RSS (or Really Simple Syndication) is a web technology that allows users to keep track of updated content from their favourite websites.
craftscotland offers an RSS service that you can subscribe to for free. By using a news reader or a browser that supports RSS (see below), subscribers can be alerted to the latest news items, events and opportunities and training as they are published on the craftscotland website. Current RSS feeds that are available include:
Crafts News: Get the latest Scottish crafts news from craftscotland: exhibitions and events to designers achieving recognition.
http://www.craftscotland.org/rss.aspx?id=596
Crafts Events : Get the latest Scottish crafts events from craftscotland: find out who is holding exhibitions from the Borders to the Highlands and Islands. http://www.craftscotland.org/rss_events.aspx?ID=636&rssview=week&qty=12
Crafts Opportunities and Training: Get the latest Scottish crafts opportunities and training from craftscotland: residencies, grants, awards, talks, conferences, workshops and exhibition submissions. http://www.craftscotland.org/rss_events.aspx?ID=637&rssview=week&qty=12
News readers
Below are examples of news readers that are available for download from the web. You can also use craftscotland news feeds on personalised homepages of Google and other search engines by entering the RSS news feed address.
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Web-based reader - Works in your web browser
To subscribe to craftscotland news feeds you should copy the relevant RSS web address of the news feed (above) into the the reader.
You can also obtain the RSS feed address by clicking on the RSS button in the left hand navigation bar of the craftscotland website.