VuFind

VuFind
Developer(s)	Villanova University
Initial release	July 15, 2010; 13 years ago
Stable release	9.1.1 / 12 February 2024; 57 days ago
Repository	github.com/vufind-org/vufind ;
Written in	Discovery layer
License	GPL-2.0-only
Website	https://vufind.org

VuFind is an open-source library search engine that allows users to search and browse beyond the resources of a traditional Online public access catalog (OPAC). Developed by Villanova University, version 1.0 was released in July 2010 after two years in beta.^[2]

VuFind operates with a simple interface and offers flexible keyword searching. While most commonly used for searching catalog records, VuFind can be extended to search other library resources including: locally cached journals, digital library items, and institutional repository and bibliography. The software is also modular and highly configurable, allowing implementers to choose system components to best fit their needs.^[3]

The project wiki lists around two hundred institutions running live or beta instances of VuFind including the

DC Public Library, as well as a dozen of instances run by finc in Germany.^[4]

Features

VuFind offers a number of features that enhance usability:[5]

Faceted search results that allow users to narrow items by format, call number, language, author, genre, era, region, and more^[6]
Suggested resources and searches
Browsing capability
Personal organization and annotation of resources through favorites lists, texting, e-mailing, tagging, and commenting features
Persistent URLs
APA or MLA citations
Author biographies
Multi-language capability with translations available in Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, Bengali (India)^[7] and more

References

^ "Release 9.1.1". 12 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
^ "VuFind out of beta with 1.0 release". SourceForge.net: VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
^ "About VuFind". VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
^ "VuFind Installations". VuFind. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
^ "Features". VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
^ "Villanova Liberates Library Search". Converge. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
^ "Including new full Bengali translation".

External links

[wikidata-f8d24c6eb35c9fab48432d0fe7b4abb0babaf5e0-v11-1] "Release 9.1.1". 12 February 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2024.

[2] "VuFind out of beta with 1.0 release". SourceForge.net: VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-04.

[3] "About VuFind". VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-04.

[4] "VuFind Installations". VuFind. Retrieved 2018-05-16.

[5] "Features". VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

[6] "Villanova Liberates Library Search". Converge. Retrieved 2010-10-01.

[7] "Including new full Bengali translation".

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