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RSS FEEDS WITH GOOGLE READER. Ryan Harris, MLIS Health Sciences and Human Services Library University of Maryland, Baltimore. Objectives. Define RSS Feeds Introduce You to Google Reader and Create an Account How to find RSS Feeds Adding RSS Feeds to your Google Reader Account.
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RSS FEEDS WITH GOOGLE READER Ryan Harris, MLIS Health Sciences and Human Services Library University of Maryland, Baltimore
Objectives • Define RSS Feeds • Introduce You to Google Reader and Create an Account • How to find RSS Feeds • Adding RSS Feeds to your Google Reader Account
What is an RSS Feed? • RSS Feed stands for Real Simple Syndication Feed • Used to publish frequently updated works from websites, blogs, news headlines • Information in feed will often include full or summarized text, author and publication date • RSS Feeds can be collected/organized using an aggregator
Why Subscribe to RSS Feeds? • Can be used both professionally and personally • Simple way of getting updated Table of Contents from Scholarly Journals • Keep up with news from professional organizations • Read news headlines from your favorite newspaper or online newsource • Easy to pick and choose what feeds you want
Google Reader • Google Reader is an RSS aggregator • Will collect your RSS Feeds from a variety of blogs, news sources, websites, or scholarly journals • Serves as a personal inbox for information from the web • Able to access from any computer as long as you have access to the internet
Adding Content to Your Feed • Many websites, blogs, and journals will have RSS Feeds • You can also create a search in a database and create a RSS Feed from it • Copy and paste the Feed identifier into your Google Reader account • Google Reader will then check these feeds for updates • When you log on you will see if your Feeds have new items in them
Google Reader Public Page • Can share your items with your friends, simply by sending them to relevant links • Click on sharing icon of an item and will be part of your public Google page • Can also email these items directly