Using Web 2.0 Principles to Become Librarian 2.0: RSS Feeds
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The document discusses RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds and how they can help librarians (Librarian 2.0) and patrons. It defines RSS feeds and their benefits like receiving automatic updates from websites without visiting them directly. It explains how RSS readers work and how libraries can use RSS feeds to share updates on new materials, events and more. The document suggests RSS may influence how patrons judge a library's resources if the library offers RSS options.
Using Web 2.0 Principles to Become Librarian 2.0: RSS Feeds
- 1. Kent State University School of Library & Information Science March 9 & 10, 2007 Using Web 2.0 Principles to Become Librarian 2.0 RSS Feeds
- 2. Brian C. Gray Engineering, Mathematics, & Statistics Librarian 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
- 3. 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
- 4. Do you recognize RSS?
- 5. 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.
- 6. RSS Family Tree Recognized by 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
- 7. 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
- 8. 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
- 9. 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?
- 10. How do I access RSS? RSS readers, feed readers, feed aggregators or news readers Desktop, Web Based, Built-in, or Email Based
- 11. Desktop Requires installation on computer
- 12. Built-in Aggregators Web browsers, plug-ins, etc.
- 14. Web Based Access
- 15. RSS Changing Our Patrons Moving away from email & listservs Current Awareness “ Pull” rather than “Push” Sharing everything Privacy? Speed 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?
- 16. 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 classes
- 17. Other Websites RSS Integration: MyYahoo Google Personalized Homepage RefWorks
- 18. Examples of Sites with Feeds ESPN Plain Dealer Updates Chemical Abstract Service IEEE Journals OhioLINK EJC
- 19. My Library Offers RSS Feeds http://library.case.edu/ksl/rss/
- 20. Another Trick to Finding RSS Add “RSS” to your search engine searches.
- 21. See more examples & tools at: http://www.squidoo.com/library2point0/