NITRC information sharing aficionados should note the Sept 10, 2009 edition of Nature. (see http://www.nature.com/nature/index.html) In this issue, they feature a "Data Sharing Nature News special":

Sharing knowledge is essential for the progress of science, but researchers do not always release data and research materials, even after publication of work. Earlier this year, two research communities held meetings with a broad range of stakeholders to discuss this issue, and they report their proposals to promote data sharing in biology in two Opinion articles (http://www.nature.com/news/specials/data...) in this edition of Nature.