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MSU Library RSS Feeds

 
Available MSU LIbrary Feeds:

 

 RSS News News: Current news at the library.

 

 RSS Spotlight Spotlight: Items currently featured on the library's Spotlight Page.

 

 RSS Research Guides Research Guides: Recently updated research guides.

 

 Workshops Workshop/Events: Today's library workshops and events.

 

 New Materials New Materials

 

What is RSS?

RSS is a format used to syndicate newly posted online content. After subscribing to a news reader/feed aggregator, you can use RSS Feeds to automatically receive online information including news items, tables of contents, short summaries, blog postings, links to full-text articles, and much more. Web sites that provide RSS Feeds indicate their availability by displaying one of these icons RSS News and  RSS and  XML . 

How does this help me?
RSS Feeds will ....
    • Tell you what is new on your favorite web site
    • Assist you in keeping up with the latest developments in your area of study
    • Keep you informed of new articles by select publishers
    • Keep you up to date with local and international news
    • Save you time!
How do I read RSS Feeds?
To begin utilizing RSS Feeds, you need a news reader.
News Readers:
There are two types of news readers: Local (on your computer) and Web-based.
Local: Web-based:
SharpReader Bloglines
RssReader NewsGator
Subscribe to your favorite RSS feeds by right-clicking on the icon RSS News and RSS or XML , copying the shortcut and pasting it into your RSS reader.
What other information resources have RSS Feeds?
Many online journals provide RSS feeds as a means of providing researchers with the latest tables of contents (TOCs) of their journals. (Below is a list of some online journals that provide RSS feeds.)