Design and Development of a Library Management Information System

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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INTRODUCTION ~~__~_~_j

LO General hitroduction 2

LI Background to the study ~_2

1.2 Statement ofthe problem~.__~

13Objectives_.._~_..~~___4

1.3,1 Main objective 4

1. 3.2 Spec~ftc Objectives 4

1.4Scope~__~_4

15 Significance ofthe study.,~_

1.6Limitadonsofthesuidy..__~_5

LITERA~RE

1,7 Conclusion,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

REVIEW_...._,.,,,,,,,,,,~6

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2.1 Introduction

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2.3.1

Information

Types of

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information Systems 7

2.3.2 Benefits ofan Information System 9

2.3.3 Designing ofan Information System 9

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2.4 Database and Database I’[anagement Systems (DBMS) .. ............ ~.... ,...._. _.

2.4.1 Categoriesofdatabases12

2$ Tools that be used 13

2.5.1 Development tools 13

2.6 System Development Life Cycle .. 16

2.6.1 The system development life cycle [6

2.6.2 Rapid apolication Development 18

2.6.3 Joint application development 18

2.7 conclusion. ..• ..........19

CHAPTER THREE

SYSTEM ANALYSIS... _.._........,

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3.1 Introduction , ...,, ... .... ...........~........ 20

32 Procedure ofthe study ...... .. . .~. .. ... .._. .... 20

33 Population o~the area ofStudy.... .~ ....... .................... .............. .. ..........~.... . ... ,.20

3.4 Data collecliot Methods .~... , .......~.... ..~....... ... ..,...........,..,,..,................... ........,...,,20

3.4.1 PrimatyMethods 2

3.4.2 Seconda yMethods 23

3$ Analysis ofthe current system..,,......,,.....,...... ........ .~......... ......... ..... ............~....,,..,.... .... .....—..._......24

3.5.1 Strengths ofthe current syste;n 24

3.52 Weaknesses ofin’ c.WTeff~ system 24

3.6 System Specifications.... ,—...—. ,,———.—. .—.....—...... ........_,..,......,,..,,25

3.6.1 System requirements 25

3.6. 3Security Reqrirements ofthe new systemn 25

3.6.4 Non-i0snctionalRequirements 26

3.6.5 Functional requirements 27

3.fiConclusion...,.........,....,..... .,........ .~. .. ~,.... ............~... .. ,....

CHAPTER FOUR............... ..........~................ ,,..,.. ,....—. _... 29

4.llntroduction. - ..,...,..,,......,........... ,,...,..,,..,.., ~..—,..,—..,, ,...,...,...-., ..,—,...,.. , ......_...... 29

42Context model diagmm........,......,,..,,..,..,,....,,....,.. ~.,...,............, ,.... .........., —, 29

43The entity relational for the libraiy information system ................................ ................~.... .. .....30

4,4Sequence diagrani~ ,... .......—.—....... 31

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45 Data flow diagram~ __, 33

4,6 conceptual design ofthe databaseS. 35

4~7 The logical design~ ,,,,, 36

4~8 Conchision _~,38

CHAPTER FWE, _,,,,,,,. 39

SYSTEM PLEMENTION_ _,,~_, _39

5,1 Introducfions,. —— — 39

52 pmgm nming testing ~_,,.,_,~39

53 pmject1mplenientation~. _~ ~. ,,., _40

5.3.1 System implementation 40

5,4 user hiterface. — 40

5,5 system con ieie’on,~ —, ,,,~_. ,,, ,,. , , ~ ,,, ,,,

5,6 conclusions — 51

CHAPTER 6,. _ S,.,,, ,-,. ~,. ,. ,,,. 52

RECOMMENDAT ONS AND CONCLUSIONS,_.~.~. ,~,,___.52

6,1 Introduction,,,,. ~,.,,.,, —, , ,— ,., ~.52

6,2 Recommendation ,.,.,.,,..,.~, — —, — — ~ — —— —— ~52

63 Conclusion~ ,.__,_.,,..,,,. 53

Bibliography ,54

APPEND1CES~,~,,,,. ~— — —~ —~ —— — —— ,, — ~_.56

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APPENDIX II •__,,,,.,_ — ~__~58