RSS or "Really Simple Syndication," is an XML format for sharing syndicated information—generally, frequently-changing information—on the Web. RSS enables you to monitor Websites for new information without needing to visit each site or database.
Some RSS readers are freely-available to Web users; these include Bloglines or My Yahoo.
Many news sites and publication Websites supply RSS feeds of new/current information and/or research. Using a feed-reader enables you to view all of these feeds of news and research information in one place. Within a feed-reader, the feed will show a short description with a link to the full content.
Subscribe to a feed by entering the feed's link (URL in browser address bar) into the reader or by clicking an RSS icon to initiate a subscription process.
A subscription maps a feed to the user’s reader. Look for feed links on a feed service page or from a site’s main/home page or look for icons on the page or from within the browser’s URL address bar.
While feeds are commonly found at many news sites (BBC, CNN, Guardian, among many others), feeds are also available from the following research news sites:
Biology News Net
EurekAlert
PLOS (Public Library of Science)
Using the Bloglines Feed-Reader
Visit: http://www.bloglines.com/
Create an account: http://www.bloglines.com/register/
The Bloglines login is your email address; the password you create must be six characters in length (and ideally, not easily guessed).
Once you are logged in, you will be able to subscribe to feeds and to organize them into folders or categories of feed information.
For additional information about RSS readers, see:
http://www.library.wisc.edu/alerts/more-about-rss.html
RSS or "Really Simple Syndication," is an XML format for sharing syndicated information—generally, frequently-changing information—on the Web. RSS enables you to monitor Websites for new information without needing to visit each site or database. 
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