The RSS accumulator is a good way to gather in one spot new stories that you might not otherwise be able to keep up with. It would be even better if it arrived on my desktop instead of having to take the initiative to go to the bloglines site. However, going to one site is much better than many sites so it definitely has value. I started out adding a bunch of feeds, but - Holy Cow! - didn't have time to read them all. I've since winnowed them to a few of interest - AL Online, LITA Blog, New Urban Legends (one of my favorites) and the Palm Beach Post for a local flavor. If I let it go too long, I can start with a clean slate by marking all as read.
Libraries are offering RSS feeds as one more tool to reach the public about events, new items, new services. RSS feeds could also be included in something like "useful web links" non-subscription resources that are selected and categorized by librarians.
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