How to subscribe to the Public Law Library of King County RSS

Click on the large orange button labeled "Subscribe." This will take you to an external page from a service called Feedburner. If you have already have an account with RSS reader, such as Sharpreader, you can click on the small icon, sometimes called a "chicklet," on the right-hand side of the page that corresponds to your reader. Your reader will automatically subscribe you to the Law Library feed.

If you don't see a chicklet for your reader, copy the URL from the top of the Feedburner page. It is http://feeds2.feedburner.com/KcllKlues. Login to your reader and paste the URL into your reader's "add a new feed" page.

If you do not have an existing RSS reader account and you click on one of the chicklets, you will be prompted to open an account with the reader before you can subscribe to the feed.

RSS at the King County Law Library

RSS is a Web content syndication format. The acronym stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary, depending on who you ask.

Websites that support such simple syndication provide their content in a format that can be read by news aggregator client software. Links to these specifically formatted pages are often referred to as "feeds" due to the dynamic nature of how often they can be updated. An RSS reader works by periodically checking on subscribed feeds for new content. When new posts are found, usually a portion of that post such as the title and perhaps a short excerpt from the article are displayed. The full story can be linked to open in a separate web browser, or in some cases in the reader itself.

What is podcasting?

Podcasting works the same way. However, as most RSS feeds deal primarily with text, podcasting is intended for rich media types such as audio, video, digital photos, and more. Moreover, this rich media is often downloaded automatically by podcasting software, again on a periodic schedule. This media can then be played at any given time and often times on a variety of media players, such as an iPod.

How can I benefit from RSS?

If you are a web consumer (i.e. someone who browses the web frequenty), RSS allows you to view a large selection of web content, from multiple sources, quickly and easily.

If you are a web publisher (i.e. someone who creates web sites), RSS allows you to distribute your content updates instantly to consumers, web portals and partner web sites.

What information will be on the Public Law Library RSS feed?

The Law Library RSS feed, called The Public Law Library of King County News, will be updated regularly. News items on the feed will include announcements for E-News, podcasts and new services in the Law Library.

Podcast Archive

Episode 38: William Howard Taft

Episode 37: Death Penalty in WA (Part 2)

Episode 36: Death Penalty in WA (Part 1)

Episode 35: E-Filing Explained

Episode 34: Passing the Bar

Episode 33: Debt Collection Lawsuit: Defend Yourself - Show Up

Episode 32: An Interview with Edward Nixon, Part 2

Episode 31: An Interview with Edward Nixon, Part 1

Episode 30: Public Records

Episode 29: Copyright Law

Episode 28: Renters and Owners

Episode 27: Judge Charles Mertel Retires

Episode 26: Legislative History Research

Episode 25: Up on the Housetop: The Risks for Santa

Episode 24: Sleuthing on Social Networks

Episode 23: Evictions from the Landlord's Perspective

Episode 22: An Earful on Elections: Redux

Episode 21: Protecting Yourself Against ID Theft

Episode 20: Searching for Free Caselaw

Episode 19: Moving On - An Interview with Stina

Episode 18: Keeping Teens Out of Trouble

Episode 17: Establishing Paternity

Episode 16: Cooling Off That Contract!

Episode 15: Order Out of Chaos, Part 2

Episode 15: Order Out of Chaos, Part 1

Episode 14: Resolving Your Dispute Without Going to Court

Episode 13: Locating Lawyers

Episode 12: It Wasn't Meant to Be: Finding Divorce Help

Episode 11: Constitutional Law: I Plead the Fifth

Episode 10: May I See Your License Please?

Episode 9: Coming Attractions: The "Legal Eagle" Collection

Episode 8: It's Not Easy Being Green

Episode 7: Intrepreting the Court: Parts 1 & 2

Episode 6: Things We Love

Episode 5: Disability Rights Law

Episode 4: The Best Christmas Gift, A Well-Planned Estate

Episode 3: A Look at Landlord/Tenant Law

Episode 2: No Dangling Chads Here: An Earful on Elections

Episode 1: Would you like to join us for a Sidebar?