[WEB4LIB] RE: Software to Access RSS feeds in e-journal database

[Larry Sloma]

Regarding Firefox, RSS aggregators and personal use-- I can recommend 
the Sage extension (http://sage.mozdev.org/). It's a nice aggregator and 
displays more that headlines. It's especially useful when used in 
concert with the Firefox tabs feature. I also use Portable Firefox 
(http://johnhaller.com/jh/mozilla/portable_firefox/)-- it allows me to 
carry around Firefox, including my Sage aggregator settings, Bookmarks, 
and other extensions (including the translation panel) from computer to 
computer using a USB flash drive.

Joseph Murphy wrote:

>We're very interested in encouraging our community to use RSS feeds... 
>and one of the ways I plan to do that is to openly advocate against 
>stand-alone aggregator applications. I just can't justify throwing 
>another app at my users, and all the overhead that entails. This is, 
>after all, basically a gateway to Web information, so it seems logical 
>to integrate it into the user's existing Web activity.
>
>(That's a high-concept way of saying "downloaded NetNewsWire Lite, 
>spent some time messing with it, it didn't fit into my regular routine 
>so I never opened it again, expect my faculty would do the same.")
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>I can see an online aggregator like Bloglines being a really good 
>option, especially in multi-user (or mobile user) environments. For 
>myself, though, I'm getting a lot more use out of the RSS Bookmarks 
>("Live Bookmarks") in Firefox. You only get the headlines, but that's 
>enough to tell me whether I want to load the whole site. I only watch 
>feeds I really care about, and I check them 2 or 3 times a day.
>
>Supposedly, a similar ability will be built into Safari when 10.4 comes 
>out; I'd have to assume this option in Firefox will eventually leap 
>into Mozilla. I expect the Big Blue E won't want to be too far behind.
>
>Joe Murphy
>Librarian and Technology Consultant
>Library and Information Services
>Kenyon College
>murphyjm at kenyon.edu
>740/427-5120
>
>On Nov 4, 2004, at 12:32 PM, K.G. Schneider wrote:
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>>>What software do you use for your RSS feeds?
>>>Is that software pre-installed on all library machines so that people
>>>can get to the RSS feeds?
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>>Gloryoski, just this morning I rewrote the Librarians' Index RSS 
>>tutorial,
>>which is based on Bloglines, a free, Web-based RSS reader. See:
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>>http://lii.org/search/file/liirss/
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>>There are any number of good aggregators around, including other 
>>Web-based
>>readers. The advantage of promoting Web-based aggregators to your 
>>public
>>users is obvious. Or maybe it's not obvious and I should point out 
>>that you
>>don't have to install or update anything, and they can go home or go to
>>another library and get their feeds there as well.
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