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VuFind operates with a simple, Google-like 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.<ref>{{Cite web
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.<ref>{{Cite web
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As of March 2016, a total of 126 institutions are running live instances of Vufind including the [[Georgia Tech Library]], the [[National Library of Ireland]], [[Yale University]], and the [[DC Public Library]].<ref>{{Cite web
The project wiki lists around two hundred institutions running live or beta instances of VuFind including the [[Georgia Tech Library]], the [[National Library of Ireland]], [[Yale University]], and the [[DC Public Library]].<ref>{{Cite web
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Revision as of 09:13, 1 October 2017

VuFind
Developer(s)Villanova University
Initial releaseJuly 15, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-07-15)
Stable release
4.0.1 / August 28, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-08-28)
Repository
Written inPHP PEAR
Available inEnglish
TypeLibrary and information science software
LicenseGNU GPL
Websitewww.vufind.org

VuFind (not to be confused with Vufind.com a computer vision and interest graph API company), 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 Georgia Tech Library, the National Library of Ireland, Yale University, and the DC Public Library.[3]

Features

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "VuFind out of beta with 1.0 release". SourceForge.net: VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  2. ^ "About VuFind". VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-04.
  3. ^ "VuFind Installations". VuFind. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  4. ^ "Features". VuFind. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  5. ^ "Villanova Liberates Library Search". Converge. Retrieved 2010-10-01.
  6. ^ "Including new full Bengali translation".
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