RSS Feeds

            I have heard of RSS feeds but never really considered using them for myself, like with many of the other tools we have learned about in our Learning 2.0 exercises. And like with the other exercises once I actually began using it I was able to see its benefits. Recently I have begun to play around with all of the features that Google has to offer like Google Docs, Google Calendar and now Google Reader. All of these tools are really helpful in keeping track of events, documents and now with Google Reader news and blogs. I have always been bad about remembering to check a blog and keep up on internet happenings but with Google Reader and RSS feeds I am able to keep track of these posts and updates all in one place, and can easily scan to see what will be of interest and what will not. I particularly like how easy Google Reader makes it to search topics to find blogs and sites that would be of interest to me, along with using some of the other searches that appeared in the exercise portion of the RSS page. This was especially true Real Time Search where it was easy to search a subject in the search box and then browse the results to see what suited you the best.

            Using RSS feeds can translate into almost any career, because it gives people the opportunity to stay up to date with all the information about their field. This is of course true in the Library Science field, where people are able to stay current with new library technologies and regulations like by connecting with the Library of Congress page for example. They can also connect with other libraries blogs to see what they are doing. The benefits for using RSS feeds seem to be endless in any field not just within Library Science.

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