Selected Resources on RSS, Podcasts, Wikis, and IM for Librarians
Also available on the CARL-IT North website:
http://www.carl-acrl.org/CARLIT-North/carlnit.html
RSS
Articles
Bhatt, Jay. “Blogging as a Tool: Innovative Approaches to Information Access.” Library Hi Tech
News. 9 (2005): 28-32.
Daily, Geoff. “Aggregating the Aggregators: RSS Reader Round-Up.” EContent. 28.4 (Apr.
2005): 36-41.
Fichter, Darlene. “Using RSS to Create New Services.” Online. 28.4 (July/Aug. 2004): 52-5.
Hammond, Tony. Hannay, Timo. Lund, Ben. “The Role of RSS in Science Publishing:
Syndication and Annotation on the Web.” D-Lib Magazine. 10.12 (Dec. 2004). 7 July
2006. http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/edoc/aw/dlib/dlib/december04/hammond/12hammond.html
Peek, Robin. “New Content Syndication.” Information Today. 20.10 (Nov./Dec. 2003): 17.
Zhu, Qin. “THE NUTS AND BOLTS of Delivering New Technical Reports via DatabaseGenerated RSS FEEDS.” Computers in Libraries. 26.2 (Feb. 2006): 24-28.
Books
Finkelstein, Ellen. Syndicating Web Sites with RSS Feeds for Dummies. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley
Publishing, Inc., 2005.
Hammersley, Ben. Content Syndication with RSS. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, Inc., 2003.
Hammersley, Ben. Developing Feeds with RSS and Atom. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, Inc.,
2005.
Holzner, Steven. Secrets of RSS (Visual Quickstart Guides). Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press: 2006.
Orchard, Leslie M. Hacking RSS and Atom. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing, Inc., 2005.
Wittenbrink, Heinz. RSS and Atom: Understanding and Implementing Content Feeds and
Syndication. Birmingham, UK: Packt Publishing, 2005
Websites
RSS Compendium. 17 July 2006. http://allrss.com/
Varnum, Ken. “Full Text Health Articles FeedNavigator.” Online Posting. 18 July 2006.
RSS4Lib: Innovative Ways Libraries Use RSS. 18 July 2006.
http://www322.pair.com/ginnblog/rss4lib/
Zetoc: Electronic Table of Contents. MIMAS, Manchester. 17 July 2006.
http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk
Podcasting
Articles
Balas, Janet L. “ Blogging Is So Last Year—Now Podcasting Is Hot.” Computers in Libraries.
25.10 (Nov/Dec 2005): 29-32.
Briggs, Linda L. “Podcasting Made Even Easier.” 21 June, 2006. Campus Technology. 9 August
2006. http://www.campus-technology.com/news_article.asp?id=18751
Garlick, Mia. Vogele, Colette. The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law
School. “Podcasting Legal Guide: Rules for the Revolution.” 8 May 2006. Creative
Commons. 27 July 2006.
http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide.pdf
Gordon-Murnane, Laura. “Saying ‘I Do’ to Podcasting.” Searcher. 13.6 (June 2005): 44-51.
Kaplan-Leiserson, Eva. “Trend: Podcasting in Academic and Corporate Learning.” Learning
Circuits. (June 2005) American Society for Training & Development. 27 July 2006.
http://www.learningcircuits.org/2005/jun2005/0506_trends
Meng, Peter. “Podcasting & Vodcasting: A White Paper.” IAT Services. (March 2005).
University of Missouri. 27 July 2006. http://edmarketing.apple.com/adcinstitute/wpcontent/Missouri_Podcasting_White_Paper.pdf
Notess, Greg R. “Casting the Net: Podcasting and Screencasting.” Online. 29.6 (Nov./Dec.
2005): 43-5.
“Seven Things You Should Know About Podcasting.” Educause Learning Initiative. June 2005.
27 July 2006. http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7003.pdf
Stephens, Michael. “The iPod Experiments.” netConnect. (Spring 2005): 22-25.
Books
Cochrane, Todd. Podcasting: The Do-It-Yourself Guide. Indianapolis, IN: Wiley Publishing,
Inc., 2005.
Dagys, Andrew J. Podcasting Now! Audio Your Way. Cambridge, MA: Course Technology PTR,
2005.
Giles, Richard. Herrington, Jack. McElhearn, Kirk. Podcasting Pocket Guide. Sebastopol, CA:
O’Reilly Media, Inc., 2006.
Herrington, Jack. Podcasting Hacks: Tips and Tools for Blogging Out Loud. Sebastopol, CA:
O’Reilly Media, Inc., 2005.
Websites
Beginners Guide to Podcast Creation. Ed. Kirk McElhearn. 10 July 2005. iLounge. 27 July
2006. http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/beginners-guide-to-podcastcreation/
How to Create Your Own Podcast – A Step-by-Step Tutorial. Deitz, Corey. 2006. 19 July 2006.
http://radio.about.com/od/podcastin1/a/aa030805a.htm
Podcasting – Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki. 7 July 2006. Wikipedia. 27 July 2006.
http://www.libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Podcasting
Podcasting @ University of Wisconsin – Madison. 2005. Board of Regents of the University of
Wisconsin System. 27 July 2006. http://engage.doit.wisc.edu/podcasting/
Podcasting101. Schwartz, Greg. 6 July 2006. 27 July 2006. http://podcasting101.pbwiki.com/
Podcasting Tools: Resource for Podcasting. Home Page. 2005-2006. http://www.podcastingtools.com/
Other
Bell, David. Urbanski, T.J. Williams, Sarah C. “Library Podcasting: An Example of Presenting
Original Content Through Podcasting.” PowerPoint Presentation. 24 February 2006. 27
July 2006. http://www.carli.illinois.edu/reports/iuag/060224Podcast.ppt
Wikis
Articles
Chawner, Brenda. Lewis, Paul H. “WikiWikiWebs: New Ways to Communicate in a Web
Environment.” Information Technologies in Libraries. 25.1 (Mar. 2006): 33-43.
