Note: If you require "Assisted Use" of one of the microscopes, please contact the facility director; otherwise, for unassisted use, follow the instructions below, and then click on "Sign Up Now" button (at the top of web page).



To obtain an account

To obtain an account to access the on-line reservation calendar, you must first have been trained by the facility director in the operation of the microscope(s) that you want to use. If you have not yet received a training session, please contact the facility director.



To Reserve Time on the Microscope

  • Click on Sign-up Now button (at the top of each web page)
  • Type in your email address and password.
  • Click "Login"
  • On the "Resource Scheduler" page, click on the link for the microscope that you wish to use (located on the left of the window) or click the Schedule link in the upper right corner
  • On the calendar page (weekly view) for the microscope that you want to reserve, choose the date, start time, and end time from the Quick Reserve field at the right side of the page.
  • Enter your name and click Submit.
  • If you need to reserve time in the following week, click on the Week → button at the top of the page.
  • (Note: users are limited to 3 hours per reservation. If you need to reserve a larger block of time, contact the facility director at ext. 80949).
  • When you have finished, you must click on the "Logout" link (at the top of the window).


To Cancel a Reservation

Note: If you are unable to use the microscope during the time block that you have reserved please let the director know 24 hours in advance. Users who do not arrive within 15 minutes of the beginning of the time block that they have reserved will forfeit their time on the microscope. "No-shows" will be invoiced.

  • In the calendar for the resource, click on the link for the reservation that you wish to cancel.
  • In the Reservation Details window, click the Delete button at the bottom of the page.
  • When you have finished, you must click on the "Logout" link (at the top of the window).








Acknowledgments

For funding purposes, it is essential to acknowledge the Microscopy Facility in all publications that include data derived from the Facility. This should include the statement:

"Microscopy was performed at the VCU - Dept. of Neurobiology & Anatomy Microscopy Facility, supported, in part, with funding from NIH-NINDS Center core grant (5P30NS047463)."

Thank you.