On October the 8th, the TLT Center presented RSS & Google Alerts as a Virtual Research Assistant. Included below are links to the presentation and to a document regarding RSS generated by Educause
RSS Google Alerts Presentation
Educause Learning Initiative: 7 things you should know about... RSS (April 2007)
RSS (really simple syndication) allows individuals to 'subscribe' to a web page (typically news outlets, journals, and blog sites), and have any new content delivered to you! This session will focus on setting up an RSS Reader (used to collect 'RSS feeds'), locating sources of information, and subscribing to RSS feeds. We will also discuss how RSS feeds can be utilized for instructional purposes. This session will also cover Google Alert - what it is, how to create an alert, and how to manage alerts.
