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. 2

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 3

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. 4

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 5

6. Using the button 6 Click RSS FEEDS

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

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

9. Using the button 9 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 10 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 11 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 12 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 codehttp://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/?c_profile=MIT

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

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

15. Creating links to pre-constructed searches 15 Click search

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

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

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

19. Creating links to pre-constructed searches 19 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 20 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 21 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 codehttp://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/?c_profile=MIT

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

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

24. Creating links to pre-constructed searches 24 Click search

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

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

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

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

29. Creating links to pre-constructed searches 29 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+NO NFICTION&branch=MIT&uilang=en

30. Creating links to pre-constructed searches 30 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 31 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.