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 What is RSS?The Seattle Public Library has an excellent explanation of RSS available here, which is quoted below:"RSS, which stands for Really Simple Syndication, is a standard data format that allows clients (usually called readers or aggregators) to easily display and keep track of headlines or brief stories from a number of websites all at once. A group of the latest headlines from a website delivered via RSS is known as an RSS feed. RSS readers make it really easy for you to be updated on the latest stories or alerts from your favorite websites without having to visit each site manually. Who offers RSS feeds?Nearly all major news sites, including the Seattle Times, Yahoo News, CNN and NPR, provide a wide variety of feeds on different news topics. In addition, more and more non-news sites are starting to offer RSS. What RSS reader should I use?There are many good free RSS readers that can be downloaded. FeedReader and SharpReader are two popular free ones for Windows, and NetNewsWire and AmphetaDesk are popular choices for Macintosh. The Firefox web browser also includes support for RSS feeds. There are also several third party websites which you can read your RSS feeds from. Three of the most popular are Bloglines, My MSN and My Yahoo!."(Source) We do not support or endorse any particular RSS reader or aggregator, but our feed is written in valid RSS 2.0, and should work with all readers.
How do I subscribe to your RSS feed?Once you're set up with an RSS aggregator or reader, enter in this address to add our New Books feed: http://www.lib.washington.edu/natsci/NEWBKS/rss.xml. Our New Books List will be delivered to your RSS reader on a weekly basis! More Information on RSS |