HUGOYE: JOURNAL OF SYRIAC STUDIES has just published a new issue (8.1, January 2005) online. Note in particular the following:

Article

Jacob of Edessa's version of Exodus 1 and 28.
Alison Salvesan, Oxford University

Project Reports

Digitization of Syriac Books and Other Holdings at The Catholic University of America.
Monica J. Blanchard, The Catholic University of America

Vatican Syriac Manuscripts: Volume 1.
Kristian S. Heal, Brigham Young University

Conference Report

The Bible of Edessa, Towards a New English Translation of the Syriac Bible, Leiden, August 2, 2004.
Wido T. van Peursen, Leiden University

And there are other articles, book reviews, project reports, announcements, etc.