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RSS News Feeds

What are RSS News Feeds?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a simple way to get news from your favorite sources.  Rather than visiting all your favorite websites to check for new information, you "subscribe" so that news is delivered to you as it is published. 

The most common option for reading RSS feeds is to use a RSS news reader or aggregator.  One popular, free one is Bloglines; no downloads are needed but you must register. Sage is an extension for the Mozilla Firefox browser that you can download and use to subscribe to RSS feeds.  Find many more options through Yahoo.

The method for subscribing to a feed can vary somewhat depending on the particular reader you use. Usually you simply click on the orange RSS or XML button, copy the feed's URL from the displayed page, and then paste it into the reader.

To learn more about RSS News Feeds, visit "Get Your Head Around: RSS Feeds" in the Fall 2005 issue of Knowledge Edge.


JMU Libraries & Educational Technologies RSS News Feeds

Click on the RSS button, copy the feed's URL from the displayed page, and then paste it into your reader.

Carrier Library News

 Media Resources News
CISAT Library News
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New Browsing Titles [What is the Browsing Collection?]
Faculty Services & News
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New Journal Titles
Featured Research Databases rss New Titles List [Note: Feed only provides title and call number.]

Subject Related Feeds:

Select from the list and then copy the URL from the displayed page.

 

Create Your Own RSS Feed
Type:
Number:
Category:

  (Not all categories are updated regularly)
Order:
Title: (optional)  (50 character limit)
 




The Library's RSS feeds are free for anyone who like to display them on their non-commercial site. 

Selected Research-Oriented Feeds

Individual Journals
No one method is perfect for finding RSS feeds for individual journals:

  • Search the directory of feeds at Bloglines for specific journals.
  • Look on individual publisher websites for RSS icons or information.
  • Search Ulrichsweb.com, a directory of periodicals for titles or subjects. After selecting a title, select the "Abstracting/Indexing & Article Access" tab for any available RSS information.
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