UO RSS Feeds

What is RSS?

RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". RSS feeds are free content feeds from websites that contain article headlines, summaries, and links back to full-text articles on the web.

What tools do I need to use RSS?

To subscribe to an RSS feed you will need two things, an RSS reader (also known as a news reader or aggregator) and the URL (web address) of the RSS feed you wish to subscribe to.

Some commonly used news readers are Feed Demon, NewsCrawler, and Awasu for Windows. NetNewsWire, Newsfire, and Shrook can be used for Macs. For those who like web-based readers there's Bloglines, My Yahoo!, and NewsGator. Currently, the UO Computing Center only supports RSS access through web browsers Opera and Firefox (see "What Are Those Little RSS or XML Tags on Web Pages?" below).

How Do I Subscribe to the UO's RSS feeds?

Once you have an RSS reader installed, right-click (or control + click on Mac) the link below of the news feed you want to subscribe to and copy the URL. Then paste the URL into the reader as a new feed (your reader will have instructions on how to do this).

What are Live Bookmarks?

Mozilla Firefox has a feature called Live Bookmarks that allows you to see the item titles ("headlines") of an RSS feed in your bookmarks. Instead of constantly checking webpages for changes and additions, a Live Bookmark delivers updates to you as soon as they are available.

How do I add RSS feeds as Live Bookmarks in Firefox?

To add an RSS feed as a Live Bookmark, look for one of these icons  or to the right of the address bar in Firefox 1.5 (earlier versions will have the icon in the lower right corner of the browser window). Click the icon and select a feed from the list that appears. The Add Bookmark dialog will appear allowing you to choose where to save the RSS feed bookmark. Go to the RSS feed in your bookmarks to see all the latest headlines for that feed. Select a headline to jump to a story.

What Are Those Little RSS or XML Tags on Web Pages?

For more information about subscribing to RSS feeds, please read the UO Computing Center's article "What Are Those Little RSS or XML Tags on Web Pages?".