Getting Started in caNanoLab

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

What You Options You See and Why

When you use caNanoLab, you are assigned to a certain user group. This user group has access to certain menu options. Beyond menu option access, any user can see all public protocols, samples, and publications, but only update items to which they are associated. For more information, see the following sections about user groups and visibility.

User Groups and Menu Option Access

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. Each user group and the visible menu options are described in the following table.

applicationOwner Assignment	Visible Menu Options
Public	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.
applicationOwner_Administrator	Shows all menus You can perform any task. IS THIS STILL RELEVANT??

Protocol, Sample, and Publication Visibility

When a data curator creates and/or uploads a protocol, sample, or publication to the caNanoLab database, the curator indicates who has Access To the item. The curator can indicate that you (your login ID) or a collaboration group (group name) that you are in have Access To the object. With access, you could view and possibly edit the item in the database. The My Workspace page is available so that curators have quick access to all the items they have submitted.

Can you only share with another curator? It just gives them the ability to make changes and submit, and change access?

Collaboration Group Creation

Collaboration groups are . . . . After logging in, curators can create, update, and delete collaboration groups from caNanoLab via the Groups menu option.

caNanoLab Public Home Page

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

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.
- Search Protocols
- Search Samples
- Search Publications
Search performs a keyword search across protocols, samples, and publications.
User Actions provides options for browsing publicly-available data and logging in.
- 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.

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

Click the Search Protocols link in the Browse caNanoLab table.
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).
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

Click the Search Samples link in the Browse caNanoLab table.
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).
To display information about the sample, click the Sample Name link. The Sample Information page appears (see Submitting a Sample).
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

Click the Search Publications link in the Browse caNanoLab table.
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).
To display information about the document, click the Title link. The Publication File page appears (see Update Publication Page).
To open the associated file, click the hypertext file name in the DownloadPublication Link. An intermediate dialog box may open, requesting that you select the application with which to view the file.

Using the caNanoLab 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).

Performing a Keyword Search

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.

For a sample, caNanoLab searches for the entered keyword(s) in the following sample fields:

Keywords
Sample Name
Sample Point of Contact
Nanomaterial Entity Name
Nanomaterial Entity Description
Functionalizing Entity Name
Function
Characterization

For a protocol, caNanoLab searches for the entered keyword(s) in the following protocol fields:

Protocol Name
Protocol File Title6

For a publication, caNanoLab searches for the entered keyword(s) in the following publication fields:

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.

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 Columns	Description
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.
Type	Indicates whether the found item is a Protocol, Sample, or Publication.
Name	The fully-qualified name of the protocol/sample/publication located in the search.
Created Date	The date on which the protocol/sample/publication was added to caNanoLab.
Description	For a sample, the description is the description of the nanomaterial entity. For protocols, the description is the file description. For publications, the description is the abstract.

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.

Enter your NIH Login ID.
Enter your caNanoLab password.
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.

Enter your Title, *First Name, and *Last Name.
Enter your *Email address, *Phone, FAX, and *Organization.
Enter a brief description of your request (limit to 4,000 characters).
Click the Also register me for the caNanoLab user group email list box to be included in the caNanoLab user group email list.
Click Register on the form to confirm your registration request.
A request is sent to the caNanoLab Administrator to add your user account.
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.
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.

Enter your NIH Login ID.
Enter the Old Password for caNanoLab.
Enter a New Password of your choosing for caNanoLab.
Enter the new password again in Confirm New Password.
Click Reset Password.
The password is reset.
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.