[Web4lib] Re: Requesting RSS class overview

Sun Feb 5 13:06:53 EST 2006

Hi Marie,
Apologies if I have misunderstood what you are looking for, but you may
possibly find the following* of possible use in your preparation. Good luck
with the class,
Best regards,
Richard
*
RSS - A Primer for Publishers & Content Providers
http://www.eevl.ac.uk/rss_primer/

RSS - Sharing Online Content Metadata
http://www.cultivate-int.org/issue7/rss/

Syndicated content: it's more than just some file formats
http://www.ariadne.ac.uk/issue35/miller/

Richard Waller
Editor Ariadne
UKOLN
The Library
University of Bath
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UK
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>    1. Position Announcement (NC) (Lynn Eades)
>    2. RE: Ipods listening 'posts' (Keith A. Jones)
>    3. Requesting RSS class overview (Marie Harms)
>    4. RE: Requesting RSS class overview (Louise Alcorn)
>    5. Job ad (Mike Pollastro)
>    6. Re: Requesting RSS class overview (Nicole Engard)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:09:47 -0500
> From: Lynn Eades <beades at med.unc.edu>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Position Announcement (NC)
> To: Web4Lib <Web4lib at webjunction.org>
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> The Health Sciences Library at the University of North Carolina at
> Chapel Hill  is currently recruiting for a Systems Development and Web
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> Lynn
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 13:30:29 -0500
> From: "Keith A. Jones" <holkj at llcoop.org>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Ipods listening 'posts'
> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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> Check out the article in the Nov/Dec issue of Computers in Libraries for
an
> article that addresses music file sharing using Apple's iTunes software.
> This might give you some ideas.
>
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> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of John Fereira
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 1:02 PM
> To: Richard Wiggins; Marty Williams/CoM
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Ipods listening 'posts'
>
>
> I haven't actually set anything up like this but I'm just blue skying some
> ideas here.
>
> At 05:50 AM 1/31/2006, Richard Wiggins wrote:
> >It's an interesting idea, really inverting the whole notion of an
> >Ipod.  In this case, what would be the advantage of using the Ipod
> >over any other MP3 device?  If each of these stations is fixed,
> >wouldn't any MP3 player do?
>
> I'm assuming that one is trying to get away from using PC's for the actual
> listening...
>
>
>
> >How would you secure the player, whether Ipod or otherwise?
>
> I'm sure that our library is not unique in that patrons can check out
> equipment  as well as print items through the circ desk.  We provide short
> period check outs of laptops, digital cameras and camcorders, headphones,
> and tape recorders.  Checking out an MP3 player from a circ desk would be
> no different.
>
>
>
> >Is Itunes the right software for this purpose?  I'd want something
> >that makes it very easy to blast the desired MP3 files to each
> >destination player.  Would customers be able to choose from your
> >library of music on demand?
>
> One of the possibilities could be to provide an MP3 player for checkout
(or
> one could use their own) that could be connected to public access MP3
> download stations.
>
> Cornell did something rather innovative a couple of years ago when it
> bought a site license for Napster.  Students (only) could authenticate
> through our portal (we have a proprietary SSO system) which then would
> connect them to the Napster site and they could download/listen to music
> directly.  Libraries have been purchasing licenses for textual databases
> for years.  Why not for audio or video databases as well?
>
>
> >One of the products intended to let you distribute audio across a home
> >network might make sense as an alternative.
> >
> >There was a news story a while back about people who develop their own
> >varsions of the audio narration that major museums offer.  You don't
> >like the audio walking tour provided by, say, the Louvre or the
> >British Museum?  Download your own to your Ipod.  Of course in that
> >case it's the customer's Ipod and she carries it with her.
>
> One of the projects we've worked on here provides a facility for grabbing
a
> bunch of video clips with the textual transcript and dynamically produce a
> powerpoint presentation for lectures.
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:47:22 -0600
> From: "Marie Harms" <marie.harms at lib.state.ia.us>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Requesting RSS class overview
> To: "web4lib at webjunction.org" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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> As part of National Library week, my State Library is holding a series
> of classes for employees of other state agencies. RSS will be one class
> we offer. I am looking for an RSS overview class outline or any
> handouts, or ideas from anyone who has taught this subject. The class we
> are offering is 50 minutes, demonstration and informational only.
> TIA!
>
> Marie Harms
> Library Consultant
> State Library of Iowa
> 1112 E Grand Ave
> Des Moines IA 50319
> 515-281-3464
> 800-248-4483
> marie.harms at lib.state.ia.us
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 15:59:14 -0600
> From: "Louise Alcorn" <Louise.Alcorn at wdm-ia.com>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Requesting RSS class overview
> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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>  Hi Marie.  I don't have my own class materials, but I've used this site
> extensively when I need to 'explain' RSS to staff or patrons:
>
> http://www.lawlibtech.com/archives/000314.html
>
> It is in several parts.
>
> Louise
>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Marie Harms
> Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2006 2:47 PM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] Requesting RSS class overview
>
> As part of National Library week, my State Library is holding a series
> of classes for employees of other state agencies. RSS will be one class
> we offer. I am looking for an RSS overview class outline or any
> handouts, or ideas from anyone who has taught this subject. The class we
> are offering is 50 minutes, demonstration and informational only.
> TIA!
>
> Marie Harms
> Library Consultant
> State Library of Iowa
> 1112 E Grand Ave
> Des Moines IA 50319
> 515-281-3464
> 800-248-4483
> marie.harms at lib.state.ia.us
>
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> Date: Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:44:38 -0800
> From: Mike Pollastro <mikep at uidaho.edu>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Job ad
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> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 08:25:53 -0500
> From: "Nicole Engard" <nengard at jenkinslaw.org>
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Requesting RSS class overview
> To: <marie.harms at lib.state.ia.us>, <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Message-ID: <s3e1c227.030 at mail.jenkinslaw.org>
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> I am teaching a Blog & RSS class on the 15th.  My class materials will be
online on the 13th at: http://www.jenkinslaw.org/about/bios/nicole.php you
can use them as a guide if you'd like.
>
> Nicole
>
> >>> "Marie Harms" <marie.harms at lib.state.ia.us> 02/01/06 03:47PM >>>
> As part of National Library week, my State Library is holding a series
> of classes for employees of other state agencies. RSS will be one class
> we offer. I am looking for an RSS overview class outline or any
> handouts, or ideas from anyone who has taught this subject. The class we
> are offering is 50 minutes, demonstration and informational only.
> TIA!
>
> Marie Harms
> Library Consultant
> State Library of Iowa
> 1112 E Grand Ave
> Des Moines IA 50319
> 515-281-3464
> 800-248-4483
> marie.harms at lib.state.ia.us
>
>
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