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When you open caNanoLab, the public home page displays the following .

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The following table lists important areas and options on the page.

Home Page AreaDescription of Area
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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Browsing Public Information

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  • The Data Type column provides links to the following caNanoLab functions: Search Protocols, Search Samples, and Search Publications.
  • The Public Results column provides a hyperlinked number indicating the total results for that data type. Click the number to display the appropriate search results page.

Refer to the following sections to use the options listed in the Browse caNanoLab panelThe following table provides instructions for browsing public protocols, samples, and publications.

Type of Public InformationInstructions to Browse Public Information

Browse Protocols

To browse public nanotechnical protocols from the home page

  1. Click the Search Protocols link in the Browse caNanoLab panel.
  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 from the home page

  1. Click the Search Samples link in the Browse caNanoLab panel or . You can also 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 from the home page

  1. Click the Search Publications link in the Browse caNanoLab panel.
  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.

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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.

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Menu Options

Description

Home

Return Returns to the Home home page.

Workflow

Provides Presents 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, two options are added to the Navigation Tree on the left panel of the home page:

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 Managing Data Curation.

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

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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