What is an RSS feed?
RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site
Summary. RSS
feeds allow a publisher to syndicate or share online content
automatically. It is an easy way for subscribers to receive automatic
updates from a website without having to visit the websites and
searching for new or updated content.
The EPDA websites offers a number of RSS feeds including
recently published research papers,
global events calendar and
international news and press releases (incl. research developments).
How do I start using RSS feeds?
You can view an RSS feed through most modern Internet browers such as Internet Explorer, Safari and Mozilla Firefox. These have built in news readers (sometimes called Aggregators) that can interpret the feeds. Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check
for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when
they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more
details on these, please check their websites.
If your Internet browser cannot view these feeds, you can install a third party news reader. There are many different versions,
some of which are accessed using a browser, and others that are
downloadable applications. Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer. Some popular news readers include:
Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed
subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let
you store them on your main computer in the same way that you either
download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service
like Hotmail.
Once you have a News Reader, all you have to do is
subscribe to the RSS content. This
will then display the latest headlines and content from your chosen
websites.
More information on RSS feeds and their use can be found at www.rss-specifications.com
In general, if you click on the RSS button you can subscribe
to the feed in various
ways. This may be by dragging the URL of the feed into your news reader or
by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.
Most sites that offer feeds will show the RSS logo or a similar button, but some may
just have a normal web link.
Using EPDA RSS feeds on your site
If you are a webmaster and want to integrate an EPDA RSS feed headlines into
your website, you are very welcome to do so. You may not use any EPDA logo or other EPDA trademark.
We reserve the right to prevent the distribution of EPDA feed content and
the EPDA does not accept any liability for its feeds. Please see the Terms of Use for full details.
