On the Archiving and Visualisation of Scientific Data

Porous materials are important in gas separations and catalysis. Processes involving the use of porous materials have significant potential for replacement of traditional and expensive industrial processes. This publication details the development of a comprehensive database for organising information related to porous materials. The data includes structural information on the material, its properties and the experimental data obtained for the material in the laboratory, using a wide variety of characterisation techniques. The rational behind the development, the database structure, and a technique for visualisation of the data are presented, as are examples of using the database

Editorial of the Special Issue on Following User Pathways: Key Contributions and Future Directions in Cross-Platform Social Media Research

Social media and the resulting tidal wave of the available data have changed the ways and methods researchers analyze communities at scale. But the full potential for social scientists (and others) is not yet achieved. Despite the popularity of social media analysis in the past decade, few researchers invest in cross- platform analyses. This is a major oversight as a majority of online social media users have multiple social media accounts. Missing are the models and tools necessary to undertake analysis at scale across multiple platforms. Especially promising in support of cross-platform analysis is the mixed-method approach (e.g., qualitative and quantitative methods) in order to better understand how users and society interact online. This special issue“Following User Pathways”addresses methodological, analytical, conceptual, and techno- logical challenges and opportunities of cross-platform analysis in social media ecosystems