Library Web Application: System Design, Features, and Management

This report outlines the development and features of a library web application designed to manage book borrowing and loaning services online. The system includes functionalities for book registration, member registration, book searching, and loan/borrow management. Book registration involves entering key details such as title, author, ISBN, and availability. Member registration allows users to create accounts for accessing the system, with admin oversight for validation and activity tracking. The system incorporates a search engine to facilitate easy book retrieval based on various criteria. The loaning and borrowing process requires users to log in, request books, and await admin authentication, with automated fine calculation for overdue books. A help option is available for new users, and the system automatically logs out after a period of inactivity. Overall, the system aims to provide a user-friendly online alternative to traditional library management, enhancing accessibility and efficiency for students and clients.

LIBRARY WEB APPLICATION
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Introduction
Library management system is a system which manages the borrowing and loaning of
books and services which are centered to the library. The system is developed in such a way that
it paves way for students and external clients to have access to online services at the comfort of
there homes, (Kasemsap, 2018).
The system is an online based hence more than one client or student is able to access the
system any time of the day remotely. The client can borrow books which can be given for free
and also loan the book which cannot be given out for free, (Johnson 2018).
Books registration
Before books can be accessed over the internet or the portal for borrowing or loaning,
they must be entered into the system. This is done by registering the books and entering their
details into the system so that they can be searchable. In order to distinguish the books, key
details which can be searched is taken and entered into the system from the back end , the details
are then stored into the database which cannot be accessed by the client unless through
authenticated requests from the front end/ client side, (Kerzner, 2018).
The following are the key details which are taken during books registration;
i. Book title
ii. Book subject
iii. The author of the book
iv. Copyright of the book
v. The publisher of the book
vi. Edition number
vii. The number of pages
viii. ISBN of the book
ix. Number of copies which are available in the shelf
x. Book status, either borrowed or loaned.
The figure below shows the representation of the book registration panel on the system.

From the back end system, the admin is able to view all the books which have been
entered into the system by that time.
Member registration
In order to access the books which are uploaded into the system, one must be able to
access the system, in order to access the system , one must have an account and be able to login
into the system. Registration of the member is there necessary and the details must be authentic.

After members have created the accounts and the accounts have been authenticated as
legit and valid, the admin also at the back end system is able to view all the members which have
created the account, how many member have visited the system and also at what time the
member has visited and at what time has logged out of the system. The admin also is able to
check and validate the number of members who have borrowed the book or loaned the book at
what time, within which deadline will the borrowing or loan take, (North & Kumta 2018)).
Searching for books
Knowing the location of the book on the online library system is not easy as cataloging is
not done online. In order to make this work more easy and more friendly that manual method,
the search engine is incorporated into the system. The search capability allows the user of the
system to search the book with the name which he/she remembers and the book is shown.
The user can search for the book using any of the detail available, majorly the name of
the book, the title of the book or the author of the book since these are the main things that a user
might be knowing when it comes to the details of the books.
Apart from the book search, the system is able to search the users of the system by either
there name, the member id which is a unique identification which is primary and no one in the
system has the identification which is shared, (Onyango 2018).

Loaning and Borrowing
All libraries have books which can be taken borrowed and other , since they are few or
contains more crucial information, they are loaned at a small fee. In the online system or library
management system, the books are borrowed and also others are loaned. The system is
developed in such a way that all users have to login into there respective portal, check books
which they want to borrow or loan, this is done by search capabilities, then details of the book
are entered and borrowing request is then sent to the admin to authenticate the information and
the user too.
The system also have the return book capability which detects if the book which was
borrowed is overdue in terms of time so that fine can be imposed for the same. This is shown in
the below diagram.

The total amount of days which the book is overdue by is automatically calculated by the
system immediately the unique membership identification number is entered to the system for
the book return, the fine which is imposed for overdue is also auto-calculated from the total
number of days or hours that you have spent with the book illegally, (Varadharajan, Dornemann,
Polimera & Kandasamy 2018).
Help
Apart of the main functionality of the system, the system also has the help option which
an assist new users incase they need something that they might find it difficult to find. Help
option is only important for clarification for new users or technical help.
Logging out.
Once the system has been idle for 20 minutes or in activity mode, it is automatically
logged out since the session will have been expired therefore you will have to login again. Also
the user can log out once has done with all the processes and activities.
Conclusion

The system is helpful to all students and clients who want to access the books online at
the comfort of there houses. The system also has proved to be more friendly than the manual
system by the availability of the search option, (Lee & Sheffield, 2018).
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