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Presentation by the RIN's Liaison and Partnership Officer, Branwen Hide, at the British Library/JISC Digital Researchers Day on 15 March 2010 (http://explorationforchange.net/index.php/current-projects/researchers-of-tomorrow/researchers-of-tomorrow-home.html). Covers different types of news readers/aggregators that might be of use to researchers and how to use them.
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RSS feeds – What are they and how can they help my research?
Digital ResearchersBranwen HideMarch 15th, 2010
What are RSS feedsWeb feed used to publish frequently updated information
Table of contents
Blogs
News and funding opportunities
Social bookmarking sites
Social media: Friend Feed
RSS readers/aggregators
Google readerNewsGator – number of products including Feedemon or NetNewsWire
Sharp readerLIFEREA – Linux based system
Bloglines – both an aggregator and a publisher
web based; desktop platform or combination
How do you know a site has an RSS feed?
Subscribing
Directly search for feeds from your aggregator
Paste a feed url into the subscription box in your RSS reader
Click the
RSS vs email alertsRSS Feeds Email Alerts
Login/registration subscription to feed is generally anonymous
New account of each subscription
Segregate or integrate Depending on reader no integration with email – so multiple platforms to keep track off
Sent directly to your email – but can over load your inbox with multiple subscriptions
Managing information More detailed filtering systems
Basic filtering by setting up ‘rules’
Interface Depends on platform and some can be customized
Similar to RSS feeds
Availability common;Bloglines can convert email alerts to RSS feeds
Common, particularly with TOC
http://libguides.mit.edu/rss
RSS feeds/ vs email alerts
You can do more things with RSS feedsHelp you find information
Help you manage your information better
Find new sources of information
Folders
Organize you information
Search your feeds
Share items
Recently read
My feeds
Recommenderservice
Notes
Rate your feeds
Expand your network and share information
They help you stay up-to-date with current conversations/discussions in your area
Make it easier to keep track of multiple sites and bring all that information into one place
Help you mange your information
Help you expand your network and contribute to scholarly debate
How can they help my research?
Branwen HideLiaison and Partnership OfficerResearch Information Network
www.rin.ac.uk
