Getting started

This page will teach you how to start using ODC

Signing up

ODC was designed to allow you to share data privately with your lab mates only, colleagues in the ODC community and publicly (with DOI) with the scientific community at large. Registering for an account is simple, but access to data upload and sharing functions requires additional authorization by Community Moderators. Data sharing is managed at the level of the laboratory, so you must be part of a lab for full privileges. The authorization process was designed in response to community input and involves a 3 tier approval process for full privileges.

Register as a basic member (Basic Access)

If you want to become an ODC user, the first thing is to register and create an account with the ODC. You can do this from the main homepage, odc-sci.org or odc-tbi.org, by clicking on the register link on the top right corner of the page. You can also follow these links to register to ODC-SCI or register to ODC-TBI.

Register with your institutional email

Verify your email, and you are set, you can now log into the ODC

Become a Community Member (Community Access)

In most cases, registering and becoming a Community Member (Community Access) is done at the same step during creating an account through the ODC "Create Account". This step requires the registration process described above plus an approval by the ODC Community Moderators. This usually takes less than 24h.

Register with your institutional email

Be approved by the Community Moderators. You will receive an email when you have been approved

Become a Full Member (Full Access)

To gain Full Access of the ODC you need to have an account as a Community Member first. Then you can become a Full Member by Joining an existing lab and/or Registering a new lab through your dashboard. ODC Labs are the private virtual spaces where your data is uploaded to and stored.

Join a Lab

1. To join a Lab, once logged into ODC, click on the Register/Join a Lab link on the left navigation bar (under My Labs) or the blue button displaying Register/Join in the middle of the screen.

2. Navigate through all the available labs at the right side of the screen.

3. Request to Join a Lab of your choice. The PI or manager of the lab will get an e-mail notification of your request and will have to approve you by following the provided link. This approval is PI dependent. If you do not receive approval, contact the PI directly. In case the PI did not receive the notification email, please have them check their junk email folder before contacting us at [e-mail]

You can also use the search function in your browser to look for the lab name you want to join

Joining a lab must be approved by a PI or a Manager of that lab

Register a new Lab

To register a new lab, once logged into ODC, click on the Register/Join a Lab link on the left navigation bar (under My Labs) or the blue button displaying Register a new lab in the middle of the screen. Once you submit your information by clicking on the Register a New Lab link the Community Moderators will have to approve your request. This usually takes less than 24h. After that you will have access to the lab you just created which will allow you to upload data.

The lab registration needs to be approved by the Community Moderators.