Internetplattform Neuroinformatik. A pilot study for the OECD neuroinformatics portal

Following the open source philosophy, neuroscientists are increasingly willing to share primary data as well as custom software with the scientific community. To facilitate this interaction, we are currently establishing a web site that links publicly available resources (like experimental data, numerical tools, computer models) and contains extensive annotation. Special emphasis is given to high quality standards of the linked databases and software tools and to integrate both users and providers in this process. The site also contains information about research groups, ongoing activities, links to reprint/preprint servers and other interesting resources. In addition, we explore web services to see where they could advance the field of neuroinformatics