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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 Google Reader; no downloads are needed but you must register. 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

Note: Internet Explorer browsers may display code in place of RSS content.
To correct this, change the RSS settings.  On the IE menu bar, select:
Tools > Internet Options > Content [tab] > Feeds (Settings) > Check "Turn on feed reading view"
(IE6 and previous versions cannot display RSS feeds.)

Selected Research-Oriented Feeds

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

Saved Searches in Databases

Visit Email Alerts and Saved Searches to learn about databases which send you RSS feeds.

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.

	JMU Libraries News		New Browsing Titles [What is the Browsing Collection?]
	Media Resources News		New Journal Titles
	Faculty Services & News		New Media Titles
	Featured Research Databases		New Research Databases
			New Titles List [Note: Feed only provides title and call number.]
Subject Related New Title Feeds: Select from list... New Biology Titles New Browsing Titles New Business Titles New Chemistry Titles New Education Titles New Engineering Titles New Geography Titles New Geology Titles New Health Sciences Titles New ISAT Titles New Journal Titles New Juvenile Titles New Math Titles New Media Arts & Design Titles New Media Titles New Music Books New Music Recordings New Music Scores New Music Videos New Nursing Titles New Physics Titles New Reference Titles New Sciences Titles New Social Work Titles Select from the list and then copy the URL from the displayed page.
Create Your Own RSS Feed
Type: Types.... News Featured Connections Help (FAQs) Number: Number to display.... 1 5 10 All Available Category: Select a category... Articles Audio Biography Book a Group Study Book and Movie Reviews Books Check for Full Text @ JMU Collection Development Communication Sciences and Disorders Research Communication Studies Research Countries and Regions Current News / Controversies Directory Information Diversity Emergency Closures Emergency News Employment Employment: Faculty Positions Employment: Staff Positions Employment: Wage Positions Encyclopedias, Dictionaries, and Almanacs ESL Exhibits Faculty Guide Faculty Services Featured Video General News Images Information Literacy Interlibrary Loan JMU Libraries Laptops LEO Library Catalog LEO Library Catalog Upgrade Library Delivery Math Education Media Arts Research Media Resources Middle Education Music and Media Music Library Music Library Closures Music Library Home Music Library Reserves Newspapers Off Campus Access Periodical Locator Political Science Research Primary Sources Quick Search Rare Books and Periodicals Recent Faculty Publications Reference Services Research Databases Special Collections Staff Guide Statistics and Datasets Student Affairs Student Affairs Research Technology Classrooms Video   (Not all categories are updated regularly) Order: Order of items.... Date Rating Popularity Random Title: (optional)  (50 character limit)   The Library's RSS feeds are free for anyone who like to display them on their non-commercial site.