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RSS News Feed and Quick Tour Now Available from the NLM Division of Specialized Information Services

RSS News Feed and Quick Tour Now Available from the NLM Division of Specialized Information Services. NLM Tech Bull. 2006 May-Jun;(350):b1.

June 07, 2006 [posted]

[Editor's Note: This Technical Note is a reprint of an announcement published on NLM-Tox-Enviro-Health-L, an e-mail announcement list available from the NLM Division of Specialized Information Services. To subscribe to this list, please see the NLM-TOX-ENVIRO-HEALTH-L Join, Leave, or Change Options page.]

The National Library of Medicine Division of Specialized Information Services (SIS) now offers RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds of its News page. RSS is a Web standard for sharing and distributing news and other frequently updated content provided by Web sites. The SIS feed address is //sis.nlm.nih.gov/rss/sisnewsfeed.rss.

The SIS News feed will keep you informed about new resources, such as LactMed, updates to NLM/SIS databases, and alert you to scientific meetings at which SIS will have exhibits, presentations, or classes.

An RSS reader, also called an aggregator, is required to use this service on your computer. There are many RSS readers from which to choose and many are available to download free from the Web. They offer a variety of functions; each has its own advantages. Instructions for adding the Division of SIS News RSS feed to your reader are available at //sis.nlm.nih.gov/sisrssfeed.html.

Now you can learn about NLM environmental health and toxicology resources via a four minute "Quick Tour." The tour provides an overview of resources including Tox Town, the Household Products database, TOXNET, TOXMAP, and ChemIDplus. It is available from the Environmental Health and Toxicology portal. Macromedia Flash Player is required.