Andy McGregor, Close of the repositories and preservation programme, JISC Information Environment Team, May 6, 2009.

Molecular Autism is a forthcoming peer-reviewed OA journal published by BioMed Central, announced on May 7, 2009. The journal will publish "research into the molecular basis of autism and related neurodevelopmental conditions".

Lifespan Initiative for the Research and Data Archive Repository is a new JISC-funded project to establish a repository for data generated by the Lifespan Collection, a longitudinal psychology study.

The presentations from International Workshop on University Web Rankings 2009 (Madrid, April 21, 2009) are now online.

Mark Smith, Bergren Forum Presentation: (R)evolutions in Scholarship Rethinking Scholarship in the Digital Age - April 30, 2009, Sabblog, May 1, 2009. Notes on Revolutions in Scholarship: Rethinking Scholarship in the Digital Age (Alfred, N.Y., April 30, 2009).

Christine Urquhart, Deposit Plait Project: Final Report, February 23, 2009.  (Thanks to Charles Bailey.)

John Hilton, Hard Numbers on Free Random House Books, Wide Open , May 6, 2009.  Excerpt: Update (5/14/09).

Leo Babauta, The Culture of Sharing: Why Releasing Copyright Will Be the Smartest Thing You Do, Write To Done, April 29, 2009.

The presentations from the Bulgarian OA workshop, Open Access: Maximising Research Impact (Sofia, April 23-24, 2009), are now online.

Copyright - what is the future for education and research?  A press release from the British Library, May 5, 2009.  (Thanks to ResourceShelf.)  Excerpt: Update (5/12/09).  Also see the podcast of the debate and the accompanying brochure, Copyright for Education and Research:  Golden Opportunity or Digital Black Hole?

Timothy K. Armstrong, An Introduction to Publication Agreements for Authors, a hand-out for a workshop, May 13, 2009.  Armstrong is a copyright specialist at the University of Cincinnati College of Law. Comment .  This is a very good primer for authors who don't understand copyright or why they should try to retain rights.