Although I can never remember what RSS stands for, I've been enjoying exploring the world of RSS. I've been a bit pressed for time so I haven't been 'blogging' as much as I would like - but at least I'm not procrastinating like I was in the beginning.
I needed to go over the week 6 learning material a couple of times before I was able to start adding feeds to my account. Once I started to get the hang of it , I was marvelling at the information that can be accessed through RSS feeds.
I've added the following to my account:
Powerhouse Museum - Photo of the day. The photo of the day was the Forbidden City of China - an interesting panorama of three different shots that have been stitched together. Blog 2.o has started me thinking more about photos on the web too, rather than primarily sourcing photos through exhibitions and books.
The other RSS feeds I've explored and added to my account are: Library bytes; ABC news; National Library of Australia and Smithsonian Institute.
The State Library could use RSS feeds to broaden the information available to our clients. For example, by having regular feeds available on our website from State Libraries throughout Australia; ABC news highlights and daily news and photos from other institutions with a close association with our library such as the Customs House Library and The Powerhouse Museum.
My google blog search was for Jane Austen and I was amazed that there were in excess of 360,000 blogs relating to this subject. I settled on and was impressed by the Jane Austen's World blog at http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/. This site produces a fountain of information for people interested in Jane Austen's novel's, letters, life and times. Another feature that captured my attention was the list of podcasts available at this site including: Walking Tours e.g. of Bath and Regency lifestyle and cookery.
I needed to go over the week 6 learning material a couple of times before I was able to start adding feeds to my account. Once I started to get the hang of it , I was marvelling at the information that can be accessed through RSS feeds.
I've added the following to my account:
Powerhouse Museum - Photo of the day. The photo of the day was the Forbidden City of China - an interesting panorama of three different shots that have been stitched together. Blog 2.o has started me thinking more about photos on the web too, rather than primarily sourcing photos through exhibitions and books.
The other RSS feeds I've explored and added to my account are: Library bytes; ABC news; National Library of Australia and Smithsonian Institute.
The State Library could use RSS feeds to broaden the information available to our clients. For example, by having regular feeds available on our website from State Libraries throughout Australia; ABC news highlights and daily news and photos from other institutions with a close association with our library such as the Customs House Library and The Powerhouse Museum.
My google blog search was for Jane Austen and I was amazed that there were in excess of 360,000 blogs relating to this subject. I settled on and was impressed by the Jane Austen's World blog at http://janeaustensworld.wordpress.com/. This site produces a fountain of information for people interested in Jane Austen's novel's, letters, life and times. Another feature that captured my attention was the list of podcasts available at this site including: Walking Tours e.g. of Bath and Regency lifestyle and cookery.
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1 comment:
RSS takes a bit of getting used to, but it sounds like you are having fun exploring it.
Ellen (PLS)
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