This section describes caNanoLab features associated with caNanoLab's publication features. Topics discussed in this section include:
When you click the Publications menu, the Manage Publications page appears. The panel on the page provides the following options.
Search for Samples by Publication
Once a publication is saved and associated with one or more specific samples, when the sample is opened in caNanoLab, the associated publications are listed on the Publication All tab. Where appropriate, the publication list includes hyperlinks so you can open the publication(s).
If you work from the Publications menu option, you can associate multiple samples with a publication. If you add publications to an open sample, you can use the copy feature to associate the publication with other samples. |
You can also perform the following functions with a protocol.
The Create Publication function allows you to identify a publication and associate it with one or more samples. To define a sample publication
When no sample is selected:
From within an open sample:
The following table lists and describes each field. Select or enter the appropriate information in the text fields and drop-down lists.
By default, all fields are blank. |
Fields may change, depending upon your launching point and your selection of Publication Type. Asterisks indicate required fields.
Sample Publication Criteria | Description |
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Publication Type* | |
Publication Status* | |
Title* | Enter the title. (See PubMed ID description for how to auto-populate this field) |
Year of Publication | Enter the year that the publication was published. |
Authors | To add an author to the publication, click Add. On the pop-up, enter a First Name, Last Name, and Initials of the author. Click Cancel or click Save to save the author to the Publication. To edit an author, click Edit, make changes to the name, and click Save. The changes are saved. To remove an author, from the Submit Publication page, click Edit next to the author's name, and click Remove on the pop-up. |
Keywords | Enter a term that can be used in a search query to find the publication. Enter one keyword on each line. |
Description | Enter the description for the publication. |
Research Category | |
Upload | Click Browse to navigate to the publication to be associated with the sample, or enter the URL where the publication is located. |
Sample Name | There are two options to add samples to a publication: Enter one sample name per line in the Sample Name box. OR Click Search Samples and a list of samples appears in a list box. Click a sample name or Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select more than one. Click Select, and the selected samples are added to the Sample Name box. |
Access to the Publication | For more information, see Sharing a Publication with a User or Group or Making the Publication Public. |
To clear the fields and start again, click Reset.
Once you enter the appropriate information on the form, click Save.
Once you submit a publication, it is listed on the My Workspace page where you can manage all your submitted publication, and view any publications that a user has shared with you. For more information, see Using My Workspace. |
To search for existing saved publications
You can also perform a keyword search using the Search box in the upper-right of the caNanoLab window to search across protocols, samples, and publications. |
Click the Publications caNanoLab menu option. On the Manage Publication page, click the Search Existing Publications link. This opens the Search Publications form.
When defining search criteria, there are no required fields. You can add only those parameters that you consider essential to the search. Add an asterisk for searching wildcards. If you do not define any search criteria, caNanoLab will list all publications in the search results. |
The following table lists and describes the fields. Select or enter the appropriate information in the text fields and drop-down lists. Asterisks indicate required fields.
Publication Search Options | Description |
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Publication Type | |
Research Category | |
PubMed ID | Enter the PubMed ID, if known. |
Enter the name of the digital object ID, if known. | |
Publication Title | Enter text for the title of a publication. Select Contains (for search using partial text) or Equals (for exact text search). |
Authors | Enter the name(s) of the authors. Enter one author per line. |
Keywords | Enter a logical term that can be used to find the publication. Enter one term per line. |
Sample Name | Enter text for the name of a sample. Select Contains (for search using partial text) or Equals (for exact text search). |
Composition | Nanomaterial Entity Select from the drop-down list the nanoparticle category to which the sample targeted by the search belongs. Example: Dendrimer Functionalizing Entity Select from the drop-down list the functionalizing category to which the sample targeted by the search belongs. Function |
To launch the search, click Search.
If you click Search without defining any parameters, all of the caNanoLab sample publications display in the search results. |
Publications Search Results display sorted by Creation date and are the column headings appropriate for the publication(s) for which you searched. The following fields are listed in the search results.
To return to the Search page, click the Back ( ) button not the Browser button. |
Publications Search Results Columns | Description | ||
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Action | Click View in the first column to display the publication abstract and information on the PubMed web site.
Click + Add to Favorites to add a bookmark for the publication on your My Favorites page. Added to favorites appears in the column when the publication is successfully added.
