Today I went on and tried a couple of the Search Tools displayed on the 27things post. I first tried Feedster and I found it rather tough to use... It wasn't obvious to me how to search the site by topic and some of the results returned for some of my keyword searches were a little odd to say the least! Getting slightly frustrated with this site, I went on and tried Topix. I found this site easier to use since it provides a easy to find compiled list of topics to choose from. To illustrate, I was able to add French Cooking as a theme with Topix and get a wider reach of sites offering articles or recipes on the topic, but when looking up French Cooking as keywords on Feedster, I ended up with recipes and cooking news/tips (what I was looking for) along with cooking classes and vacation adds, including aromatherapy recipes and casino listings!
All in all, I believe going to your favorite sites and adding them to bloglines is easier if seeking a particular pin-pointed subject. On the other hand, if one is interested in a broader perspective on a topic (i.e. news or new movie listings) searching via a RSS search site might be easier since it will compile most of the options available on a given topic.
As far as library-themed blogs go, I added The Shifted Librarian, Stephen's Lighthouse and Librarians' Internet Index: New This Week, along with a couple book review sites.
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