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RSS – news feeds. Viikki Campus Library. What are RSS feeds ?. RSS - Really Simple Syndication Video: RSS in Plain English : www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU
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RSS – news feeds Viikki Campus Library
Whatare RSS feeds? • RSS - Really Simple Syndication • Video: RSS in Plain English:www.youtube.com/watch?v=0klgLsSxGsU • RSS feeds benefit readers who want to subscribe to timely updates from favoured websites or to aggregate feeds from many sites into one place. • RSS feeds can be read using software called an "RSS reader” example Feedly Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
What are the benefits of RSS-feeds? • RSS feeds reduce the amount of emails → you can order news to your RSS reader instead • With RSS Reader you can follow news form one site→ you don’t have to browse web pages just to check out if something new has appeared Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
RSS Readers • You can read RSS feeds with RSS Readers. Readers can be • software you install to your computer or • reader accounts on the web • With reader accounts on the web it is easier to follow RSS feeds with different computers • Feedlywww.feedly.com(Add-on for Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Android, iPhone) • Netvibeswww.netvibes.com Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
Ordering RSS feeds • You can order RSS feed from every page you find RSS feeds logo • Just click the RSS logo and you can subscribe the feed Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
Examples of RSS feeds • You can order RSS Feeds from databases e.g. • Scopus, ScienceDirect…. • Researchers blogs • Research Blogging researchblogging.org • Nature Blogs network.nature.com • SciLogswww.scilogs.com • ScienceBlogsscienceblogs.com • SciVee - Make Your Research Known www.scivee.tv • News • Time Magazine content.time.com/time/rss Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
FeedlyAccount • Feedlyfeedly.com • YoucanuseFeeldy with your Google account • Youcancreate Google accountifyoudon´thaveone(Ifyoudon´twant to create Google account, youcanuseNetvibes) • Youcanalsoadd an Feeldy add-on for Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Android, iPhone Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
Adding RSS feeds to Feedly • You can also search RSS feeds in Feedly • Just click the Follow link when you add RSS feeds to Feeldy • You can change the name of the feed and you can create categories • Feedly tutorial blog.feedly.com/feedly-tutorial Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
Example – Scopus RSS feeds • Do a search at Scopus • Click Set feed • Next page • Click Continue • Next page • Choose/ClickRSS feed reader your are using example Netvibes • Or click the link in point 2 and choose your RSS feed reader example Feedly Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
RSS Feedsfromdatabases • You can get RSS feeds from many databases • Usually you have to create an account to the database (exceptions Scopus and PubMed) • From Scopus and Web of Science, you can also have citation feeds • Web of Scienceyoutu.be/ZTUMUltX994 Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds
RSS Feeds • RSS Mix www.rssmix.com • You can mix any number of RSS feeds into one unique new feed • Google Search as RSS feed • Google Alerts -service www.google.com/alerts • Feed form specific website, add to the search site:Example search: Obama site:www.newspaper.com Viikki Campus Library, RSS feeds