Automated News Feeds: Other Approaches and Further Information

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Automated News Feeds Other Approaches and
Further Information
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• Brian Kelly
• UKOLN
• University of Bath
• Bath, BA2 7AY

Email B.Kelly_at_ukoln.ac.uk URL http//www.ukoln.ac.
uk/
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Converting XHTML

• Use the Syndicate Your Page service by
• Adding some simple ltspangt tags
• Use Syndicate Your Page to transform your
  (lightly-structured) page to RSS

The output can then be processed by an RSS parser
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Personalised Feeds

• SOSIGs My.SOSIG service allows users to choose
  their preferred news feeds, including
• Commercial news
• HE feeds (JISCMail)
• Note that the JISCMail feed makes use of an
  email?RSS conversion filter

http//www.sosig.ac.uk/grapevine/User
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Searching And News

• The RDN has a Behind the Headlines service
• Small number of todays news items are chosen and
  used as a search string to the RDN hubs

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Models
RSS
Community(e.g. MIDAS)
RSS
Institution (e.g. Bath)
Zope CMS outputs to RSS XHTML

• Good For User
• The end user can choose her news feeds, including
  local news, news from JISC services and news from
  third parties
• Good For Service
• The service can chose its own information
• flow model. Its news is disseminated
  automatically.

XHTML converted to RSS
RSS
External(e.g. BBC)
Structured database converted to RSS
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Further Information

• The Netscape Web site is a useful starting point
  for information about RSS
• Try a search for RSS

See lthttp//directory.netscape.com/Reference/Libra
ries/Library_and_Information_Science/Technical_Se
rvices/Cataloguing/Metadata/Resource_Description_F
ramework_-_RDF/Applications/RSSgt
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Further Information

• Yahoo! Groups host the discussion list for
  development of the RSS 1.0 specification
• The Web site includes pointers to RSS tools

See lthttp//groups.yahoo.com/group/rss-devgt
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Misc Articles

• See also
• Latest RSS News at lthttp//blogspace.com/rss/gt
• RSS DevCenter at lthttp//www.oreillynet.com/rss/gt
• RSS WebReference.com at lthttp//www.webreference
  .com/authoring/languages/xml/rss/gt
• Making Headlines with RSS at lthttp//www.webtechni
  ques.com/archives/2000/02/eisenzopf/gt
• RDF Site Summary at lthttp//www.oasis-open.org/co
  ver/rss.htmlgt
• RSS Info atlthttp//blogspace.com/rss/gt
• RSS Readers atlthttp//blogspace.com/rss/readersgt
  

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Conclusions

• Please complete the evaluation form
• What conclusions have we reached on
• The use of news feeds within our own institutions
• The use of news feeds by other bodies (e.g. JISC,
  funding bodies, etc.)
• What concrete action plans do we have?