[XML4LIB] Use of RSS in Bibliographic/Abstract Databases?

[Young,Jeff]

Almost any OAI repository can be accessed as an RSS feed via the ERRoL
service. The URLs for these feeds can be constructed according to this
pattern:

"http://errol.oclc.org/" + <OAI repository ID> + ".rss"

The OAI repository ID component is defined according to repository
registration records in the OAI Registry at UIUC
(http://gita.grainger.uiuc.edu/registry/ListRepoIds.asp?self=1). For
example:

http://errol.oclc.org/info-uri.info.rss
http://errol.oclc.org/www.openurl.info.rss

Note that these feeds can also be qualified according to OAI sets:

http://errol.oclc.org/xmlregistry.oclc.org.rss?set=XSLStylesheets

These RSS feeds are generated by transforming OAI responses into RSS format
using an XSLT stylesheet. For details, see the ERRoL project page at
http://www.oclc.org/research/projects/oairesolver/.


Jeff


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerry Mckiernan [mailto:gerrymck at iastate.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:28 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: [XML4LIB] Use of RSS in Bibliographic/Abstract Databases?
> 
> _Use of RSS in Bibliographic/Abstract Databases_?
> 
> I am greatly interested in learning of ANY and ALL
> bibliographic/abstract databases that offer RSS feeds. Such feeds might
> offer current search results, or automatic updates for a saved search
> strategy. I would be interested in any current operational systems,
> working prototypes, or projects under consideration.
> 
> For examples of other library-related uses of RSS, please see my latest
> registry_RSS(sm): Rich Site Services_
> 
> [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/RSS.htm ]
> 
> BTW: Thanks to all for their nominations for _RSS(sm)_. Although still
> quite limited, it has nearly doubled in size from its establishment on
> Sunday, June 6 !
> 
> [ http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Web4Lib/archive/0406/0048.html ]
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Gerry McKiernan
> Working Librarian
> Iowa State University
> Ames IA 50011
> 
> gerrymck at iastate.edu