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This chapter introduces you to the caNanoLab interface and its navigation.

Topics in this chapter include:

Introduction to caNanoLab

Welcome to the cancer Nanotechnology Laboratory (https://cananolab.cancer.gov). caNanoLab is a data sharing portal that supports the international biomedical nanotechnology research community to expedite and validate the use of nanotechnology in biomedicine. caNanoLab provides support to annotate nanomaterials with characterizations resulting from physico-chemical, in vitro, and in vivo assays and share characterizations and associated nanotechnology protocols in a secure environment.

caNanoLab provides support and functionality for the following features:

  • 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
  • Administration – Tools for managing user accounts and privileges to facilitate role-based security. Tools for managing basic site preferences (custom logo) are also available

Permissions and Visibility

Security in caNanoLab is defined from two perspectives:

  1. When caNanoLab is installed, the property application Owner is set during the build. Four user groups are pre-defined during application startup. Visibility of features and functions to the user can differ, based on the user group to which the user is assigned. User groups and corresponding visible menu options are described in the following table:

    applicationOwner AssignmentVisible Menu Options
    Public
    • Does not show the Administrator menus
    • You can search for protocols, samples, and publications, but you cannot submit or create them.
    applicationOwner_Researcher
    • Does not show the Administrator menus
    • You can search for protocols, samples, and publications.
    applicationOwner_Curator
    • Shows the protocols, samples, and publications menus. Shows the menu if you are a caNanoLab administrator.
    • You can perform all tasks in the menus shown.
    applicationOwner_Administrator
    • Shows all menus
    • You can perform any task.
  2. Visibility to protocols, samples, characterization files, and publications in the caNanoLab database is defined in the application by users belonging to the research group through the caNanoLab web application. Groups listed under the Visibility options when the objects are created or uploaded are user groups which have been defined in the caNanoLab security model, plus the sample sources users defined during sample creation.

The Data Curator can set different visibility for each protocol, sample, characterization file, or publication when each is created or uploaded into the caNanoLab database.

caNanoLab Public Home Page

When you open caNanoLab, the public home page displays

  • Welcome information
  • Related Links
  • Browse caNanoLab panel to browse data without logging in.
  • Keyword Search to search across protocols, samples, and publications.

  • User Actions for browsing public samples and logging in.

    Note:

    In addition, on the right side of the home page are

    • 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.

The public home page provides Related Links along the left side. There are NCI links that all users can use to access the National Cancer Institute (NCI) website, the CBIIT website, and the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL) website. The External links are useful links 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.

Browsing Public Information

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

  • 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 panel.

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.
  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.

Keyword Search Across Protocols, Samples, and Publications

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).

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

Note

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 pages.

Sample Search Results ColumnsDescription
Action

Click View in the first column to display the item

Note:

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.

Note

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

The fully-qualified name located in the search.

Created DateIndicates the date on which the sample was added.
DescriptionThe description associated with the item.

User Actions

Browsing Publicly Available Data

To browse publically available sames, select the User Actions, Browsing Publicly Available Data option, and click Go. The Sample Search page displays. Click Help on that page for more instructions.

Logging into caNanoLab

To log into caNanoLab so that you can submit items, from the public home page, select the User Actions, Log in to submit option, and click Go. The login information appears below User Actions.

  1. Enter your NIH Login ID.
  2. Enter your caNanoLab password.
  3. Click Login to enter caNanoLab.

Registering a New User

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 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 their user accounts are first created within the UPT tool. 
  7. You will be notified when the account is ready. caNanoLab validates your login and alerts you if you have used an incorrect user name or password.

Resetting Your Password

To update your 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.
  4. Enter the new password again in Confirm New Password.
  5. Click Reset Password.
    The password is reset.
  6. Login using your new password.

caNanoLab Home Page (After Login)

Once you log into caNanoLab, the caNanoLab home page opens with all the information displayed on the public home page with additional menu options available along the top of the page.

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Menu Options

The caNano Home page provides menu options to perform caNanoLab functions. The menus appear at the top of the page based on your assigned permissions (See Permissions and Visibility for more information). The following table lists all menu options.

The following table lists the all the menu options available in caNanoLab.

Note

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 pages.

Menu Options

Description

Home

Return to the Home page.

Workflow

The graphic illustrates the functionality of caNanoLab and the workflow to follow. Each function shown in the graphic is an active link, so clicking it navigates you directly to the appropriate part of caNanoLab based on the authorization level of the user.

  • 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.

Permissions

Based on your assigned privileges, you may or may not have access to all the options in the workflow. For more information about caNanoLab privileges, see Permissions and Visibility.

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 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 Data.

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

Using caNanoLab Online Help

When you open a caNanoLab page, there is a Help link in the top right corner. When you click the link, a chapter of the user guide opens displaying the appropriate instructions for that page.

To open the table of contents of the User's Guide, click the Home button, and in the Features panel, click the Online Help link. You can also open the caNanoLab FAQ document in the Features panel.

 

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