Feed Me
RSS workshops
This workshop will teach you how to use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to bring information right to your desktop -- news, web updates, article searches and more. To sign up, contact Lloyd Busch, liblab@emory.edu, 404-727-0147. Download the workshop handout here any time.
- Mon, Oct 27th, 2008: RSS Workshop
2:00-2:50, library classroom 310. - Wed, Dec 03rd, 2008: RSS Workshop 3:00-3:50, library classroom 310.
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About RSS
RSS
is a web feature allowing you to get current
updates from your favorite websites. You
don’t have to individually check each site
you like to follow: just set up an RSS reader
and updates will appear there automatically.
You can also use RSS to notify you of new
search results in many library databases.
It’s like creating your own custom newspaper
with content from all over the web: headlines
from CNN and Emory’s news, a comics page
you pick out yourself, music reviews from
Rolling Stone and sports from Bob’s
Baseball Blog. (You can even turn it into
a "real" newspaper if you want,
with tools like Feedjournal.)
This video by Common Craft does an excellent job of summarizing how RSS works:
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Follow these three steps: 1. Set up a free account on Bloglines or Google Reader. 2. Look for sites featuring RSS icons like these (usually in orange). The URL for new content is called the site’s “feed.” Paste the site’s feed URL into your reader. 3. Go to your reader page and read your feeds! Click the "Set Up" and "Subscribe" tabs at the top of this guide for more info. |
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More Info
Check our workshops schedule to find our next RSS workshop. Get the RSS workshop handout (PDF) here any time.
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