Scriblio Download Now Available
Library Cataloging

Scriblio Download Now Available


Scriblio, the Mellon Award winning front end for the catalog, is now available for free download. It is based on WordPress, the popular blogging tool.
Scriblio (formerly WPopac) is an award winning, free, open source CMS and OPAC with faceted searching and browsing features based on WordPress. Scriblio is a project of Plymouth State University, supported in part by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
  • Free and open source
  • Represents bibliographic collections ? library catalogs and such ? in an easily searchable, highly remixable web-based format
  • Leverages WordPress to offer rich content management features for all a library?s content
  • Free and open source




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