Blogging and Rss

In this helpful book, author, Internet trainer, and blogger Michael P. Sauers, MLS, shows how blogging and RSS technology can be easily and effectively used in the context of a library community. Sauers covers everything librarians need to know, beginning with an introduction to the blogging phenomenon and a review of the library "blogosphere." He recommends his favorite blogs, shares the opinions and advice of top librarian bloggers, and offers step-by-step instructions for creating, publishing, and syndicating a blog using free Web-based services, software, RSS feeds, and aggregators. A recommended reading list, examples of feed code, and a glossary round out the book. Book jacket.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
An Introduction to Blogs	p. 1
What Is a Blog?	p. 1
Types of Blogs	p. 3
The Blog Effect	p. 4
Why Blog?	p. 6
The Library Blogosphere, Part 1: The Blogs	p. 11
Librarian Blogs	p. 11
Library Blogs	p. 37
Miscellaneous Blogs	p. 46
The Library Blogosphere, Part 2: The Bloggers	p. 53
Creating a Blog	p. 77
Why Blog?	p. 77
Methods for Creating Your Blog	p. 78
Creating Your First Blog	p. 80
Blog Options	p. 93
Other Forms of Blogging	p. 118
An Introduction to RSS	p. 123
What Is RSS?	p. 123
History of Feed Development	p. 124
What's in a Feed File?	p. 126
Feed Types	p. 129
Identifying Feeds	p. 129
Finding Feeds	p. 134
Using a Feed	p. 137
Using an Aggregator	p. 143
What Is an Aggregator?	p. 143
Types of Aggregators	p. 144
Bloglines	p. 149
Podcasting and RSS	p. 184
Noteworthy Feeds	p. 191
Library and Library-Related Feeds	p. 191
News Feeds	p. 193
RSS Services	p. 199
Miscellaneous Feeds and Services	p. 211
Creating Feeds	p. 219
Hand Rolling	p. 219
Semi-Automated	p. 220
Fully Automated	p. 232
Placing Outside RSS Content on Your Site	p. 234
Afterword	p. 239
Recommended Reading	p. 241
Feed Code Examples	p. 249
Glossary	p. 259
About the Author	p. 263
Index	p. 265
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