RSS Feeds and Newsreaders really are something we should all use, their ability to put everything in one place is something really busy people dream of. Until this assignment I was not familiar with or had I ever used an RSS feed. Now the assignment did say to create your account through Bloglines, but I instead chose to go through google reader; I had read online that Bloglines was being phased out. It really is a great thing.
RSS Feeds and readers are something really great for libraries. Libraries all over the world have have blogs with great ideas, and loads of information, but it's so hard for us to have to sit down and read every single blog in order to see those great ideas which is where something like google reader comes into play. Websites can also have RSS feeds and so for libraries to keep up with the changing technology subscribing to a sites RSS feed and creating a reader account is really a top notch idea. There are blogs and sites donated entirely to following what's going on in the world of Library and Information Science and by following those sites Librarians and Libraries can pick up on ideas. Using RSS feeds and readers really boil down to one thing for libraries getting new ideas for things without having to spend hours looking through sites and blogs.
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