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LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
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ABSTRACT
Computers are now affecting every sphere of human activity and bringing about changes in industry,education ,Scientific Research,and Accounting and even in the areas like Music ,Painting and Medical field.The areas of applications of computers are confined by limitations on human creativity and imagination.infact any task that can be carried out systematically,using step by step method can be performed by a computer.
Library is regarded as the brain of any institute; many institutes understand the importance of the library to the growth of the institute and their esteem user.LMS support the general requirement of the library like acquisition, cataloguing, circulation.
Library project system that offers many flexible and convenient features,allowing librarians and library users to maximize time and efficiency. Library system gives the all detailed information about the customers and Books/CDs.It will track on how many Books/CDs available in library and Books/CDs issued to the customers. This software is customizable for any library requirement.
This system is interactive.so there is no need for special training for operators.the users can enter data through the console and output can be obtained in the screen.
INTRODUCTION
The project titled Library Management System is Library management software for monitoring and controlling the transactions in a library .This is a software for a general library which contains both Books and CDs.The project “Library Management System” is mainly focuses on basic operations in a library like adding new member, new Books/CDs,issueing cards , reservation , searching books and facility to issue and return Books/CDs. This software is easy to use for both beginners and advanced users. It features a familiar and well thought-out, an attractive user interface, combined with strong searching Insertion and reporting capabilities. The report generation facility of library system helps to get a good idea of which are the Books/CDs borrowed by the members, how many cards are pending to issue,details of reservation,etc and makes users possible to generate reports’ hard copy.
BACKGROUND
Computers are now affecting every sphere of human activity and bringing about changes in industry, education, scientific research, and accounting and even in areas like music, painting and medical field. The areas of computers are confined only by limitations on human creativity and imagination.Infact any task that can be carried out systematically, using a step-by-step method can be performed by computer.
This software is for automating a library. Some of the problems being faced in manual system are Fast report generation is not possible, Tracing a book is difficult, Information about issue/return of the books are not properly maintained, No central database can be created as information is not available in database.
OBJECTIVES
The main objective of the application is to automate the existing system of manually maintain the records of the Book/CD Issue, Book/CD Return from the customer ,card issue, Reservation of Book/CD,and Book/CD Search to be computerized. So the Book Issue, Return, Searching and reservation will be faster. The new system will take less time in entering the data, processing it and getting its output. Fewer resources will be used as no large registers, files, ledgers; pens will be needed or used. Can be reducing the number of workers in the library. It will be much easier to find particular record rather then opening such huge files and finding a single record from them. The data will be much secure from any unauthorized access. It will be made secure by using passwords and by taking other security measures. Records will be easily edited and the database will easily be updated at the time of entering a record. Computer systems use hard disks, compact disks, USB's and other means of storing the data so it is very easy to have a back of the system. There will be no duplication of the data as the computerized will be used.
PURPOSE AND SCOPE
Purpose
Library is regarded as the brain of any institute; many institutes understand the importance of the library to the growth of the institute and their esteem user.LMS support the general requirement of the library like acquisition, cataloguing, circulation. Library project system that offers many flexible and convenient features,allowing librarians and library users to maximize time and efficiency. Library system gives the all detailed information about the customers and Books/CDs.It will track on how many Books/CDs available in library and Books/CDs issued to the customers. This software is customizable for any library requirement.
VISUAL STUDIO 2010
The most important language added in this version was the introduction of generics, which are similar in many aspects to C++ templates. This potentially increases the number of bugs caught at compile- time instead of run- time by encouraging the use of strict type checking in areas where it was not possible before, C++ also got a similar upgrade with the addition of C++/CLI which is slated to replace the use of Managed C++. Other new features of Visual Studio 2010 include the “Development Designer” which allows application designs to be validated before deployments, an improved environment for web publishing when combined with ASP.NET and load testing to see application performance under various sorts of user loads. Visual Studio 2010 also added extensive 64- bit support.
Conclusion
This system is designed and implemented a Database for managing a library system, the ability to store videos as well as books, and separate functions for customers and librarian. The database design supports more operations than are currently implemented by the GUI.The system contains some limitations but it can be modified later.Using this system customers can be reserve a Book/CD,Check Out the details,Search for the Books/CD and edit their own account.This system will be very much helpful for both the librarian and Members. The manual work can be reduced by using this system. So the chances for mistakes will be less.Updation of the records also will be very easy. So the system will be very useful for both the librarian and the members