Library System-Chapter 1

Introduction In developing countries where the computerized is a mature technology, development are in the area of resources sharing and globalization of information access. In such scenario, the role of the school is no longer to provide the most appropriate book per article but have become to seek out the information required by the borrower from any library. The library is a significant resource of any school. It provides services and facilities necessary to meet the instruction, information and research need of the school. In order for the library to smoothly operate huge amount of information, a system must be established. Most libraries also have a circulation system, which keeps track of the books, which have been checked out and returned. For faster transaction, one of the technologies that can help is the barcode of a book. A barcode is a rectangular blocks or parallel bars and light spaces, arrange in a particular format, to meet specific form. Within the book industry, a barcode contains the book’s International Standard Book Number (ISBN), which is comprised of 10 digits (9 bits plus a parity bit). This may include one other piece of supplementary information such as the price or stock code for in house use. Using the system of the bar coding for a library collection has become a major undertaking.

Background of the Study The proponents will propose the Library Database System for Cavite Institute. At first the proponent’s study was what is which encounter to the Library by the user (students/faculties),
Librarian and how the Owner or the Administrator of the said school will provide a good service to their clients to have a good feedback. The study will focus on transaction which done inside the library like borrowing, returning and reserving of books by students, faculties and staffs, and the inventory of the books by the librarian. Borrowing, returning, reserving, and inventory of the books is the main focused of the system, using a