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==How-to subscribe to a Collection==
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==How to subscribe to a Collection==
  
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# Login to SUNScholar at http://scholar.sun.ac.za.
 
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# Go to '''Update Profile''' >>  '''Subscriptions'''.
# Login to SUNScholar at http://scholar.sun.ac.za
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# Select the collections ('''Select Collection''') from the list you want to subscribe to, and '''Add''' each time. You can subscribe to as many as you want to.
# Go to "My Account" >>  "Profile".
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# Remember to update your profile at the bottom of the screen after subscribing to the '''Collections'''.
# Select Collections from the list you want to subscribe to. You can subscribe to as many as you want to.
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# You will be notified via e-mail every time a new item is published in the '''Collections''' you have subscribed to.
# Remember to update your profile at the bottom of the screen (Click on image to enlarge).
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# To unsubscribe from a collection, select the collection and click on '''Remove Selected'''.
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==How-to get automatic RSS feeds==
 
==How-to get automatic RSS feeds==

Revision as of 13:07, 24 May 2013

Site Feeds

How to subscribe to a Collection

  1. Login to SUNScholar at http://scholar.sun.ac.za.
  2. Go to Update Profile >> Subscriptions.
  3. Select the collections (Select Collection) from the list you want to subscribe to, and Add each time. You can subscribe to as many as you want to.
  4. Remember to update your profile at the bottom of the screen after subscribing to the Collections.
  5. You will be notified via e-mail every time a new item is published in the Collections you have subscribed to.
  6. To unsubscribe from a collection, select the collection and click on Remove Selected.

How-to get automatic RSS feeds

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rss

Feeds are enabled per collection. Look for the following icon to appear somewhere in your web browser toolbar or address bar.

Rss-feed-icon.png

For Internet Explorer

  1. If the Feed button in Internet Explorer lights up, it means that the site offers RSS feeds.
  2. Click the icon to see the feed and, if you want, subscribe to have the feed automatically sent to your computer.
  3. When you click the subscribe button, the feed is automatically added to the Favorites Center and to the Common Feed List for sharing with other programs.

For Mozilla Firefox

Look for the RSS icon to appear somewhere in your web browser toolbars.

For Google Chrome

  1. Install the official Google RSS feed extension from the Google Chrome extensions website.
  2. Look for the RSS icon to appear somewhere in your web browser toolbars

For MAC Safari

For Wouter Klapwijk to complete.

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