RSS

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RSS

• RDF Site Summary or Rich Site Summary an XML
  format for syndicating Web content.

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Examples
news site
library database
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How it Works
Image from http//www.eevl.ac.uk/rss_primer/
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Types of Feeds

• Weather Updates
• News
• Journal alerts
• Company Info
• Calendars/Events
• Project Updates
• Podcasts
• More

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EBSCO Search Alert via RSS
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Glossary

• RSS Really Simple Syndication Rich Site
  Summary RDF Site Summary who cares?
• RSS file RSS feed RSS channel feed
  channel
• Atom a format similar to RSS like RSS the
  files may also be called feeds or channels
• XML eXtensible Markup Language the format RSS
  is written in important only because RSS may be
  labeled as XML
• RDF Resource Discovery Framework the format
  of RSS version 1.0 important only because RSS
  may be labeled as RDF
• my website is syndicated my website produces an
  RSS feed
• scraping when Joe makes an RSS feed for Bobs
  website without telling Bob the feed is called a
  scraped feed
• blog weblog log on the web a journal-type
  website, many of which produce RSS feeds see
  blogger.com
• RSS reader news reader RSS aggregator a
  program that can read RSS files
• Adapted from faganfinder.com/search/rss.shtmlato
  m

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Subscribe to an RSS feed with Bloglines

• Register for an account with Bloglines.com
  (requires email, and to create a password)
• Follow instructions within the confirmation email
  
• Select the "My Feeds" tab Click the "Add" link
• Enter the URL of the RSS feed.