The document discusses the importance of reading and utilizing online resources, particularly through RSS (Really Simple Syndication). It highlights how users can manage their reading through feed readers like Google Reader, emphasizing customization and the discovery of new content. The article provides practical tips for starting with RSS, including selecting manageable feeds and maintaining an organized approach to reading.

1. Feed Your Need to Read Gwendolyn MacNairn Computer Science Librarian Dalhousie University Dal Libraries UnZipped September 1, 2011

2. Do you need to read?

3. Do you read online?

4. User Information “ Save the Time of the Reader” Ranganathan User Information Information Shifting

5. Really Simple Syndication Rich Site Summary RDF Site Summary Syndication describes the distribution RSS

6. Examples are popular cartoons or columns Dilbert Margaret Wente Common Source News Reader Syndication

7. HTML Browser Web page XML Aggregator Feed reader Source Language Applications Display

8. Publisher: Elsevier Database: ScienceDirect Reading Table of Contents (TOCs) for Scholarly Journals

9. Communications of the ACM (journal) Michael Geist (blog) Technology NPR (news) What do YOU read? Content is usually a variety of sources

10. Google Reader Communications of the ACM (journal) Michael Geist (blog) Technology NPR (news) Collect using an Aggregator

11. Sample Headline Headlines viewed in a Reader

12. Article viewed in a Reader

13. Same Headline on The Guardian webpage

14. Google Reader

15. Web-based aggregator Free to use Easy to create an account Supports all major syndication formats Customization features include Starring items to read later… Ability to share with others… Keyboard shortcuts to Read with Speed Reasons

16. Google Login

17. Check the (numbers) Choose to read these feeds

18. Read Headlines for ACM If interested – mark with a star

19. CRC Chair of Internet & E-commerce Law (blog) Read headlines & mark with a star

20. Some Headlines in the News

21. Display your Starred Items

22. Display your Starred Items One item kept from May

23. Google Login Expanded text sufficient…

24. Google Login Want more? Go to the website…

26. Google Login

27. Google Login Have time to read? Access the PDF…

28. Google Login Must be on campus

29. Find new Feeds

32. Manage Subscriptions Unsubscribe to Delete

33. When done …

34. Discover what “current awareness” method works for you Define your constraints and accept them Try RSS but start slow, only 10-15 sites/blogs/feeds time yourself add or delete, as needed Look for a "community" Always be on the lookout for new & better sites weed & purge to keep it manageable Customize the “tool” to meet YOUR needs Usage Tips

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