This is our next lesson in the Library Challenge. RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication". At first it doesn't seem "really simple" to set this all up, but it does get easier. RSS is a tool used for finding "updates" of certain web sites that you specify. I think it's really neat cause you don't have to go to your list of favorite web sites and check each one to see if there are new updates.
I didn't try Bloglines. I just signed into my Google mail and used Google Reader. In there I have all kinds of feeds that I have subscribed to (blogs, news, books, music, movies, other library news, etc). It gives me up-to-date information from any site on my list I think it's great that you have all the information in one place. I came across a website at www.npr.org/rss/ called NPR RSS Feeds. It has a list of news feeds and other topic feeds that might be helpful in setting up your list of feeds. Then I just went to other sites that I browse and subscribed to them as a feed.
There are quite a few libraries that have the RSS feeds. They use it to alert their patrons of new items in their catalog, library events and any other information that would be helpful. We could definately use this at our library.
There are quite a few libraries that have the RSS feeds. They use it to alert their patrons of new items in their catalog, library events and any other information that would be helpful. We could definately use this at our library.
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