Task 3 - RSS Feeds

At first I wasn't so sure about this whole RSS thing. I had two major stumbling blocks. First, I'd heard some description that RSS ((Really Simple Syndication) feeds were "really simple" and that made me feel like I'd be missing out on huge amounts of content if I viewed something in RSS. I imagined a ticker-tape of meaningless words instead of the flashy websites we all love to visit.

Secondly, I also thought, "Hey, I only really follow a few websites. I don't really need this level of organization to do that."

Now, I'm an RSS convert.

I <3 my Google Reader. I keep a "professional" RSS feed account. It's really cut down on the amount of email (because I used to follow some sites by getting an email when things updated.) I'm included a link to the website as well as a link to the feed which you can put in your own RSS reader!

What's in a young librarian's RSS work feed? Let me show you a few samples:

A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette

http://libetiquette.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Card Catalog of Creativity 

http://darkfaerielibrarian.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default

Library Grants

http://feeds.feedburner.com/LibraryGrants

Library Link of the Day

http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/rss.xml?days=1

Marketing Your Library

http://www.marketingyourlibrary.com/feeds/posts/default