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This chapter introduces you to the caNanoLab interface and its navigationhow to navigate.

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Introduction to caNanoLab

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  • Protocol management – Search, submit, and edit nanotechnology protocols leveraged in performing sample characterization assays
  • Sample management – Search, submit, and edit information on sample formulations including the composition of the sample, results of sample physico-chemical, in vitro, in vivo, and other characterizations, and associated publications
  • Publication management – Search, submit, and edit information on nanotechnology publications including peer reviewed articles, reviews, and other types of reports related to the use of nanotechnology in biomedicine

Supported Browsers

Supported Web Browsers web browsers include Google Chrome (41), Mozilla Firefox (31.4 up to 32), and Internet Explorer version 10.0 in the PC environment.

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caNanoLab Public Home Page

When you open caNanoLab, the public caNanoLab home page displays. From that page, any user can search publicly-available protocols, samples, and publications in the caNanoLab database. When you log in, you are assigned to a user group and this group affects the menu options you see on the home page after login. For a list of the caNanoLab user groups and the menus to which each user group has access, see the following section. Beyond the menu options you can use, you also have limited access to caNanoLab protocols, samples, and publications. For more information about access to database items, see Protocol, Sample, and Publication Visibility.

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User Groups and Menu Option Access

When caNanoLab is installed, the property application Owner is set during the build. Three user groups are pre-defined during application startup. Visibility of features and functions can differ by user based on the user group assigned. Each user group and the visible menu options are described in the following table.

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

Home PageDescription

Keyword Search

Appears above the banner and provides a keyword search across

applicationOwner AssignmentVisible Menu OptionsPublic
  • You can search for protocols, samples, and publications, but you cannot submit or create them.
applicationOwner_Researcher
  • You can access the Workflow.
    • You can search for

    protocols, samples, and publications.

    applicationOwner_Curator
    • You can access the Workflow.
    • Shows all menus: Protocols, Samples, Publications, Groups, Curation, My Workspace, and My Favorites menus.
    • You can perform all tasks in the menus shown.

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    Protocol, Sample, and Publication Visibility

    Once you log into caNanoLab, you can edit only database items to which you are associated. A data curator adds this association when creating and/or uploading a protocol, sample, or publication to the caNanoLab database. The curator indicates who has Access To the item by adding you (your login ID) or a collaboration group (group name) that you are in to the object.

    Info
    titleCollaboration Group Creation

    Collaboration groups allow researchers to share data among members of the group. After logging in, curators can create, update, and delete collaboration groups from caNanoLab via the Groups menu option. For more information, see Managing Collaboration Groups.

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    caNanoLab Public Home Page

    When you open caNanoLab, the public home page displays.

    Home Page AreaDescription of Area

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

    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 Information).
    • 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 Information) 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

    . Public Results provides a hyperlinked total results to display the appropriate search results page.

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    User Actions

    		Log into caNanoLab and save data.

    Features

    		Lists caNanoLab features and links to the caNanoLab Online Help and FAQ
    's Guide and FAQ document
    .

    How To

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

    What's New

    Provides links to the release notes and the latest version of caNanoLab to download
    Links to important and current caNanoLab information.
    Footer

    Provides

    a link to Contact NCI at ncicb@pop.nci.nih.gov, Privacy Notice information, a Disclaimer, the Accessibility policy, and a link to open the Application Support web site, http://cbiit.nci.nih.gov/support.The remaining links provide access to additional government web sites. The caNanoLab version is listed on the bottom of the home page

    contact and other required information, as well as additional government web sites.

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    Browsing Public Information

    From the public home page, you can browse public data from the Browse caNanoLab panel.

