Project, Studies, and Collections

Lab Administration Navigationn

• Lab Administration Dashboard
  • Project & Funding Management
  • Projects, Studies & Collections
  • Permission Management

Overview

NAN provides a structured, hierarchical approach to organizing NMR data (datasets and samples) in the Data Browser which is accessible from the Navigation Pane. This allows datasets and samples to be organized in a hierarchal manner similar to how users organize data on a file system.

Projects

Navigation Pane

Projects are the top-level organizational unit and are created by a Principal Investigator (PI) or a PI Delegate. Projects features include:

• The ability to link to one or more funding sources (e.g., NIH, NSF)
• Serving as containers for Studies, and Collections
  • Datasets and samples may also be added directly to a Project in the "default collection" for that Project
• The ability to grant all lab-group users access to the Project or to apply fine-grain access control to the Project data

• Allowing the Project and Study to be selected at the time of data collection through the NDTS GUI
  • Data can be later organized into Projects, Studies, and Collections through the Data Browser

Projects are ideal for grouping data related to a particular grant, research theme, or initiative. Associating datasets and sample with projects allows for clear attribution of funding and enables both investigators and facilities to generate accurate usage and funding reports.

Studies

Studies are mid-level containers that exist within Projects. They can be created by any user with access to the parent Project.

• Each Study belongs to a single Project
• Studies can contain Collections
  • Datasets and samples may also be added directly to the Study in the "default collection" for that Study

Collections

Collections are containers that serve two purposes:

• Within a Study: Collections allow a further level of organization underneath Studies and can be created by any user with access to the parent Project.
• Independent Use: Allow individuals to organize datasets privately, even if those datasets are part of shared projects

Funding Sources

Funding sources may be added by PIs (or PI Delegates) and linked directly to Projects. When a dataset is linked to a Project, and that Project is associated with one or more funding sources, those funding relationships are inherited. This structure assists with downstream reporting, including generation of reports for funding agencies and internal accounting by NMR facilities.