Digital Libraries, RSS Feeds and Podcasts
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Digital Libraries, RSS Feeds, and Podcasts
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Digital Libraries
What is a digital library? Libraries in the electronic realm Extension to broader user group Public domain material versus copyright
protected
Google Books
Created in 2002 Catalogue the world of books “Buy this Book” or “Borrow this Book” Google Books Library
Google Books
Project Guttenberg ebooks and musical scores Completely maintained by volunteers 10,000 titles in various languages
LibriVox Audio books Completely maintained by volunteers Read and upload
RSS Feeds and Aggregators
RSS Feeds and Aggregators
XML file formats Deliver updated web
content
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0">
<channel><title>RSS Example</title><description>This is an example of an RSS feed</description><link>http://www.domain.com/link.htm</link><lastBuildDate>Mon, 28 Aug 2006 11:12:55 -0400 </lastBuildDate><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
<item><title>Item Example</title><description>This is an example of an Item</description><link>http://www.domain.com/link.htm</link><guid isPermaLink="false"> 1102345</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item>
</channel></rss>
RSS Aggregators
XML format conversion to a readable format “pulls in” updates Basic information Order from newest to oldest Title, description, link Browser-based readers Web-based readers (customizable portals)
Podcasts
Similar to RSS feeds Digital audio for your MP3 player or computer
Commercial CBC Radio, HBO, CNN
Library Arizona State University, Washington State
University
Activities
Sign up for a Google Reader To sign up “google” Google Reader and
select the link You will need an email address and user
name to sign up Look at webpages that you normally visit and
add their RSS Feeds to your aggregator
Find an RSS Feed
Click on the icon to add the RSS feed. Remember the icons may look different on different pages.
There are two ways to sign-up for the feed. You can simply click the “Add to Google Reader” and follow the instructions or copy the url above.
Add an RSS Feed
The “address” information you took from the RSS Feed page can be put in this “Add Subscription” box. Then select the “Add” button. This will add the RSS feed to your aggregator.
Add Feeds!
Go to websites you visit regularly Check if they have RSS feeds Add the feeds to your Google Reader
**Remember**
Check your reader daily instead of the website!