[Web4lib] RE: RSS FEEDERS/aggregators

[Kate Pitcher]

We use an RSS feed for our new books list and are planning on adding an RSS 
feeds for news & events once we redesign our site this summer.  The new 
books feed has only been available from our site about three weeks, but we 
have got some positive inquiries and feedback already.

As for RSS readers, I'm a big fan of Pluck  http://www.pluck.com.  I use the 
version which can be read directly in your browser  -- they have installs 
for either IE or Firefox.  They also have a web-based aggregator which I use 
when I'm out of the office.

Kate
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Katherine E. Pitcher
Reference/Instruction & Web Development Librarian
Milne Library
SUNY at Geneseo
(585) 245-5064
pitcher at geneseo.edu
http://www.geneseo.edu/~pitcher
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hawkings, Alicia" <Alicia.Hawkings at encana.com>
To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 12:20 PM
Subject: [Web4lib] RE: RSS FEEDERS/aggregators


Hi Jennifer,
I'd have to agree with Jason, I really like Newsgator. FeedDemon,
another reader I have used and really liked, was recently purchased by
NewsGator. It's one you download onto your desktop.

I learned about NewsGator through one of our vendors, Factiva. If you
have an account with them, the results from any of your search folders
can be turned into an RSS feed, which you can access through Newsgator,
even the free account.

I have heard of many different ideas about using RSS feeds in a library
setting. As I mentioned above, any subjects you might be tracking in the
news/trade publications could become a feed you provide for your
clients. If you have a web site with subject specific areas you might be
able to incorporate feeds related to that on the page. One thing I've
wondered about adding is a feed to alert people of new books in our
library.

Jennifer, I will look through what I've gathered on RSS use in libraries
and forward it to you off list if you like.

Alicia Hawkings
EnCana Services Ltd.
Information & Records Centre
Phone: (403) 645-3085
Fax: (403) 290-8503
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