RSS feeds allow users to truly personalise their internet use.
I've selected a number of sites for my RSS reader, based on my personal and professional interests. I've chosen library, technology and broader arts sites, as well as book and movie reviews and news.
The work-related sites will keep me up to date with current trends and developments without me having to wade through masses of online information via numerous websites. The personal sites will keep me entertained and informed!
I think libraries would be wise to subscribe to a number of RSS feeds, both for the professional development of their staff through intranets, and to satisfy clients' information needs.
The following British Library blogs look interesting: http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digital_lives/
http://britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/breakingtherules/
as does this SLNSW (Mitchell Library) blog:
http://blog.sl.nsw.gov.au/heritage/.
These blogs all demonstrate the personal touch of the individual author and a specialist agenda within the broader context of the library from which they originate. All are friendly yet informative, informal yet quite structured and cogent. They each invite comment from a dedicated community of users.
