Subscribe to Our Feed

The Library's news feed uses a data format called RSS (or a similar format called Atom) to let you automatically receive updates to the Library News and Happenings page.

What is RSS?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an XML-based format for sharing and distributing Web content. Using an RSS Reader, you can view data feeds from various news sources and Weblogs. A feed offered by a site is often labeled with an icon similar to this:

How do I access RSS feeds?

To get the Library's feed (or any site's feed), you use software called an RSS/News Aggregator (also called a Reader). This will download and display RSS feeds for you. A number of free and commercial News Aggregators are available for download. There are also Web based Aggregators. For a small list of Aggregators, see this page at Blogspace.

In general, you can subscribe to a feed by pasting its Web address into a form in the Aggregator. Subscribing to a number of different feeds makes it easy to keep on top of news from a variety of sources. For a step-by-step tutorial of some common Aggregators, see this page from Philadelphia University.

The address of the Library's feed is:
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/atom.xml

The address of the Library's Carpet Blog feed Is:
http://www.bettendorflibrary.com/atom2.xml

For more information on RSS feeds and Aggregators, try some of these links:

What is RSS?:
http://rss.softwaregarden.com/aboutrss.html

All About RSS:
http://www.faganfinder.com/search/rss.shtml

Pssss... Have You Heard About RSS?:
http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/forum/fall03/rss.html