Category:Newsletter
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The Newsletter category is a placeholder for all things related to the VectorBase newsletters.
- Mailman distribution is through the newsletter@vectorbase.org list
- Discussion about each newsletter release is stored in the associated Discussion page.
- Ideas and suggestions for future newsletters are welcome (send them to everyone mail address)
- Offical page of the Help Wiki: http://www.vectorbase.org/Help/Newsletter
Issue #1 - September 2007 [ HTML | PDF ]
- Launch of the Newsletter
- New data
- Anopheles gambiae gene set AgamP3.4
- Change in gene identifiers for Anopheles
- Tick anatomy
- Tiling arrays
- Highlight tool
- Manual curation tool
- Coming soon
- Tool tip: Draw a rectangular region in the genome browser window and then zoom into it
Issue #2 - January 2008 [ HTML | PDF ]
- New data
- Culex pipiens gene set CpipJ1.1
- Micro-array probe drug resistance
- Highlight tool
- Genome De-linked Annotation Viewer (GDAV)
- HMMER tools available at VectorBase
- Coming soon
- Tool tip: Gene tree
Issue #3 - April 2008 [ HTML | PDF ]
- New data
- Ixodes scapularis preliminary 0.5 gene sets
- Anopheles gambiae, M & S forms assemblies available
- Manual annotation of the Anopheles gambiae X, 2L and 2R chromosome arms.
- Tool tip: BioMart
Issue #4 - July 2008 [ HTML | PDF ]
- New data
- Gene expression ressources (VBGE2.0)
- Culex pipiens gene set CpipJ1.2
- Tool tip: Add comments to a gene
Issue #5 - November 2008 [ HTML | PDF ]
- New data
- Insecticide resistance data - [IMBB]
- Traces for 'orphan' species available in the Blast [EBI]
- New tool/service
- Forum [EBI]
- Tool tip: CV (child from parent term) [IMBB]
Issue #6 - April 2009 [ HTML | PDF ]
- New data
- Ixodes scapularis gene set released
- Anopheles gambiae population genomics
- Gene expression summary
- Linking gene expression reports to controlled vocabulary and ontology terms
- Insecticide resistance
- Gene expression downloads
- Aedes aegypti detox expression data
- Tools
- Microarray data submission
- Expression BioMart
- Tool tip: HMMER
Issue #7 - October 2009 [ HTML | PDF ]
- News
- VB renewal
- New data
- Expression data
- Anopheles gene set - AgamP3.5
- Aedes gene set - AaeL1.2
- New tool
- New Blast Interface User
- Top tip
- VB Mailing lists
Issue #8 - February 2010 [ HTML | PDF ]
- Biology Driven Project
- Call for White Papers
- New data
- Update Culex quinquefasciatus taxonomy
- Update Xref for Ixodes
- RNA-seq data for mosquitoes
- Tools
- Accessing the data: Search box, BioMart, Download
- Mining the data: BLAST, ClustalW, HMMER
Issue #9 - June 2010 [ HTML | PDF ]
- NEWS
- New release cycle
- Retirement of AnoEST
- Data update
- Pediculus humanus genome browser
- IMODAL
- RNA-seq differential expression studies
- Tool updates
- New Genome Browser
- Search
- Tutorials
- Call to the community!
- VB Top Tip
- RSS feed
Items for newsletter #10:
- Announce the selected DBPs
- User feedback re: tools (remove/add some?) - cf e-mail Scott 09 Oct. 09
- Feedback on VB - survey participation [EBI] - if green light from NIH
• VectorBase survey VectorBase has been existing for several years now and we would like to know how we are performing. We have prepared an on-line survey [link]. It takes only 10 minutes to fill in and will help us to improve our services for the community. We would be very grateful if you could spare a few minutes to answer our questions.
- VB Top Tip:
- Switching on the DAS sources in the GeneView pages.
This was initially done for #8 - check the early version of this Newsletter (ask KM) to find a draft/screen shots for this section.
At some point in the future:
- M & S Anopheles genome browser (not necessarily with gene sets)
Newsletter Editors - instruction manual
- Decide on some topics + on the 'VectorBase tip top' and e-mail the VB group to get their opinion/more ideas,
- Decide who'll be writting what - usually the group producing the data/tool writes about it,
- E-mail the people who will be writting, giving them a deadline - usually people stick to it.
- Create the Newsletter, using the .doc version of the previous one (December one available here ),
- So far we've always used Word but you are welcome to try anything else (Open Office...),
- Update the Header (just change the month/year),
- Make sure the font (type+size+bold/italic) are consistent with the previous Newsletters,
- Newsletter in 1 or 2 pages depending on the number of items,
- Create a note at the bottom, for the links,
- It can be a pain to have everything sticking to 2 columns.... swearing, in any language, is allowed.
- The .doc version is only for editing purpose, don't send it to anyone !
- Transform in pdf [you should be able to do it from Word],
- Send it to the VB mailing list for approval (with deadline!), when OK,
- Send the final pdf version to Greg Madey who will add the link (unless you can do it yourself - the EBI version of Acrobat Reader doesn't allow it) - he usually does it quickly.
- Update the Wiki and create an HTML version of the Newsletter,
- ...again, use the previous Newsletter as a template on how to do it. Should mainly be copy/paste. The most annoying is creating a header of the correct size. I copy/paste the Header of the word document in Photoshop and reduce the image by half or a quater (you have to try!). Ask Dan if you can't do it.
- Send to the VB newsletter mailing list,
- Use the previous Newsletter announcement as a support for the new e-mail (or write a new one if you feel like it),
- You might not be allowed to e-mail the Newsletter list, ask Dan to do it or to allow you.
- E-mail NotreDame so they update the main page of the website (update the 'VB Newsletter' section on the right hand side),
- Add a News item,
- Add a Forum item, attach PDF to post
- Tweet it (two short links to forum item and PDF)
- You're done!
Pages in category "Newsletter"
The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
