John Innes Centre

Subcribing to the JIC RSS Newsfeed

You need to follow the instructions for your News Reader in order to add the JIC feed to your RSS list. It's usually very simple. You may need to paste the URL http://www.jic.ac.uk/corporate/jic_rss.xml RSS feed into your News Reader.

Once you've subscribed, every time you run your News Reader program, the program will tell you if there are any new items that you've not read before in the feeds you've subscribed to, and you will then be able to read the headlines and introduction to each item without having to go to this website. It can save you a lot of time.

What is RSS?

RSS is an easy way for you to get automatic updates on news from the John Innes Centre. Instead of having to go to the website to see if a new article has been published, you can use RSS (which stands for Really Simple Syndication) to get the site to tell you every time it has something new. It's known as subscribing to an RSS feed.

How can I make use of RSS?

You need to get hold of a program called a News Reader. This displays RSS information feeds from your chosen websites on your computer. All you then have to do is choose which RSS feeds you want to subscribe to.

Some browsers, including IE 7, Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for RSS feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier. For more details on these, please check their websites.

How do I get a News Reader?

There are a range of different News Readers available, and many of them are free. Different News Readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to take this into account when you make your choice. Online services are also available.