RSS @ Schools

Steven M. Cohen

Senior Librarian

Law Library Management, Incorporated

917-837-9706

steven@lawlib.com

http://stevenmcohen.pbwiki.com/rssatschools2007

Google(s) - http://www.googles.com

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

RSS 101 - Let's Talk

• One of the easiest methods for keeping current
• Hey, what about e-mail?
• http://www.nytimes.com

Examples of RSS Readers

• Google Reader - http://reader.google.com
• Bloglines - http://www.bloglines.com
• Net News Wire - http://www.netnewswire.com
• Newzcrawler - http://www.newzcrawler.com
• Newsgator - http://www.newsgator.com

Library-Related RSS Feeds

• ALA - http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=News&template=/cfapps/xml/pr_inst.html
• 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
• EBSCO - http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2099/1804770866_869d07d8fc_b.jpg
• Libworm - http://www.libworm.com

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
• Open Congress - http://www.opencongress.org

Can't get everything via RSS

• Watch That Page - http://www.watchthatpage.com
• Dodgeit - http://www.dodgeit.com
• Web Site Watcher - http://aignes.com

Customize Customize Customize.

• Ebay – http://www.rssauction.com
• PubMed - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi
• UPS/Fedex/USPS – http://track.toolbot.com/
• 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
• Google News Search - http://news.google.com
• Google Blog Search - http://blogsearch.google.com
• Eprints - http://eprints.rclis.org/last.xml
• RSS Mix - http://www.rssmix.com
• Amazon Subject Search - http://tinyurl.com/e4nwo

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

• Shiny Happy Patrons

My Top Favorite Tools

• Internet Archive - http://www.archive.org
• Snapper - http://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2703
• Browster - http://www.browster.com
• BugMeNot - http://www.bugmenot.com
• TinyURL - http://www.tinyurl.com
• GoogleGroups - http://groups.google.com
• CiteBite - http://www.citebite.com
• Picnik - http://www.picnik.com
• Missing Auctions - http://www.missing-auctions.com
• Meebo - http://www.meebo.com
• PBwiki - http://www.pbwiki.com
• Page2RSS - http://www.page2rss.com
• PDF Creator - http://www.pdfforge.org/products/pdfcreator