Monday, February 11, 2008

Thing 3: Set Up an RSS Account & Add Feeds

This was a fairly straight forward one as long as we did not have to use the specified aggregator software. I had been using a freeware RSS aggregator called SharpReader for some time. It has been handy in that you are not getting constantly deluged with information until you click your "Refresh" button and get all the new posts/files/etc. It was very helpful in doing in 1,000's of writers and performing artists (don't worry, this was just part of LC's new policy to add death dates to Name Authority records).

A downside is that while it is nice to control the flow of incoming information to a degree, it is a bit disconcerting to see dozens, or more, new posts coming in all at once. Also, it is often duplicate information already received from other sources.

However, the delete button if readily available.

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