1. Blogs and RSS Siobhan Champ- Blackwell

2. Definitions  Blog – Web Log; an online journal; A web page with periodic posts in reverse chronologic order  Blogosphere - totality of blogs on the web

3. Uses for Blog  Communicating with Patrons  McGoogan Library Daily News http://app1.unmc.edu/libraryill/mcgoogan/ http://app1.unmc.edu/libraryill/mcgoogan/  Providing information about a particular topic  http://library.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/ http://library.med.utah.edu/blogs/BHIC/  Community Organization Blogs  http://www.uwayhelps.org/blog/2006/04/our-very- own-steve-tock-urban-league.html http://www.uwayhelps.org/blog/2006/04/our-very- own-steve-tock-urban-league.html  See a listing of library and technology blogs  http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/technology/ blogs.html http://nnlm.gov/mcr/services/technology/ blogs.html

4. Blog Features  Comments  Notifications Services  Categories  Customization options

5. Blog Software  Online  Get started right away on your own  Software  Needed for multi-authored blogs

6. Online  Bloglines http://www.bloglines.com/http://www.bloglines.com/  Blogger http://www.blogger.com/http://www.blogger.com/

7. Software  Open Source  Word Press http://www.wordpress.orghttp://www.wordpress.org  Commercial  Moveable Type http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/

9. RSS

10. What is RSS  Stands for Real Simple Syndication.  According to Wikipedia: RSS is a family of XML file formats for web syndication used by (amongst other things) news websites.  Any type of “information” web site uses RSS today.

11. How does it Work?  A program known as a news feed reader or aggregator can check RSS-enabled web pages on behalf of a user and display any updated articles that it finds.

12. Web-based Aggregators  Available to all Internet capable computers.  Typically a web site that you have to sign up for.  Example: Bloglines or My Yahoo.

14. Client Side Aggregators  Typically stand alone programs or extensions to other established programs, such as web browsers.  Examples: Firefox or Pluck.

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