RSS: Keeping Up with Research 

There are numerous services available that will convert RSS feeds to email, here are a few to get you started:

• RssFwd - web-based
  
• rss2email - client software, a bit techie

Be sure to check the terms of service and privacy policies of any web service!

Most online journals and databases require an MIT IP address or MIT web certificates to get access.

This can cause problems for accessing RSS feeds from these resources when off-campus. You usually can get the titles/headlines and abstracts, but if you try to go to the full text the publisher will not recognize you. To work around this problem:

1. Get an MIT IP address while off-campus: Use VPN, which is software supported by IST that makes your computer act as if it is on campus.
   
   
2. Add a proxy string to the URL of the story you are trying to access, which will route you through the Libraries' proxy server, which will invoke your MIT web certificates. See: Manually Inserting the Proxy String or adding it via a Firefox Bookmarklet.
   

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