Exercise #8: RSS

RSS exercise has proven to be quite educational in the sense that while fully aware of newsfeeds and the scope of "really simple syndication," I came away with a Bloglines account and a newfound appreciation for the promotion of existing (at least partially) in the blogosphere. It's easy to see the potential for RSS feeds benefitting libraries and their patron base by annoucing policy changes, new materials (our branch continually gets feedback saying "tell us when you get new dvd's!"), and related forms of communiqués. To that end, yeah, I like what is offered on a personal and professional level but on another level one could argue that RSS is also an acronym for Really Severe Saturation. Information overload might just be the silent killer of our era. Either that or oat bran.