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RSS:Practical Uses for Professional, Personal and Patron Information. Brooklyn Public Library Professional Development Day January 12, 2009 Kathryn Shaughnessy, MA, MLS Assistant Professor Instructional Services Librarian Senior Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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RSS: Practical Uses for Professional, Personal and Patron Information
Brooklyn Public LibraryProfessional Development DayJanuary 12, 2009
Kathryn Shaughnessy, MA, MLSAssistant ProfessorInstructional Services LibrarianSenior Fellow, Center for Teaching and Learning
RSS: History & Overview
RSS is…
A growing method of distributing web-based information– RDF Site summary– Rich Site Summary – Really Simple Syndication – Really Simple Subscription
RSS: History & Overview
RSS timeline…
• 1997-1999: scriptingNews format, designed by Dave Winer at UserLand (1997); subsequently, Winer & developers (including Dan Libby) at NetScape continue to work on RDF and xml scripts to offer standard RSS 0.91 format
• 2000: RSS 1.0 format is developed by Rael Dornfest at O’Reilly independently
• March 2002: “MetaWeblog API merges RSS 0.92 with XML-RPC to provide a powerful blogging API. “
• September 2002: Winer Develops RSS 2.0, MetaWeblog updates
• July 2003: RSS 2.0 spec, Winer “released through Harvard under a Creative Commons license “
• August 2004: “iPodders” search for a way to retrieve old blogs and audiofiles – develop RSS (Winer) and podcast software (Curry) – podcasting begins
• July 2005: iTunes supports/distributes podcasts, get 1 million subscribers in first 2 days; rises to 8,000 podcasts, 6 million listeners in one month
Hobson and Holtz Report, 8/4/2005 http://forimmediaterelease.biz/index.php/weblog/2005/08/05/ )
RSS 2.0 at Harvard Law website, http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rssVersionHistory.html
RSS: History & Overview
RSS evolution …
• News scripting – code to keep updates fresh
• Distributing Blogs & Podcasts
• Personal / information gathering
• Organizational information distribution (wikis & microblogging)
• Education & Distributed Learning
RSS: History & Overview
Why do I libraries need to know about it ?
• Student ICT Literacy: requires critical thinking skills to perform the kinds of information management and research tasks necessary for academic success
• Patron ICT Literacy: RSS marks the major difference between old “static” web content and dynamic web resources
• Getting the word out: Low-cost distribution mechanism of information about library resources (ex; News, calendar, new books list, wiki updates, database/catalog searches, Journal TOCs)
• Always fresh: Facilitating up-to-date information/ research and interactive participation
• Personal/Professional growth: Life-long learning!
Current Uses of RSS Resources @ BPL
• @ brooklynpubliclibrary.org
Current Uses of RSS Resources @BPL
brooklynpubliclibrary.org feeds displayed in iGoogle
Current Uses of RSS Resources
Radio news and lectures (NPR)
Current Uses of RSS Resources
– Print News & Podcast Syndication NYT
Current Uses of RSS Resources
Academic-quality lectures (Princeton University Channel)
Current Uses of RSS Resources
Journal Table of Contents Nature
Current Uses of RSS Resources
– Library News
Current Uses of RSS Resources
– Collection /Departmental News -- Library of Congress
Current Uses of RSS Resources
Funding Opportunities
Current Uses of RSS Resources
– Scholarly Communication – IL Tag from CiteULike
Current Uses of RSS Resources
Serendipitous discovery through del.icio.us
Current Uses of RSS Resources
Job / Internship feeds
Current Uses of RSS Resources
Monster Job Search feed
Current Uses of RSS Resources
Database Searches
Practical issues for using RSS
Because wiks, podcasts & blogs are “digi-born”, one of the the best ways to keep track of these resources is by using RSS feeds to monitor activity
Utilizing RSS requires
• choosing an RSS reader
– free or fee-based
– Desktop or web-based
• inputting RSS feeds
Investment of time:
– to learn the aggregator
– to build up *your* collection of sites/feeds
– to weed out less-helpful sites over time
Choosing an RRS Reader
Practical Questions about Choosing an RSS reader
• RefWorks built-in RSS aggregator, Search RSS feed
• MyYahoo Browser-based accounts
• iGoogle & Google Reader – personalized Google features
• Browsers: FireFox, new MSN browser
• Newsgator (www.Newsgator.com)
• Bloglines (www.bloglines.com)
Directory of readers is available through dmoz: http://www.dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Internet/Clients/WWW/Feed_Readers/
Choosing an RRS Reader
Practical Questions about using RSS for podcasts:
Choosing an RRS Reader
brooklynpubliclibrary.org feeds displayed in iGoogle
Choosing an RRS Reader
GoogleReader
Choosing an RRS Reader
Newsgator allows you to download the podcast in their compatible “FeedStation player” or you can right-click and “save-as”
Add to my podcasts
Add feeds
Finding RSS Resources
– RSS Directories
– List-servs
– Blogs and your favorite websites
– Suggestions from others• Other faculty
• Library subject experts/ co-workers
• Patron’s with needs or expertise
• Collaborate in a wiki
What if the resource I want doesn’t have RSS?
What if the resource I want doesn’t have RSS?
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VOILA…RSS-ified!
More resources on RSS
LibGuide with RSS examples: http://libguides.stjohns.edu/RSS_info
Resources discussed in this presentation: http://delicious.com/kgshaughnessy/bpl_rss
Wiki covering Web2.0 resources for librarians and faculty http://stjctl.pbwiki.com/RSS
Video on using iGoogle: http://libraries.stjohns.edu/tutorials/iGoogle_RSS/LIBLog_iGoogle.htm
Practical RSS
Thank you for your time!
Kathryn Shaughnessy
Instructional Services Librarian
