Current awareness on a shoe string: RSS at the HQC

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Date
2008Author
Neilson, Christine J.
Publisher
Haworth PressType
ArticleRefereed Paper
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There is no shortage of articles describing the nature of blogs and RSS feeds and their
potential use in libraries. However, articles describing the implementation and evaluation
of RSS for library current awareness services and the lessons learned along the way are
harder to find. This case study relates the experience of implementing an RSS feed-based
current awareness service in a small special library in Canada, and the preliminary uptake
and feedback of the staff it serves.
Citation
Internet Reference Services Quarterly. 13(1): 57-67. DOI:10.1300/J136v.13n01_03Subject
current awareness services; RSS feeds; blogs; special libraries