Comments on: Transfusion Reading List http://portablelearner.com/tech-notes/transfusion-reading-list/ A website by Shanta Rohse on learning, technology and design Wed, 01 Sep 2010 01:01:34 +0000 hourly 1 By: Using Web-Based Tools to Stay Current With the Literature http://portablelearner.com/tech-notes/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-2903 Using Web-Based Tools to Stay Current With the Literature Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:27:11 +0000 http://shantarohse.com/2007/09/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-2903 [...] feeds, com­piled into a read­ing list and pub­lished online. You can view all these feeds in the Trans­fu­sion Read­ing List, which is peri­od­i­cally updated with new feeds. This way, any­one out­side the work­shop is [...] […] feeds, com­piled into a read­ing list and pub­lished online. You can view all these feeds in the Trans­fu­sion Read­ing List, which is peri­od­i­cally updated with new feeds. This way, any­one out­side the work­shop is […]

]]> By: Shanta http://portablelearner.com/tech-notes/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-2432 Shanta Mon, 08 Dec 2008 21:36:10 +0000 http://shantarohse.com/2007/09/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-2432 @Pat Letendre: I think it is the nature of the beast. I've used feeds for years, but only in the past year have I finally grasped that they can be used to create flexible, personalized reading lists. I have to give much of the credit to the clever tools and inspiration provided by online services like <a href="http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/" rel="nofollow">Yahoo! Pipes</a> and (especially) <a href="http://grazr.com/whatsnew" rel="nofollow">Grazr</a>. Can't wait to see what you come up with! @Pat Letendre: I think it is the nature of the beast. I’ve used feeds for years, but only in the past year have I finally grasped that they can be used to create flexible, personalized reading lists. I have to give much of the credit to the clever tools and inspiration provided by online services like Yahoo! Pipes and (especially) Grazr. Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

]]> By: Pat Letendre http://portablelearner.com/tech-notes/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-2431 Pat Letendre Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:15:45 +0000 http://shantarohse.com/2007/09/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-2431 Shanta, Thanks for being an early adopter of RSS and promoting its professional uses when the rest of us did not know what you were talking about. I've finally twigged! And thanks for adding a feed to "Musings on TM". P.S. I really like what you did with the GRAZR feeds above. Now I'll have to explore ways to create a "jukebox menu" of feeds. <8-) Cheers, Pat http://www.traqprogram.ca Shanta,
Thanks for being an early adopter of RSS and promoting its professional uses when the rest of us did not know what you were talking about. I’ve finally twigged! And thanks for adding a feed to “Musings on TM”.
P.S. I really like what you did with the GRAZR feeds above. Now I’ll have to explore ways to create a “jukebox menu” of feeds. <8-)
Cheers, Pat
http://www.traqprogram.ca

]]> By: Shanta http://portablelearner.com/tech-notes/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-1808 Shanta Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:25:14 +0000 http://shantarohse.com/2007/09/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-1808 Ray, thanks for the kind words. The opportunity to stay up to date rather than visiting each web site is definitely one of the key advantages of using feeds. Let me try to tackle your questions: <ol> <li>RSS feeds are streams of data commonly used by publishers to announce news and information. They aren’t typically used for the reverse: allowing a reader to pose a question to the author. (Not that it isn't possible. Calendar entries and even the comments you write on this site are some common ways feeds are used for two-way sharing of information.)</li> <li>Excellent suggestion. Consider it done.</li> <li>No, not the way RSS feeds are being used here. This is because feeds are not the content, they are the <em>channel for delivering</em> content. The journal publishers control what appears in their table of contents, not me, which is why for example you still need to subscribe to a journal to read the articles. In fact, <a href="http://www.reallysimplesyndication.com/2005/04/30" rel="nofollow">David Winer (a pioneer in the area of RSS) has pointed out that</a>, "RSS <em>itself</em> is an advertising medium, if you use it correctly."</li> <li>What did you have in mind?</li> <li>My hope is that people trying this demo will do just that: import these feeds into their own personal aggregator. This is what the publishers hope too!</li> </ol> Thanks for the comments, Ray. This demo was originally part of a workshop I facilitated on using social media tools. When I have time, I'll put together an FAQ to explain how to add these feeds to your own reader. Ray, thanks for the kind words. The opportunity to stay up to date rather than visiting each web site is definitely one of the key advantages of using feeds. Let me try to tackle your questions:

  1. RSS feeds are streams of data commonly used by publishers to announce news and information. They aren’t typically used for the reverse: allowing a reader to pose a question to the author. (Not that it isn’t possible. Calendar entries and even the comments you write on this site are some common ways feeds are used for two-way sharing of information.)
  2. Excellent suggestion. Consider it done.
  3. No, not the way RSS feeds are being used here. This is because feeds are not the content, they are the channel for delivering content. The journal publishers control what appears in their table of contents, not me, which is why for example you still need to subscribe to a journal to read the articles. In fact, David Winer (a pioneer in the area of RSS) has pointed out that, “RSS itself is an advertising medium, if you use it correctly.”
  4. What did you have in mind?
  5. My hope is that people trying this demo will do just that: import these feeds into their own personal aggregator. This is what the publishers hope too!

Thanks for the comments, Ray. This demo was originally part of a workshop I facilitated on using social media tools. When I have time, I’ll put together an FAQ to explain how to add these feeds to your own reader.

]]> By: Rachel http://portablelearner.com/tech-notes/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-1807 Rachel Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:01:00 +0000 http://shantarohse.com/2007/09/transfusion-reading-list/#comment-1807 This is wonderful, I love it. I found it easy to navigate ; up to the level I actually went down to - though I\'m sure there is lots more I could do. Questions: 1. If I wrote a comment about a paper/abstract who would actually see it/where would it go. Also if I had a question is it set up to answer a question and/or forward it to the author? 2. Could you add the BBTS Journal \'Transfusion Medicine\'? it\'s also a Blackwell publication 3. Did you have to deal with Copyright issues to allow you to share the abstracts, etc.? 4. Would you be able to develop/support an interested group of individuals who could share with you/each other feedback on various papers/activities? e.g., SMEs in the field giving instant feedback. Potentially to share and maybe publish online 5. Would you permit individuals to take information from your site for their own needs, e.g. for Con-Ed, research, etc. or would permission need to be obtained? Just a few thoughts.... I really like the concept. Very compact and all together in one place. This also gives those who might have been a little hesitant to work with RSS feeds, or unsure of the process, the opportunity to become comfortable with this concept and build confidence. Well done, Ray This is wonderful, I love it. I found it easy to navigate ; up to the level I actually went down to — though I\‘m sure there is lots more I could do.
Questions:
1. If I wrote a comment about a paper/abstract who would actually see it/where would it go. Also if I had a question is it set up to answer a question and/or forward it to the author?
2. Could you add the BBTS Journal \‘Transfusion Medicine\’? it\‘s also a Blackwell publication
3. Did you have to deal with Copyright issues to allow you to share the abstracts, etc.?
4. Would you be able to develop/support an interested group of individuals who could share with you/each other feedback on various papers/activities? e.g., SMEs in the field giving instant feedback. Potentially to share and maybe publish online
5. Would you permit individuals to take information from your site for their own needs, e.g. for Con-Ed, research, etc. or would permission need to be obtained?
Just a few thoughts.… I really like the concept. Very compact and all together in one place. This also gives those who might have been a little hesitant to work with RSS feeds, or unsure of the process, the opportunity to become comfortable with this concept and build confidence.
Well done, Ray

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