Moodle Tutorial: A two-part tutorial on the use of Moodle, an open-source content management system: Part 1- Creating a Class and Part 2- Administering a Course.

ELPUB 2008 - Open Scholarship: Authority, Community and Sustainability in the Age of Web 2.0: This International Conference on Electronic Publishing is entering its twelfth year and ELPUB2008 marks the first time the conference will be held in North America. The Knowledge Media Design Institute at the University of Toronto is the host for this important event which will be held in Toronto from June 25-27. The Call for Papers has been issued - the deadline for submission of abstracts is January 20th 2008.

Report on OA for digital repositories published by OAK Law project of Australia: American Scientist OA Forum comments on the report, A guide to developing open access through your digital repository, noting that OA advocates often seem to find it difficult to practise what they preach and that this report provides valuable tips for overcoming this tendency.

Microsoft Loses Vote on File Standards: Microsoft Corp. has failed in a first step to win enough support to make the data format behind its flagship Office software a global standard.