Slides used in "Automated News Feeds" parallel session. See http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/web-focus/events/workshops/webmaster-2000/materials/newsfeeds-parallel/

1. Automated News Feeds
Automated News Feeds
Andy Powell, UKOLN
News and News Feeds (Challenge)
RSS Standard (Theory)
RSS Tools (Application)
Examples (Practice)
Conclusions (Opportunity)
Report by Ellen Pawley, LeicesterReport by Ellen Pawley, Leicester

2. Automated News Feeds
News and News Feeds
News + targeting = News Feed(s)
Top ten institutional news providers:
Computer and Library Services; Public Relations;
Department/Faculties; Personnel; Accommodation; Web Site
Links; Social Groups; Inter-organisational - diary(almanac);
Estates/Works/Security; Bookings/Timetabling
Largely unstructured at present
Exporting News Feeds: HEFCE; Press Association;
Research Councils; HERO
Importing News Feeds: Guardian; BBC; HERO; New
Scientist?; Times Higher?

3. Automated News Feeds
RSS
Rich Site Summary
Tag-based Portal Content Language
Manages embedded links to items of
information
Syndication of files/channels
XML application
Tension with RDF:
simple versus complex standard

4. Automated News Feeds
RSS Tools
These don’t really exist
2 processes:
» create RSS files .xml or .rss extensions
recognised as text/xml content
» render RSS files
Content Management Systems the
answer? ZOPE and Cold Fusion(?)
In house using PERL, ASP, JAVA

5. Automated News Feeds
Examples
Guardian
HERO

6. Automated News Feeds
Conclusions
Current news unstructured: traditional media
or progressed to email/web/newsgroups
RSS offers structured solution to enable
effective automation and targeting
Redefining News - personalisation
Use CMS for free or in-house developments
National agenda for development?
Topic for website-info-mgt’s discussion list

7. Automated News Feeds
Conclusions
Current news unstructured: traditional media
or progressed to email/web/newsgroups
RSS offers structured solution to enable
effective automation and targeting
Redefining News - personalisation
Use CMS for free or in-house developments
National agenda for development?
Topic for website-info-mgt’s discussion list