Important Components

IMPORTANT COMPONENTS

Login
Login is the process by which a user can enter the application.
User is the person who manage the library.There are two types of Users in this software-Administrator and normal user.There can be only one Administrator and he can create many other normal users.Some operations like deleting a book or member is restricted for normal users.

You can enable or disable the user feature by going to menu->manage users.By Default when the software starts for the first time, users are disabled.
Enable Users for multiple users with username and password and one Administrator.Disable it for a simple Administrator autologin without showing the login window.

If Login is valid the Main Window is displayed.

Explore Books
Explore Books is a tab which can be used to get an overview about the books available in the library.We can see the books in different categories or there is a search option to view the books based on a particular author or title.

Double click on a row to see more details in Book Details Tab.

BookID and Book Number
Each book is identified by a unique number called book id.This is automatically assigned when adding a book.User cannot change it.The numbers are continuous and id of deleted books are reused.

Book Number is optional.It is an alphanumeric number used to identify a book like LMS1234 .It can be changed.This is useful when we are computerizing an existing library that uses record books for writing details.We can use the old numbers for books through this feature.

Both can be used interchangeably in Book Details tab.But Book ID is given more importance in other tabs.

Book Details
Book Details section can be used to get all the information about a particular book.First we have to enter the bookid or bookno and press ok.Then its details are displayed below.We can know whether the book is available or not from here.

Issue or Return Books
This section can be used to issue or return a book.First we have to enter the BookID and MemberID and press ok.If the member has not taken that book an Issue form is displayed otherwise a form for Returning books is displayed.Fine is calculated if the returning date exceeds due date.

Issue Details
Issue Details tab contains the history of issued and returned books.From the issued books we can find out who has taken a particular book.Due date can be extended from here. Double click on a row in issued books to return that book or click the return book button.

Manage Books
We can add, edit or delete books from here.We have to fill details and click ‘Add Book’.

There is also option to fetch book details from Google Books API.

Click Edit/Delete button for editing or deleting an existing book.

For adding copy of a book click Copy Book Details button.Each copy of the same book has different book ids.We have to add each copy separately in this manner.

Packages
A package is like a subscription plan with monthly fees and maximum book limit.Go to menu->membership packages for enabling or disabling package feature.If disabled a common limit on maximum books is used.If enabled we can set different packages to a member.multiple packages in succession can be assigned to a member.

Click Explore members button to see the members on the basis of course and admission year.

Manage Members
Members can be added, edited or deleted through this Tab.Double click on a member to view more details.Packages can be set to a particular member from here.

Menu
Menu has many buttons for other functions in the software.

Click Manage Users button to go to Manage users window.Users can be added, edited or deleted through this window.Only Administrator can add or delete users.