The most accessible good English overview I know of is Saenz-Badillos' _A
History of the Hebrew Language_ (Cambridge UP, 1993; ISBN 0521431573),
section 4.4.
> Could someone point me to a good source on the web for
> information (including
> orthography) related to the Babylonian system of vocalizing
> Biblical Hebrew
> (in contrast to the Tiberian and Palestinian systems).
> If there are books in English, I'm happy to hear about those
> too. (I know
> about Yeiven's book, but as far as I know it's only in Hebrew.)