This document provides background on the need for a library management system at Kuranga School in Kenya. The objectives are to design a functional and reliable PHP program to enhance the traditional book searching process and help manage effective library services. This study aims to promote a good work environment for students and staff by transforming the manual library system into a more efficient computerized system.
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Problem and Its Background Background of The Stud
This document provides background on the need for a library management system at Kuranga School in Kenya. The objectives are to design a functional and reliable PHP program to enhance the traditional book searching process and help manage effective library services. This study aims to promote a good work environment for students and staff by transforming the manual library system into a more efficient computerized system.
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CHAPTER 1:
Problem and its Background
Background of the Stud Nowadays, in a highly technological society, human productivity is mademore ecient through the development o! electronic gadgets" Technologiesare important and help!ul in everyone#s li!e" $ith when systematicallyarranged in a room o! private home !or such collection the advance o! suchmoderni%ation in education, one way to glo&ali%e the process o! research isto reali%e that technology is advancing at an incredi&ly !ast pace"A li&rary is a place in which literary and artistic material such as &oo's,periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are 'ept !orreading, !or re!erence, or !or lending"(t is a collection o! such materials, especially"A li&rary management system is made to have !ast process transaction !orsearching &oo' titles, &orrowing &oo's, returning &oo's, computing penaltiesand generating an accurate report" )i&rary is an important part o! theacademic sector as well as some pro!essional sectors too li'e, the eciencyo! a li&rary lies on how the &oo's are arranged and how easily one can getthe &oo's o! their choice" *enerally, what we see today is the manual li&rarymanagement system where process o! operation is very much hectic" )i&raryis a place in which we get in!ormation in any !ormat and !rom many sources" This involves the utili%ation !or processing, accessing and retrieving thein!ormation that can e+ectively support the process o! student#s learning,decisionma'ing and scholastic approaches" -ecause o! the organi%edapproach and systematic management o! the in!ormation, the accessi&ilityand retrieval in the li&rary can &e easy"(n addition, schools li'e .urang#a is one o! the schools that is using )i&rary.anagement system !or them to ma'e their students reserve &oo's in theli&rary easier and !aster"(n his modern world o! technological advancement, !rom the traditionalsearching process !or the &oo's in the li&raries, the interactive use o!computers can &e now addressed as part o! the li&rary system" Now, with theadvent o! such moderni%ation in education, our way to glo&ali%e the processo! research is to reali %e that technology is advancing at an incredi&ly !astpace" Technology has a systematic and organi%ed way o! 'eeping datarecords, computing num&ers, accomplishing a lot o! transactions and reports".uranga is one o! the private schools here in /enya located in Central /enya.uranga#a town, with two &ranches in Town nd interiol, owned 0/AT" Thedepartment o! the &ranch is preschool which ranges !rom the certi2cate todegree" 3tudents need a lot o! &oo's !or their studies"
3tudents o!ten 2nd pro&lems &ecause &oo's are limited and only ! ewstudents can have the &oo's" 3tudents need to !all in line and then as' !orthe related title o! the &oo's" Through this, some students are not a&le to!ollow their lessons" The answer !or this pro&lem is the enhancement o! technology &y developingthe ) i&rary .anagement 3ystem" The eciency o! a li&rary lies on how&oo's are arranged and how easily one can get the &oo's o! their choice" They can easily control all the students &orrowing and returning the &oo's" !b"ecti#e of the stud The o&4ective o! )i&rary Reservation system is to provide a medium !or thepu&lic li&raries to computeri%e their entire ! unctioning and would contri&uteas a 2rst step in digitali%ing their li&raries" $eneral !b"ecti#es To develop a )i&rary .anagement 3ystem !or the conveniency o! theli&rarians" Speci%c !b"ecti#es The speci2c o&4ectives o! this study are5 To design a !unctional and relia&le program using PHP" To create a program that will enhance the traditional searching process!or the &oo's in the li&rary" To help manage the e+ective delivery o! li&rary services" To evaluate its per!ormance and accepta&ility" Signi%cance of the Stud This study will &e a signi2cant endeavor in promoting good wor'environment in the school and sta+" This study will also &e &ene2cial to thestudents and the li&rarian" )i&rary is no di+erent ! rom any 2rm andinstitution or even organi%ation, i! considering the use o! computer toper!orm a given tas' is the topic on hand" The main purpose o! a li&rary is toprovide conductive learning environment and a place !or the students andclients to study" Scope and &imitation )i&rary is an important part o! the academic sector as well as somepro!essional sectors too li'e, Advocacy etc" The eciency o! a li&rary lies onhow the &oo's and other materials are arranged and how easily one can getthe &oo's o! their choice" *enerally, what we see nowadays is the manualli&rary management system whose process o! operation is very much hectic"$hat we are doing is that we are proposing a computeri%ed li&rarymanagement system, which provide &etter and ecient service to the li&rarymem&ers" This so!tware is meant to trans! orm the hectic manual system to a
more ecient computeri%e system" This application can &e used eciently ineducational institute and certain pro!essional sectors also" This applicationassumes that the user doesn#t possess the right to modi!y in!ormation a&ou