The Reference Shelf 2.17.05

Helpful links and tips, plus now you have even more reasons to head down the library and flirt with the cute librarian.
Tip from a friend: “I am currently playing around with the Chicago Public Library’s online databases. Apparently many library systems let their patrons access pricey databases for free. So, tell people to get library cards, if they have them, and see what they can do with them!”
Have you been wondering what this RSS thing is and why you should care? Poynter offers a really simple guide to RSS feed and how it can save your surfing time.
Speaking of RSS, have you been hoping to set up your own website but all the names you want seem to be taken? Perhaps not, with the Dropped Domains guide (via Sreetips.)
A practical reason for following Jen and Brad’s breakup: it’s less scary than following the news on the war on terror. If you are covering it, though, the API has a handful of guides on bioterrorism.

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