RSS might make my life easier

OK, so this is at least the third course I've taken that has talked about RSS, though this is the most in-depth study of it that I have undertaken. All along, I've thought that here was something I could use to get all the information I needed sent to me on a regular basis, and I have been meaning to actually go ahead and do this at some point. But I would always let it slip my mind and then just figure that, well, IE 7 has SUCH a great favorites service that I do not need RSS feeds because I just go to every website that I like on a daily basis anyways. Well, now that I have read a little bit more about it and actually subscribed to some RSS providers, I have to say that this looks pretty cool. As a children's services librarian, I can use RSS for all sorts of things, be it publisher information on new books and databases, all the latest news in the world of manga and graphic novels, or to see what other libraries are doing (like Hennepin County Library - I've been checking their web content for some time because they have great YA services). Talk about an easy way to keep yourself in the 'loop' when it comes to all things library-related. I am sure some of my co-workers are already on to this, but I think I am going to have to make an effort to really incorporate RSS into my daily work routine as a way of making my job easier. This seems like a great way to impress your users by showing them how tech-savvy and up-to-date with the latest information you are, and is that not why we become librarians - to impress people with our vast knowledge? RSS makes us better able to do our jobs, so YAY for RSS (I sense a cheer here).