I can’t remember the last time I actually searched for an RSS feed. Granted, I’m not the typical participant in this project but I look at it as a "you’ll be out here some day too" scenario. Once you’re hooked on RSS, you’ll notice it virtually everywhere. It’s hiding in search engines like Google News and PubMed. It’s attached to practically every blog and online newspaper in existence these days. And, if there isn’t a feed for the site you want to follow, you can use a service like Page2RSS to make a feed for you. Just keep your eyes open and the RSS will start to fall into your lap. Image via OpenSource Vector Art
Michael Sauers is currently the Director of Technology for Do Space in Omaha, NE. Michael has been training librarians in technology for the past twenty years and has also been a public library trustee, a bookstore manager for a library friends group, a reference librarian, serials cataloger, technology consultant, and bookseller since earning his MLS in 1995 from the University at Albany’s School of Information Science and Policy. Michael has also written dozens of articles for various journals and magazines and his fourteenth book, Emerging Technologies: A Primer for Librarians (w/ Jennifer Koerber) was published in May 2015 and more books are on the way. In his spare time he blogs at travelinlibrarian.info, runs The Collector’s Guide to Dean Koontz Web site, takes many, many photos, and typically reads more than 100 books a year.
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I can’t remember the last time I actually searched for an RSS feed. Granted, I’m not the typical participant in this project but I look at it as a "you’ll be out here some day too" scenario. Once you’re hooked on RSS, you’ll notice it virtually everywhere. It’s hiding in search engines like Google News and PubMed. It’s attached to practically every blog and online newspaper in existence these days. And, if there isn’t a feed for the site you want to follow, you can use a service like Page2RSS to make a feed for you. Just keep your eyes open and the RSS will start to fall into your lap. 