Kent State University SLIS, July 18-19, 2008 Using Web 2.0 Principles to Become Librarian 2.0 RSS FEEDS

Instructor: Brian C. Gray Head of Reference Librarian: Engineering, Mathematics, & Statistics Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University Work email: bcg8@case.edu Work phone: 216-368-8685 IM: AIM - kslbcg8 ICQ - 499284601 Google Chat - kslbcg8@gmail.com MSN - bcg8@case.edu Yahoo - kslbcg8

Head of Reference

Librarian: Engineering, Mathematics, & Statistics

Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University

Work email: bcg8@case.edu

Work phone: 216-368-8685

IM: AIM - kslbcg8

ICQ - 499284601

Google Chat - kslbcg8@gmail.com

MSN - bcg8@case.edu

Yahoo - kslbcg8

Getting to Know RSS What is RSS? Benefits of Using RSS How to Read & Use RSS RSS Readers What is OPML? Libraries and RSS Lets Play

What is RSS?

Benefits of Using RSS

How to Read & Use RSS

RSS Readers

What is OPML?

Libraries and RSS

Lets Play

Video: RSS in Plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english

Do you recognize RSS?

What is RSS? R eally S imple S yndication R ich S ite S ummary R DF S ite S ummary User-initiated subscriptions that provide updates, news headlines, or other content directly to the user for browsing at their convenience.

R eally S imple S yndication

R ich S ite S ummary

R DF S ite S ummary

User-initiated subscriptions that provide updates, news headlines, or other content directly to the user for browsing at their convenience.

RSS Family Tree Recognized by various terminology: XML, ATOM, RSS feed, RSS channel, RSS stream, syndicated feed, & webfeed Several versions are used: RSS 0.9, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, Atom

Recognized by various terminology:

XML, ATOM, RSS feed, RSS channel, RSS stream, syndicated feed, & webfeed

Several versions are used:

RSS 0.9, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, Atom

Benefits of Using RSS Receive updates without visiting each web site Can monitor large number of sites very effectively Short summaries or “table of contents” Alternative to email notifications Reduce spam building opportunities Reduce “out of office” messages No rejection of messages by email filters Not “tracked” like an email subscription

Receive updates without visiting each web site

Can monitor large number of sites very effectively

Short summaries or “table of contents”

Alternative to email notifications

Reduce spam building opportunities

Reduce “out of office” messages

No rejection of messages by email filters

Not “tracked” like an email subscription

Blogs vs. RSS – NOT the Same Blog or weblog is a web site that contains relatively short entries, usually in chronological order A blog can “generate” RSS feeds, depending on the blogging software Content versus Delivery

Blog or weblog is a web site that contains relatively short entries, usually in chronological order

A blog can “generate” RSS feeds, depending on the blogging software

Content versus Delivery

RSS Uses Blog entries Photos Podcasts Music Library Circulation Records Table of Contents Any data that is constantly updated or added to What can you think of?

Blog entries

Photos

Podcasts

Music

Library Circulation Records

Table of Contents

Any data that is constantly updated or added to

What can you think of?

How do I access RSS? RSS readers, feed readers, feed aggregators or news readers Desktop, Web Based, Built-in, or Email Based

RSS readers, feed readers, feed aggregators or news readers

Desktop, Web Based, Built-in, or Email Based

Desktop Requires installation on computer

Requires installation on computer

Built-in Aggregators Web browsers, plug-ins, etc.

Web browsers, plug-ins, etc.

Email Based Aggregators Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Outlook

Web Based Access

RSS Changing Our Patrons Moving away from email & listservs Current Awareness “ Pull” rather than “Push” Sharing everything Privacy? Speed My thought: A few years ago people would say “If not on the Internet, it is not legitimate” Is RSS the next thing patrons use to judge the value and currency of products & services?

Moving away from email & listservs

Current Awareness

“ Pull” rather than “Push”

Sharing everything

Privacy?

Speed

My thought: A few years ago people would say “If not on the Internet, it is not legitimate” Is RSS the next thing patrons use to judge the value and currency of products & services?

Sharing with OPML OPML - Outline Processor Markup Language A collection of RSS feeds can be shared by an OPML file and imported by others into their RSS readers/aggregators Great way to create reading or additional resource lists for a class or organization

OPML - Outline Processor Markup Language

A collection of RSS feeds can be shared by an OPML file and imported by others into their RSS readers/aggregators

Great way to create reading or additional resource lists for a class or organization

Other Websites RSS Integration: MyYahoo Google Personalized Homepage RefWorks

RSS Integration:

MyYahoo

Google Personalized Homepage

RefWorks

Examples of Sites with Feeds ESPN Plain Dealer Updates Chemical Abstract Service IEEE Journals OhioLINK EJC

ESPN

Plain Dealer Updates

Chemical Abstract Service

IEEE Journals

OhioLINK EJC

My Library Offers RSS Feeds http://library.case.edu/ksl/rss/

http://library.case.edu/ksl/rss/

RSS in Databases & Publisher Websites Create a RSS alert directly from a result lists, a search history, or a publication’s table of contents.

Create a RSS alert directly from a result lists, a search history, or a publication’s table of contents.

Another Trick to Finding RSS Add “RSS” to your search engine searches.

Add “RSS” to your search engine searches.

More Information See more examples & tools at: http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/

See more examples & tools at:

http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/