keeping up with research using rss and alerts
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Keeping up with research using RSS and alerts
Pamela CarsonWeb Services Librarian
Who am I?
Pamela Carson, Web Services Librarian• Master of Library and Information Studies,
Knowledge Management specialization (McGill) • Honours B.A. Art and French (McMaster)• Diploma Web Design (Mohawk College)
[email protected] ext. 7685
Information delivery…made easy
Agenda
• About RSS– How do RSS feeds and readers work
• Where can I find RSS feeds?– Exercise
• Where can I collect and read RSS feeds?– Exercise
Why?
• Saves time• Automated web surfing• Information saved in one place
(the reader/aggregator)
E-mail alerts