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Leveraging and Repurposing RSS [ABSTRACT]
Tuesday, 5th January 2010 Please login to be able to star items

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RSS feeds hold the promise of personalised news alerts, but getting full value from the technology isn't always easy. Brian Westra shares tips and tools for making sure that the value of RSS doesn't get lost in the shuffle.

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Teaching about a web application while everyone was logged into their own account made it easy to do hands-on training in configuration and feed subscription that would then be accessible for the participants from their own desktops. It iscritical to actively engage attendees with the tools or workshop.

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By Brian Westra

Brian Westra is the Lorry I. Lokey Science Data Services Librarian at the University of Oregon, where he enjoys developing services to meet the challenges of curating scientific research data. His experience includes work in both academic and government libraries, including web application development, information architecture, and science reference and instruction. He has an MS in Environmental Science from Western Washington University, and an MSI in Library and Information Services from the University of Michigan.