Hubzero Tutorials: Contributing Tools

28 Jul 2016 | Contributor(s): Claire Stirm (presenter), Erich Huebner (presenter)

Want to learn about submitting Tools on a HUB? Watch July's monthly webinar as a Tools expert walks through the process of how to submit a tool, manage a tool and tool resources. 

Volunteer Computing for Hubs

18 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): David Anderson

Volunteer computing is a low-cost way to increase the computing power of science portals. In this approach, groups of jobs submitted to a portal are executed on the desktop and laptop computers belonging to portal participants or to the general public. We are adding this capability to HUBzero by...

Hubs in Space

18 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Andy Burnett

Astrobiologyfuture.org is a HUBzero-based site for Astrobiologists. The site was established, on behalf of NASA, to act as a focal point for the development of an astrobiology roadmap. This presentation will explore:- How we formed the community- HUBzero’s role in the overall project- The...

The nanoHUB-U initiative: Goals, Status, and Experiences

18 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Supriyo Datta, Mark Lundstrom

The nanoHUB-U initiative is designed to help prepare seniors, graduate students and practicing engineers for the multidisciplinary research and technology environment of the 21st Century, through a unique curriculum: (1) which is cutting-edge and yet broadly accessible to all science and...

Databases at the Hub: Now you can create them yourself!

18 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Ann Christine Catlin, Sudheera R. Fernando, Sumudinie Fernando, Ruchith Fernando, Ruwan J Egoda Gamage

There are more than thirty medical and scientific databases established across ten Hubs. All databases were created using our Hub-based “data technology” components, with interesting new features and capabilities added to the technology for each new project. We have customized these databases for...

Using the HUB to Study Disaster Events

18 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Eric Letvin, Santiago Pujol

NIST is creating a Disaster and Failure Events Data Repository which will host a national archival database of significant hazard events, the observed performance of the built environment during those events, associated emergency response and evacuation procedures where appropriate, and the...

HUBzero roadmap discussion

18 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Michael McLennan

HUBbub 2013, Day 1 Morning Sessions

Series | 12 Sep 2013

HUBbub is the annual User Conference for researchers, educators, and IT professionals engaged in building and using cyberinfrastructure. Learn about the latest features in the HUBzero tool box and how they can be used to address the unique challenges of scientific pursuits. Hear from invited...

Hub Owners/Managers Users Group led by Hub Owners for Hub Owners

Seminars | 12 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Ann Bessenbacher

According to Etienne Wenger, a Community of Practice (COP) has three characteristics First, a COP has an identity defined by a shared domain of interest. Membership therefore implies a commitment to the domain, and therefore a shared competence that distinguishes members from other people....

Courses Component

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Emily Kayser

This presentation will demo the HUBzero Courses component. It will describe features and functionality of this new component, including:- Course Builder – Uploading content (homework, lecture videos) and creating exams- Creating discussion posts- The differences between the Instructor and Student...

Projects, Gdrive and Databases

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Alissa Nedossekina

This presentation will demo the Projects component and its brand new features, including connection of Project Files to Google Drive, LaTex compile feature, DataStore Lite and Publishing.

Newsletters

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Emily Kayser

This presentation will explore the Newsletters component. It will describe features and functionality of this new component, including:- Creating newsletters on the hub- Creating mailing lists- Sending Newsletters and checking Tracking information- Viewing statistics on previously sent...

Collections

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Erich Huebner

This presentation will demo the HUBzero Collections component. Collections was designed as a “Pinterest” for research. Researchers and collaborators can now quickly add (or pin) a resource, wiki page, link, or almost any other page of the hub to their collection set. We will talk about creating a...

Web Components

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Christopher A Smoak, Sam Wilson

This presentation will cover the initial building blocks for constructing a basic Hub component. The first session will cover component structure, interacting with the database, including your own styles and scripts, and more. You’re expected to have an intermediate understanding of PHP, as well...

Templates and Overrides

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Shawn Rice

This presentation was a live demo of creating output overrides documented here: https://hubzero.org/documentation/1.2.0/webdevs/templates.overrides. (No slides were used for this presentation.)

DMPTool: Expert Resources and Support for Data Management Planning

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Tao Zhang

A growing number of US federal funding agencies require data management plans (DMP) as part of new research grant proposals. One of the challenges facing institutions is providing a support structure for potential researcher knowledge gaps in the process. The DMPTool is a free, open source tool...

Collections–Pinterest for Hubs. The STEMEdhub.org use of Collections

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Ann Bessenbacher

Unlike some hubs that are designed around one central concept, STEMEdhub.org was created under the general concept of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) Education. STEMEdhub.org is designed as a set of smaller hubs set up as groups. With STEMEdhub.org based around the concept of...

Creating a Bibliography and Taxonomy within HUBzero: a HABRI Central Case Study

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Gretchen Stephens, Jane Yatcilla

In a landmark collaboration between the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Purdue University Libraries, the Purdue University Press with funding from the HABRI (Human Animal Bond Research Initiative) Foundation, HABRI Central is being developed on the HUBzero platform to...

A HUBzero Extension for Automated Tagging

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Jim Mullen

Tagging pages on a hub can help users find relevant content, but it also can require a lot of effort if done manually. We developed an extension for HUBzero that supports the automated tagging of content using the NCBO (National Center for Biomedical Ontology) Annotator; and we have installed...

Publishing Research Data in NEEShub

Seminars | 11 Sep 2013 | Contributor(s): Stanislav Pejša

Earthquake engineering is a highly interdisciplinary research area that brings together researchers from civil, geotechnical, and environmental engineering, as well as researchers from Earth sciences. NEEShub, a collaborative platform that provides a stable data repository and virtual research...