Monday, September 10, 2007
Take my poll
I can see that having RSS feeds from databases would be very useful for an academic, or other specialist, so they could be sure they kept current in their subject area. However for most people I think it would probably lead to 'information overload'.
Most of our databases source hundreds of journals, and to attempt to keep up to date with everything written in an area of expertise, or even interest, is a *lot* to ask of yourself, your students and even your academics :)
Still I subscribed to CHOICE online (I have to buy a new fridge) - so I can see that having all the articles delivered to your door is useful if you have a very narrow interest (eg. Fridges) and don't try to read everything (though that article on the lawn mowers does look interesting).
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