I am learning all about RSS feeds today. I chose Google Reader because I all ready use Blogger and have a g-mail account. I subscribe to the Kansas Sampler Foundation and multiple librarian sites such as Top Ten Facebook Apps for Librarians and How Librarians Can Save the World: NPR.
Here are the instructions for how to use Google Reader to subscribe to the RSS feed on anypage you want to follow. It is very easy because if the website has a RSS feed, Google Reader will have a button that directs to subscribe. You will need to click "Subscribe Now" or "Add to Google Reader."
I can see the value of subscribing to a feed. I think you could use RSS for following job openings, providing recently added services or promoting programming at your library and in our situation the school could relay homework assignments and quickly announce school cancellations. It could also be used for sharing lists of bookmarks that the librarian compiles for patorns or a calendar with listings of past or upcoming events, deadlines or holidays .
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