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The Ignatian Wiki Commons is a wiki website with photographs and other media files related to Catholic and Jesuit identity that are licensed to allow reuse on other websites and in off-line publications. The concept for this site is similar to the Wikimedia Commons, a free media repository for Wikipedia and other projects of the Wikimedia Foundation. This site uses the software on which Wikipedia is based, which allows anyone to add photographs and other digital media related to Catholic and Jesuit identity. The primary reason for having a 'commons' for images and other files related to projects of the Ignatian Commons Initiative is to prevent duplication of photographs and similar content across the English language Ignatian Wiki and future wikis sponsored by the Ignatian Commons Initiative.
The content on the site is licensed with one or more copyleft licenses such as the GFDL or one of the Creative Commons licenses. These licenses allow reuse of content without requesting permission or paying royalties, provided the person or organization reusing the content complies with the terms of the original license as specified by the contributor of the content. These licensing requirements are generally attribution and keeping the content licensed under the original license. Potential outlets for the photographs and other content on this site include other websites, PowerPoint presentations, academic papers or publications, student reports, and church bulletins, reports, flyers, or announcements.
About the Ignatian Commons Initiative
The Ignatian Commons Initiative is a lay-led initiative that has the goal of developing a community of people who work collaboratively with Jesuits to develop free online resources to support Catholic and Jesuit identity. Potential users of Ignatian Commons projects include students, faculty, staff, administrators, and alumni of Jesuit institutions as well as people interested in Catholicism in general or Ignatian spirituality in particular. The initial focus of this initiative is on Jesuit institutions in the United States which includes approximately 28 colleges and universities, 49 secondary schools, 78 parishes, and 35 retreat centers. Over time it is anticipated that the scope will grow to include content on Jesuit institutions outside of the United States, institutions based on Ignatian spirituality that are not sponsored by the Jesuits, and development of wikis in languages other than English.
