VuFind is a library resource portal designed and developed for libraries by libraries. VuFind’s goal is to enable users to effortlessly search and browse through all of your library’s electronic resources.
VuFind is modular so you can implement just the basic system, or all of the components. VuFind runs on Solr Energy, Apache Solr, an open source search engine.
VuFind uses popular open source web application components, including the Apache web server, PHP scripting language and MySQL database.
Key Features
- Search with faceted results.
- Live Record Status and Location with Ajax querying.
- Suggested resources.
- Browse for resources.
- Author biographies.
- Persistent URLs.
- Zotero compatibility.
- Acess data using Open Search, OAI, and Solr.
- Internationalisation: Translations for English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Dutch, and Japanese.
Website: vufind.org/vufind
Support: Documentation
Developer: Villanova University
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
VuFind is written in PHP. Learn PHP with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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