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April 20, 2006
Vol. 6, No. 4

How To: Subscribe to RSS

Are you interested in subscribing to news @ your library’s RSS feed option?

What is RSS?

In general, RSS (Really Simple Syndication) provides summaries of online information (e.g., news headlines, journal articles, podcasts, weblogs, etc.) to one collective location (aggregator/feed reader). By subscribing to RSS, keeping current with the information you are interested in becomes more efficient since summaries and/or headlines of this information (with links to full text) are automatically updated and sent to one convenient location.

To know if an online information source has an RSS feed option, look for one of the following icons:

RSS feed icon  RSS feed icon  RSS feed icon

Subscribing to RSS

To subscribe to news @ your library’s RSS feed option:

  1. Create an account with an RSS aggregator/reader. (For examples of free, online RSS readers, please consult the list below.)

  2. Right-click on news @ your library’s RSS button and select "Copy Shortcut."

  3. Paste the shortcut in your feed reader.

  4. Each month your respective feed reader will automatically provide access to current news @ your library headlines, leads, and links.

sample of Bloglines RSS feed reader

Examples of RSS Feed Readers

More Info

If you have questions about news @ your library's RSS feed, please contact:

Rachel Caldwell
Associate, Library Communications & Information Services
Ext. 37132

Rachel Caldwell, Associate, Library Communications and Information Services
, Co-ordinator, Library Communications and Web Management
, Assistant, Library Communications and Web Development

August 9, 2006