RSS Feeds

Today's Learning2.0 lesson was on RSS and newsreaders. To be honest, I am not quite sure what to think about this yet. I like the fact that it centralizes all the newsletters and websites one would normally visit daily... On the other end, I find it a little overwhelming to end up with 30 or more sites waiting for you to look at them. On a personal not: I think this would actually take me longer in the long run since I will end up check more sites daily (all sites being updated often) vs. currently checking one or two sites a day at most and the rest of them occasionally.

I think it might be helpful in keeping in touch with some important news or event, professionally and personally. I do not think it will be a life changing addition to my daily routine, but I can see how it can make things easier for people checking various newssites daily, etc... For myself, not being a huge news fan in the first place, I do not know if I will use it much... Only time will tell! :)

As a library, or as a librarian, I can see how this can be helpful. It will allow to keep in touch with your community (for example in a situation like the one earlier this year with the windstorm) and keep in touch with critics and publishing news on new books and other materials.