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Search Alert Feeds via the Library Databases

Many of the library's databases offer customizable search alerts via RSS.  You can be alerted when the latest issue of your favorite journal is released or when new research in your field is published.   For a full listing of databases offering RSS feeds please visit: http://blogsandwikis.bentley.edu/library/researchhelp/index.php/Search_Alerts_%26_RSS_Feeds

What are Feeds?

Often referred to as RSS or syndication, feeds provide headlines and a corresponding summary that is automatically updated as new information is published to a web site.

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Subscribing to a Feed

In order to subscribe to a feed you will need to have a feed reader, often called an aggregator.  Some popular readers include:

*Please see Wikipedia’s entry on aggregators for a full list of desktop and Web based readers.