Eek, it's been almost a month since my last post. I've been ridiculously busy lately (and will continue to be for another 3 weeks), but I'm going to try to catch up a little on my learning & playing! =)
I think that RSS feeds are a largely unrecognized part of Web 2.0, yet it is easy to integrate RSS feeds as well as social bookmarking (more on that later though!) into practice for libraries and patron use. First, you can alter your feed for any topic you want. Like trashy celebrity news? Looking for a job? Enjoy science and technology news? The perfect newsreader can be made for you with minimal clicking and searching in one easy place to collect information! For library workers, RSS feeds can be altered to provide the latest in professional reading or to keep abreast of community news that impacts their user base.
Patron use of RSS feeds is tricky, though. I'm having a little trouble thinking of how to show users its worth outside of having a specific workshop or technology training session. But I have thought of a good youth services example. Often we'll get young patrons in, asking for cheat code books. Now, we don't carry cheat code books, mostly because they never come back, but also, there's so many new codes all the time, it's difficult to keep up with the hot, new codes that go with the hot, new games. So I usually show the kids how to find them online. (lightbulb moment) HEY! How about setting up an RSS feed to collect new cheat codes when they come out? So easy to just go to one place, and you don't have to fuss with those annoying pop-up ads. =)
~T
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