Since RSS is a fairly new type of technology, here is a short tutorial on using the RSS feature to receive blog updates.
First, you need to access what is known as an RSS feed reader. There are web-based readers and desktop readers. We would recommend a web-based reader, because these readers allow you to access your chosen feeds wherever there is a computer with an internet connection. Desktop readers need to be downloaded and can only be used at the computer you download them on. Furthermore, many desktop readers require payment to get the full version. Some popular web-based readers include My Yahoo, Bloglines, and Google Reader.
Once you have set up an account with an online reader, or downloaded a desktop reader, your next step is to subscribe to feeds on websites that you like. In general, you can access any site’s feed url by clicking on one of these icons; 
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. Then you just copy the feed url into your feed reader, and the reader will update anytime a new story is posted on the site that you have subscribed to. By subscribing to many site’s feeds, you can read all the new content from your favorite sites on your reader without having to visit each site individually.
So, to subscribe to the Library Blog’s RSS feed, just copy our feed’s url into your reader. Here’s the url – http://knapplibrary.wordpress.com/feed. Once you subscribe, your reader will be updated whenever we add a new post to the blog.
