TY  - CONF
CY  - Croydon, Australia
N1  - Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of VALA 
ID  - usqep3595
UR  - http://eprints.usq.edu.au/595/
A1  - Jeffries, Sandra
A1  - Wallis, Corey
Y1  - 2006/02//
N2  - Blog and XML feed technologies have provided new opportunities for information
dissemination and communication. The University of Southern Queensland Library
developed a virtual professional Reading Room using these technologies to provide a
centralised, easily-accessible source for professional reading, based on SDI principles. The
Reading Room also provides a discussion space so that Library staff can exchange views on
readings of interest. This paper outlines the goals of the initiative, the processes used to
establish the Reading Room, and the challenges dealt with along the way. Finally, it provides
a preliminary evaluation of outcomes of the initiative and plans for the future.
PB  - Victorian Association for Library Automation
KW  - extensible markup language (XML)
KW  -  blog
KW  -  RSS
KW  -  reading room
KW  -  professional development of librarians
TI  - Exploring the application of RSS
for library staff professional development
and SDI services
SP  - 1
M2  - Melbourne, Australia
AV  - public
EP  - 18
T2  - VALA 13th Biennial Conference and Exhibition (VALA2006)
ER  -