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Keeping up to date with new research

Keeping up to date with new research . Nicola Conway Liaison Librarian. Format of the session. How? Part 1 email vs RSS What? Books Journal articles Journal Table of Contents (ToCs ) Mailing lists, Blogs, Research news & funding opportunities How? Part 2 Filtering your feeds.

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Keeping up to date with new research

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  1. Keeping up to date with new research Nicola Conway Liaison Librarian

  2. Format of the session • How? Part 1 • email vsRSS • What? • Books • Journal articles • Journal Table of Contents (ToCs) • Mailing lists, Blogs, Research news & funding opportunities • How? Part 2 • Filtering your feeds

  3. How? Automated alerts either: • Email • RSS (Really Simple Syndication) • Feeds • Feed readers • Browser • Online

  4. Feeds • Durham University News: http://www.dur.ac.uk/news/ • http://www.dur.ac.uk/feeds/news/?section=1 • BBC News: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ • http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/rss.xml

  5. Feeds

  6. Feed Readers • Feed readers: • Google Reader • NetVibes • Bloglines

  7. Task One • Set up a RSS feed reader. Use Internet Explorer or register for an online reader such as Google Reader • Subscribe to a generic feed e.g.. • Durham University central news • Durham University Library news • BBC news

  8. What? Books: • Library Catalogue • New items purchased by the library • Other catalogues • Publisher sites Keeping up to date for researchers web page

  9. Task Two • Create a RSS feed or an email alert for a book from one or more of the following: • Library Catalogue (email) • New items purchased by the library (RSS) • Copac (RSS) • A publisher site (email/RSS)

  10. What? Journal Articles: • Web of Science • Google Scholar Keeping up to date for researchers web page

  11. Task Three • Create a RSS feed or an email alert for a journal from one or more of the following: • Web of Science (RSS and email) • Google Scholar (email)

  12. What? Journal Table of Contents: • Zetoc • JournalTOCs Keeping up to date for researchers web page

  13. Task Four • Create a RSS feed or an email alert for a journal table of contents from one or more of the following: • Zetoc (RSS and email) • JournalTOCs (RSS)

  14. What? • Mailing Lists: • JISC Mail • Blogs: • Google Blogs • Web Page Alerts • Research news & funding opportunities Keeping up to date for researchers web page

  15. Task Five • Spend some time having a look at some of the resources: • JISC Mail • Blogs • Web Page Alerts • Research news & funding opportunities

  16. RSS filters • See only relevant information from your feed • Define keywords • Filter services • Feed sifter • Pipes

  17. Task Six • Set up a filter using Feedsifter • Subscribe to your filtered feed

  18. More information • Nicola Conway • e-mail: nicola.conway@durham.ac.uk • telephone: 0191 334 2975 • Liaison Librarian • www.dur.ac.uk/library/resources/subject/ • Web page • www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/keepuptodate/

  19. Questions

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