RSS Feeds — Syndicated Content from SCPL
What is RSS? RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a means of keeping up with changing content on a website. Instead of repeatedly visiting a website and browsing for fresh content, you can "subscribe" to a site's RSS feeds and be alerted to changes through an aggregator or RSS reader. RSS feeds are generally identified by an orange RSS or XML button (such as those on the right side of this page). How do I use RSS? To make use of RSS feeds you need a reader capable of displaying their content. This may be a free web-based reader like Bloglines or NewsGator or an installed application such as FeedDemon (Windows) or NewsFire (Mac). Once you have set up your reader, you can subscribe to a feed by clicking on the appropriate RSS button and copying the RSS URL (in the address bar of your browser) into your reader. ...Adding RSS feeds to Google and My Yahoo!: It is also possible to view RSS feeds on personalized Google or Yahoo! homepages. Here's how... If you use Google Reader, copy the RSS URL from one of the RSS buttons on the right. On your Google Reader page, click "Subscribe," then paste your RSS URL into the text box that pops up. Click the "Add" button to finish the process. For My Yahoo!, copy the RSS URL from one of the RSS buttons on the right. On your My Yahoo! homepage, click "Add Content." Click the "Add RSS Feed" link and paste your RSS URL into the text box. Click "Add" to finish the process. ...RSS feeds in Mozilla Firefox: A number of browsers (including Firefox and Opera) also have the ability to read RSS feeds. Mozilla Firefox uses "Live Bookmarks" to load content from RSS feeds into the Bookmarks menu. To add a new "Live Bookmark," click on one of the feed links to the right. At the top of the browser page, Firefox will give you the option to subscribe to the page using "Live Bookmarks". Click the "Subscribe Now" button, choose a location for the bookmark, and click "Add." Clicking on that bookmark will now give you a list of all new items for the selected feed--this list will be updated automatically as changes are made to our website. Selecting a link from within your Live Bookmark will take you to the complete entry for that post on our site. If you use Firefox to browse lists of newly inventoried titles, you will also notice a small icon ( |
General: Upcoming Library Events:
Upcoming Events by Branch: Newly Inventoried Items: Feeds for new catalog items can now be found on their own page. |
) in the top right corner of the address bar (or lower right corner of the browser window, depending on your version). On these pages you can add the feed that you are currently viewing to your "Live Bookmarks" by simply clicking the icon.
