A Critical Analysis Of Library Management System Design And Implementation: The Strategies And Prospects

Global Academic Journal of Library and Information Science (GAJLIS), Volume 3, No. 1

Abstract

The study was to investigate a critical analysis of library management system design and implementation: the strategies and prospects. Library management is a sub-discipline of institutional management that focuses on specific issues faced by libraries and library management professionals. it encompasses normal management tasks as well as intellectual freedom, anti-censorship, and fundraising tasks. The study discovered that library management system gives us the complete information about the library. We can enter the record of new books and the details of books available in the library. We can issue the books to the students and maintain their records and can also check how many books are issued and stock available in the library. Conclusion was made in the study Library management system manages and stores books information electronically according to student‘s needs. The system helps both students and library manager to keep a constant track of all the books available in the library. it allows both the admin and the student to search for the desired book. ln the Library Management system, the librarian can add/update/remove the student and book details into the database. One of the recommendations made in the study was that library owners should organize and offer in-house computer training programs for librarians. Besides, they should endeavor to make adequate provision of information and communication technology equipment in order to aid library management..