Statement of the problem

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Statementof the Problem
This study will support and manage library transactions and
services in SDSSU-Cagwait Campus. Also, the computer technology
students will be able to develop a system program using Visual Basic 6.0
software for a design of library monitoring system in response to the
problems in the current manual library operations, services and
transactions are enumerated below:
Lack of Security. The data of the manual library were not secured
with respect to the confidentiality of reports and documents of
library transactions,
Lack of Data Storage. There were a lot of library files, reports and
documents which are not well-accommodated/saved.
Poor Data Storage. The data storage of the manual library
management was not enough to accept a number of files and
reports.
Lack of Information. Reports and updates with respect to library
transactions and services are not well disseminated.
Slow Retrieval of Data. The viewing of library reports and files in
terms of issuing and returning of books were not well-
established/implemented.
Misplaced Library Cards. The library cards with respect to issuing
and returning of books were lost and rejected.

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Issuing of Books is Slow. The issuing of book is slow where
borrowers ( faculty, students, staff and clients) will have to wait for
further library transactions.
Time Consuming. The library services in terms of issuing of books
through library cards consumed a lot of time.
Lost books. There were books in the library which were not
included in inventory of books per semester.

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Objectives ofthe Study
The design of an library monitoring system in SDSSU-Cagwait
Campus aimed for the following activities and functions of the library
monitoring services and transactions:
Perform efficient, steadfast, accountable, transparent and reliable
library services and transactions with a flexible design to reduce the
workload of employee,
Promote faster retrieval of information about the desired book,
provides facility for proper monitoring,
Reduce paper work and provide data security in details which will
be available on a click,
Support the day-to-day operations of library management system
by improving various processes such as issue a book, return a
book, search a book, immediate retrieval of information,
Facilitate better storage capacity, better sorting of efficient reports,
quick sorting of information, preparation of efficient reports and
accuracy of data with no redundancy,
Determine no inconsistency and easy to update the information of
library services and operations.

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