RSS Feeds
Posted by jfobert on January 15, 2008
Rss feeds are not only informative but I can see how entertaining they are. What a time saver too when you don’t have to go to a site to see updates or remember to do so. I chose to use Google Reader and like it very much. I did have a few problems to get certain links to add so I cut and pasted the URL for the feeds and it worked fine. Editing the feeds was very simple.
I compared Libworm and Google Blog Search. Obviously Libworm brought up fewer hits and was more accurate for my needs. Google brought in 196,956 more hits than Libworm which made me appreciate libworm’s filter. Google was easier to manage I thought but that is probably because I am more familiar with their interface.
I guess what really excites me about RSS feeds would be the library’s ability to post timely information. I am currently editing our newsletter and by the time our publications department publishes the newsletter, the news is outdated. A RSS feed would get tjhe information out more timely and maybe we would want to replace the newsletter in print completely with a blog and RSS feed.
I would also find a feed useful in announcing our acquisitions and events. As the serials librarian, I am always looking for ways to promote the collection. What a great idea it would be to announce articles in periodicals to the promote use and maybe even discussion.
