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Making it Really Simple to stay informed

Everyday there are millions of online authors writing about billions of different topics. It can take hours to trawl through all of this information to ensure you are kept up-to-date with the news you want.

 

The CRC has implemented two methods for our readers to receive information directly from the CRC as it's published, which saves you continually coming back to check the website for updates. The first method is through emails directly to your inbox and the second is through RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds.

Latest headlines by email
 

To receive the latest headlines to your inbox, click on ‘News Feeds' on the CRC's homepage and then click on the subscribe button circled below. You will then receive a hyperlink which will ask for your email address. Once you've entered this, you will receive an email to activate your subscription. It's that simple!

 

RSS

RSS feeds

The symbols that represent RSS include: RSS Icon

 

To access the CRC's RSS feeds you need to set up a ‘news reader.' A news reader will allow you to pull in feeds from multiple sources, as this software monitors the websites you are subscribed to and aggregates all of the feeds to the one place. You may already have a news reader built into your Microsoft Outlook folders which would look like this.

 

RSS

If you do not have an inbuilt news reader you can sign up for or download one. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications. For a list of RSS readers, check: http://blogspace.com/rss/readers

 

All you have to do once you have chosen a reader is to add feeds to it. To add the CRC's news feed, click on ‘News Feeds' on the CRC's homepage and then click on the subscribe button circled below.

 

You will then be taken to a page where you can choose how you want to subscribe.

 

If, for example you choose to add the feed to your igoogle page, it will look like this:

 

 

We hope you find either or both of these a useful tool to keep up-to-date with the CRC's research activities. If you have any questions regarding the CRC's email updates or RSS feeds, please contact our Communications Officer, Andrew Crichton.