Assignment | Library Management System

Running head: Library Management System 1
Library Management system
Student name
Institution
Location
Lecture’s Name
Date

Library Management System 2
Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................3
2.0 Justification................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Advantages............................................................................................................................3
3.0Project scope...............................................................................................................................3
4.0 Cost and schedule analysis........................................................................................................3
5.0 UML diagrams...........................................................................................................................3
5.1 Use case diagram...................................................................................................................3
5.2 Sequence diagrams................................................................................................................3
5.3 Data flow diagram.................................................................................................................3
5.4 Context diagram.....................................................................................................................3
6.0 Entity relationship diagram....................................................................................................3
6.1 Screen interfaces....................................................................................................................3
6.2Gantt chart..............................................................................................................................3
7.0 Conclusion.................................................................................................................................3
List of Figures
Figure 1Use case diagram for library management system.............................................................6
Figure 2 Sequence diagram for issue book in the library................................................................7
Figure 3 Data flow diagram of a library management system.........................................................8
Figure 4 Library management system’s Context diagram...............................................................9

Library Management System 3
Figure 5 ERD of a library management system.............................................................................10
Figure 6 Main screen.....................................................................................................................11
Figure 7 Insert data screen.............................................................................................................12
Figure 8 Available books screen....................................................................................................13
Figure 9:Gantt chart for library management system....................................................................13

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1.0 Introduction
A library management system is an online system that helps in the running of a library in an
institution. The main Activities in a library include studying, borrowing books, returning books
and payment of charges incurred. A library management system has to control all these activities.
This system has to be highly secure to prevent the loss of books in the library. There are a lot of
problems faced by libraries that operate without an online system because of the poor keeping of
the information. Bryson. (2017). Hence the development of this system will help solve these
problems when they make use of it.
2.0 Justification
This system will be implemented as explained in the background information about the lack of a
cheap and easy way to access library services and better record keeping. The system will also
focus on real library attendants who will help library users get more information about the books.
There is a need for a way to access library expertise in Kenya without having to visit the library
facilities or pay for those services.
2.1 Advantages
This proposed system will have more advantages than disadvantages because a lot of testing will
be done before the system is deployed. Upasani. (2016). For example, an institution that operates
the library manually will prefer to use this system. The advantages will include;
i. Reduced running costs. This is because the system will help reduce the number of
employees because everything will be done online.
ii. The library will serve more users since all the activities are done by the system and the
system will be able to serve many users at once.
iii. Better record keeping. The system will have a database that will help the safekeeping of
the information and access to the information by the authority.
3.0 Project scope
The scope and boundary of this project is an online library management system. It will mainly
focus on institutions that need quick and accurate running of a library without involving manual