What is RSS ?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. It is a way to quickly find out new information on the internet, without having to wade through irrelevant pages full of slow loading graphics and advertisements. This is done by the publishing of short headlines and summaries that say what is new on a website, or a blog, with links to the full articles. These summaries (RSS files) are picked up and read by simplified web browsers known as RSS Readers (or RSS Aggregators). RSS can also be used to announce your own news, blogs and publications to the world.

RSS files are now provided by many leading online librarian journals and librarian resources on the internet and it will soon be available as standard with all respected websites.

Rss is the future. Use it for librarian research, to promote you own library or keep up to date with the very latest information ine your field .

How can RSS help you ?

RSS can save you time you never had, by bringing to your desktop lists of new headlines from your favourite librarian resources, with abstracts and links to the full articles should you require. LibWorm is built on RSS technology, as it collects data from hundreds of these RSS files across the internet, enabling you to easily browse or search the latest librarian information. LibWorm also provides outgoing RSS feeds that you can subscribe to via an RSS reader or via our online free service, My LibWorm.

A good RSS reader will enable you to scan through vast amounts of the latest librarian data in minutes, that would not otherwise have been possible. With some readers you will be able to set up advanced ongoing searches and automatic filing of useful documents for later use.

RSS can also be used to publish your own news via the internet, such as your library's latest developments, details of meetings and newsletters.

Sounds interesting ?

The best way to understand RSS and how it can help you is to have a go. To use RSS, you need to install a small program called an RSS reader, sometimes also known as an 'RSS aggregator'. Alternatively, you can use an rss online service, such as My LibWorm.

Rss readers are like web browsers, but instead of showing you websites, they show you a list of new headlines and summaries of publications (rather like abstracts), with links to take you to the actual websites should you decide you want to read the whole article.

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