a presentation by Rebecca Holz, Health Sciences Librarian, Ebling Library, UW-Madison; Stephen Johnson, Health Sciences Librarian, Ebling Library, UW-Madison; and Andrew Osmond, Health Sciences Librarian, Ebling Library, UW-Madison http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/
~ This slides for this presentation are available at http://www.slideshare.net/eblinglibrary/ ~
Why might RSS be the answer for a current awareness service?
- flexible
- scalable
- portable
iGoogle and Google Reader as the aggregators of choice
Methods of communication used by the staff for this project:
- intranet used as a communication tool for staff working on the project (agenda, minutes, report of activities)
- staff blog also used to communicate progress (both of the above create transparency for the project's progress)
- decided to meet once a week for no more than an hour
- set up a wiki to manage the project
Phase 1
create categories for each journal
Phase 2
Develop bundled OPML packages (an easy way to export all the feeds into a feedreader/newsfeed aggregator)
How to Import OPML http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/bjd/journals/rss/opmlhelp.cfm
OPML means users can import...
- RSS feeds of all journal on a subject
- RSS feeds of onl the top journals in a subject
Phase 3
Develop a shopping-cart-like application; however, the ROI on the programming didn't make it feasible or practical
Phase 4
Develop instructional and promotional plans
Get the word out; show how it can be valuable to faculty and staff
Marketing:
- incorporate into subject guides & portals http://ebling.library.wisc.edu/portals/pophealth/ebph.cfm
- elevator speech
- table tents
- brochure
- more local integration into the library's web site
- expansion to news, podcasts
- integrated article retrieval, citation management, and proxy issues
- maintenance issues; missing feeds
- formalized approach to sharing
- continued evaluation
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