Shortcuts for Staying Current SP19
•Download as PPTX, PDF•
0 likes•59 views
This document provides an overview of RSS feeds and how they can help users stay up-to-date with websites and library resources. RSS (Really Simple Syndication) allows users to receive updates from websites without visiting them directly. The document recommends several feed reader services and notes that RSS feeds can also be received via email. It explains that in addition to personal websites and blogs, library databases like OneSearch, EBSCO, ProQuest and Gale offer RSS feeds for journal alerts and saved searches. Browsezine is also mentioned as a tool for staying current. The document encourages users to contact the presenter with any additional questions.
Recommended
More Related Content
Similar to Shortcuts for Staying Current SP19
Similar to Shortcuts for Staying Current SP19 (20)
More from Courtney F
More from Courtney F (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Shortcuts for Staying Current SP19
- 1. WELCOME! OUR SESSION WILL BEGIN SHORTLY. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO AUDIO OR VIDEO BEING SHARED.
- 2. SHORTCUTS FOR STAYING CURRENT COURTNEY FUSON ELECTRONIC AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES LIBRARIAN
- 3. WHAT IS RSS? • Rich Site Summary • Really Simple Syndication • A way to get updates from a website without having to visit it!
- 5. FEED READERS Feedly NewsBlur Inoreader NetVibes https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-read
- 9. RSS VIA EMAIL • https://feedrabbit.com/ • https://www.feed2mail.com/ • https://blogtrottr.com/ • Email client (Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, etc)
- 10. RSS FROM LIBRARY RESOURCES • In addition to your favorite websites, blogs, etc., you can also get RSS feeds from the library’s resources! • The library’s OneSearch, EBSCO, ProQuest, Gale, and others offer RSS feeds of specific content (journal alerts and/or search alerts) • This may require that you have an account with them, but not always. • Can be sent via email or followed via RSS feed
- 11. JOURNAL ALERT
- 12. SEARCH ALERT
- 13. BROWZINE Another tool you can use to stay current…
Editor's Notes
- How to put technology to work for you and use it to help you stay current in your field Two specific tools – feeds/alerts and Browzine
- Many of the easiest ways to stay current use something called RSS – this stands for both Really Simply Syndication and Rich Site Summary. RSS syndicates information (gathers for publication in multiple places) for you, so you don’t have to do the searches or visit the site(s) yourself every time RSS feeds require a feed reader
- On a site, look for the letters RSS or a logo like these. When you click on it, you’ll get this mess of computer code. Sometimes it can look like more user friendly. Either way, you need a feed reader to really put RSS to work for you!
- https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/ The 10 Best RSS Reader Apps Feedly (Web, iOS, Android) for providing every feature you might ever need; up to 100 sources NewsBlur (Web, Self-Hosted Web, iOS, Android) for filtering out content you're less interested in; up to 64 sources Inoreader (Web, iOS, Android, Windows Phone) for free searching and saving your content long-term; unlimited sources The Old Reader (Web) for sharing content with friends and getting recommendations; up to 100 sources Bloglovin' (Web, iOS, Android) for discovering popular lifestyle content Netvibes (Web) for marketers who want to monitor their brands and industry FlowReader (Web) for combining your RSS and social feeds Feedreader (Web) for no-frills feed reading Feeder (Web, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Yandex, iOS, Android) for viewing your RSS feeds on any device
- This is the first thing you’ll see when you sign up for Feedly – find some sources! They curate some for you, or you can enter one that you’ve found.
- This is what it looks like when you log in after you’ve added content – all of your unread stuff is on the home page. You can just scroll straight through, or you can use the topics to go to specific content (either a folder or a single feed)
- I sorted my feeds into my own topic groups. A single feed can be in more than one topic.
- If you don’t want another website/app to log in to, you can also have RSS feeds sent to your email or use your email client as a feed reader Enter the URL and your email address and subscribe!
- Web content is always available via RSS feed. If you create feeds via the library’s resources, you will have to log in with your Belmont information in order to read the content. That means that after graduation, you’ll have to be on campus in order to access it. Off-campus access is not available after graduation. OneSearch: must login (myBelmont un/pw); “Save query” then “Turn on notification for this query”; to get RSS, click on pin to go to your favorites, then Saved Searches ProQuest: create alert does not require login; RSS and/or email allowed for searches; email alert requires confirmation; login not required for journal alert; allows RSS and/or email for journals https://search.proquest.com/help/academic/webframe.html?rss.html#rss.html EBSCO: RSS does not require login; email alerts require login; can do RSS or email alerts for searches &/or journals https://support.ebsco.com/eit/rss.php Gale: no login required; can create email or RSS for search; same for journals https://support.gale.com/doc/rss ScienceDirect: Login required; allows only email of searches; email + RSS of journal alerts https://service.elsevier.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/10818/supporthub/sciencedirect/kw/rss/
- Web or app based journal content via “bookshelf” Login with your myBelmont credentials or create an account to sync across multiple devices Save things to read later (offline) With BrowZine, you can: • Browse and read journals: Browse thousands of top journals by subject, easily review tables of contents, and download full articles. • Stay Current with My Bookshelf: Create a personal bookshelf of titles to follow and receive new article notifications. • Access on any device: Easily access BrowZine from your iOS and Android device and on the web to stay up to date wherever you are. • Save and export articles: Use the BrowZine app to save articles for off-line reading or export to services such as DropBox, Mendeley, RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero, Papers and more.