[Web4lib] rss feeds on campus

[Stacey Kimmel-Smith]

Hi,

Our campus portal supports display of RSS feeds but thus far we have not 
used this feature much -- only for some externally produced feeds. I've 
recently been asked to investigate methods for creating and publishing 
local RSS feeds that are very  user-friendly. Our intent is to set up 
tools and a procedure that non-technical staff in the libraries and 
other divisions around campus could use to publish fresh content. The 
libraries are now using blogger to publish a few RSS feeds but we're 
archiving everything and it doesn't seem like the right approach for 
general use on campus.  Our web pages are a work in progress -- no 
content management system in place that might simplify content creation.

Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated.


Stacey Kimmel-Smith
Lehigh University
Information Commons/Help Desk Manager