[Web4lib] RSS usage

[David Walker]

Hi All,

At Cal State San Marcos we are thinking about utilizing RSS in a big way
with a module that can create on-demand feeds for any journal,
newspaper, or user conducted search via our federated search system.

It all sounds very cool.  But my question is this:  Does anyone have a
sense of how many users in academic libraries are actually taking
advantage of RSS?  I've done an informal survey of a few faculty and
students here, and most don't even know what RSS is, let alone use it.

For those who have created RSS feeds for new title lists and other
library resources -- what is your usage?  Do you advertise or inform
your faculty and students about RSS in some way?  Do you promote a
particular reader?

Are we better off focusing our efforts on the dozens of other projects
we could be working on?

--Dave

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David Walker
Web Development Librarian
Library
Cal State San Marcos
760-750-4379
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