It's obvious that subscribing to RSS feeds can streamline the amount of time I spend looking for favorite sites. I see the RSS as a dynamic version of the "Favorites" feature that's at the top of your Internet Explorer screen. The difference is that RSS keeps updating daily, while the "Favorites" list is a static list.
I will continue to use RSS feeds on my home computer. As far as libraries' use of this technology, RSS is useful for alerting customers to upcoming programs. If a customer is a film buff, he/she could subscribe to a feed that announces all films being screened at JPL Main and at all the branches.
The downside of RSS is what many people have mentioned before: the daily information stream can become unmanageable and overwhelming.
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