Finding RSS feeds

The following Web sites list blogs and news sources providing RSS feeds.

• BTOW provides a long list of library and librarian related blogs and news sources.


• RSS Syndication provides a list of sites where RSS feeds are grouped by category.


• Bloglines search page allows keyword searching for feeds. Search for something. Clicking the link shows the blog. Below each listing is a link called "Subscribe to feed."

Readers - Web based

Bloglines - Bloglines is a popular Web based RSS reader.

Videos

• Bloglines tutorial (8:03 minutes) starts with signing up and continuing basic use features.


• Setting up a Bloglines account goes step-by-step through the sign up and use of Bloglines


• Subscribing to RSS feeds using Bloglines takes you step-by-step through the process.


• RSS Reader how to (6:09 minutes) is another explanation on how to use Bloglines.


• Add RSS feeds to Bloglines (1:16 minutes) focuses on just subscribing to RSS feeds.

Written documents

• Using Bloglines is an illustrated guide: sign-up, subscribing to feeds of various sorts.


• Using Bloglines Tutorial gives step-by-step instructions: creating an account, logging in, finding RSS feeds, adding feeds, uploading an OPML file to Bloglines.


• Introduction to RSS begins with a paragraph defining RSS and a short bulleted list of benefits. Note the row of icons for identifying on Web sites RSS links. This is followed by step-by-step instructions for three online readers: Bloglines, Google Reader and Newsgator Online. There are also links to three desktop readers: Feed Demon (Windows), Mozilla Thunderbird (Windows and Mac) and NetNewsWire (Mac).
  

Other Web based RSS feed readers

• Videos


• Google Reader series: Interface overview, subscribing to feeds, viewing feeds, organizing feeds, using tags, searching, changing settings, bookmarks, offline, on cell phone, etc.


• How to create a feed with Google Reader (1:23 minutes)


• How to use Google Reader (3 minutes) is a large clear demonstration of subscribing and reading the New York Times.


• How to read RSS feeds (9:24 minutes) demonstrates free downloaded software called RSS Bandit and Google Reader.


• Written documents


• What is RSS? A Step-by-step guide to Google Reader covers setting up, subscriptions to feeds, reading and managing subscriptions, scanning options.

RSS Reader how to