Staying Up-To-Date Using Google Reader & RSS Feeds Christian Veillette M.D., M.Sc., FRCSC Assistant Professor, University of Toronto Shoulder & Elbow Reconstructive Surgery Toronto Western Hospital University Health Network

Objectives Provide an overview of RSS Demonstrate the power of an RSS Reader and get you started with one Use Google Reader to subscribe to RSS feeds Review the basics of finding and using orthopedic RSS feeds? –Journals – JBJS, CORR –Portals – OrthoLinx, OrthoGate, Orthopaedic Web Links –Medworm –PubMed

What is RSS? Stands for Really Simple Syndication RSS is a standard for publishing regular updates to web-based content Look for or while viewing a webpage Its ALL around you

OrthoLinx (

JBJS (

Why use RSS? To track information from diverse sources To automatically republish dynamic content on any website To connect and remix a wide range of online application

RSS Readers Similar to your program Checks Web sites to see what content has been updated Relies on RSS Feeds to access the information Displays brief description about new information displayed on Web site Provides html link to the full information on the Web site

Getting to Google Reader Two URLs to access Google Reader:

Create a Google Account Create your new account by clicking here

Create a Google Account Enter address Turn Personalized Search OFF

Create a Google Account Once youve created your account you will be sent an from Google to verify your account. The you receive will be similar to this: Click on this link to activate your Google Account

Login to Google Reader Once you have activated your account Goto Sign in here with the account name and password you created

Google Reader Interface If you want to find out what Google Reader can do for you, you should take a quick look at our tour. Or you can let Dr. Hansen, one of our engineers, tell you a bit about it:tour

Add subscription – Search Click here to subscribe to OR search for an RSS Feed. This is how you add a RSS Feed to your Reader

Add subscription - Search You will see a subscription box open up like the image below: Type in orthopedic news and click Add

Add subscription - Search You will see a list of RSS Feeds that match the search term Click the Subscribe button for Orthopaedic Web Links.

Add subscription - Search You are now subscribed to the OWL RSS Feed OWL added to your subscription list. Clicking on subscription name will load the latest feed items

Add subscription – Paste Feed URL Find a website you want to subscribe to: –Medscape Orthopedics –OrthoLinx –OrthoGate –JBJS –Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research –Medworm

CORR – Find RSS Feed Goto

Retrieve Feed URL Copy the URL of the feed you would like to subscribe: 1. Goto URL in top of browser 2. Highlight the URL 3. Press Ctrl+C OR 1. Goto URL in top of browser 2. Highlight the URL 3. Click the right mouse button and select Copy

JBJS – Find RSS Feed Goto

Retrieve Feed URL Copy the URL of the feed you would like to subscribe: 1. Goto URL in top of browser 2. Highlight the URL 3. Press Ctrl+C OR 1. Goto URL in top of browser 2. Highlight the URL 3. Click the right mouse button and select Copy

Paste Feed URL Paste the URL of the feed you would like to subscribe to into the Add subscription box in Google Reader 1. Click Add subscription to open up field 2. Place cursor in Add subscription field 3. Press Ctrl+V on your keyboard 4. Click Add

PubMed – Create RSS Feed Goto PubMed Enter search term such as total shoulder arthroplasty Click Go

Send to RSS Feed Select RSS Feed from the Send to Drop Down box

Create Feed 1.Set the Limit for items sent in Feed 2.Enter a name for the Feed 3.Click the Create Feed button

Retrieve Feed URL 1.Click the XML icon. 2.On the new window, copy the URL in the browser Address box and paste it into your RSS reader

Medworm.com

Reading your RSS Feeds Click on title to see the full entry on the JBJS Web site

Special Features Manage Subscriptions Starred Items Shared Items Labels/Folders List view vs Expanded view Settings Read the Google Reader Help Tutorial

Read Anywhere, Anytime Read on the go Google Reader works on any mobile phone browser Google Reader keeps you connected anywhere, anytime

References Google Reader Help Tutorial How to Use Google Reader by Andy Wibbels Google Reader Tutorial Ripping it up with RSS

Thank you The Orthopaedic Internet: A Collaborative Resource