PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Project proposal for library management system

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Project proposal for library management system.

Introduction.

Technology advancement has changed the way of doing things. The world has quickly gotten

reliant on innovation because it does empower considerable upgrades in the association, activity,

adequacy, and productivity of data escalated cycles and exercises. Information technology has

dramatically impacted people's lives as it has standout to be an essential tool for everyday life in

the field of IT (Information Technology) both deals with software and hardware used in

communication such as computers, radios, TVs, mobile phones, etc. and web applications which

are used to conferencing, indeed this is vital as it enhances remote working in an organization

and learning for students. Information storage, transmission, and processing is a role played by

this technology. 

In learning institutions, they have not been left behind to use this vital tool. They have

relentlessly incorporated information systems in offering their services. Such embracement of

this technology has made it progressively change the face of things. In financial institutions

counting of money figures, making balance sheet, payrolls, and other services rendered (Bingsi

& Xiaojing, 2006).

The Library is assortments of reading and resource materials stored as books, journals,

periodicals, and some of the time films and recorded music for use or obtaining by general

society or the individuals from a foundation. All these materials being stored in a room can be

tedious and time-consuming when a number of them exceed the room's capacity. This limitation

can be eliminated by using library management systems. This computerized system refers to a
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programmed software worked to deal with the essential housekeeping elements of a library

(Basha et al., 2019). Libraries rely upon the board structures to manage asset groupings similarly

as relationship with their people. Library systems should help libraries with checking the books

acquiring with reconciliation of people's profiles and enrollment.

Tumuhe, (2019) stated that Library system’s frameworks aim is to incorporate keeping up the

data base for entering new books and recording books that have been procured with their

different due dates. In a quick changing mechanical time, it is fundamental that a library receives

an apparatus, for example, the system as a critical resource to continue its function as the center

point of exploration and learning in any scholarly organization. The library scene has drastically

changed throughout the most recent couple of years because of the presentation of this

management system in libraries. Bingsi & Xiaojing, (2006) said that this has empowered

libraries to oversee data effectively and give assets and administrations to customers

conveniently and proficiently, just as expanded effectiveness in the inward specialized and

managerial activities of libraries.

Objective

The purpose of this project is to provide a one-stop application that will enable library services to

be automated to save time and loss or wastage of resources.

Problem statement

Institutions are required to have extensive reading and research materials for the students.

However, books are expensive, and it's almost impossible to provide each with a copy. Therefore

buying one resource book and availing its copy online can be accessed by many individuals at a

go. This leaves LMS the best tool to solve the problem. Develop and design application that suits

to handle the following;

 Generate week after week, month to month, and yearly reports

 Reduce the remaining task at hand of the representative. 

 Providing an interface to add or erase books to staff.

 An interface to see and alter their profile.

 Authenticate clients at their login.

 A status page for all clients to see books obtained by them, their due dates, and their

punishments, assuming any.

 Provide the rundown of books the clients can get.

 A pursuit section to look through the accessibility of books by visitor or library clients.

 Reserve books that are accessible

 All subtleties will be accessible on a tick

 The mechanism to reset the secret phrase if the client fails to remember it.
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Methodology and tools to be used

The proposed project will have an array of book details (name, author, date of the publisher) and

the student profile/membership data. The system will have a general flow figure, as shown

below.
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Tools to be used:

1. Laptop running windows 10

2. Software MS access 2016 to make database

3. VB.net

Project scope 

The LMS framework will screen all the information about the books in the Library, their cost,

their all-out nuances, and the total number of books available in the Library. The customer will

feel that it's basic in this robotized system as opposed to using the manual making structure. The

structure contains a data base where all the information will be taken care of safely. The system

is straightforward and bungle free.

This endeavor will help with following all the book and library information and with rating the

main number of books the visitors wished to examine. The item will be prepared to manage all

the fundamental information.

Time plan

Month December January

database
Week 4 Coding to the database System testing
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References:

Basha, C. Z., Rao, S. S., Lahari, P. L., Navya, B., & Divya, S. V. S. (2019). A practical and

robust computerized library management system. International Journal of Innovative

Technology and Exploring Engineering, 9(1), 1647-1649.

Bingsi, F., & Xiaojing, H. (2006). Library 2.0: Building the New Library Services [J]. Journal of

Academic Libraries, 1, 2-5.

Tumuhe, H. (2019). Computerized library management system for Gombe secondary school

Butambala district (Doctoral dissertation, Makerere University).