Portal/Database design
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For smaller collections (< 50?) the feed doesn't need to be buffered in db, but for larger collections (institutional, 2000+) you'll need to buffer this in db. Ideally the db buffer would be done 'transparently', i.e. so that to the web component provides unified access to items, irrespective of whether they come from the db or whether the come directly from the feed.
Parsing could be done through a recognised library, such as simplepie (but might need a few extensions).
