Library management system

ABSTARCT :

With the advancement of technology, it is imperative to exalt all the systems into a user-friendly manner. The Library Management system (LMS) acts as a tool to transform traditional libraries into digital libraries. In traditional libraries, the students/user has to search for books which are hassle process and there is no proper maintenance of database about issues/fines. The overall progress of work is slow and it is impossible to generate a fast report. The librarians have to work allotted for arranging, sorting books in the book sells. At the same time, they have to check and monitor the lend/borrow book details with its fine. It is a tedious process to work simultaneously in different sectors. LMS will assist the librarians to work easily. The LMS supports the librarians to encounter all the issues concurrently. The users need not stand in a queue for a long period to return/borrow a book from the library. The single PC contains all the data’s in it. The librarians have to assess the system and provide an entry in it. Through LMS the librarian can find the book in the bookshelves. The LMS is designed with the basic features such as librarian can add/view/update/delete books and students' details in it. Once he/she ingress into the system they can modify any data’s in the database. The complete model is developed in Dot net technology, the C# language is used to build the front end application whereas the SQL server is exploiting as database. The authorized person can only access the LMS system, they have to log in with their user id and password. As aforementioned that the LMS is designed in a user-friendly manner, so the admin can smoothly activate the system without expert advice. Every data is storing and retrieving from the SQL database so it is highly secure. Thus our system contributes its new approach towards the digital library setup.

EXISTING SYSTEM :

? In the existing system, the users can illegally change the date of the entry because the entry will be in a notebook which can be overwritten. ? This instruction may load, retrieve or modify the existing database. It is better to assign a DBMS as a centralized one which helps multiple users to access the database in a controlled manner at a different location. ? Based on the scheme of DBMS, the system can assign a view mode for each user like some people can see only some data and authorized one can see all the data existing in the database. ? It overcomes the drawbacks of the existing methods. The system is highly secure and provides an effective result to the users.

DISADVANTAGE :

? These disadvantages are surmounted by the LMS system. ? It has more additional features such as librarian can maintain library records, student’s history of penalties and issues. ? It always tracks the count of the book in the library and issued book details. ? The Admin can add students/Book details, issues the book, return the book, view/update the book, and view/update the student details. ? A paper where he highlighted the disadvantage of the traditional library management systems. He provided a solution for the disadvantage by utilizing struts and hibernate framework in MVC architecture.

PROPOSED SYSTEM :

• The developing process of Library Management System including software requirement specification (SRS) and comparison between existing and proposed system . • To solve the inconveniences as mentioned in the existing system, an Online Library is proposed. • Individually each member will have his account through which he can access the information he needs. • Book details like authors, number of copies totally maintained by library, present available number of books, reference books, non-reference books etc. all this information can be made handy.

ADVANTAGE :

? A library is a place where a huge collection of books and resources are available which can be accessible by the users. ? Improvisation in technology causes the demand for developing a way to enhance the traditional library set up to digital one. Numerous tedious processes reduce the efficiency of the library. ? This system will support the librarians to work very fast and efficient. ? The LMS reduces labor work and makes the system efficient. In future work, we planned to enhance the LMS by integrating the LMS with Local area Network (LAN) which increases the efficiency of the system. ? Each data are retrieved from the database. if he/she access any user details then it shows username, id, book details, and penalty details.