<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">Dear Friends,</span></h1><p>A
new fantastic tool and resources provided to you by Leonardo and MIT
Press. Do check it out ! You have dreamt of it, they have made it (and
you can suggest improvements !!!)</p><p>Annick<br></p><h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">The MIT Press and
Leonardo/ISAST are pleased to announce the launch of ARTECA <span style="font-weight:normal"><a href="http://arteca.mit.edu/">http://arteca.mit.edu/</a></span></span><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri;color:windowtext" lang="EN-US"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">a curated space for essential content linking the arts, sciences,
and technologies. The platform was built and is developed by the ArtSci
Lab at the University of Texas at Dallas.</span></span></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">ARTECA is an online portal that supports the creation and
dissemination of scholarly materials exploring the intersection of the arts,
sciences and technology.</span></b></h1>
<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">With a growing collection
of nearly 200 books and 300 journal issues, ARTECA provides scholars and
practitioners the resources to bridge the once independent fields of art, science,
and technology. The full text of <em><span style="font-family:calibri">Leonardo</span></em>, <em><span style="font-family:calibri">Computer Music Journal</span></em>, and <em><span style="font-family:calibri">Leonardo Music Journal</span></em>
are available in ARTECA. Books from MIT Press book series include Game
Studies, Leonardo Book Series, Platform Studies, Software Studies, and
Technologies of the Lived Abstraction.</span></span></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><i><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">“We’re thrilled to be
working with ISAST and the University of Texas at Dallas to expand the
dimensions of scholarly publishing in the art, science, and technology space.”
says Nick Lindsay, Journals Director, The MIT Press. “The Press has a long
established history of bold experimentation in publishing and Arteca fits that
tradition perfectly.</span></span></i></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">As the new platform
develops, ARTECA aims to solve the growing problem of ephemeral data and grey
literature in art/science/technology. ARTECA will adapt to the needs of
research, file formats, and publishing. In addition to the published
content regularly added to ARTECA, the platform will become a home for the
community of artists, curators, educators, and researchers—a space to network and
to explore the literature, ephemera, and other working archives.</span></span></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><i><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">“The landscape of
interdisciplinary practices is rapidly expanding. We are excited to embark on
this new product venture with our partners as we define the future of academic
publishing for the 21st century.” —Danielle Siembieda, Deputy Director,
Leonardo/ISAST</span></span></i></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">ARTECA is an essential
resource of ephemera and grey literature for interdisciplinary researchers and
educators. ARTECA is built by members like you by investing your feedback,
content, and dollars.</span></span></h1>
<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">In addition to the
published content regularly added to ARTECA, the platform will become a home
for the community of artists, curators, educators, and researchers—a space to
network and to explore the literature, ephemera, and other working archives.</span></span></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><i><span style="font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">“The art science technology
community of practice is thriving, yet we are all confronted with the wicked
problems of our times. We hope ARTECA will enable new collaborative practices
working with 21st-century transdisciplinary social communities.” —Roger Malina,
Executive Editor, Leonardo/ISAST</span></span></i></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">ARTECA is an online portal that supports the creation and
dissemination of scholarly materials exploring the intersection of the arts,
sciences and technology.</span></b></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">If you are a Leonardo publication author, peer reviewer
or editorial board member we are happy to offer you free betatester access-just
drop Roger Malina an email at rmalina AT <a href="http://alum.mit.edu">alum.mit.edu</a></span></b></h1>
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<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">We hope you will encourage your institutions to subscribe:</span></b></h1>
<h1 style="margin-top:0cm;text-align:justify;line-height:15pt"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:calibri" lang="EN-US">Join as an institution or individual: <a href="http://arteca.mit.edu/about">http://arteca.mit.edu/about</a></span></b></h1>
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