Frequently Asked Questions About XML and RSS

• What is RSS?
• Why Would I Want to Use RSS?
• What is XML?
• How Do I Get Started?
• What Information Does the Bazelon Center Syndicate?
• How Do I Post the Bazelon Center's RSS Feeds on My Website?
  • Posting the Bazelon Center News & Features Feed
  • Posting the Bazelon Center Action Alerts and Updates Feed
  • Posting the Bazelon Center Publications and Resources Feed
• Does this Mean I Can Post Publications, Press Releases, Action Alerts, or Other Materials from the Bazelon Center on My Website or Blog?

What is RSS?

RSS (Real Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary) is a format the Bazelon Center uses to deliver summaries of frequently updated material such as action alerts, news releases and new publications. Instead of visiting www.bazelon.org to browse for new articles and features, RSS automatically tells you when something new is posted online. Once you've installed an RSS reader, you can subscribe to the Bazelon Center's RSS feeds to receive notification of new content posted on the The Bazelon Center's website.

If you or your organization have a website, you can also use our RSS feed to post links to new items from the Bazelon Center's RSS feed on your website. This list is automatically updated, so your users—with no ongoing effort on your part—can access new content from the Bazelon Center as it becomes available on our RSS feed.

Why Would I Want to Use RSS?

RSS saves time.
You don't have to visit our website to know whether we've posted something new. You'll find out the minute it happens.

RSS puts the power in your hands.
You only receive the information you are interested in. We do not collect any information—including e-mail addresses—from subscriptions to our RSS feeds.

RSS offers fresh content for your website... and you don't have to do a thing!
With a simple, one-time setup, our RSS feeds can automatically post links to the Bazelon Center's latest news, action alerts, or publications on your website.

What is XML?

RSS feeds are posted in a format called XML. Special programs interpret information on our RSS feeds to display them on your computer in various ways. We also use XML and code provided by RSS Digest to allow other organizations and individuals to include links to new content from the Bazelon Center without having to manually check our page or update content.

How Do I Get Started?

To begin receiving notifications of new information from the Bazelon Center—including news releases, action alerts and updates, and new publications—just follow this easy, four-step process:

Step 1: Download an RSS reader program.
Since most people don't speak XML, you will need a program that is capable of translating the code for our RSS feeds into an understandable message. Download your RSS reader now...*

* The Bazelon Center makes no recommendation on which RSS reader to use, but you may find this C|Net article helpful in making your selection.

Step 2: Select the content you wish to recieve.
Choose the Bazelon Center feed that you wish to subscribe to from the list provided in the "What Information Does the Bazelon Center Syndicate?" section below. Click on the feed's title or XML image that looks like this: .

Step 3: Copy the RSS feed's address.
Copy the feed's address from the address bar in your web browser. You will need website addresses for each feed you wish to subscribe to. For your convenience, we have included the subscription addresses for each feed. You can obtain the address for a particular feed elsewhere on the Bazelon Center's site by clicking the image.

Step 4: Subscribe to the RSS feed.
Open your new RSS reader program and find the program's "Subscribe" or "Add Feed" function. Now paste the web address of each RSS feed you wish to subscribe to in the space provided.

The subscription process will differ depending on the RSS reader program you use. You may wish to consult the program's "Help" section to find out how to add RSS feeds in your RSS reader.

You will immediately receive information from our RSS feeds and will automatically receive notifications on new content at www.bazelon.org. If you or your organization have a website and would like to syndicate content from the Bazelon Center, please see the "How Do I Post the Bazelon Center's RSS Feeds on My Website" section below.

What Information Does the Bazelon Center Syndicate?

The Bazelon Center currently syndicates our action alerts, legislative updates and media releases. We also syndicate notices of new resources we've posted online at www.bazelon.org. Links to our current RSS feeds are posted below.

Bazelon Center News and Features
Address for Subscriptions: http://www.bazelon.org/rss/news.xml

Bazelon Center Action Alerts & Updates
Address for Subscriptions: http://www.bazelon.org/rss/alerts.xml

Bazelon Center Publications and Resources
Address for Subscriptions: http://www.bazelon.org/rss/pubs.xml

How Do I Post the Bazelon Center's RSS Feeds on My Website

The Bazelon Center uses RSS Digest to enable you to post our RSS feeds on your website. If you don't have a website, or if you're not comfortable altering the source code for your website, you should probably skip this section.

Otherwise, select the feed you wish to post on your website from the list below. These links will take you to information on posting RSS feeds to your site by copying JavaScript, IFrames or PHP code and pasting it into the source code of your webpage. Click here to access the actual feeds.

• Posting the Bazelon Center News & Features Feed
• Posting the Bazelon Center Action Alerts and Updates Feed
• Posting the Bazelon Center Publications and Resources Feed

Posting the Bazelon Center News & Features Feed

Using JavaScript

You can include items from our News and Features Feed on a regular HTML Web page by copying and pasting the following code into the area of the page where you want the digest to appear:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/13aeb5d061de/93b74a8cb41e.js"></script>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Using PHP

You can include items from our News and Features Feed on a PHP page with this code:

<?php
include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/13aeb5d061de/93b74a8cb41e.html';
?>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Posting in an IFrame

If you want items from our News and Features Feed to appear in an IFRAME, use the following code:

<iframe src="http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/13aeb5d061de/93b74a8cb41e.html"></iframe>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Posting the Bazelon Center Alerts and Updates Feed

Using JavaScript

You can include items from our Action Alerts and Updates Feed on a regular HTML Web page by copying and pasting the following code into the area of the page where you want the digest to appear:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/cc4a947ebdd8/53a004d90cd5.js"></script>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Using PHP

You can include items from our Action Alerts and Updates Feed on a PHP page with this code:

<?php
include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/cc4a947ebdd8/53a004d90cd5.html';
?>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Posting in an IFrame

If you want items from our Action Alerts and Updates Feed to appear in an IFRAME, use the following code:

<iframe src="http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/cc4a947ebdd8/53a004d90cd5.html"></iframe>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Posting the Bazelon Center's Publications and Resources Feed

Using JavaScript

You can include items from our Publications and Resources Feed on a regular HTML Web page by copying and pasting the following code into the area of the page where you want the digest to appear:

<script language="JavaScript" src="http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/f6fe535db44c/6363fbe86774.js"></script>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Using PHP

You can include Publications and Resources Feed on a PHP page with this code:

<?php
include 'http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/f6fe535db44c/6363fbe86774.html';
?>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Posting in an IFrame

If you want Publications and Resources Feed to appear in an IFRAME, use the following code:

<iframe src="http://ns2.bigbold.com/digest/f6fe535db44c/6363fbe86774.html"></iframe>

• Preview Feed: See an example of how this feed appears
• Post Other Feeds
• Return to Frequently Asked Questions

Does this Mean I Can Post Publications, Press Releases, Action Alerts, or Other Materials from the Bazelon Center on My Website or Blog?

No, but our RSS feeds will allow you to keep you site's visitors informed on the latest news, resources and analysis from the Bazelon Center without you having to keep checking for updates.

You may post links to our materials or add our RSS feeds to your website, but you may not re-post the full content of articles and resources from the Bazelon Center's website unless you have obtained explicit written permission from the Bazelon Center to do so. Please Note: Some of the Bazelon Center's documents (such as our action alerts) contain a "Fair Use" notice granting permission to reproduce that specific document, as long as you reproduce it exactly with attribution to the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law and link to our website.