RSS Feed Collection, Selection, & Creation for Health Liaison Librarians

RSS Feed Collection, Selection, & Creation for Health Liaison Librarians

PF Anderson, pfa@umich.eduPF Anderson, pfa@umich.edu

DisclaimerDisclaimer

This is only one of several possible approaches.

It represents my personal thoughts and strategies.

There are lots of other people who might have lots better ideas.

This was developed as a training tool and way to get started.

This is only one of several possible approaches.

It represents my personal thoughts and strategies.

There are lots of other people who might have lots better ideas.

This was developed as a training tool and way to get started.

OverviewOverview

Existing RSS FeedsTypes of feeds to expect to find and collectStrategies to search and find

Creating RSS feeds where none existCreating RSS contentSelecting your RSS feedsCollecting your RSS feeds (splicing)

Existing RSS FeedsTypes of feeds to expect to find and collectStrategies to search and find

Creating RSS feeds where none existCreating RSS contentSelecting your RSS feedsCollecting your RSS feeds (splicing)

Existing RSS feedsExisting RSS feeds

Top journals Journals of general

interest Grant agencies News searches Saved search updates Clinical guidelines Professional

organizations Systematic reviews

(Cochrane)

Top journals Journals of general

interest Grant agencies News searches Saved search updates Clinical guidelines Professional

organizations Systematic reviews

(Cochrane)

Institutional news / updates

Local publications from faculty/clinicians

Library hours New books Community photos

or images Videos

Institutional news / updates

Local publications from faculty/clinicians

Library hours New books Community photos

or images Videos

Existing RSS feeds: Discovery

Existing RSS feeds: Discovery

Google search example http://tinyurl.com/577nas

RSS topic portalsMedWorm: http://www.medworm.com/RSS4Medics:

http://www.rss4medics.com/directory.htmlSyndic8: http://www.syndic8.com

Google search example http://tinyurl.com/577nas

RSS topic portalsMedWorm: http://www.medworm.com/RSS4Medics:

http://www.rss4medics.com/directory.htmlSyndic8: http://www.syndic8.com

Existing RSS feeds: Other Libraries

Existing RSS feeds: Other Libraries

Ebling Library: Journal Feeds (RSS) By Subject

Ebling Library: Journal Feeds (RSS) By Subject

Existing RSS feeds: Other Libraries

Existing RSS feeds: Other Libraries

Blogs or articlesBlogs or articles

Existing RSS feeds: OtherExisting RSS feeds: Other

Are there leading bloggers in that topic?

Are there leading researchers, and is there a feed or webpage that tracks their news?

Is there a news source that already collates news for this topic?

Are there leading bloggers in that topic?

Are there leading researchers, and is there a feed or webpage that tracks their news?

Is there a news source that already collates news for this topic?

No feed? No problem!No feed? No problem!

Page2RSS: http://page2rss.com/

Feed43: http://feed43.com/

Feedity: http://www.feedity.com/

Page2RSS: http://page2rss.com/

Feed43: http://feed43.com/

Feedity: http://www.feedity.com/

Creating new content to feed your feed

Creating new content to feed your feed

BlogsWhat’s-the-buzz highlighted articlesMost cited authorsFaculty publications

Twitter (or other microblogging tool)Class lists, New booksWeb searches

Custom news search (Google)Keyword searches (FyberSearch)

Pubmed searches on hot topics

BlogsWhat’s-the-buzz highlighted articlesMost cited authorsFaculty publications

Twitter (or other microblogging tool)Class lists, New booksWeb searches

Custom news search (Google)Keyword searches (FyberSearch)

Pubmed searches on hot topics

Selection criteriaSelection criteria

The usual:Quality of contentAuthority / CredibilityCurrency

Additional:Time-dependence (how critical is it?)Accessibility

IE. You might include a lesser known journal if it is good and has a readily available feed when the higher quality journal does not have a feed.

The usual:Quality of contentAuthority / CredibilityCurrency

Additional:Time-dependence (how critical is it?)Accessibility

IE. You might include a lesser known journal if it is good and has a readily available feed when the higher quality journal does not have a feed.

Questions to askQuestions to ask

How active is that feed?How active do you want your stream to

be? Is the feed uniformly high quality?Does the feed or stream need filtering?

FeedRinse: http://www.feedrinse.com/Do the feeds already feed into each other?

Circular feeds can create … problems. Feedback loops can cause your stream to crash.

How active is that feed?How active do you want your stream to

be? Is the feed uniformly high quality?Does the feed or stream need filtering?

FeedRinse: http://www.feedrinse.com/Do the feeds already feed into each other?

Circular feeds can create … problems. Feedback loops can cause your stream to crash.

Collecting your feedsCollecting your feeds

How many streams fit nicely on a page?Your target population

How often are they likely to check?How much would be overwhelming?What are their top priorities?

Cluster / organizeGroup feeds by theme or topic

Splice your feedsYahoo Pipes, FeedRinseMore:

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/6_ways_to_filter_your_rss_feeds.php

How many streams fit nicely on a page?Your target population

How often are they likely to check?How much would be overwhelming?What are their top priorities?

Cluster / organizeGroup feeds by theme or topic

Splice your feedsYahoo Pipes, FeedRinseMore:

http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/6_ways_to_filter_your_rss_feeds.php

Have fun!Have fun!

More info: http://www.lib.umich.edu/help/rss

More info: http://www.lib.umich.edu/help/rss