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    The 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
    1. n the Search Protocols
    page (see Searching Existing Protocols)
    1. pagoe and click
    the button
    1. Search. The Protocol Search Results page opens
    (see Protocol Search Results)
    1. .
      To display information about the protocol, click the link. The Protocol File page opens
    (see Protocol Update Page)
    1. .
    2. 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 Enter

    Samples

    To browse public samples from the home page

    1. Click the Search Samples link in the Browse caNanoLab panel.
    You can also select Browse publicly available data in the User Actions panel.

    2. Enter 

    1. search parameters

    in

    1. on the Search Samples page

    (see Searching Existing Samples)

    1. , and click

    the button

    1. Search. The Sample Search Results page appears

    (see Sample Search Results)

    1. . 

      Info
      titleAdvanced Search

      You can also perform an advanced sample search with additional criteria and conditional options.

    2. To display information about the sample, click the Sample Name link. The Sample Information
    page appears (see Submitting a Sample)
    1. page appears.
    2. 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
    1. on the Search Publications page
    (see Searching Publications)
    1. , and click
    the button
    1. Search. The Publications Search Results page opens
    (see Publications Search Results)
    1. . 
    2. To display information about the document, click the Title link.
     The
    1.  The Publication File page appears
    (see Update Publication Page)
    1. . 
    2. 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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    Logging into caNanoLab

    From the public caNanoLab home page, you can use the log into caNanolab under User Actions to register for a caNanoLab login account, log in, and reset your password. The following table provides instructions for these tasks.save samples, protocols, and publications. 

    Login TaskInstructions to Perform Task
    Anchor
    LoggingIn
    LoggingIn
    Logging In

    To log into caNanoLab

    so that you can

    and submit items

    , from

    1. From the
    public
    1. home page,
    select the User Actions, Log in to submit option, and click Go. The login information appears below User Actions.Enter your NIH
    1. enter your Login ID.
    2. Enter your caNanoLab Password.
    3. Click Login to enter caNanoLab.
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    Registering
    Registering
    Registering for a caNanoLab Login Account

    If you do not have a caNanoLab account

    yet,

    and want to submit items, you must register first.

    From the public home page, select the User Actions, Register for a login account option, and click Go. The User Registration page opens. Enter the appropriate information. Fields with an asterisk are required.
    1. Enter your Title, *First Name, and *Last Name.
    2. Enter your *Email address, *Phone, FAX, and *Organization.
    3. Enter a brief description of your request (limit to 4,000 characters).
    4. Click the Also register me for the caNanoLab user group email list box to be included in the caNanoLab user group email list.
    5. Click Register on the form to confirm your registration request.
      A request is sent to the caNanoLab Administrator to add your user account.
    6. Registered users are entered into the system by an administrator using the User Provisioning Tool (UPT). The administrator assigns all users to group Public when a user account is first created within the UPT tool. 
    7. You will be notified when the account is ready.

    Please contact Application Support. You will be assigned a user role which affects what actions you can perform in caNanoLab.

    Info
    titleNote

    caNanoLab validates your login and alerts you if you have used an incorrect user name or password.

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    Resetting
    Resetting
    Resetting Your Password

    To update your caNanoLab password,

    from the public home page, select the User Actions, Reset password option, and click Go. Blank fields appear below User Actions.
    1. Enter your NIH Login ID.
    2. Enter the Old Password for caNanoLab.
    3. Enter a New Password of your choosing for caNanoLab.Po
    4. Enter the new password again in Confirm New Password.
    5. Click Reset Password.
      The password is reset.
    6. Login using your new password.

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    caNanoLab Home Page (After Login)

    Once you log into caNanoLab, the caNanoLab home page opens with additional menu options 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

    If you are new to caNanoLab or just need a refresher about accessing the right option, click the caNanoLab menu, Workflow option. The Workflow illustrates caNanoLab functionality and the process to follow. Active links are provided for directly navigating to the appropriate function based on your authorization level. In particular, the Sample Submission workflow allows for direct launching points to develop caNanoLab data files. For more information about caNanoLab privileges, see Protocol, Sample, and Publication Visibility.

