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October 31, 2007 |
 After using other RSS feeds I found going through EBSCO, which was our assignment for this week, very fiddly. This may be because I'm not using this kind of search very often in my work. Now that I've done it, the next time will be easier.
How useful would this be? Where can you see this being used?
It would be invaluable for staff and students who are pushed for time. When you have set up an alert on a particular topic you don't have to keep searching for articles. All you do is log in to Bloglines or whichever reader you have joined, and you are alerted when there are new articles from your chosen source. You just have to scan the articles to see if they useful for you.
RSS feeds are also good for pinpointing a search, which if not done can lead to a huge amount of wasted time. The more you can narrow the search down the better off you'll be.
Do you think this technology would engage students?
Yes, I think the majority of students these days are very comfortable with doing searches online when they are doing research, so anything that makes it quicker and easier will be embraced wholeheartedly.
The good thing about RSS is that it comes to you instead of you having to search for it.Labels: RSS |
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October 29, 2007 |
 As you can see by the date, it didn't happen. I didn't catch up with the rest of the flock, so perhaps I'll just try to go slowly, bit by bit, maintaining my position towards the end instead of aiming to get to the front.
I learnt about RSS and linked to some of them so that I'm notified when there is a new post.
The flower? I just liked the picture and the message. In this day of rush and bustle perhaps we'll have to settle for looking at the flowers on the screen instead of smelling the roses.
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