Cochenour, Donnice. “Is There a Wiki in Your (Library) Future?” Colorado Libraries. 32.1
(Winter 2006): 34-6.
Farkas, Meredith. “Using Wikis to Create Online Communities.” WebJunction. 1 Sept. 2005. 17
July 2006. http://webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=11264
Fichter, Darlene. “Intranets, Wikis, Blikis, and Collaborative Working.” Online. 29.5 (Sept./Oct.
2005): 47-50.
Lamb, Brian. “The Way It Was Meant To Be.” Educause Review. 39.5 (Sept./Oct. 2004): 36-48.
Long, Sarah Ann. “Exploring the Wiki World: the New Face of Collaboration.” New Library
World. 107.1222/1223 (2006): 157-159.
Withers, Rob. “Something Wiki This Way Comes.” College and Research Libraries News. 66.11
(Dec. 2005): 775-777.
Books
Ebersbach, Anja. Glaser, Markus. Heigl, Richard. Wiki: Web Collaboration. Berlin, New York:
Springer, 2006.
Cunningham, Ward. Leuf, Bo. The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web. Boston, MA:
Addison-Wesley, 2001.
Websites
Office of Learning Technology’s Wiki. Home Page. 30 June 2006. 12 July 2006
http://careo.elearning.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?HomePage
What Is a Wiki (and How to Use One for Your Projects). Stafford, Tom. Webb, Matt. 7 July
2006. O’Reilly Network. 14 July 2006. http://www.oreillynet.com/lpt/a/6646
IM (Instant Messaging)
Articles
Abram, Stephen. “Twenty Reasons to Love IM.” Information Outlook. 8.10 (Oct. 2004): 40-2.
Foley, Marianne. “Instant Messaging Reference in an Academic Library: A Case Study.”
College & Research Libraries. 63.1 (Jan. 2002): 36-45.
Houghton, Sarah. Schmidt, Aaron. “Web-Based Chat vs. Instant Messaging.” Online. 29.4
(Jul./Aug. 2005): 26-30.
Lupien, Pascal. “Virtual Reference in the Age of Pop-Up Blockers, Firewalls, and Service Pack
2.” Online. 30.4 (Jul/Aug 2006). http://www.infotoday.com/online/jul06/Lupien.shtml
Nicholson, Scott. “Socialization in the ‘Virtual Hallway’: Instant Messaging in the
Asynchronous Web-based Distance Education Classroom.” The Internet and Higher
Education. 5.4 (2002): 363-372. 26 July 2006. http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/735/
Schmidt, Aaron. Stephens, Michael. “IM me.” Library Journal. 130.6 (1 April 2005): 34-5.
Stephens, Michael. Gordon, Rachel Singer. “Tech Tips for Every Librarian.” Computers in
Libraries. 26.4 (Apr. 2006): 36-7.
Book
Coffman, Steve. Going Live: Starting & Running a Virtual Reference Service. Chicago, IL:
American Library Association, 2003.
Websites
“IM goes live at UNLV Libraries.” Online Posting. 13 June 2005. Schwagbag: A Look at
Technology in Libraries from a Distant Point of View. 24 July 2006.
http://blog.uwinnipeg.ca/schwagbag/archives/2005/06/iming_goes_live.html
Instant Messaging. 9 June 2006. University of Minnesota, Duluth. 18 July 2006.
http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/askus/im.htm
Instant Messaging Reference. 15 Mar. 2006. County of Marin, California. 18 July 2006.
http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/lb/main/im.cfm
Instant Messaging Reference Service. 6 July 2006. University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries.
18 July 2006. http://www.library.unlv.edu/ask/chat.html
Other
Schmidt, Aaron. Stephens, Michael. “IM: Breaking Down Boundaries: Instant Messaging in
Libraries.” PowerPoint Presentation. 17 March 2002. 24 July 2006.
http://www.infotoday.com/cil2005/Presentations/Schmidt_Stephens.pps
Multiple Topics
Articles
Fichter, Darlene. “The Many Forms of E-Collaboration: Blogs, Wikis, Portals, Groupware,
Discussion Boards, and Instant Messaging.” Online. 29.4 (July/Aug. 2005): 48-50.
Guenther, Kim. “Socializing Your Web Site with Wikis Twikis, and Blogs.” Online. 29.6
(Nov./Dec. 2005): 51-3.
Volke, Sean. “Encouraging interaction online: the emerging roles of blogs/wiki/RSS in fostering
and encouraging user participation.” 12 April 2006. Victorian Association for Library
Automation Inc., Australia. 17 July 2006.
http://www.valaconf.org/vala2006/papers2006/67_Volke_Final.pdf
Prepared by Susan K. Boyd for the CARL North Information Technology Interest Group Workshop on
"Demystifying Virtual Communication,” Aug. 25, 2006.