol File page opens (see Protocol Update Page).
  3. To open the associated file, click the hypertext file name in the Protocol File field. An intermediate dialog box may open, requesting that you select the application with which to view the file.

Browse Samples

To browse public samples

  1. Click the Search Samples link in the Browse caNanoLab table or select Browse publicly available data in the User Actions panel.
  2. Enter search parameters in the Search Samples page (see Searching Existing Samples) and click the button. The Sample Search Results page appears (see Sample Search Results).
  3. To display information about the sample, click the Sample Name link. The Sample Information page appears (see Submitting a Sample).
  4. If available, to open the associated files, click the hypertext file name corresponding to the file you want to open. An intermediate dialog box may open, requesting that you select the application with which to view the file.

Browse Publications

Publications can be either documents or reports that detail results of sample characterization projects.

To browse public publications

  1. Click the Search Publications link in the Browse caNanoLab table.
  2. Enter search criteria in the Search Publications page (see Searching Publications) and click the button. The Publications Search Results page opens (see Publications Search Results).
  3. To display information about the document, click the Title link. The Publication File page appears (see Update Publication Page).
  4. To open the associated file, click the hypertext file name in the Download Publication Link. An intermediate dialog box may open, requesting that you select the application with which to view the file.

Performing a Keyword Search

Once you log into caNanoLab, a keyword search box appears in the upper-right corner of the window. Enter one or more words, and click Search. caNanoLab searches across all protocols, samples, and publications for the word(s).

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When you enter one or more keywords in the search box, caNanoLab searches in different fields for a sample, as opposed to a protocol, or a publication. The following table lists the fields searched on for each type of database item.

caNanoLab Database ItemKeyword Search Fields
Protocol
  • Protocol Name

  • Protocol File Title

Sample
  • Keywords
  • Sample Name
  • Sample Point of Contact
  • Nanomaterial Entity Name
  • Nanomaterial Entity Description
  • Functionalizing Entity Name
  • Function
  • Characterization
Publication
  • Pubmed ID
  • DOI ID
  • Publication Title
  • Authors
  • Keywords
  • Sample Name
  • Description

Keyword Search Results

The search results list protocols first, samples next, and publications last. The following table lists and describes the Keyword Search Results columns.

For a sample, the description is the description of the nanomaterial entity.

For protocols, the description is the description.For publications, the description is the abstract
Keyword Search Results ColumnsDescription
Action

Click View in the first column to display the item

Info
titleNote:

Edit is only available for people that have an account and are logged into the system and are associated with the item.

Click the + Add to Favorites link to add a bookmark for the sample on your My Favorites tab. Added to Favorites appears in the column when the sample is successfully added.

Info
titleNote

If the item is already added as a Favorite, clicking + Add to Favorites displays the <name> has already been added to your favorites message.

TypeIndicates whether the found item is a Protocol, Sample, or Publication.

Name

DescriptionThe fully-qualified name of
  1. the
protocol/sample/publication located in the search.
Created DateThe date on which the protocol/sample/publication was added to caNanoLab.
  1. file
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Logging into caNanoLab

The following table lists and describes the procedures for setting up your caNanoLab login account, logging in, and resetting your password.

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Once you log into caNanoLab, the caNanoLab home page opens with access to all the options listed previously along with additional menu options available based on the user group to which you are assigned.

 

Info
titleYour Home Page

You may not have all of the menus described in the following sections. For more information about your caNanoLab privileges, see What Options You See and Why.

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Using the Workflow to Get Started

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  • The Submission workflow provides links to Submit Protocols, Submit Samples, and where you enter General Information, Composition, and Characterizations, and Submit Publications.
  • The Search options provide links to Search Protocols, Search Samples, and Search Publications in caNanoLab.

caNanoLab

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Menus

The caNano home page after login provides menu options to perform caNanoLab functions. The menus appear at the top of the page based on your assigned permissions (See What Options You See and Why for more information).

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Menu Options

Description

Home

Return to the Home page.

Workflow

 Provides a workflow graphic with active links to access caNanoLab functions. See the previous section.

Protocols

Add new and search for existing protocols. For more information, see Managing Protocols.

Samples

Annotate new samples. Search for existing samples or perform a search of samples in remote hosts. For more information, see Managing Samples.

When you add a sample to caNanoLab with the Samples option, options for adding two options are added to the Navigation Tree on the left panel of the home page:

  • Annotations to add annotations and publications to the sample
become available in the left sidebar, called the Navigation Tree. For more information about the Navigation Tree, see Understanding the Navigation Tree

Publications

Submit new and search for existing sample publications. For more information, see Managing Publications.

Groups
Create, edit, and delete collaboration groups and assign users to participate in the collaboration group. For more information, Managing Collaboration Groups.
Curation

Review data pending release and manage batch data availability. For more information, see Curating Managing Data Curation.

My WorkspaceReview the samples, protocols, and publications associated with your log in. For more information, see Using My WorkSpaceWorkspace.
My FavoritesReview the samples, protocols, and publications that you bookmarked for easy access. For more information, see Using My Favorites.

Administration

This feature is only available to users with assigned administrative permission.
Access the Common Security Module (CSM). caNanoLab allows authorized administrators to manage user accounts, groups, roles, and protection elements. For more information, see Administration.

Logout

Login

Click to Logout of caNanoLab and return to the caNanoLab Login page.

Click to enter your Login ID and Password.

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Tables

caNanoLab displays data in tables. When presented in tables, there are certain functions available.

What You Can DoInstructions
Navigating

To navigate among multiple pages of results or data:

  • The number of items located in the search display appears in the the upper-left of the search results table.
  • The bottom right of the search results table enables you to navigate to individual pages.
SortingTo sort a table by a particular row, click an up or down arrow/triangle next to the column name. The table will be sorted by that data. Clicking the triangle again alternates the sort from ascending to descending order of data.
Exporting Certain tables may have an Export Results icon at the bottom. To export the results to a spreadsheet, click Export Results and following the instructions to save the file.

 

 

Export Results

Sorting Results

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