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Search Alerts and RSS 

Interested in keeping current with a minimum amount of effort? This guide gives an overview of using RSS, search alerts, and saved searches to subscribe to information for research or pleasure.
Last update: Apr 14th, 2009 URL: http://guides.library.jhu.edu/rss  Print Guide  RSS Updates

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Sample RSS Feed

Here's The Sheridan Libraries Blog RSS feed. Headlines update automatically.


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Subscribing to RSS Alerts

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What is RSS?
RSS can save time keeping up with news, blogs, podcasts, vodcasts, and web sites by making your news come to you.

What you need:
A feed reader (e.g. Google Reader, Bloglines, Netvibes)
An RSS, Atom, or other feed (look for the above icon on your favorite sites)

 

RSS in Plain English

Watch the below video to see RSS explained. Need a transcript?


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RSS Readers

Alternately called aggregators, try one of the below products to subscribe to RSS feeds.

Manipulate RSS

  • xFruits  
    Merge RSS feeds into one. Also convert RSS to a webpage, email, PDF, a blog, or audio. Also convert email to RSS.
 

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