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Case Learns: Understanding RSS Feeds
This document discusses RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, including what they are, their benefits, and how to access and use them. RSS feeds allow users to subscribe to updates from websites and receive headlines or summaries of new content without having to visit each site. The document outlines how RSS feeds work and can benefit users by keeping them informed across multiple sites efficiently. It also provides examples of RSS readers and websites that offer RSS feeds, including some from the Kelvin Smith Library.
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- 1. CaseLearns Workshop: Understanding Feeds July 17, 2008 Staying informed without being overwhelmed.
- 2. Contact Information BrianC. Gray, MLIS Head of Reference Librarian - Engineering, Math, & Statistics Email: [email_address] Blog: http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/ Phone: (216) 368-8685 Office: Kelvin Smith Library 201-L Office: Nord Hall 510 CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 3. Agenda What isRSS? Benefits of Using RSS How to Read & Use RSS KSL & RSS Lets Play CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 4. Video: RSS inPlain English CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english
- 5. What is RSS?R eally S imple S yndication R ich S ite S ummary R DF S ite S ummary CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds User-initiated subscriptions that provide updates, news headlines, or other content directly to the user for browsing at their convenience.
- 6. RSS Feeds Recognizedby various terminology: XML, ATOM, RSS feed, RSS channel, RSS steam, syndicated feed, & webfeed Several versions are used: RSS 0.9, RSS 1.0, RSS 2.0, Atom CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 7. Recognizing RSS FeedsCaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 8. Benefits of UsingRSS 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 CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 9. Blogs vs. RSSBlog 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 CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 10. RSS Uses Blogentries Photos Podcasts Music Library Circulation Records Table of Contents Any data that is constantly updated or added to CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 11. How do Iaccess RSS? RSS readers, feed readers, feed aggregators or news readers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_aggregator http://www.ourpla.net/cgi-bin/pikie.cgi?RssReaders Desktop, Web Based, Built-in, or Email Based CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 12. How do Iaccess RSS? Desktop – Requires installation on a computer CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 13. How do Iaccess RSS? Built-in Aggregators (Web browsers, plugins) CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 14. How do Iaccess RSS? Email Based Aggregators CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 15. How do Iaccess RSS? Web Based Access CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
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- 19. KSL Offers RSSFeeds http://library.case.edu/ksl/rss/ CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 20. Other Websites www.feedburner.comMyYahoo Google Personalized Homepage Google Reader Google Blog Search www.feedfinder.com CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 21. Examples of Sitesthe Offer Feeds ESPN Plain Dealer Updates Chemical Abstract Service RefWorks IEEE Journals ( example ) OhioLINK EJC ( example ) CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 22. Sharing with OPMLOPML - 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 classes CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 23. Additional Resources http://wiki.case.edu/RSShttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS_%28file_format%29 History of RSS, format examples, background information http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0 Contains a section on RSS CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds
- 24. Contact Information BrianC. Gray, MLIS Head of Reference Librarian - Engineering, Math, & Statistics Email: [email_address] Blog: http://blog.case.edu/bcg8/ Phone: (216) 368-8685 Office: Kelvin Smith Library 201-L Office: Nord Hall 510 CaseLearns: Understanding RSS Feeds