VuFind

About

Open-source library resource discovery portal that allows searching beyond traditional OPAC systems. Supports searching local journals, digital library items, and institutional repositories.

Sovereignty Score

out of 100

Data completeness32% (Minimal)

Score relies on pessimistic defaults for missing fields

Jurisdictional(25%)

Significant foreign legal exposure risk

Jurisdiction: United States (EU adequacy decision)
Parent provider in United States (CLOUD Act risk) (Open Library Foundation)
Five Eyes intelligence alliance exposure
US CLOUD Act applies (US can compel data access regardless of storage location)

Ownership(20%)

Strong EU ownership and control

Bootstrapped (self-funded)
Bootstrapped stage
Low acquisition risk (bootstrapped, no investor pressure) (No VC exit timeline, founders retain full control)

Governance(20%)

Governance data incomplete or mixed model

Community-driven development
Entity control data unknown (assumed >80% single entity) (Submit verified data to improve this score)

Portability(15%)

Highly portable with self-host option and standard APIs

Self-hostable on your infrastructure

License(10%)

License information incomplete or mixed terms

Copyleft open source
License stability unknown (assumed at risk) (Submit verified data to improve this score)

Community(10%)

Limited community health data or concerning indicators

Bus factor unknown (assumed worst case: 1) (Submit verified data to improve this score)
Project is healthy
Release frequency unknown (assumed stale) (Submit verified data to improve this score)
Issue response time unknown (assumed >30 days) (Submit verified data to improve this score)

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Provider

VuFind Project

Quick Facts

Jurisdiction: United States
Ownership: Bootstrapped
Deployment: Self-host, SaaS