VuFind (original) (raw)
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| VuFind® | |
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| Developer | Villanova University |
| Initial release | July 15, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-07-15) |
| Stable release | 10.2.0 / 23 June 2025; 3 months ago (23 June 2025) |
| Repository | github.com/vufind-org/vufind  |
| Written in | PHP/Laminas, Java |
| Available in | English |
| Type | 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.[1]
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.[2]
The project wiki lists around two hundred institutions running live or beta instances of VuFind® including the National Library of Finland, the National Library of Ireland, and the Iowa City Public Library, as well as a dozen of instances run by finc in Germany.[3]
VuFind® offers a number of features that enhance usability:[4]
- Faceted search results that allow users to narrow items by format, call number, language, author, genre, era, region, and more[5]
- 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)[6] and more
- ^ "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 2024-12-10.
- ^ "Features". VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "Villanova Liberates Library Search". Converge. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
- ^ "Including new full Bengali translation".