keeping up with research using rss and alerts

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Keeping up with research using RSS and alerts

Pamela CarsonWeb Services Librarian

Who am I?

Pamela Carson, Web Services Librarian• Master of Library and Information Studies,

Knowledge Management specialization (McGill) • Honours B.A. Art and French (McMaster)• Diploma Web Design (Mohawk College)

pamela.carson@concordia.ca514-848-2424 ext. 7685

Information delivery…made easy

Agenda

• About RSS– How do RSS feeds and readers work

• Where can I find RSS feeds?– Exercise

• Where can I collect and read RSS feeds?– Exercise

Why?

• Saves time• Automated web surfing• Information saved in one place

(the reader/aggregator)

E-mail alerts

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