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***apologies for cross-posting*** ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology Reviews Needs You! ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology Reviews Co-editors are seeking volunteers to author reviews for the June 2016 issue. To volunteer, choose a resource from the list below and complete our review form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1OqNFkVx-xqtl9XqN-JlhXQ417hRKwj6d_nug4KMS9s4/viewform) by Monday, April 4, 2016. Initial draft submissions are due Wednesday, May 4, 2016. Contributing to ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology Reviews (https://www.arlisna.org/publications/multimedia-technology-reviews) is a great opportunity to get involved with the Society, learn about interesting new resources, and help shape the publication. Please feel free to read the complete review guidelines (https://arlisna.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=303:for-reviewers&catid=38:multimedia-technology-reviews&Itemid=146) and direct comments and questions about the reviews to [log in to unmask] Submitted by ARLIS/NA Multimedia & Technology Reviews Co-editors: Hannah Bennett (outgoing) Melanie Emerson (incoming) Gabriella Karl-Johnson Emilee Mathews Resources for Review We seek reviewers for the following resources. The snippets are taken from the resource's web page and are not necessarily the opinions of the M&T Reviews Co-Editors. Avalanche magazine index http://avalancheindex.org/ Avalanche was an artist journal published in New York City from 1970-1976 by Willoughby Sharp and Liza Béar. The website is an index to the contents of Avalanche. It is designed to help you identify articles, interviews, and other content within the magazine, which you can then seek out in print at a library near you. Building Types Online http://www.degruyter.com/view/db/bdt?rskey=wVwLES The database Birkhäuser Building Types Online is a resource for the study and practice of architectural design. It is based on the publisher's high international standing in professional architecture books, on the knowledge of the authors and editors who are leading experts in their fields, as well as on the technical quality of the illustrations. The database offers exclusive and unparalleled, highly flexible and detailed search and browse access to the contents of the Birkhäuser program on building types. All content was written and selected by internationally renowned authors in architectural design. Lynda.com information literacy tutorial https://www.lynda.com/Higher-Education-tutorials/Information-Literacy/368046-2.html Information literacy is the ability to discover and use various types of information. It's an essential skill for navigating the information age. Watch this course to learn about strategies for finding information-from a library, archive, database, or the Internet-and the ethics of using it. Librarian Elsa Loftis discusses different types of resources and explains how to evaluate their usefulness and trustworthiness. She also shows how to avoid plagiarism and copyright infringement, and accurately cite sources. The New Rijksmuseum [film] http://www.filmstransit.com/index.php?option=com_jmovies&Itemid=70&task=detail&id=290 In 2003 an optimistic start was made with the renovation of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The Netherlands' major tourist attraction would re-open its doors in fresh splendor in 2008. But alas, right from the start the project was opposed by unyielding counter-forces and Rembrandt's palace was slowly transformed into an apparently permanent building site. To make this unique, prize-winning and epic documentary The New Rijksmuseum - The Film, Oeke Hoogendijk filmed behind the closed doors of the Museum for ten years. What was meant to be a standard-length documentary grew into a four hour epic (two-part) about ambition, love of art, typically Dutch decision-taking processes, and finally culminating with the historic and emotional 'homecoming' of the masterpieces in the spring of 2013. **The reviewer for New Rijksmuseum will be mailed a physical copy of the DVD to view, which the reviewer can keep or add to their institution's collection. Mindomo https://www.mindomo.com/higher-ed.htm Mind mapping tool for students, librarians, and instructors. Mind mapping is a simple technique for drawing information in diagrams, instead of writing it in sentences. The diagrams always take the same basic format of a tree, with a single starting point in the middle that branches out, and divides again and again. The tree is made up of words or short sentences connected by lines. The lines that connect the words are part of the meaning. Free trials available. Photographers' Identities Catalog http://pic.nypl.org/ Photographers' Identities Catalog (PIC) is an experimental interface to a collection of biographical data describing photographers, studios, manufacturers, and others involved in the production of photographic images. Consisting of names, nationalities, dates, locations and more, PIC is a vast and growing resource for the historian, student, genealogist, or any lover of photography's history. The information has been culled from trusted biographical dictionaries, catalogs and databases, and from extensive original research by NYPL Photography Collection staff. Geography of Poverty http://www.geographyofpoverty.com A "cartographic installation" with photos by Matt Black geotagged to census data on the poor communities of the United States. Black travelled 18K miles photographing poverty-striken areas in the U.S. and posted his progress via Instagram. The project closed on 10/1/15 and is now an online exhibition. Physical exhibition was at Anastasia Photos in NYC. 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