RSS Feeds

You can now use wiki extensions to embed any RSS feed in your wiki pages. These can include standard news and blog feeds in addition to article database feeds, del.icio.us feeds, new title feeds, weather alert feeds, and so on... You also have the choice of simple displays or showing more details such as item dates, item descriptions and item permalinks.

Standard feeds

Simple display of Library blog feed

Detailed display of Library blog feed

• A Message from the College of DuPage Library Facebook Page
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=990  Added: August 13, 2013

• A Message from the College of DuPage Library Facebook Page
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=989  Added: July 11, 2013

• A Message from the College of DuPage Library Facebook Page
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=988  Added: July 10, 2013

• A Message from the College of DuPage Library Facebook Page
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=987  Added: July 9, 2013

• A Message from the College of DuPage Library Facebook Page
  URL: http://blog.codlibrary.org/?p=986  Added: July 8, 2013

Article search feeds

In EBSCOhost databases, you can create an RSS feed for your searches. After submitting a search, look for the "Create alert for this search" button:

This link will generate an RSS syndication feed that you can use in conjunction with the code below to embed search results in your pages.

Example feed from an Academic Search Premier search for (facebook AND librar*):

Code
<rss number="10">http://rss.ebscohost.com/AlertSyndicationService/Syndication.asmx/GetFeed?guid=1166058</rss>

• You must remove proxy info from the RSS feed
• Users must be on C.O.D. network or have Library card to access full-text
• Ebsco is still working out the kinks but getting better
• Ebsco disables the feed if not accessed for two months
• Feeds are updated daily

del.icio.us feeds

• del.icio.us creates an RSS feed for every tag
• The feed for a tag can generate the links for an entire web page or section of a web page
• Reference Sites

Code for a del.icio.us feed
<feed url="http://del.icio.us/rss/codlibrary/taxesRef" entries="0" date="F j, Y">
*'''[{PERMALINK} {TITLE}]'''<br />{DESCRIPTION}<br /><span class="delItemInfo">URL: {PERMALINK}  Added: {DATE}</span>
</feed>

Code examples

Simple feed
<rss number="5">http://example.com/feed.xml</rss>

Note: the simple feed may not work with Feedburner feeds

Detailed feed
<feed url="http://example.com/feed.xml" entries="0" date="F j, Y">
*'''[{PERMALINK} {TITLE}]'''<br />{DESCRIPTION}<br /><span class="delItemInfo">URL: {PERMALINK}  Added: {DATE}</span>
</feed>

Weather alerts!

Yes, you can even get weather alerts for DuPage county via RSS. Will add to the Library home page ASAP!

Embedding video

Video from a hosted service

• Revver
• GoogleVideo
• YouTube
• Can add any additional service you request

Example Google video

Other Flash video and applications

• Meebo
• Self-produced Flash (using Viewlet Builder or Camtasia)
• Other Flash

Code examples

Hosted video
{{#ev:servicename|id|width}}

So for Google video it loos like this:
{{#ev:googlevideo|-981811133265305699|400}}

For YouTube, it looks like this:
{{#ev:youtube|0klgLsSxGsU|400}}

• Note: the width is optional

Other Flash
<gflash>width height http://example.com/flash.swf</gflash>

So the code for Jennifer's Meebo app looks like this:
<gflash>190 275 http://widget.meebo.com/mm.swf?rVkTOAXhxz</gflash>

And the code to embed the Blackboard tutorial looks like this:
<gflash>700 418 http://www.cod.edu/library/libweb/kelley/Blackboard/Blackboard_I_Intro.swf</gflash>

Comment forms

Facilitate easier access to your "talk" pages by including an inline comment for in your wiki pages. These talk pages are a good way to solicit input from students and build content with students.

Code

Add the following code hook wherever you'd like there to be a link to a comments form:

<comments />

Google Maps

• C.O.D. Locations

The Google Maps extension is a little more complicated to use than the other extensions. However, it does have a graphical user interface to help you create maps. You can access this interface by clicking on the Google Maps button when you're editing a wiki page. The button looks like this:

After clicking this button, the Google Maps editing interface will open. Use this interface to create maps, map pointers, and pointer annotations. These annotations can include links to wiki pages or other web pages in addition to explanatory text. Colin will work with anyone interested in developing resources that use these maps. These maps could be especially useful for area maps (such as locations of other academic libraries in the region) or creating index pages to location-dependent research guides (languages, maps, history, geography?).

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