Getting Started

Quickstart FaceBase Data Philosophy

Using FaceBase

Key Concepts for FaceBase Users Browsing and Filtering Data Visualizations in FaceBase Data Sharing and Citing Data Exporting Data from FaceBase Accessing Data Programmatically Using 3D Viewers Viewing NIfTI files Converting TIFF to OME-TIFF (using Bio Formats)

Requesting Controlled-Access Human Data

Controlled-Access Human Data - Policy and Requests A. Read and complete the Data Use Certificate Agreement (DUC) B. Complete the online Data Access Request (DAR) form C. Select the Requested Datasets D. Print, Gather Signatures and Submit the DUC and DAR forms E. Receive notification and further instructions F. Create and upload your encryption keys G. Renew access

Submitting Data - Basics

Video Tutorials for Contributors Key Concepts for Data Contributors Data Submission Process Creating a Dataset Creating Experiments, Biosamples, and Replicates Uploading Data Files Quality Control Rules Releasing Your Dataset Self-guided Tutorial

Submitting Data - Advanced

Using the Annotations Editor (2D images) Defining Surface Models for the Surface Mesh Viewer (3D models) Linking Thumbnails to Files

Tools

DERIVA Tools - Bulk upload and export

Support

Getting Help FAQs

Releasing Your Dataset

New datasets are initially visible only to the project to which they are attributed. This includes all of the dataset metadata and data files that are linked to the dataset. In order for a dataset to be “released” on the FaceBase site, a member of the FaceBase Hub must review the dataset and update its ‘Released’ field to ‘true’. Once released, the dataset will be visible to other users of the FaceBase site.

How to get your dataset released

First, review your dataset and all of its associated metadata (i.e., experiments, biosample details, replicates) and data files. You may need to review with other members of your project or the PI(s). Once you and your colleagues decide the dataset is ready to be released, send an email to the Hub at help@facebase.org. A Hub curator will review your dataset and notify you either that the dataset has been released or that the dataset needs some additional data entry/edit by you.