Newsreaders such as Google Reader and Bloglines are very handy in keeping up with information from one's favorite blogs. I have been using Bloglines for several years so I was eager to see if Google Reader provided any distinct advantages. The formats of the readers seem very similar and I have not discerned any significant differences. I'd be interested in hearing what others think.
Reading blogs certainly becomes quite addictive. I look forward to some blogs the way I would look forward to reading a favorite column or comic strip from the daily newspaper. With so many excellent blogs geared to librarians, blogs have become a core part of professional reading. I think it is important to expose yourself to a number of different blogs with various viewpoints and so I keep trading out ones that I follow on my reader. It seems if you are unable to view your blogs for a few days for one reason or another, the readers do not perform with the speed and efficiency they usually do. I'd be interested in seeing if this is the case with Google Reader.
The following link provides a great collection of 50 blogs for librarians:
http://www.getdegrees.com/articles/career-resources/the-top-fifty-librarian-blogs/
Blogs I enjoy are:
http://www.resourceshelf.com/ -- Excellent for keeping up with current information on the web.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheat-sheet/?cid=hp:topnav:cs -- for keeping up with the latest news stories
http://blogs.consumerreports.org/money/ -- helpful information from Consumer Reports
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