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RSS. Don Westover Director of Instructional Design Mount Wachusett Community College. What does RSS stand for?. Really Simple Syndication. RSS Defined.

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  1. RSS Don Westover Director of Instructional Design Mount Wachusett Community College

  2. What does RSS stand for? Really Simple Syndication

  3. RSS Defined • A family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a "feed," "web feed," or "channel," contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text.

  4. Web Feed Defined • A data format used for providing users with frequently updated content. Content distributors syndicate a web feed, thereby allowing users to subscribe to it. Making a collection of web feeds accessible in one spot is known as aggregation, which is performed by an Internet aggregator. A web feed is also sometimes referred to as a syndicated feed.

  5. Indecipherable Tech-Talk?

  6. The Story

  7. The Players • Me (Don) - the user • You - the user’s favorite blog/website • Paper ball - new content

  8. The Players • Me (Don) - the user • You - the user’s favorite blog/website • Paper ball - new content • Basket - RSS Aggregator/Reader

  9. Get Updates on New Content

  10. Podcasts

  11. The Process Simplified

  12. Pick Your RSS Reader Lots of options!

  13. Portal-based RSS Reader • Use a portal to read RSS feeds if: • You are already using the portal. • You want to read just a few RSS feeds. • You want an easy way to subscribe to your own feed. • Do not use a portal for a large number of RSS feeds. • Examples: • My Yahoo • My MSN • Pageflakes

  14. Browser-based RSS Reader • Use a browser-based RSS feed reader if: • You access your RSS feeds from one computer. • You only want to subscribe to a few RSS feeds. • Do not use a browser for a large number of RSS feeds. • Example: • Firefox

  15. Desktop-based RSS Reader • Use a desktop RSS feed reader if: • You access your RSS feeds from one computer. • You like to download your RSS feeds to read later. • Examples: • Feed Demon - for Windows. • SharpReader - for Windows. • NetNewsWire - for the Mac OS X. • Straw - for Linux.

  16. Outlook-based RSS Reader • Use an Outlook if: • You use Outlook extensively. • You want a universal inbox for email and RSS feeds. • You like to option to download your RSS feeds to read later.

  17. Web-based RSS Reader • Use a web-based RSS feed reader if: • You access your RSS feeds from different computers. • You prefer to work on web-based systems. • Examples: • Google Reader • Bloglines

  18. Search for RSS Feeds More options!

  19. Personal Web Surfing • I think the best approach is just to build slowly. • Subscribe to RSS feeds when you surf a website or blog that is interesting. • If you surf with Firefox, watch for the orange icon to the right of the address box that shows you a website has a feed. • Try one of the services that report on current blogs.

  20. Search Engines • MSN Search Engine • Feed: Example feed: library instruction Will return any RSS feed files that contains the query terms “library instruction". • Hasfeed: Example hasfeed: library instructionWill return any website or blog that contains the query term “library instruction" and has an associated RSS feed file • Yahoo Search Engine • Advanced Search > File Format > RSS/XML • Blog Search Engines • Technorati • IceRocket • Bloglines

  21. Directory of Feeds • Directories are organized lists of RSS Feeds, websites, or blogs. • There are numerous directories on the internet. • Websites, Blogs, & RSS Feeds. • Created manually or programmatically.  • Organized by specific topic or general purpose. • Personal directory. • Your IE Favorites or Firefox Bookmarks. • If one keeps an organized list of favorites and organizes that list into meaningful folders, then that is a Directory.

  22. Subscribe to RSS Feeds Even More options! What happened to Chocolate & Vanilla?

  23. Subscribe • In General • On a website or blog with a feed… • Find the RSS or XML button. • Right click & copy link location. • Paste the URL into your RSS feed reader. OR… • Find the button for your particular RSS Reader. • Click & follow instructions. • Follow Instructions!!! • Each RSS feed reader/aggregator is different.

  24. RSS Subscription Buttons

  25. Next Steps? • Create your own feeds to deliver information to your patrons. • Partial content – Teaser. • Gets them to return to your website or blog • Full Content • Add other RSS feeds to your website.

  26. Library Related Uses • Updated Website Content • Topic Specific Content • Library Blogs • Announcements • Library Resources/Materials • Books • New Acquisitions/Titles • Top 10 lists by category • Portals • Provide a list of feeds, directory • Incorporate other feeds into website • Catalog Search Results • Journals • Items out/hold lists

  27. Get Creative!

  28. Contact Info Don Westover Director of Instructional Design Rm 344 Mount Wachusett Community College 978.630.9487 dwestover@mwcc.mass.edu Center for Teaching & Learning www.ctlmwcc.com

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