RSS Feeds.

During this lesson we had to subscribe to a number of library related blogs through Google Reader which is located simply at http://www.google.com/reader. I think the reader is a good application that can be very helpful and a time saver so that you're not constantly searching websites for new information, it is sent directly to you.

I don't really think that I would use this feature too much in my personal life because I do not visit many websites that are constantly being added to with new information and articles. In gerneral I do not spend a lot of time reading/finding new items online, but with the RSS reader I wouldnt have to spend time looking for new stories etc. to view, I can easily view all new updates on the one page of the Google Reader (when I can get them to show up!)

I think that RSS feeds for libraries are a very important online resource which is an easy was to keep up with any new information relating to the information industry and other local services which it can connect too. Library staff members wouldn't have time sent aside to search websites that they constantly use and refer to for updated information, this way they do not have to spent a large amount of time sifting through a large number of websites for new info.