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RSS Feeds

You can use RSS feeds to keep updated on your favourite environmental design web pages and databases.

How do I use RSS feeds?

To read RSS feeds, you need to install an RSS reader on your computer. An RSS reader is a piece of software that collects and displays RSS feeds in a central location. Bloglines is a free RSS reader, available on the web at "http://www.bloglines.com".

After installing an RSS reader and locating a site's RSS feed, you have to subscribe to the feed. To subscribe, right click the RSS button to copy the feed, and then paste it into your RSS reader. Alternatively, left click the RSS button, copy the URL from the page of code, and paste it into your RSS reader. Once you have subscribed to a feed, the RSS reader displays new content whenever it is added by a site. You can also set RSS readers to check feeds periodically.

Here are some RSS feeds related to your area:

MOMA: Museum of Modern Art, New York City

Art Gallery of Ontario

Oxford Art Journal

Where can I find other RSS feeds? RSS feeds are available from news services, journals, blogs and web pages., including some of the UM Libraries' web pages. You can also find RSS feeds of interest to you by searching directories like:

• Feedfinder
• RSSFeeds.com
• 2RSS.comFeedster
• Blogdigger

For more information on RSS feeds see UMLibraries RSS Feeds Help Sheet.