Joys of RSS

Have heard some of my friends talk about RSS and how much fun thye can be in an addictive way.

I like the idea of RSS, as it looks like it can be a means of staying in touch with everyday news or a means of keeping up with trends if you have an interest in a hobby or interest. For my feeder sites, I chose the following -

• Dilbert - love a good laugh
• Powerhouse picture of the day - wow some great images can be seen from this one
• ABC - I chose the Just in feeder, as a way of keeping up with the most current news - wanted the AFL but was not available unfortunately
• Shewgirl blog - it's a mate's blog and I love the way she thinks
• A beader's blog, but I forget the name - love to be inspired by other people's ideas

I would like to be able to apply a RSS feeder to any Web 2.0 technology that I might be able to create in the future. It would be a way of keeping potential subscribers up to date with what has been added for their interest or information. Further I would like to think that it would be an excellent way for libraries to reach library non-users who may feel that a library may not be relevant in such a technology rich age.

I am awre of some libraries that have used blogs for Readers Advisory or Reference Services, which are brilliant in terms of design and intent. Hope to emulate in some way.