Frequently Asked Questions

A list of frequently asked questsions, as well as several "How to" guides can be found here. This is the place to start if you just joined SLED, or if you are trying to achieve something specific, e.g. how to inject or download lenses and associated data, upload a paper, etc.

Features guide

Details on the implementation of SLED can be found in this guide. This is the place to look for a description of user roles, private and public access, specification of all the fields that are stored in the database, descriptions of all the tasks, etc. This is a technical guide but it can also be used for reference, e.g. when someone is looking for a complete description of all the queryable fields.

Code of Conduct

SLED constitutes a community of users that is based on mutual trust and respect. The highest standard of research with SLED can be achieved through academic integrity and respect. Every user is expected to read and adhere to the code of conduct.

Acknowledgements

SLED is supported by the American Museum of Natural History that kindly provides web hosting, resources, and infrastructure support, with particular thanks to Sajesh Singh, Lawrence Levinson, and Paul Delong from the AMNH IT team. SLED utilizes services provided by the AMNH ScienceDMZ. The AMNH Science DMZ and associated research computing services are supported by the National Science Foundation Campus Cyberinfrastructure (NSF CC*) Awards 1827153, 1925590, and 2232857.