Library 2.0 in (more than) 15 minutes: Session 2

Today, we are going to briefly talk about RSS. If we have time, we will also discuss social tagging.

From AmbientLibrarian:

RSS
Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a technology that allows users to stream "feeds" into news aggregators (or feed readers) in a simple text format, to make it easier to keep up with many online resources. Examples of web-based news aggregators include Bloglines and Google Reader.

First, let's look at some library and library-related sites that offer feeds.

The Library of Congress is not necessarily known to be quick to change...yet, they have RSS:
http://www.loc.gov/index.html

Booklist:
http://www.booklistonline.com/

News aggregators are a convenient way to keep up with updates from several different Internet sources. To enjoy this convenience, try signing up with Google Reader.

On to tagging. Again, from AmbientLibrarian:

Tag
In relation to Web 2.0, a tag is a label given to a resource (such as a web page, image, photo, blog entry, etc) by a user to describe that resource.

One of the most well-known sites to use tagging (and possibly the first), is del.icio.us. Delicious is a social bookmarking site that uses tags to save and organize bookmarks on the Web. You can also easily share your bookmarks.

Another cool site that uses tagging is LibraryThing. LibraryThing lets you (anybody) catalog books online.

OK, play time!