The caNanoLab User's Guide provides information and instructions for using caNanoLab. This chapter introduces you to using caNanoLab online help and how the caNanoLab User's Guide is organized.
Topics in this chapter include:
Using the Online Help
caNanoLab online help is provided in a user's guide format.
Access to user help
You can open the user's guide without being logged into caNanoLab.
- To open the complete online user's guide, click the Help menu option. This is available as a menu option when you are not logged in.
- To open the glossary, click the Glossary menu option. This is available as a menu option when you are not logged in.
- Click the Help link at the top of each caNanoLab page to open a context-sensitive topic. Context-sensitive help displays information that corresponds to the page from which help was opened.
- caNanoLab uses many terms unique to the nanotechnology domain. In the user's guide, these words appear as links. Click the linked word to open up the Glossary for a definition.
User's Guide Chapters
The following topics introduce you to the caNanoLab portal and describe each menu option available when you log into caNanoLab.
Visibility of options
Based on your permissions, in caNanoLab you may not see all of the options described in the help topics. For more information, see What Options You See and Why.
| Chapter | Description |
|---|---|
| Getting Started | An overview and instructions to start using the caNanoLab portal. |
| Performing a caNanoLab Keyword Search | Performing a keyword search across the caNanoLab database. |
| Managing Protocols | Submitting and searching for existing protocols. |
| Managing Samples | Submitting and updating samples, and searching for existing samples. |
| Managing Sample Composition Annotations | Displaying and entering composition information for nanomaterial entities, functionalizing entities, and chemical associations, as well as editing composition annotations. |
| Managing Sample Characterizations | Displaying and entering physico-chemical, in vitro and in vivo characterization information for samples, as well as editing characterization annotations. |
| Managing Publications | Submitting and searching samples publications, such as journal articles, book chapters, reports, as well as publications supporting sample data. |
| Managing Collaboration Groups | Creating and managing collaboration groups. |
| Managing Data Curation | Curation processes and viewing and editing data. |
| Using My Workspace | Using My Workspace which lists all submitted samples, protocols, and publications. |
| Using My Favorites | Using My Favorites which creates bookmarks for samples, protocols, and publications for easy access. |
| caNanoLab Glossary | caNanoLab-relevant terms used in this guide. |
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