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Greetings ARLISers, Before you all head off to the conference, be sure to volunteer to review a resource for our June issue. The snippets are taken from the resource’s web page and are not necessarily the opinions of the M&T Reviews Co-Editors. The editors of the M&T Reviews are happy to answer questions about any of these selections so feel free to contact them ([log in to unmask]). The submission deadline for reviews is Wednesday, *April 1, 2015*. If you are interested, please complete our reviewer volunteer form here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iPn_3DHIbQo2j3I9cekh7AglQkZf87E6r9EjEuF5VpM/viewform?usp=send_form List of resources to be reviewed for June 2015 publication: Lightbeam (Firefox Plugin) https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/lightbeam/: Lightbeam is a Firefox add-on that uses interactive visualizations to show you the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web. As you browse, Lightbeam reveals the full depth of the Web today, including parts that are not transparent to the average user. National Gallery of Modern Art (India) http://ngmaindia.gov.in/index.asp#: The arresting photographs of architecture, paintings, and sculptures throughout, the website for the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi proves to be a feast for the eyes. The site can be browsed by Collection and Exhibitions, but the most beautiful images are found by linking to Showcase. From there, an essay about the NGMA appears, as well as over a dozen categories, including Miniature Painting, Bengal School, and others. Select any of the categories for a short vignette and representative images. deadmalls.com - http://deadmalls.com: An interesting site documenting the demise of shopping malls around the country - a trend which has invoked the scholarly attention of architects, urban planners, real estate scholars and investors. The site also offers an unique insight into retail history. City Beat - thecitybeat.org: CityBeat is a an academic research project set to develop an application that sources, monitors and analyzes hyper-local information from multiple social media platforms such as Instagram and Twitter in real time. Historic Places in LA - http://www.historicplacesla.org/: HistoricPlacesLA is the first online information and management system specifically created to inventory, map and help protect the City of Los Angeles’ significant historic resources. It showcases the city's diversity of historic resources, including architecturally significant buildings and places of social importance, as well as historic districts, bridges, parks, and streetscapes. Monument Valley App https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ustwo.monumentvalley&hl=en : In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world.Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. ***App must be purchased (unless reviewer can secure free trial with developers) at $3.99. Pictify http://pictify.com/: An online tool that brings together a variety of images suited to a sp[ecific user profile. "Pictify is the global home for sharing your favourite artworks, seeing other people’s, adding your comments, and building your own collection of favourite paintings, sculptures, photography, drawings, or any other art medium. Through Pictify you can share all art from the earliest cave drawings, the Renaissance, Old Masters and Impressionists to art works created today. Thanks very much and once again, here's the form for any interested volunteers to complete: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1iPn_3DHIbQo2j3I9cekh7AglQkZf87E6r9EjEuF5VpM/viewform?usp=send_form Hannah Bennett ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~