M.A.D. Media Art Database(s)and the Challenges of Taste, Evaluation, and Appraisal

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M.A.D. Media Art Database(s)and the Challenges of Taste, Evaluation, and Appraisal. / Kacunko, Slavko.

In: Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, Vol. 42, No. 3, Juni 2009, 2009, p. 245-250.

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Kacunko, S 2009, 'M.A.D. Media Art Database(s)and the Challenges of Taste, Evaluation, and Appraisal', Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, vol. 42, no. 3, Juni 2009, pp. 245-250. <http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/leon.2009.42.3.245>

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Kacunko, S. (2009). M.A.D. Media Art Database(s)and the Challenges of Taste, Evaluation, and Appraisal. Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology, 42(3, Juni 2009), 245-250. http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1162/leon.2009.42.3.245

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Kacunko S. M.A.D. Media Art Database(s)and the Challenges of Taste, Evaluation, and Appraisal. Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology. 2009; 42(3, Juni 2009):245-250.

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Kacunko, Slavko. / M.A.D. Media Art Database(s)and the Challenges of Taste, Evaluation, and Appraisal. In: Leonardo: Journal of the International Society for the Arts, Sciences and Technology. 2009 ; Vol. 42, No. 3, Juni 2009. pp. 245-250.

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