basics of rss

Basics of RSS

Let the information come to you!

Agenda

• What is RSS?• Why do I need it?• Where do I start?• Feed readers• Collecting feeds• Organizing feeds• Sharing your feeds• Starter feed list• Tips and tricks

What is RSS?

• Really Simple Syndication

• Allows for publication of online materials

• Free• Uses XML

Why do I need it?

• Confused?• Overwhelmed?• More than 50

bookmarks?• Can’t keep up?• Feel like you are

wasting time?

How do I use it?

• Librarians– Monitor– Track– Gather

• Students– Research– Track– Follow– Collaborate

I’m new, where do I start?

• Look for this-• Or this-• Or this-• Or this-• On all your

favorite sites• And then…

Feed Readers

• AKA- Aggregators

• Collect• Display• Organize

Close Up of Google Reader

Collecting Feeds

Find the RSS icon!

Collecting Feeds

Right Click! Firefox

Choose This!

Collecting Feeds

Add Subscription

Collecting Feeds

New Subscription

Organizing Feeds

Manage Subscriptions

Organizing Feeds

Sharing Feeds

• Several Options• Share Feed• Add Feed To Folder• Make Folder Public

OR…

Share Individual Articles

Starter Feed List

• http://solutions.more.net/apps/training/schedule/– Get updates when we post new classes.

• http://search.ebscohost.com– Do a search and then look at the top of the results column!

If you set up the feed for this, you will get new results each time this SEARCH is updated.

• http://www.delicious.com/morenet– Over 400 links to interactive content.

Tips and Tricks

• Oversubscribe• Share stuff• Look for friends• Don’t try to read it all• Organize by tags

Thank You!

• Bob Martin• martinrob@more.net• (573) 882-9021