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Maintaining a PC based system can be a robust solution, but often it leads to higher maintenance cost and more number of people to operate.
An Android based system can easily be automated, without even needing a single person to operate.
Also, scanning a book and automatic entry to the database takes lot less time than doing it the 1960's way.
Before the 60's, every single library tasks were performed independent of one another.
Selectors ordered materials with slips, catalogues were manually done by card catalog systems and patrons were required to sign book manually.
In 1970's, the computer storage and telecommunications improved and turnkey systems on microcomputers were introduced.
This introduced the Integrated Library Management System or the first proper computer based library management system, which we still use.
Nowadays ,The patron has to go and check in the library to get a book issued. This hassel of waiting in a queue to know the book availability.
To get a book issued, the librarian has to do the long process of checking the patron and adding the book taken under that patron manually. There is always a possibility of mismatching the patron's identity.
Library System today uses local Database which can be accessed specifically and is quite insecure when comes to the data security concern of the system.
Additional to the book issued, to return the book back in the library the patron has to wait for his/her turn again and if there is any fine to be deposited the patron has to go through another queue of people.
The patron has to go the library to check the book availabilty there isn't another way to know whether the book exits in the library.
We have proposed some solutions to the shortcomings in last sem's presentations. Let's recap those once…
Phone based barcode scanning and directly fetching the book data from Google Books API to automate the process of adding books.
A database in the cloud to solve the problems of realtime updates and data security of the library.
A NoSQL database to solve the problems of structuring data and easier access control. And lastly,
A BETTER API FOR EVERYHING
Android based scanning to solve the automation problems and to remove those huge 80's chunks of things(that we generally referred to as DESKTOP COMPUTERS) that today's libraries have.
ALL THAT PLACE CAN BE USED TO STORE MORE BOOKS
The app is designed for librarians and the patrons seperately and mostly focuses on the needs of the user with more friendly UI and ease of access.
To ease the headaches of the librarians as well the patrons, the program uses Google Book API services for retrieveing book information with included barcode scaning to facilitate the actions.
For effective data fetching, Google Firebase database is used which provides a realtime NoSQL Database and as the data is stored in cloud the stored data is mostly secured as compared to the backdated local database.
This API is faster and better way of overcoming all the bunch of steps to get a book issued with a single click and moreover facilitates more library functions without moving anywhere!
We want to thank ALL THE FACULTIES OF CIEM IT DEPARTMENT for gifting us the knowledge which made this project possible.
Also, we want to thank our mentor Ms. Shalini Mitra for helping us designing and chalking out the primary stages of this project.
Lastly, we want to thank Mr. Samir Biswas(HOD, IT) for unconditional help during the entire span of the project.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME