Providing links within my blog to a selection of RSS feeds proved a little more taxing than I thought (it's probably me). Setting up a Bloglines account was relatively simple even if I am getting a little confused with so many logins and passwords. I found the best way to add the RSS feeds to my blog was to copy and paste the URL. I have added links to the V&A blog as suggested, I have also added a link to my favourite LC blog which I am looking forward to reading, and I selected Casey-Cardinia Library blog to provide a view of what Australian public libraries are blogging about. I have also added the Powerhouse Museums Picture of the Day. This one was interesting. I was having difficulty adding this feed until I sought help from a fellow blogger (something I should have done sooner). We both accessed the Powerhouse Museum blog by clicking the link on Learning 2.0 but the display and options on each of our screens was different. Immediately appearing on her screen was the symbol to subscribe whereas the symbol did not appear when I clicked on the link so I finished up copying the URL. I am not sure why this is.
While looking for RSS feeds I found some interesting (and some "out there") blogs. I think one would have to be careful selecting feeds. For now I would like to stick to "institution blogs" if I could describe them as such as I feel they have a relevance to what we are doing. One thought I had for RSS feeds in relation to SLNSW was to create a library blog (similar to LC) which reflects what's going on in the library in a less formal way than perhaps a website would. The blog could reflect upcoming events, talks, exhibitions, new acquisitions etc. This could go hand in hand with our web or printed information sheets. As people turn more and more to the web it could provide them with automatic updates.
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