RSS: Examples, Case Studies, and Fun!

...And Blogs Too

Steven M. Cohen

PubSub Concepts, Inc

631-645-4516

stevenmcohen@gmail.com

AOL IM - NYlibrarian

Skype - stevenmcohen

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• Librarian Movie? - http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8319818286432235234&q=Librarian
• Google(s) - http://www.googles.com

Blog Intro

• Do I need to do this?
• Yes? No?
• OK

• Library Stuff - http://www.librarystuff.net

Blogs are good for libraries...but RSS is better

• Marketing the librarian
• Updates to new databases/changes in databases
• New books
• Internal communication for reference desk.
• Yes, this can be internal - In most cases, they are.
• All blogs come with an RSS Feed

Someone ask me this question:

• Why is this better than an e-mail newsletter?

Legal Considerations

• Belly Berometer (Blink!)
• Only some people should publish, administrator
• On your own? Be very very very very careful - http://www.librarystuff.net/about.html
• New York Civil Law - http://nylaw.typepad.com
• Copyright and Trademark issues.
• Code of Ethics - http://forrester.typepad.com/charleneli/2004/11/blogging_policy.html

RSS 101 - Let's Talk

• Can’t be read in a browser on its own.
• Look for the orange button!!!
• Steven’s Personalized Page - http://www.stevenmcohen.info/feeds/frames

Library-Related RSS Feeds

• ALA - http://tinyurl.com/bza6y
• Library Journal - http://www.libraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=Learn_RSS
• Information Today - http://www.infotoday.com/newsbreaks/rss
• E-Lis - http://eprints.rclis.org/last.xml
• Proquest - http://www.proquest.com/proquest/rss/rss.shtml
• EContent Magazine - http://www.econtentmag.com/rss/rss_feeds.aspx

Legal Feeds

• Law.com - http://www.law.com/service/rss.shtml
• Westlaw Intraclips - http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000334.html
• Lexis - http://www.mealeys.com/legalnews/RSSfeed.html
• Blawg - http://www.blawg.org

Government

• Washington Post - http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress
• GovTrac - http://www.govtrack.us
• FirstGov - http://www.firstgov.gov/Topics/Reference_Shelf/Libraries/RSS_Library.shtml
• PubSub Government - http://www.pubsub.com/features/government
• OPML - http://www.optimalbrowser.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fhosting.opml.org%2Fstevencohen%2FStateLegislatures2006.opml&submit=Submit

Can't get everything via RSS

• Watch That Page - http://www.watchthatpage.com
• Dodgeit - http://www.dodgeit.com

Customize Customize Customize.

• Ebay – http://www.rssauction.com
• HubMed - http://www.hubmed.org
• PubMed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
• UPS/Fedex/USPS – http://track.toolbot.com/
• Moreover - http://p.moreover.com/cgi-local/page?k=librarian&o=rss
• ODP Directory Project – http://www.xmlhub.com/odp_feed.php
• Find Articles – http://www.findarticles.com
• Amazon – http://www.onfocus.com/bookwatch/AmazonRSS.asp
• Amazon Wishlists – http://www.edazzle.net/amazon
• Topix - http://www.topix.net
• Ingenta Connect – http://www.ingentaconnect.com
• Yahoo News Search - http://news.yahoo.com
• Hey Steven, show me that really really cool trick!
• Google News Search - http://news.google.com
• PubSub – http://www.pubsub.com
• Technorati - http://www.technorati.com
• Eprints - http://eprints.rclis.org/last.xml
• http://www.feedster.com/search.php?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&limit=15&q=source%3Aeprints.rclis.org+AND+%22open+Access%22&sort=date
• RSS Mix - http://www.rssmix.com
• Amazon Subject Search - http://tinyurl.com/e4nwo
• LISFeeds - http://www.lisfeeds.com

Libraries are getting hip to RSS Technology

• Oklahoma University Library
• RIT Libraries
• Kelvin Smith Library
• New Books
• Library Elf
• University of Alberta (NEOS)
• Hennepin County Public Library
• Edmonton Public Library
• More from Hennepin County
• Kansas City Public Library

Social Software

• Library Thing

PubSub Stuff

• Weblogs & Syndicated Web Feeds
• SEC Filings
• Press Releases
• Newsgroups
• Community Lists