Library Catalog RSS Feeds
The NCSU Libraries catalog now offers RSS feeds to help you keep track of new books and other resources as they are added to the library collection. You can get an RSS feed for any search that you perform (including any facets you select to limit your search). These feeds are available by clicking on the orange 'RSS' button in the top left corner of the results page. You can also just copy the URL of the results page into most feed readers, and they will automatically discover the RSS feed.
Once you subscribe to one of these feeds, your feed reader will let you know whenever we add a new resource to the collection that matches your search. Don't be alarmed if the items in your feed are not in the same order as the search results in the catalog! The catalog results are sorted by most relevant, but our feeds are sorted to put the newest items first so that you can discover them.
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About RSS and Feed Readers
RSS technology is useful for keeping track of updates, changes, or additions to many blogs, news sites, and other websites. It works because these websites publish the changes they make to their sites in the form of RSS feeds.
These feeds can be collected and monitored using a feed reader. A feed reader is a tool that collects RSS feeds from the websites you have selected so that you can read updates all at once, without having to visit each site individually.
To learn more about RSS technology:
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Finding RSS Feeds
Most websites that offer RSS feeds provide a standard link or icon for the feed. If you don't see one of these, look for any link labeled 'RSS' or 'Subscribe.'
Just click the link to view the feed, copy the URL from your browser, and add it to your feed reader.
Common feed icons
  
You can also try pasting the URL for the HTML website into your feed reader. Many feed readers can automatically 'discover' any RSS feeds provided by a website.
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Finding a Feed Reader
There are different kinds of feed readers that can be used to gather the RSS feeds you subscribe to.
Some are web-based tools while others are installed on your computer.
If you have never used a feed reader, an easy one to start with is a free online tool called Bloglines.
Many other feed readers are available.
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Email
If you don't want to access your RSS feeds through an RSS-enabled browser or feed reader, there are free services available to convert feeds to email and send them to your inbox. These services are not provided by NCSU Libraries, so make sure you have
checked the terms of service and privacy policies before using them.
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