Library App - Library Management System
Abstract
Android platform has become more popular and it holds a
maximum number of Users when compared to all other
platform. Before the introduction of the Android Operating
System the access to the Library documents was done only
by the librarian. This paper suggests a method for the library
access to go public that is the public can also access the
library database. The Library Access Application helps the
patrons to access their required information and queries
without computers or the librarians but through their
android devices which saves their time and energy. The
Application retrieves the information stored in the library
database through the library server for example checking
whether the books are available in the library or borrowed
without intervening anyone. User’s access of library will be
stored in the database for suggestion during a search for
books. Due-date of the borrowed books from a library will be
intimated by the app as a notification prior to the deadline.
Users are privileged to suggest books for the library and they
are notified about their suggestion, by the Librarian. This
paper brings a new idea of the public to access the library .
Introduction:
The project titled “Library App” is Library
management system for monitoring and
controlling the transactions in a library. “Library
App” is a java application, designed to help users
maintain and organize library. A library is a
collection of sources of information and similar
resources, made accessible to a defined
community for reference or borrowing. The server
keeps track of all the information about the books
available in the library. The user will find it easy in
this automated system rather than using the
manual writing system. The system contains a
database where all the information about the user
and the study materials will be saved safely.
This App allows the students to download the
study materials such as previous year question
papers, lecturer notes, lab manuals and all the
study materials can be downloaded and used
offline .This App also provides a e- reader facility
for the limited books so that every student get a
chance to access the book anywhere and
anytime . We developed this Android App with
the concepts of Java and xml. This project is
designed & coded in “eclipse and android studio”
& database management is handled by MySQL
5.0.
Objective:
1. Allows checking the availability of books in
library.
2. Allows user to log in using username and
password.
3. The user can access the previous year question
papers of different schemes.
4. The user can download the lecturer notes for
every subject in a semester.
5. The user can download lab manuals for the
respective laboratory subjects.
6. The user can download a e- books of various
authors.
7. User can download all the study materials and
view them offline.
8. All information about competitive exams can be
accessed.
Methodology:
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS
Processor - 200MHz or Higher
Ram - 1GB
Hard Disk - 20GB
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
Operating System - Server: Windows , Client:
Android 4.0 or higher
Development Environment - Server side : Eclipse ,
Client side : Android Studio
Java runtime environment - Java version: jdk 1.7
Data Base - MY SQL
Server Platform - WAMP
Methods
i. LOG IN
User must log in to access the e-book facility.
where user can download and read VTU
prescribed books and read
Advantage
1) The main aim of the application is to make
people to easily access their library account in
order to check the availability of the books in the
library.
2) This application in android allows the users and
library administrators to access library access
system through android Smart phone instead of
computers.
3) The User can suggest to the Librarian if the
desired book is not available in the Library.
4) The Computers available in the Library can be
replaced with the Android Device such as Tablets,
phones that saves capital investment.
Limitations
1) Library Administrator should manually update
the Details of the Books
2) Only the Android Users can use the Library
Access Application.
Future Work:
Improvisation can be done such as
1. Notifications about exams can be given to the
user through this app
2. Online Mock test can be given to a student's so
that students get a practice before attending to
final exams.
3. IEEE study materials can be viewed from this
app.
4. The bar code scanner can be used by the
librarian in order to borrow the books. In order to
improve the efficiency of data processing, cloud
messaging can be used.
Conclusion
In this paper we have presented a Library Access
System Application, developed for Android using
SQLite Database. The main aim of the application
is to make people to easily access their library
account in order to check the availability of the
books in the library. The Library Access System
Application saves Users estimable time by making
complete procedure online. The problem of data
storage is solved by storing them in popular open
source SQLite database
