Department_Library_Automation (E-Library)

Abstract

Department Library Automation is software designed to manage a library's primary housekeeping functions. Libraries use library management systems to keep track of their asset collections and interactions with their patrons. Department Library Automation assist libraries in keeping track of books and their checkouts, as well as subscriber profiles and subscriptions. It is a user-friendly system created to ensure the proper management of books in a library. Maintaining the database for inputting new books and documenting books that have been borrowed with their due dates is another part of library management systems. Department Library Automation makes issue and returning process easy..

The automation of library helps in easy access of library material; one can search the book or journal from home. It makes library more flexible as one can know when to add new books or other items, and an Online Public Access Catalogue, online database of materials kept in the library. It allows the search for an item of our choice in the library.

Stakeholders:

Librarian
Student
Faculty/Employees
Research Scholars

Reports:

Requirement report – Contains the requirement of stakeholders.
Software requirement specification – modules to be included in software.
Bi-weekly project report – Progress made in last 2 weeks.
Testing report – Includes modules with errors and modules that work correctly.
Debugging report – Errors that are rectified.
User feedback – Users likes and dislikes about the software.

Modules:

Adding new books
Search books
Removing books
Availability check
Categorisation
Borrow/return book
View Fines
FAQ’s
User status
Barcode reader
People in Library
Fine payment
E-books
Create user
Modify user
Delete user
Report bug
Enquiry form

Forms:

1. Login

Admin Login Form
User Login form
Security question validation form = Password reset form

2. Book

Book addition form
Book deletion form
Book modification form

3. User

User addition form
User deletion form
User modification form

4. Search

Book search form

5. Contact

Query to librarian form
Bug report to developer form

Software/Technology Used:

VS Code
Android Studio
React JS
Java
Bootstrap
Firebase
Chrome/Edge,

Hardware:

PC/Laptop with internet browser, Mobile phone with android 6.0 or above

Tables:

Master:

Book – Book details with availability, Primary key = (Book_id)
Users – User details and credentials, Primary key = (User_id)
Bugs - Reported bugs in software, Primary key = (Bug_id)
Suggested-books – New Books suggested by users, Primary key = (Book_name)

Transaction:

Borrow – Borrow details with fines, Primary key = (User_id, Book_id), foreign key=(User_id), (Book_id)
User Activity – User entry/exit details, Primary key = (User_id, time), foreign key=(User_id)
Transaction – Fine payment transaction details, Primary key =(Transaction_id), foreign key=(User_id)

Requirements:

Books --- Bname, Barcode, Physical Location, count (in stock, on shelves, in circulation, missing, ordered/to be ordered, to be replaced).
Search --- By title, author, topic, catalogue, publisher.
Fine --- Collected, pending, overdue.
Maintenance.

1. Librarian (Add/Delete/Modify/Update)

User entries, Fine collection
Track Fine payment details.
Details & access of books, users, fine.
Barcode scan
Sending Reminders and notifications (renewals & return dates, fine)
Searching for books based on title, author, category etc.,
Notifying users upon the arrival of new books

2. User--Research Scholars

Searching for books based on title, author, category etc.,
Book reservations
To keep track of borrowed books and no. of days to hold a book.
Book Lost Option.
View Due dates and fine payment.
Access to research articles and publish articles.
New book suggestions

3. User--Student (Add/Delete/Modify/Update)

Searching for books based on title, author, category etc.,
Book reservations
To keep track of borrowed books and no. of days to hold a book.
Viewing borrowing restriction
Book Lost Option.
View Due dates and fine payment.
New book suggestions

4. User--Faculty (Add/Delete/Modify/Update)

Searching for books based on title, author, category etc.,
Book reservations
To keep track of borrowed books and no. of days to hold a book.
Book Lost Option.
View Due dates and fine payment.
New book suggestions

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