VuFind's local customization model encourages copying core configuration and theme files into a local directory, keeping institutional changes separate from the upstream codebase. While this simplifies understanding local modifications, it creates a significant maintenance burden during upgrades: local copies drift out of sync with evolving core files, and reconciling changes …

The RecordDataFormatter is one of VuFind's most powerful components for controlling how it displays bibliographic metadata.. Over the years, it has evolved significantly, with much of its configuration moving out of PHP code and into an .ini configuration file. These are resources and slides from a presentation at WOLFcon2026. Thomas …

Thanks to everyone for participating in the first Code4Lib Virtual Lightning Talks on Friday. In particular, my gratitude goes out to Ed Corrado, Luciano Ramalho, Michael Appleby, and Jay Luker being the first presenters to try this scheme for connecting library technologists. My apologies also to those who couldn't connect …

In March, I gave a presentation at the NISO forum on Next Generation Discovery Tools: New Tools, Aging Standards. For those that were there, you may remember the bulk of the presentation was in the screencast tours of the functionality of 10 OPAC enhancement tools. Topping out at over 750MB …