RSS Feeds in AquaBrowser

RSS Feeds in AquaBrowser

Library Staff Training

Upper Midwest Users Group Conference18 October 2011

Nina Mentzel, SDLNnmentzel@sdln.net

What is RSS?RSS (most commonly expanded as Really SimpleSyndication) is a family of web feed formats used topublish frequently updated works—such as blog entries,news headlines, audio, and video—in a standardizedformat.

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.

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How Do RSS Feeds in AquaBrowser Work?After searching in AquaBrowser, you may

clickon    for :

•All new materials in the full SDLN catalog •New materials which match your search

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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.

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SearchSearch results will appear in a list ranked by relevance to

the term(s)entered. You will see the button on the results

screen

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Using the button

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Click RSS FEEDS

Using the button

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Click “New items for your query “ ”

Using the button

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To subscribe to a feed, click “Subscribe to this feed”

Using the button

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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

Creating links to pre-constructed searches

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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 

Creating links to pre-constructed searches

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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 

Creating links to pre-constructed searches

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 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

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  Click Advanced Search

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 Select the format type from the dropdown list

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 Click search

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 On the results page, click the RSSFeeds button

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 Click on the link you wish to view

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 Copy the link from the new window

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 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

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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

Creating links to pre-constructed searches

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 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

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  Click Advanced Search

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 Select the format type from the dropdown list

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 Click search

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 On the results page, refine search by collection

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 On the results page, click the RSSFeeds button

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 Click on the link you wish to view

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 Copy the link from the new window

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 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

Creating links to pre-constructed searches

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 See these links for examples:

Keyword search: appleshttp://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=apples&branch=MIT&uilang=en Keyword search: managementhttp://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=management&branch=SDA&uilang=en Material type: Bookhttp://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matBook%22&branch=SPF&uilang=en

Material type: Videohttp://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matVideo%22&branch=RPL&uilang=en

Material type: Ebookhttp://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matEBook%22&branch=PRN&uilang=en New Books in Main Collectionhttp://searchsdln.aquabrowser.com/rss.ashx?q=ex-All-7.0%3a%22matBook%22&refx=Collection%7cMain+Collection&branch=SDA&uilang=en

Additional information

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 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.