The GCRC Informatics Core is available to investigators with protocols on the GCRC and to those who request support for more limited services such as assistance with data entry or analysis. The Informatics Core Manager will assist the researcher in setting up the data entry process including Microsoft Access database design, and in analyzing and interpreting the data. The Informatics Core facility consists of a file server on a Local Area Network accessible by PCs on the GCRC, remote PCs on the Internet, or remote PCs by modem. Some of the software is accessible only from PCs on the GCRC. Flat-bed (color) and document-feeding (black-and-white) scanners are available, with software for image manipulations and Optical Character Recognition.
The Informatics Core facility is a part of the Fletcher Allen Computer Network. All GCRC PCs are configured with Microsoft Office Professional 97 and Internet Explorer. A FAHC NT computer account, which the Informatics Core Manager can assist you in obtaining, is necessary to access the Informatics Core computers. Remote users access the GCRC File Server securely by a VPN (Virtual Private Network) connection to the FAHC network. The Informatics Core manager will assist you in setting this up.
GCRC researchers may also store their research data on the Informatics Core file server. It will then be backed-up nightly and archived for a number of years.
Informatics Core User's Guide (MS Word file)
Diantha Howard, M.S., Informatics Core Manager
Office: Given N313, Tel. (802) 656-8287
Email: diantha.howard@uvm.edu
Last modified July 27 2009 01:23 PM
