RSS at Memorial University Libraries

What is RSS?

RSS is a protocol that is used to syndicate news stories, table of contents of journals, blog entries and other frequently updated information. Essentially, it allows you to receive updated web content without having to visit the website itself. To bring together and display RSS feeds, you need to use an RSS Reader (or Aggregator).

For further reading, try All About RSS from Fagan Finder.

What is an RSS reader?

An RSS reader is an application that allows you to read RSS feeds. There are a number of RSS readers available freely on the Web, some of which work through a website, some through a desktop application and still others directly through your email.

A list of RSS readers is available here.

How can I use the library's RSS feeds?

In order to subscribe to our RSS feeds, right click on the

button for the feed you would like to subscribe to, select "Copy Shortcut" (or "Copy Link Location"), and paste the URL of the feed into your RSS reader. The Library produces the following feeds:

	Library News
	eResources Forum

July 15, 2008
Gillian Byrne