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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

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Basics of RSS

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  1. Basics of RSS Let the information come to you!

  2. 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

  3. What is RSS? Really Simple Syndication Allows for publication of online materials Free Uses XML

  4. Why do I need it? Confused? Overwhelmed? More than 50 bookmarks? Can’t keep up? Feel like you are wasting time?

  5. How do I use it? • Librarians • Monitor • Track • Gather • Students • Research • Track • Follow • Collaborate

  6. I’m new, where do I start? Look for this- Or this- Or this- Or this- On all your favorite sites And then…

  7. Feed Readers AKA- Aggregators Collect Display Organize

  8. Close Up of Google Reader

  9. Collecting Feeds Find the RSS icon!

  10. Collecting Feeds Firefox Choose This! Right Click!

  11. Collecting Feeds Add Subscription

  12. Collecting Feeds New Subscription

  13. Organizing Feeds Manage Subscriptions

  14. Organizing Feeds

  15. Sharing Feeds • Several Options • Share Feed • Add Feed To Folder • Make Folder Public OR…

  16. Share Individual Articles

  17. 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.

  18. Tips and Tricks Oversubscribe Share stuff Look for friends Don’t try to read it all Organize by tags

  19. Thank You! Bob Martin martinrob@more.net (573) 882-9021

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