This is the "Home" page of the "Tivo for the Internet: RSS Feeds for Research and Leisure" guide.
Alternate Page for Screenreader Users
Skip to Page Navigation
Skip to Page Content
Firefox 2Google ReaderInternet Explorer 7RefWorks

Admin Sign In 
 Princeton University Library Home  »  Princeton LibGuides Home  »  Tivo for the Internet: RSS Feeds for Research and Leisure

Tivo for the Internet: RSS Feeds for Research and Leisure  Tags: rss alerts opml second_life  

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) enables one to "subscribe" to frequently updated content on the Internet. In this Lunch n' Learn session I demonstrate innovative uses of this technology for scholarly (and leisurely) research.
Last update: Oct 27th, 2009 URL: http://libguides.princeton.edu/rss  Print Guide  RSS Updates

Home             Print Page
  
 

Lunch 'n Learn: Information Technology Seminars

Lunch and Learn

Tivo for the Internet:

RSS Feeds for Research and Leisure

 

ATOM/RSS feeds are most often used on sites with frequently updated content (e.g., blogs, news sites, scholarly journals, etc.). This underutilized knowledge discovery tool will transform the way you work and play on the web.

This session will provide a basic overview of how RSS feeds work, review several methods of subscribing to web feeds, demonstrate how RSS feeds can be used to help scholars remain current in their fields, and share a few favorite sites that utilize this technology.
 

Web 2.0 Mindcloud

Tim O'Reiley's Web 2.0 concept is graphically represented in this Mindcloud by Marcus Angermier, released under the cc 2.0 attribution-share alike license. 

 

Web2.0 english - original version

 

Source: http://nerdwideweb.com/web20/index.html#web20mindcloud 

 

What Is RSS?

“RSS is a simple XML-based system that allows users to subscribe to their favorite websites. Using RSS, webmasters can put their content into a standardized format, which can be viewed and organized through RSS-aware software or automatically conveyed as new content on another website.”
 

Simple RSS Explanation

The cryptic "Really Simple Syndication" explanation of RSS usually conveys little to those who don't consider themselves techies. The tivo analogy used in the title of this talk is one often used in the blogosphere, I find it effective for explaining the concept. This graphic below, from the Back in Skinny Jeans Blog, is an excellent simplification of the concept; it is from a blog post called "How To Explain RSS The Oprah Way".
 

Video: RSS In Plain English

This Common Craft tutorial is the most succinct and effective I have seen on this topic.

Loading Video Clip...
 

RSS Icons

This image is a collection of RSS feed icons that are used to promote and facilitate access to the RSS feeds of the sites where they reside. The image contains links to several popular RSS feed readers: Newsgator Online, My Yahoo, Bloglines, and Feedster. The RSS Advisory Board composed this image and release it under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike License.

RSS icons, buttons and badges

Source of Image: http://www.rssboard.org/rss-icon-collection 

 

Biology/Psychology Librarian

Profile ImageSteven M. Adams


Online Chat / Networks:

Contact Info:
Princeton University
Lewis Library
Office 212
and
Green Hall
Psychology Library
Email me

Subjects:
Biological and Life Sciences, Psychology

 
Description

  Loading content... please wait