Online library management system :

Abstract

Library is a collection of sources of information and similar resources, made accessible to a defined institution for reference or borrowing. Thus the process of handling a library manually is very troublesome and clumsy. As regards to this point of view, the computerized system for handling the activities of library management provides a comprehensive way to lessen physical labor, to reduce complexity of the manual system and soon. This project work aim to design and implement a computerized library information management system and was designed and implemented using V.B, E-DRAW and SQL server management database system. The system was developed using the V-Model software development approach. Library Information Management System (LIMS) is a project which aims at developing a computerized system to maintain all the daily work of library. This project has many features which are generally not available in normal library management systems like facility of user login. It also has a facility of admin login through which the admin can monitor the whole system. It has also a facility where student after logging in their accounts can see list of books issued and its issue date and return date and also the students can request the librarian to borrow books by filling the book borrower’s form. The librarian after logging into his account i.e. admin account can generate various reports such as student report, issue report, lecturer report and book report. Overall this project of is being developed to help the users as well as staff of library to maintain the library in the best way possible and also reduce the human efforts.