RSS FEEDS FOR LEGAL RSS FEEDS FOR LEGAL SCHOLARSHIPSCHOLARSHIP

All info on Law Library All info on Law Library Site>Faculty Services>Scholarship Site>Faculty Services>Scholarship

Technology>RSSTechnology>RSS

http://http://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/sewww.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/services/rss.htmlrvices/rss.html

What is RSS?What is RSS?

Rich Site SummaryRich Site Summary Each time the website, journal, blog is Each time the website, journal, blog is

updated, updates appear in the feedupdated, updates appear in the feed Receive all info from scholarly Receive all info from scholarly

journals, blogs & news in one place journals, blogs & news in one place do not have to continually look at web do not have to continually look at web

sitesite

Types of FeedsTypes of Feeds

Law Journals – Contents or Full TextLaw Journals – Contents or Full Text SSRN Author FeedsSSRN Author Feeds Court CasesCourt Cases BlogsBlogs Tags from Social Bookmarking SitesTags from Social Bookmarking Sites

How to Find Feeds How to Find Feeds

See Law Library Site>Faculty See Law Library Site>Faculty Services>Scholarship Services>Scholarship Technology>RSSTechnology>RSS

The url is The url is http://http://www.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/serviwww.law.csuohio.edu/lawlibrary/services/rss.html#findingces/rss.html#finding

RSS vs. Other Current RSS vs. Other Current AwarenessAwareness

Use in addition to, not instead of othersUse in addition to, not instead of others Others=Lexis & Westlaw Saved Searches, Others=Lexis & Westlaw Saved Searches,

SSRN emails, Washington & Lee CLJC SSRN emails, Washington & Lee CLJC emails, SmartCILPemails, SmartCILP

Feed reader format may be easier to go Feed reader format may be easier to go through fastthrough fast

Many items in one place – SSRN authors Many items in one place – SSRN authors feeds, journal feeds, news, blogs (Lexis feeds, journal feeds, news, blogs (Lexis and WL have blogs and news, but not all)and WL have blogs and news, but not all)

RSS vs. Other Current RSS vs. Other Current AwarenessAwareness

Filtering (term searching) is more Filtering (term searching) is more precise and easier on Westlaw and precise and easier on Westlaw and Lexis, but available with RSS Readers. Lexis, but available with RSS Readers. (Also with Washington &Lee)(Also with Washington &Lee)

RSS feed of journal RSS feed of journal maymay be faster than be faster than WL/Lexis. Washington & Lee CLJC & WL/Lexis. Washington & Lee CLJC & SmartCILP are fast.SmartCILP are fast.

RSS Readers and many feeds are FreeRSS Readers and many feeds are Free

Thunderbird RSS ReaderThunderbird RSS Reader

Does not give first paragraph of textDoes not give first paragraph of text Has filtering optionsHas filtering options Conveniently with EmailConveniently with Email

Filtering on BloglinesFiltering on Bloglines

Easy way is via Easy way is via Feed SifterFeed Sifter

Futher topicsFuther topics

Send an RSS feed to EmailSend an RSS feed to Email Creating an RSS feedCreating an RSS feed