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Blogs and RSS Feeds – What Why and How?

Blogs and RSS Feeds – What Why and How?. Steven M. Cohen Rivkin Radler LLP Library Stuff. October 20 st , 2004. Topics Covered. Weblogs - What? How? Why? Where? Who? When? RSS (Really Simple Syndication). What?. Website, listed chronologically, with written content and links.

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Blogs and RSS Feeds – What Why and How?

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  1. Blogs and RSS Feeds – What Why and How? Steven M. Cohen Rivkin Radler LLP Library Stuff October 20st, 2004

  2. Topics Covered • Weblogs - What? How? Why? Where? Who? When? • RSS (Really Simple Syndication)

  3. What? • Website, listed chronologically, with written content and links. • Most use software for easy publication. • Calendars, Permalinks, Archives, RSS, blogroll, comments. • Easy Easy Easy Easy Easy…

  4. What? (Examples) • Library Stuff (www.librarystuff.net) • LISNews (http://www.lisnews.com) • Resourceshelf (http://www.resourceshelf.com) • The Shifted Librarian (http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com) • Librarian.net (http://www.librarian.net)

  5. How? (Software) • Blogger (http://www.blogger.com) • Movabletype (http://www.movabletype.org) • Radio Userland (http://radio.userland.com) • WordPress (http://www.wordpress.org) • Live Journal (http://www.livejournal.com)

  6. How? (Let’s Create one)

  7. How? (Movabletype) • Posting to a weblog with MovableType

  8. Which? (Choosing One) • $$$ • How do you get the software? • Automatic archiving? • Comments included? • Spell check? • Free Web Space?

  9. Why? (Using Weblogs) • Easy to distribute content • Communication within the building (reference desk) • Great for Library Web pages.

  10. Why? (Examples) • Library News • Reference Desk Discussion (FARQs, patrons, etc) • New Acquisitions. • Consortia • Book Clubs • Backend CMS only

  11. Why? (Advantages) • Easy, Easy, Easy, Easy, Easy to publish • No need to download software • Open source, open access feeling • Interactive • No Rules

  12. Why not? (Disadvantages) • Information Overload?! • Have to continuously update them • Takes time on behalf of the writer • Crossposting • Subjective • Reliability of content • No Rules

  13. Where? (Examples) • Waterboro Public Library (http://www.waterborolibrary.org/blog.htm) • Georgia State University Libraries (http://www.library.gsu.edu/news) • Rosedale Public Library Blogger Book Club (http://www.roselle.lib.il.us/YouthServices/BookClub/Bloggerbookclub.htm)

  14. Where? (Examples) • Construction Diary (http://urbanafreelibrary.org/bldgblog.html) • University of Minnesota Libraries (http://blog.lib.umn.edu) • Wisconsin Library Association (http://wlaweb.blogspot.com/) • Suburban Library System (http://www.sls.lib.il.us/)

  15. Who? (Marketing) • Stand out in the crowd. • Ease of use • Best way to publish without trade publications (on your own terms) • Finding your niche (http://marylaine.com/exlibris/xlib185.html) • Write everyday

  16. Who? (Searching For Weblogs) • Searching weblog content. • Feedster (http://www.feedster.com) • Blogdigger (http://www.blogdigger.com) • Blogstreet – (http://www.blogsteet.com) • Waypath (http://www.waypath.com) • Daypop (http://www.daypop.com)

  17. Who? (LIS Specific) • Peter Scott’s List (www.libdex.com/weblogs.html) • LISBlogsource – (http://www.lisblogsource.net) • ODP Library Weblogs – (http://tinyurl.com/ew7o) • Blog Without a Library - (http://www.blogwithoutalibrary.net/links.html)

  18. RSS 101 • Content from the Web which is parsed into a file (.xml or .rss or .php) • Can only be read with a news aggregator or online “parser” code (which allows for RSS content to be viewed in html) • Can’t be read in a browser on its own. • Look for the orange button!!!

  19. Examples of Companies that Syndicate Content via RSS • Chronicle of Higher Education • http://chronicle.com/help/rss.htm • Reuters • (http://www.reuters.com/newsrss.jhtml) • New York Times • http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/index.html • Christian Science Monitor • http://search.csmonitor.com/rss/index.html

  20. News Aggregators 101 • Software • Client Based • Server Based • Subscribe to sites by adding feeds. • Different aggregators that do basically the same thing. • Saves time • Content is syndicated into one place. • Look for the Orange Button

  21. Library Stuff

  22. Library Stuff RSS Feed

  23. Library Stuff Raw Feed

  24. News Aggregators • Bloglines (Demo) • http://www.bloglines.com • Net News Wire (Mac) • http://www.netnewswire.com • Newzcrawler • http://www.newzcrawler.com • Newsgator (Outlook) • http://www.newsgator.com

  25. Web-Based Aggregators – 2 types • Inernet-based tool that deliver specific feeds chosen by the creator(s) • LISFeeds – www.lisfeeds.com • EDU_RSS - www.downes.ca/edu_rss.htm • Weblogs at Harvard – http://blogs.law.harvard.edu

  26. Web-Based Aggregators – 2 types • Internet-based tools that are chosen by the USER. • Bloglines – www.bloglines.com • MyWireService - www.mywireservice.com • My Yahoo!! - http://my.yahoo.com

  27. RSS Directories and Search Engines • Syndic8 • http://www.syndic8.com • Blogstreet • www.blogstreet.com/rssdiscovery.html • Auto Discovery • Built-in to the aggregator • RSS Explorer Toolbar • (http://rssexplorer.planet-hood.com) • News is Free • http://www.newsisfree.com

  28. RSS Search Engines • Feedster • http://www.feedster.com • Waypath • http://www.waypath.com • Technorati • http://www.technorati.com • Blogdigger • http://www.blogdigger.com/index.html • Google File type search

  29. Customize your RSS • Daypop • http://www.daypop.com • After search find orange button • Moreover • http://p.moreover.com/cgi-local/page?k=librarian&o=rss • Replace “librarian” with any keywords. • Wired News • Feedster search

  30. More Customization • Yahoo News Search - http://jeremy.zawodny.com/ynews-search-rss.php • Hubmed – http://www.pmbrowser.info • Pubsub – http://www.pubsub.com • Topix – http://www.topix.com • Findory – http://www.findory.com • Usenet • http://www.bitfolge.de/nntp2rss-en.html

  31. Disadvantages of RSS • No filtering by keyword • Can become unruly, quickly • Not Everything is RSSified • Difficult to synchronize aggregator between multiple computers (but...)

  32. Advantages of RSS • Cutting edge technology • No advertisements to deal with • More and more join RSS every day • Saves lots of time (4 hours  30 minutes) • Can be syndicated onto a web site • Syndication works well for frequently and infrequently update sites

  33. Other RSS Stuff Bloglet – Get RSS feeds via e-mail • http://www.bloglet.com

  34. Thanks Contact: Web Form - http://www.librarystuff.net/contact.php AOL IM – NYlibrarian Phone – 516-357-3455

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