diff --git a/cps/about.py b/cps/about.py
index 10e68e69..66c0ef40 100644
--- a/cps/about.py
+++ b/cps/about.py
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     greenlet_Version = None
 
+try:
+    from scholarly import scholarly
+    scholarly_version = _(u'installed')
+except ImportError:
+    scholarly_version = _(u'not installed')
+
 from . import services
 
 about = flask.Blueprint('about', __name__)
@@ -79,6 +85,7 @@ _VERSIONS = OrderedDict(
     iso639=isoLanguages.__version__,
     pytz=pytz.__version__,
     Unidecode = unidecode_version,
+    Scholarly = scholarly_version,
     Flask_SimpleLDAP =  u'installed' if bool(services.ldap) else None,
     python_LDAP = services.ldapVersion if bool(services.ldapVersion) else None,
     Goodreads = u'installed' if bool(services.goodreads_support) else None,
diff --git a/cps/editbooks.py b/cps/editbooks.py
index 81e175b6..d9fd756f 100644
--- a/cps/editbooks.py
+++ b/cps/editbooks.py
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ def scholar_search(query):
                 break
         return Response(json.dumps(result),mimetype='application/json')
     else:
-        return 'Scholarly not installed'
+        return []