Is it just because it is Friday afternoon? I have been looking at the RSS feed module this afternoon, and must admit to feeling a little overwhelmed. Not by the lesson as such, in fact as I progress through this learning program I have been surprised at how simple most of the elements have been. I am understanding terminology and context - great! What is overwhelming me a bit is the shear bulk of material on the internet. I don't want to call it information, because much of it isn't. It is opinion, thought, sound and vision. It is challenging my ideas about what is useful for libraries, but also, what is going to be accceptable in the corporate context. I don't actually have an answer for that, just lots of questions.
As a tool, RSS readers provide a way to knock out what you aren't interested in. That is, for example you can choose to connect to blogs about public libraries, but not university libraries. You can go large or go specific. Personally, apart from my library listings, I also get a feed from Dilbert, but that's a mental health necessity. I will explore some more over the weekend.
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RSS and feeling overwhelmed is something I CAN relate to but keep going your'e doing GREAT
Shauna
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