A couple of years ago I developed a private library for housing scientific parameters, with the goal of sharing information and facilitating peer review of said parameters. It was a very detailed application with extensive regulations on what information was entered, how it was entered, and who was allowed access to view, edit or comment on each individual parameter. The part I found most intriguing was how they intended to use it for facilitating peer review. The goal was to make this the go-to source for parameters in this particular field, for scientists around the globe to share their data, and to review each other's research. Being married to a scientist but not one myself, I could only grasp at the implications, but it seemed pretty radical to me, and therefor exciting.
Unfortunately, that project is a closed project, so no one can see or evaluate it. However, for the first time today I just stumbled across another site with similar goals. The PLoS ONE online journal exists for the same reasons, although they target a much broader audience (all types of scientists), with limited requirements for data format and no restrictions on access. Fascinating!
