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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.  Two popular, free ones are Google Reader and Bloglines; 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.)


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 Media Titles
Media Resources 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 New Title 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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