RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a good way to manage lots of information coming from lots of different places. In a sense, it is a one-stop-shopping approach to keeping up with "what's new" on favorite places on the web.
I created a Bloglines account and added 19 things to my Feeds list. Some of the feeds relate to professional interests, others to personal ones, and still others fulfill the requirements of the Discovery exercise assignment. It is neat to include the blogs that BSC Library staff are doing for the Learning 2.0 project in the Feeds list. I will be able to see if there is anything new on their blogs at a glance. That's a time saver.
For our own "Read It! Read It!" BSC Library blog, library users can easily add it to their feeds list because the "RSS" icon is on the page. Cool.
Many of the databases that we have, e.g., EBSCOhost, also have RSS icons to help users monitor specific journals, magazines, etc. As it says in the "Help" section of EBSCOhost, "Using an RSS feed reader allows you to be alerted when new articles on the topics you're interested in are available." For someone doing a research project, e.g., doctoral work, the RSS feature is a real plus.
Here is my blogroll .
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