1. RSS Technology: A Tool to Expedite Up-to-date Information For Library Users Presented byAnil Kumar MishraLib. Information OfficerE-mail: anilmlis@gmail.com National Institute of Health and Family Welfare Delhi-110067 3/24/2011 1

3. ICT has not only brought a change in the library and information services, but also on the roles of librarians and information professionals in the electronic environment, where users are more focus on e-resources as compare to print resources.

7. RSS Reader: RSS Readers or Feed Readers or Aggregators display a list of subscriptions, with highlighting or another indicator of RSS feeds that have added content since the user last logged in. Without having to go to all of the individual websites, users can quickly and easily access new materials from sites that interest them through RSS readers. There are two types of aggregators: (i) Desktop Aggregators: AmphetaDesk, FeedReader, FeedDemon, NewsGator, RSSOWL, NetNewsWire, Omea Reader, etc. (ii) Web based Aggregators: Google Reader, My Yahoo, Bloglines, NetVibes, Pageflakes, FeedScout, NewsIsFree, etc. 3/24/2011 4

9. Contd... Thus, RSS technology is an efficient way to track what is new from selected websites, blogs, databases and news services. The feed readers (used for to collect, organise and display all the feeds) pull together new information from all your feeds in one handy place, saving your e-mail box from being flooded with alerts. Publisher: Push out information in a standard format from one source to many readers. FeedReader: Pull in information in a standard format from many sources into one location. 3/24/2011 6 Publisher (Creates Content) Feed (Content in a standard format) Feed Reader (Receives Content)

10. What does RSS do? Publisher can send to many readers from just one source. 3/24/2011 7 Blog News Post Title

11. Contd... Reader can receive from many sources. 3/24/2011 8 Feeds

12. Old Days (Before RSS Technology) 3/24/2011 9 Reader Feed Less number of Mouse (Feed) to eat (Read)

13. Today (After RSS Technology) 3/24/2011 10 Many Mice (Feeds) to eat (Read)

15. Channel Tag: Required elements for channel tag are title, link, description and item. Typical optional channel elements are language, rights, publisher, creator, source, type, updatePeriod, updateFrequency, updateBase.

16. Item Tag: Required elements for item tag are title, link and description. Typical Optional elements for item tags are language, source, rights, date, type and issued. 3/24/2011 11

18. Display the feed on the Website using a graphic of some sort.

19. Include information in the HTML of the webpage so RSS Readers auto-detect the feed. 3/24/2011 12

20. Step 1: Enter the Title of your RSS Feed. 3/24/2011 13

21. Step 2: Enter the Description of your RSS Feed. 3/24/2011 14

22. Step 3: Enter the Link of Your RSS Feed. 3/24/2011 15

23. Step 4: Enter the Title of the Item. 3/24/2011 16

24. Step 5: Enter the Summary of the Item. 3/24/2011 17

25. Step 6: Enter the Link of the Item. 3/24/2011 18 Back Next Cancel

26. Step 7: Additional Information 3/24/2011 19

28. Step 1: Open the Google Reader. 3/24/2011 21

29. Step 2: Write your E-mail, Password and Sign in. 3/24/2011 22

30. Step 3: No Feed for Read. 3/24/2011 23

31. Step 4: Open the Site and Click the RSS Button 3/24/2011 24

32. Step5: Copy the RSS Feed URL 3/24/2011 25

33. Step 6: Click on Add a Subscription and Paste it. 3/24/2011 26

34. Step 7: This is the Feed of Recent Post. 3/24/2011 27 Title of the Feed Manage Subscriptions

35. Step 8:You also Manage the Feeds. 3/24/2011 28

36. Blog 3/24/2011 29

37. Database 3/24/2011 30

38. News 3/24/2011 31

40. Current Awareness Service (CAS)

41. Bibliographic Service

42. Bulletin Board Service3/24/2011 32

44. RSS feeds are cost effective because distribution and delivery costs are very low.

45. RSS works well within an e-mail. An e-mail client is not only view the feeds but they can also be received and categorized automatically.

46. There is no need to send one’s e-mail address anywhere to subscribe to an RSS feed, therefore, privacy is assured.

47. Spam like publishing is not impossible.

48. Annoying feeds can be cancelled with only a few keystrokes. No ‘unsubscribe’ e-mail needs to be sent.

49. RSS feeds help you save time by scoping the content that you receive to your specific interests and ensuring that the information is always up-to-date.3/24/2011 33

51. RSS feeds are a bandwidth waster because they automatically download RSS files (usually hourly) to check for updates and changes.

52. RSS feeds are complicated to set up. As people hear about RSS and understand its value, they also become disappointed by the fact that it is not an easy as surfing the web.

53. RSS content doesn’t lend itself to search. Many search engines include RSS feeds but they struggle to identity which information is new and hence, greatly limit the value of search operations on this type of content.

54. RSS feeds usually only show an abridged version of the contents, which can be cryptic and may require you to open your web browser to see the full title.3/24/2011 34

56. Libraries must follow new technologies very closely and the advantages of the newest innovations, such as RSS feeds, must be reflected in library services. If this is not done voluntarily, this integration will be forced overtime.

57. Thus, librarians and libraries should exploit this technology to effectively promote the content they produce and help their users to select appropriate feeds. And also use this technology to keep them up-to-date in this era of information explosion.3/24/2011 35

58. Thank you 3/24/2011 Anil mishra 36 Twitter: anilkmishra