[Koha] An enhancement to messaging preferences?

[hansbkk at gmail.com]

I believe that Sue was talking about the explicit "lists" feature,
what used to be called "virtual shelves". My understanding is that
this feature now uses the same display code as search results (without
XSLT). Does this mean that patrons can subscribe to these lists via
RSS?

I think a Koha-managed "RSS feed to email" facility tied to
patron-controlled preferences (digests) would be a great future
enhancement.


On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 6:18 AM, Nicole Engard <nengard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Anything is possible of course! I wanted to point out that every
> search in Koha has an RSS feed and you can subscribe to RSS feeds as
> emails using the right tools. That means you could set up canned
> searches for the lists of new items you want to notify people of and
> teach them about RSS feeds.
>
> Hope that helps for now,
> Nicole C. Engard
> Documentation Manager
>
> 2011/4/17 Sue McMillan <sue.mcmillan at stdc.govt.nz>:
>> Hello everyone.
>>
>>
>>
>> The public library system that I work for has just recently joined the Koha
>> family.  I am loving the versatility of the system.
>>
>>
>>
>> We are using the Patron Messaging Preferences for the standard overdue and
>> circulation notices. We wonder if there is room for an enhancement that
>> would allow customers to select and receive periodic lists of newly
>> accessioned items they are interested in?  In our case I was thinking of
>> basing  lists on Koha Item types for the adults, and possibly more
>> encompassing lists for the junior and teen books.
>>
>>
>>
>> How I envision it working is  patrons would be able to see what lists were
>> available by logging into the online catalogue and select individual lists
>> that meet their borrowing interests.  They would be able to select how often
>> they would like to receive the lists; with weekly, fortnightly or monthly
>> options.
>>
>>
>>
>> I would think the emailed list would include the author and title of the
>> item and a small cover image.  By being able to push this information out to
>> customers via email we may increase our patronage.
>>
>>
>>
>> Has anyone done something like this?
>>
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Susan McMillan
>>
>> Acquisitions and Systems Librarian
>>
>> South Taranaki District Libraries
>>
>> 06 278 0555 or freecall 0800 111 323 ext 8706
>>
>> ,sue.mcmillan at stdc.govt.nz
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