RSS Help

What is RSS?

RSS stands for 'Really Simple Syndication'.  It is a way to find out the latest information and news on the internet that you are interested in, and deliver new content directly to you.  This content is called a "feed".  An orange logo with  or indicates an RSS feed that you can subscribe to.

RSS reader or the "live bookmark" function available in recent versions of most web browsers allows you to scan headlines from a number of news sources in a central location.  When you click on the feed links on library webpages, your browser will attempt to subscribe to the feed using the tool is set as the default RSS reader on your computer.

If you use web browsers, such as: Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Safari 2.0 or Internet Explorer 7 or above, have built in RSS readers.  There are a variety of free sites that allow you to maintain your feed list and read feeds online. The most popular are Bloglines, Google Reader, My Yahoo and NetNewsWire.

Now you can keep up with continuously updated items from the Scientific Library.  Just click on the content areas you are interested in and follow the instructions in your news reader for adding a feed.  RSS feeds are noted on library webpages by the icon.

Scientific Library feeds:

• NIH Public Access
• Inside the Library (Library Newsletter)
• NIH Videocast Courses
• Reading Diversions Book Club
• Resource of the Month
• Resource Trials
• Science in the Cinema
• etc.