News Release: African Arts Goes Online

["Laura Esterly" <lesterly@MIT.EDU>]

News Release
New from The MIT Press: African Arts Online
February 6, 2007

MIT Press Journals is pleased to announce that African Arts, a 
journal recognized for its high caliber visuals and descriptive 
critical writing, is available online beginning with its Spring 
issue (40:1). African Arts, founded in 1967, will now join the 
rest of MIT Press' journals in offering electronic content.

African Arts will maintain high resolution images in electronic 
format; there are future plans to introduce audio and video clips 
to enhance written content and bring its kinetic images to life. 
As of May 2006, back issues of the journal through 2001 are 
available on the electronic archiving service JSTOR as part of 
their Arts and Sciences Complement collection. The MIT Press will 
be making access to African Arts back issues possible for 
individuals for an additional $25 on top of your annual print 
subscription to the journal.

In the new digital format, current issues will be available to 
subscribers and library patrons in searchable electronic format, 
providing numerous benefits to readers while reaching a wider 
scope of people worldwide with its multi-faceted form and 
increased availability. For no additional cost, subscribers can 
view a digital version of their printed issue through the MIT 
Press Journals website (http://www.mitpressjournals.org/loi/afar 
). Prospective subscribers now have an opportunity to purchase an 
online-only subscription for a slightly reduced cost, a combined 
print/digital subscription, or a single essay (pay-per-view). The 
MIT Press publishes each of its 34 journals in electronic form, 
and will provide the same high quality presentation and easily 
navigable structure for African Arts.

The new electronic chapter for African Arts is a critical step 
towards ensuring the journal's posterity, its accessibility for 
future readers, and its vitality within the expanding world of 
electronic publishing.

About AFRICAN ARTS

African Arts is devoted to the discussion and study of African 
expressive culture. Since 1967, readers have enjoyed high quality 
visual depictions, cutting edge explorations, and independent 
critical dialogue on all forms of African art. The editors 
encourage suggestions and general feedback from its readers. 
Please email: afriarartsedit@international.ucla.edu.

About MIT Press Journals

MIT Press Journals publishes more than 30 titles in the arts and 
humanities, social sciences, and in certain areas of science and 
technology. Journals are available in print and electronic 
formats.

About The MIT Press

The MIT Press publishes books in fields as diverse as 
architecture, social theory, economics, cognitive science, and 
computational science.

For more information about African Arts or The MIT Press, please email:
journals-info@mit.edu.

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