No Love for the Outlook Feed Reader

by Rachel Gogan

It seems that Outlook has a new feature!  The ability to get RSS feeds delivered to your inbox.

Unfortunately that feature works about as well as matches under water.  Right now I’m investigating some alternate methods of getting e-mail delivery of newsletter articles.

Watch this space for new and exciting updates on getting the newsletter to you!

UNH Library Newsletter Evolves into a Blog

Welcome to the New UNH Library Newsletter!

Think of it as Newsletter 2.0. We’ve migrated the newsletter into a blog format which should make it easier to disseminate the news and will give you, the reader, a few new ways to use the newsletter!

Confused? Here’s some information to help you get started?

Q. Now that the newsletter has turned into a blog where can I get the older issues?

A. You can always find them at the old newsletter link : Library Newsletter. Older Issues can be reached from the sidebar on the left where it says Past Issues.

Q. Can I subscribe to the newsletter and get it in my e-mail like before?

A. Yes you can! The link for the RSS feed is: http://unhlibrarynewsletter.wordpress.com/feed/
You can add this RSS feed to a feed reader like Google Reader, or Feedburner or you can read it through Outlook as well. Here is a tutorial on how to add the feed to Outlook. If you need help contact us and we can help you.

Q. Can I still submit content for the newsletter? How can I submit content?

A. Yes you can! And please do, we still encourage you to send in your news, events, books reviews, and neat websites. Just send them to us at Library.Newsletter@unh.edu

Q. Do I have to sign up to read the newsletter?

A. No, you do not. You will have to put in a name and e-mail to leave comments though. That’s just to keep down the spam and to encourage collegiality though.

Q. Where do I sign up? Does it cost? What do I need?

A. You sign up here – http://wordpress.com/signup/, it’s free, and all you need is a user name (I recommend using your cisunix name or alias), and a password. It’s that simple!

Here’s a video tutorial on how to sign up:

Q. I still have questions that you didn’t cover, or something doesn’t make sense.

A. Call me :) E-mail me. IM me. Leave a comment (with contact information) and we’ll help you out! I promise.

If you’re not sure how to use wordpress, or what a blog really is or does here is some more information that should help you out.

Check out this site to get you started: Helpful Hints for Newcomers to WordPress

What if you’re never seen a blog? Chances are you’ve seen one, you might just not have realized that it was a blog. Still unsure about them? Check out this video: Blogs in Plain English. Also take a look at the right side of the page and you can see a few other topics ‘in Plain English’. Like Twitter, Social Networking, and Wikis, all made simple.

Sound exciting? Sign up, sign in and give it a try!