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Chapter 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
Now, in our society all over the world technology is the most importantadvancement, a necessity in bringing about progress as we move along in thiscomputerized world. These changes in effect make man’s life easier and more convenient. The relationship between the library and computer is constantly changingthat the use of computer contributes to the way man learns and communicates. It easy inthis world to strive for changes and since library is no different from any firm andinstitution, considering the use of computer to perform a given task will be efficient.Librarians have the responsibility not only to know about the ways in which librarieswill be managed using techniques of computerized, but also to be aware of the changesthat computerized can bring to the library services in the near future.(Grace, 2011)Traditionally, library systems are implemented manually. Forms are given toLibrarian and they fill them of using pens. Afterwards, the school administrators processthem manually and complied on large bulky file cabinet. Indeed, the manual Librarysystem is very costly, time consuming and tedious. The primary complaint of school administrators with this system is the tiresome task of searching through records just toverify your query data. The fast phased of technology attributed a lot to the improvementof the library system. Technology enabled software developers to computerize the librarysystem. The automated library system helped the academe greatly. Library, transactionsand queries can be created in a single click
Specific Objectives To be specific, it attempted to satisfy the following objectives:a) To design a system that will lessen the time and effort of the student intheir transactionb) To quickly search the book needed by the student of the libraryc) To print out reports immediatelyd) To implement the system efficiency to the student
Scope and Limitations of the