DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A VIRTUAL LIBRARY SYSTEM

By

CHIME UCHENNA .B.

Presented To

Department of Computer Science

The Virtual Library is currently developing, as the society becomes more dependent on technology to store and obtain information quickly and effectively, there has been increasing concern in how easy access can be made to books for research, or having unhindered access to store information about research work or knowledge.

The Internet is its ever-evolving state is becoming a serious method of business communication and data transfer worldwide. As students and other institutions and organizations beginning to use the Internet as a new method for awareness creation and information search, then there comes a need for a website that will provide them with the comprehensive list of all the research materials they need. This was what motivated us into embarking on this research work.
 
Finally, this project was well arranged for Layman’s understanding and finally the website were design in pages but the book collection was limited to computer books and some others.   

Title Page                                        i
Certification                                    ii
Dedication                                        iii
Acknowledgement                                iv
Table of Contents                                v
Abstract                                           vii

CHAPTER ONE
1.0    Introduction                                1    
1.1    Statement of the Problem                        3
1.2    Purpose of the Study                            4
1.3    Aims and Objectives of the Study                5
1.4    Scope of the Study                             5
1.5    Limitations of the Study                        6
1.6    Assumption                                7
1.7    Definition of Terms                            7

CHAPTER TWO
2.0    Literature Review                            10

CHAPTER THREE
3.0    Description & Analysis of the existing system        27
3.1    Fact-Finding methods used                      28
3.1.1    Interview Method                            28
3.1.2    Observation Method                            29
3.2    Objectives of the existing system                29
3.3    Input Process / Output Analysis                    30
3.3.1    Input Process                                30
3.3.2    Output Analysis                                30
3.4    Information Flow Diagram                        31
3.5    Problems of the existing system                    32
3.6    Justification for the new system                    33

CHAPTER FOUR
4.0    Design of the new system                        35
4.1    Factors considered in designing the system            35
4.2    Output specification and design                    36
4.3    Input specification and design                    38
4.4    File Design                                    42
4.5    Feedback Page Design                        43
4.6    Search page design                            45
4.7    System Requirements                            46    
Hardware requirement                         46
    Software requirement                         47

CHAPTER FIVE
5.0    Implementation / Web – Site Design                48
5.1    Program Flow Chart                            49
5.1.1    Sign – in – Page                                49
5.1.2    Home Page                                50
5.1.3    Feedback Page                                51
5.1.4    Content Page                                52
Pseudo code                                 54
Source program                        
  
CHAPTER SIX
6.0    Documentation                                57

CHAPTER SEVEN
7.0    Recommendation / Conclusion                    60
REFERENCES                                61