RSS: Information Delivery Made Really Simple Jason Puckett, Woodruff Library jason.puckett@emory.edu / IM:JasonPLibrary

Really Simple Syndication Sites with regularly updated content: blogs, news… Look for an orange icon on sites with RSS “feeds”

Sites with regularly updated content: blogs, news…

Look for an orange icon on sites with RSS “feeds”

How does it work? Set up a free feed reader Your sites deliver updates to you Let’s watch a video

Set up a free feed reader

Your sites deliver updates to you

Let’s watch a video

Step 1: Set up a feed reader Go to Bloglines.com and click “Sign up” Other readers: Google Reader My Yahoo Netvibes Others…

Go to Bloglines.com and click “Sign up”

Other readers:

Google Reader

My Yahoo

Netvibes

Others…

Bloglines.com Click “Sign Up Now” in the center of the page

Step 2: Feed your reader Look for the orange icons Add the feed to your reader “ Feedbot” by “paperfingers” via flickr.com

Look for the orange icons

Add the feed to your reader

Subscribing to a feed Copy the URL of the feed you want Go to bloglines.com/myblogs Click “Add” (top left) Paste URL Click “Subscribe”

Copy the URL of the feed you want

Go to bloglines.com/myblogs

Click “Add” (top left)

Paste URL

Click “Subscribe”

Step 3: Read your feeds! Just go to Bloglines.com/myblogs

Just go to Bloglines.com/myblogs

Organizing feeds Create folders, drag and drop to rearrange

Create folders, drag and drop to rearrange

RSS AND DATABASES Feed me some research:

Feed me some research: