RSS Feeds in AquaBrowser

1. RSS Feeds in AquaBrowser Library Staff Training Upper Midwest Users Group Conference 18 October 2011 Nina Mentzel, SDLN nmentzel@sdln.net

2. What is RSS? RSS (most commonly expanded as Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated works—such as blog entries, news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardized format. An RSS document (which is called a "feed", "web feed", or "channel") includes full or summarized text, plus metadata such as publishing dates and authorship.

3. How Do RSS Feeds in AquaBrowser Work? After searching in AquaBrowser, you may click on    for : • All new materials in the full SDLN catalog • New materials which match your search

4. Search Searching is easy and straightforward with AquaBrowser Library. The user enters a search term into the query box and presses “Enter” or selects the “Search” button.

5. Search Search results will appear in a list ranked by relevance to the term(s) entered. You will see the button on the results screen

6. Using the button Click RSS FEEDS

7. Using the button Click “New items for your query “ ”

8. Using the button To subscribe to a feed, click “Subscribe to this feed”

9. Using the button To subscribe to a feed, and add it to a feed reader, right click on one of the links, choose Copy You can now paste the link into your feed reader

10. Creating links to pre-constructed searches • You may also prepare links to pre-constructed • searches which you may place on your library web • page. • Examples are: • New Books, Videos, etc. in your library • New Materials in a particular collection

11. Creating links to pre-constructed searches • For New Videos in a specific library: • Start at the AquaBrowser welcome page for a specific • library • Click Advanced • Select the format type from the dropdown list • Click search • On the results page, click the RSSFeeds button • Click on the link you wish to view • Copy the link from the new window

12. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Start at the AquaBrowser welcome page for a specific library, example: http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/?c_profile=MIT, the last three letters are your library ADM code

13. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Click Advanced Search

14. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Select the format type from the dropdown list

15. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Click search

16. Creating links to pre-constructed searches On the results page, click the RSSFeeds button

17. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Click on the link you wish to view

18. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Copy the link from the new window

19. Creating links to pre-constructed searches You can paste this link in a document to post on the library webpage: http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-4.0%3a%22matVideo%22&branch=MIT&uilang=en

20. Creating links to pre-constructed searches • For New Materials in a collection: • Start at the AquaBrowser welcome page for a specific • library • Click Advanced • Select the format type from the dropdown list • Click search • On the results page, refine search by collection • Click the RSSFeeds button • Click on the link you wish to view • Copy the link from the new window

21. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Start at the AquaBrowser welcome page for a specific library, example: http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/?c_profile=MIT, the last three letters are your library ADM code

22. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Click Advanced Search

23. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Select the format type from the dropdown list

24. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Click search

25. Creating links to pre-constructed searches On the results page, refine search by collection

26. Creating links to pre-constructed searches On the results page, click the RSSFeeds button

27. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Click on the link you wish to view

28. Creating links to pre-constructed searches Copy the link from the new window

29. Creating links to pre-constructed searches You can paste this link in a document to post on the library webpage: http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matBook%22&refx=Collection%7cJUVENILE+NONFICTION&branch=MIT&uilang=en

30. Creating links to pre-constructed searches See these links for examples: Keyword search: apples http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=apples&branch=MIT&uilang=en Keyword search: management http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=management&branch=SDA&uilang=en Material type: Book http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matBook%22&branch=SPF&uilang=en Material type: Video http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matVideo%22&branch=RPL&uilang=en Material type: Ebook http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matEBook%22&branch=PRN&uilang=en New Books in Main Collection http://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matBook%22&refx=Collection%7cMain+Collection&branch=SDA&uilang=en

31. Additional information The feeds are updated as data is updated in AquaBrowser. We are currently running a full bib export from our database on a weekly basis, and incremental updates each night. If the number of items retrieved via the feed exceeds 100, the feed will default to 100 items. If the number of items is less than 100, all items will be included.