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    UserRoles
    User Roles

    When you are given caNanoLab login credentials, you will be assigned the Public role by default. Researcher and Curator are also available. The following table describes the differences between these user roles.

    User RoleActions and Access
    Public

    The Public user role is assigned to all caNanoLab users. A logged in Public user can

    • Search for and view all publicly-available samples, protocols, and publications and access any items shared with the user.

    • Create, update, and share the Public user's own samples, protocols, and publications with user(s) and collaboration group(s).

      Info
      titleSubmit and Review
      To make a sample, protocol, or publication public, a Public user must submit the item for review first.


    Researcher
    (and also Public)

    A logged in Researcher can

    • Search for and view all samples, protocols, and publications and access any items shared with the Researcher. 

    • Create, update, and share the Researcher's own samples, protocols, and publications with user(s) and collaboration group(s).

      Info
      titleSubmit and Review
      To make a sample, protocol, or publication public, a Researcher must submit the item for review first.


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    Curator
    Curator
    Curator

    (and also Public and Researcher)

    Once logged in, you can

    • Search for and have Read-Write-Delete access to all samples, protocols, and publications in caNanoLab.
    • Annotate a sample.

    • Create, update, share, and make samples, protocols, and publications publicly accessible.

    • See the Groups menu to create collaboration groups.
    • See the Curation menu to review items for public access, and perform sample batch data metrics tasks.

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    Info
    titleVideo Tip

    For a helpful video about submitting data, a caNanoLab Data Submission Video and accompanying transcript are available.

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    caNanoLab

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    Home Page (After Login)

    Once you log into caNanoLab, the caNanoLab home page opens with the caNanoLab menus along the top. Only a curator sees the Groups and Curation menus.

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     The bottom left of the window displays login and user role information. The Associated Groups are your user role(s) (Public and Curator) and any collaboration group(s) (This is a sample) to which you are assigned.

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    Menu Options

    The following table lists and describes each caNanoLab menu.

    Menu Options

    Description

    Home

    Returns to the home page.

    Workflow

    Presents a workflow graphic with active links to access caNanoLab functions.

    See the previous section.

    Protocols

    Add new and search

    Search for existing protocols

    . For more information, see Managing Protocols

    , create a new protocol, and submit a protocol for review for public access.

    Samples

    Annotate new samples.

    Search for existing samples

    or perform a search of samples in remote hosts. For more information, see Managing Samples

    , create a new sample, and submit a sample for review for public access. You can also Annotate new samples.

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

    • Composition to add annotations and publications to the sample.
    For more information, see Managing Sample Composition Annotations.
    For more information, see Managing Sample Characterizations.
    For more information, see Publication Tasks Associated with a Sample.

    Publications

    Submit new and search

    Search for existing sample publications

    . For more information, see Managing Publications

    , create a new publication, and submit a publication for review for public access.

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

    Curator only: Curating by reviewing data pending release and

    manage

    managing batch data availability.

    For more information, see Managing Data Curation

    ResultsCurator only: Appears after you perform a batch process.
    My WorkspaceReview the samples, protocols, and publications that you saved or are 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.

    Return to the caNanoLab public home page.

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    Workflow
    Workflow
    Using the Workflow to Get Started

    If you are new to caNanoLab or just need a refresher about accessing the right option, click the caNanoLab menu, Workflow option. The Workflow illustrates caNanoLab functionality and the process to follow. Active links are provided for directly navigating to the appropriate function based on your authorization level.

    Info
    titleTip

    To assist in the data submission process, a caNanoLab Data Submission Video and accompanying transcript are available, as well as the caNanoLab User's Guide.

    caNanoLab data submission workflow

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    Working With Tables

    caNanoLab displays data in tables. The following table lists general functions you can perform with data in tables.

    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.

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    Using the caNanoLab User's Guide | caNanoLab User's Guide| Performing a caNanoLab Keyword Search

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