Organization Monkey

i started using ticTOCS this weekend since my library doesn’t subscribe to Current Contents Connect (frowny face).  i needed something that would keep me current with what’s being published in my field, something as unobtrusive as possible.  i registered at the ticTOCS site and did a subject search for “library.”  this retrieved 56 titles.  i selected all the titles, exported them as an opml file, imported them into my google reader and started reading.  as i find an article i want to read i can click on the link and be connected to the full text if my institution subscribes to the journal.  those that aren’t subscribed i can request through interlibrary loan.  i figure that i’ll probably delete some of the titles as i find the articles not relevant for my interests but in the meantime i’m reading everything to get a better sense of what’s being published on the whole for my field.

let me know if you want help with any of the technical steps to get this service into your feedreader.  it is a goldmine of a way to stay current with the literature in our field in a very quick way.  i should note that you don’t have to register to use the service, but you’ll need to if you want to save your customized list of titles.