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Bibliography Information | Lists bibliography information about the publication and provides a link to the publication abstract at PubMed.gov. | ||
Publication Type | The publication category you selected when you created the report. | ||
Research Category | The research category you selected when you created the document. (Publications only) | ||
Associated Sample Names | Names of sample(s) associated with the publication | ||
Description | Click View to display a popup with a complete description of the Publication. | ||
Publication Status | |||
Created Date | Date the publication was submitted |
For any entry, click on the hyperlink in the Title column (first) to open the associated file.
To search for publications associated with one or more samples
Specify the Type of sample ID, PubMed or DOI.
Enter the ID number.
To clear the fields, click Reset.
To perform the search, click Search.
If you click Search without defining any parameters, all of the caNanoLab publications display in the Search Results. |
The following table lists the columns in the Sample Information by Publication Search Results.
To return to the Search page, click the Back ( ) button not the Browser button. |
Publications Search Results Columns | Description |
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Publication REF | Click the hyperlink to open the PubMed.gov page for that Publication. |
Authors | The author(s) of the publication. |
Title | The title of the publication. |
Sample Composition | Click the link to open the caNanoLab Sample Composition form. |
Sample Characterization | Click the link to the open the caNanoLab Sample Characterization form. |
Journal | The journal where the publication was published. |
Year | The year that the journal was published. |
Vol(lss)Pg | The volume and page number in the journal where the publication was published. |
For any entry, click on the hyperlink in the Title column (first) to open the associated file.
You can edit a publication using the following techniques.
Once data is made Public, you can update the data, but it will be retracted from Public and you will need to resubmit it to the curator again for review. |
You can access the Update Publication page after logging into caNanoLab or you can access publicly-available sample publication results from the Login page. You can edit a publication only if you are logged in as a curator. |
The Publication Update page opens when you click the Edit link corresponding to a publication listed in Publication Search Results. The page displays all of the information for a Publication that was entered when the Publication was created in caNanoLab (Submitting a Protocol). With appropriate permissions, you can edit information.
Publication criteria may change, depending upon the Publication Type of the selection. |
The following table lists and describes the fields. An asterisk indicates a required field. Click Update when you are done editing the Protocol. To disregard the changes, click Reset.
Publication Criteria | Description |
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Publication Type* | |
Publication Status* | |
PubMed ID | PubMed ID (can be a hyperlink). |
Appropriate DOI. | |
Title* | Enter text for the title of a publication. Select Contains (for search using partial text) or Equals (for exact text search). |
Journal | Journal in which publication occurs. |
Year of Publication | Year of the publication. |
Volume | Volume of the publication |
Start/End Page | Page range for the publication |
Authors | To add an author to the publication, click Add. On the pop-up, enter a First Name, Last Name, and Initials of the author. Click Cancel or click Save to save the author to the Publication. To edit an author, click Edit, make changes to the name, and click Save. The changes are saved. To remove an author, from the Submit Publication page, click Edit next to the author's name, and click Remove on the pop-up. |
Keywords | Enter a logical term that can be used to find the publication. Enter one term per line. |
Description | Enter a description for the publication. |
Research Category | |
Upload | Click Browse to navigate to the publication to be associated with the sample, or enter the URL where the publication is located. |
Sample Name | There are two options to add samples to a publication: Enter one sample name per line in the Sample Name box. OR Click Search Samples and a list of samples appears in a list box. Click a sample name or Ctrl-click or Shift-click to select more than one. Click Select, and the selected samples are added to the Sample Name box. |
Access to the Publication | For more information, see Sharing a Publication with a User or Group or Making the Publication Public. |
This action deletes the publication from the caNanoLab database, executed behind the scenes at a scheduled time. |
To delete a publication, perform a publication search, find the publication that you want to delete, and click the Edit link in the first column of the the Publication Search Results page. The Update Publication page opens. From the Update Publication page, click the Delete button in the lower-left corner of the window. Confirm the deletion.
When you are in the process of adding a publication to a sample, on the Publication page you can copy that publication to other caNanoLab samples that have the same point of contact.
To delete a publication for a selected sample
This only deletes the publication(s) for the selected sample. If it (they) has (have) been copied for other particles, it will not be deleted. |
If buttons described in this section do not display, then you can assume that you have read-only access to the data. |
My Favorites displays samples, protocols, and publications that you bookmark for quick access.
To add a publication to My Favorites
Navigation Tree in left column