RSS have
benefitted the library and library users in many ways. RSS feeds can make
libraries’ web reading and news gathering activities more efficient. RSS feeds
users to collect content on the web from multiple websites without having to
visit each site individually.
Bansade,
Dahibate & Ingale (2009) explain the advantages for RSS on information
producers are: increasing web traffic, easy updating and dissemination of
information, and efficiency for webmasters. For web content managers, there is
delivery of targeted information and value-added services. For information
users, there is control over the flow of information, easy sharing, and a more
efficient delivery method. The authors concluded the disadvantages include the
fact that not every site has a feed. Some feeds expire after a specific time
period. RSS content may not be being fully used, and there may be copyright
issues. Librarians must apply selection criteria and evaluate resources to
reduce irrelevant results.
I
personally think when the library website is updated quarterly the RSS feeds
for the visitors will inform them of the latest services, events and
exhibitions if they are a subscriber. At the end the outcome is the library
website will obtain higher interested customers in the library. Another
advantage of RSS is that they help the library to keep return visitors who are
truly interested in your website and in my opinion it is essential to put the
RSS feed for your site because it has a lot of advantages. In determining
whether to add RSS to an individual client’s website the advantages are the
dynamic updates from other people so when the RSS gets updated, client’s
website gets updated.
Two examples of how the 1. State Library of NSW and 2. CNN use the RSS
RSS
Feed titles in the State Library of NSW include - news and events at
the State Library of NSW, Media Centre, and
Collection feeds. RSS feeds are used to access new material acquired for the
collection. Users can access a complete list of new acquisitions or new
material by subject or format type and can access new titles added to the
catalogue. Once a client subscribed to the State Library of NSW website, it
will keep them up-dated on the news, events, collection and new acquisitions.
Second
example of a RSS is the CNN RSS feed. The CNN RSS will support the reader to
allow users to generate up-to-date news and postings, as information and
content in the RSS readers or aggregators are automatically updated each time
the RSS feed is 'refreshed'. CNN RSS will allow users to have control
over their information that they wish to view or receive, as they can remove a
feed of their choosing any time they want to. For example: world news, and
local news. It is a time saving tool as it gives the user the synopsis of the
related articles and hence helping to pick and choose the articles. It can be
used as a awareness tool as the users can receive the latest news on product
and services without receiving any junk mail. This is beneficial to both user
and owner as it becomes target oriented and helps concentrating on users’
actually interested in specific product.
References
Bansade, S., Dahibate, ND., & Ingale, K., (2009).,
RSS Applications in Libraries and Information Centres, Library Philosophy
and Practice
RSS feeds: advantages and disadvantages.
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