Welcome to the VuFind documentation. These pages are designed to help you install and customize VuFind. Please see the about and features pages if you first want to learn more about what VuFind is and what it can do for you.
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Installation Status - A detailed list of institutions currently using VuFind. Please add yours!
Changelog - A history of VuFind's releases and their features.
Usability - Information on VuFind's usability (and how to test it).
These pages should guide you through the steps of installing VuFind, configuring it to meet your needs and maintaining it over time.
Installation - Start here to get VuFind running on your server.
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Performance - Making the most of VuFind once it is running.
Security - Preventing attacks on VuFind.
Automation - Keeping VuFind updated and running smoothly over time.
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Developer Manual - Standards and basic information useful for VuFind programmers.
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Testing Checklist - Feature list helpful for validating functionality of VuFind code.
The VuFind project is guided by a group of Core Developers who help prioritize development goals and make design decisions through a regular Developers Call. The following links provide more information on this mechanism as well as other details on how the project is run.
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ILS Support List - VuFind users with experience using particular library systems.
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Developers Call - Information and minutes related to the regular online discussion for VuFind developers.
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Conferences - Information on official VuFind conferences (including the upcoming October, 2012 event at Villanova)
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NERCOMP New Discovery Tools Symposium (February 1, 2010)
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Catholic Research Resources Alliance All-Members Meeting 2010 VuFind Discussion
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El uso e implementación de un OPAC Social : Experiencia en la Red de Bibliotecas Públicas Chilenas.
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Feel free to add your own thoughts and external links to this section.
George Mason University discusses the issues of VuFind on OS X
Stanford University's documents on VuFind index field population algorithms and field uses. Not guaranteed to be 100% accurate or up to date.
Documentation about the PICA/DAIA driver