post #5 - I didn't know we had that...

As a librarian, my job is to promote resources and services at my library. Therefore, I am always amazed when I discover new things that we have to offer.

I’ve heard about RSS features within the different electronic databases, but I really never took the time to explore them. I knew you could subscribe to search results and receive relevant articles on that topic as they are published. I never got too excited about this feature since I feel it usually takes multiple steps to locate relevant articles on many topics.

Lately, however, I stumbled upon a more attractive use of these RSS feeds within the databases. I like to browse through certain paper journals as they arrive at the library. Recently, I learned that I can subscribe to journal titles through some of our electronic databases. When a new issue becomes available, the articles are sent to my feed reader. I can them browse through the titles and abstracts and save the articles that I’m interested in reading. I love this option! Not only does this provide me with access to journals that we don’t have a paper subscription to, but it also makes it much more convenient to stay on top of the latest research and save articles that are of interest to me.

There’s nothing like discovering something that you already own. I guess it’s kind of like finding $5.00 in your pocket that you didn’t know was there!