Thursday, August 9, 2007

Meeting with Mary Hess (July 10 &11)

She is developing an ICT network for Christians to share resources in the the field of formation and liturgy.

She is assistant professor of educational leadership at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota.

She is especially interested in the internet as an expression of culture and how we can read the mass media as an expression of faith.

Important notions

Setting up a digital journal /encyclopedia.

- It is important not only to have a list of criteria, but also to have a technical infrastucuture in which the articles can be recognized (s.c. markers)

- Publish first within creative commons, and after that in the journal. At this moment articles published in the context of creative commons are red by publishers if they are worth wile publishing.

- The Wiki software is able to divide in certain levels. This means you could have an encyclopedia in a geneneral sense and in a more scientific sense. You could even have a certain group in one glance (for example the South Afircan association).

- The Wiki can be conbined with blogs.

- It is possible to make a difference between the main entry of the blog and the reactions.

- Essential is the common need of the people working in the project. For example the South Americans are very much in favour of the open resources project for Christians because they have the need of sharing materials. A project top – down doesn’t work.

Notes

- In Madison speak with Mary Hinkle – Shore - David Weinberger, Small pieces of loosely joined - David Stuart of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota (librarian).

1 comment:

Stephen Arabadjis said...

To whom it may concern,
My name is Fr. Stephen Arabadjis.  I am a member of the Society of St. Pius X.  But I am in my 7th year of Sabbatical.Therefore I was hoping your group could do a 54 day rosary novena for my intentions.  But any prayers and sacrifices would be greatly appreciated.  I know Our Lady will reward you generously for this.
In Our Lady,
Fr. Arabadjis
P.S. Thanking you in advance, since I don't always get all my communications.