2. Library Information and Management System
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Nadeem Sohail
Librarian
University of Engineering & Technology, Lahore, Gujranwala Campus
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3. Library Information and Management System (LIMS)
Library Information and Management System (LIMS), a unique library system, has been designed, developed, implemented and fully tested by library professionals. This is the first software which the Group is not only distributing free of cost but also provides its training and support through messenger, , phone or visits to the libraries. LIMS is being used in more than 50 libraries, of every type, i.e., academic, special, and public libraries not only in Pakistan but also in Middle East.
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4. Library Information and Management System (LIMS)
Some very prestigious Pakistani educational institutions are using LIMS and a team of group members provide support and training locally in Islamabad, Punjab and NWFP. Web OPAC for LIMS, , has been tested and will be distributed among the users of LIMS free of cost.
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5. System Requirement for LIMS Software
Minimum Pentium II, 256 MB RAM
Microsoft ACCESS 2000
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6. Developer of LIMS Nadeem Sohail Email:- nsa752001@yahoo.co.in
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7. Title Page of LIMS Nadeem Sohail Email:- nsa752001@yahoo.co.in
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8. Select Main and double click data entry form.
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9. Data Entry Form
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10. New Record Entry
Click add new button for every new record, on entry or tab cursor will go to the next field.
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Edit or Find Record
Click on find button for find or edit a specific record.
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12. Member Entry Select Main and double click Member.
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13. Member Data Entry Form
New member entry: Click add new button for every new member. Fill the all required fields. Give category accordingly.
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14. Adding a photograph of Member
For photo: Scan your photo and save in the “Image folder” & name should
be same as Member Id and extension must be bmp (e. g. for member Id 1200 It should be
1200.bmp) . “Images” Folder is available along with the LIMS.mde database. Please don’t
change the name of this “Images” folder.
Give Expiry date of the Member in the “Expiry date “ field.
Saving Pictures in Image folder will reduce the database size and increase the speed of the
database.
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15. Image Folder in LIMS Dataabase Folder
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16. View of Image Folder Nadeem Sohail Email:- nsa752001@yahoo.co.in
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17. New Member category
Select Main and double click category. Here one can add or edit category according to one's requirements.
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18. Searching the Database
Title Search:
Select Main and double click search title. Type any word of title and click OK.
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19. Title Search Results Nadeem Sohail Email:- nsa752001@yahoo.co.in
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20. Author Search
Select Main and double click search by author. Type any word of author and click OK.
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21. Author Search Results Nadeem Sohail Email:- nsa752001@yahoo.co.in
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22. Title and Author Search
Select Main and double click author & title search. Type any word of title and any word of author in their respective boxes and click OK.
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23. Subject Search
Select Main and double click search by Subject. Type any word of Subject and click OK.
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24. Keyword Search
Select Main and double click search by Keyword. Type any word of keyword and click OK.
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25. New Arrival
To browse books entered in the library within 30 days (last 30 days from system date). Select Main and Double click new arrival.
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26. Browse Islam and Literature
Transliteration varies from person to person due to absence of transliteration's standards for local languages. For the ease of users software provides the facility of browsing on said subjects. Select Main and double click Islam & Literature
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27. Books Issued to a Member
Select main and Double click books issued to me type the Roll No and click OK.
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28. Reports
All search options are available in Reports for printing of the search results in a good format. Select reports then double click the required search criteria e.g. title, author etc.
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29. Student Fine
Select reports and double click student fine history type the roll no and click OK.
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30. Book Issue History
Select reports and double click specific book issue history type the accession no and click OK.
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31. Reminder
For reminder on overdue books. Select reports and double click Reminder, type number of days and click OK. If one type 30 in box, report will prepare reminders against those books which are overdue more than 30 days
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32. Books Issued, returned today
Select reports and double click Books Issued Today to check how many books issued today. Similarly select reports and double click Books Returned Today to check how many books returned today.
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33. Circulation
Select Circulation and double click Issue, Return, Fine today, Issued today, Return today and Status of specific book
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34. To Issue a Book
Select Circulation and double click Issue. Type accession no. of the book and press enter key or click search button. Now type member ID or Roll No. and press enter key. A message “Book is issued successfully” will appear. Click ok or press enter key. System will give issue date from system date & due date according to the member category.
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35. To Return a Book
Select Circulation and double click Return. Type accession no. of the book then click return button or just press enter key. A message “Book is returned from Roll No. xyz” will appear. Click ok or press enter key. The book is returned and system will fine on overdue book according to member category.
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36. Status of a Specific Book
Select Circulation and double click Status of Specific Book. Type accession no. of the book and click search button or press enter key. For more detail of this book click the button Book Detail and for detail of member whom book is issued, click the button Member Detail.
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37. Books Returned Today
Select Circulation and double click Books Returned Today. One can check how many books have been returned today.
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38. Books Issued Today
Select Circulation and double click Books Issued Today. One can check how many books have been issued today.
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39. Student Fine Today
Select Circulation and double click Student Fine Today.
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40. Spine Label and Accession Register
Spine Label for Regular Accession Numbers:- Select Spine label and Acc. Reg. Double click Sticker from Regular ACCNO. Type accession no. from onward you want stickers and click ok or press enter key. Print preview of sticker will appear. Now using a specific sheet of seven stickers one can get its print.
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41. Spine Label for Irregular Accession Numbers
select Spine label and Acc. Reg. Double click Sticker from irregular ACCNO. Type accession nos. separating by comma (,) whose stickers are required and click ok or press enter key. Print preview of sticker will appear. Now using a specific sheet of seven stickers one can get its print.
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42. Accession Register
Select Spine label and Acc. Reg. Double click Accession Register. Type first and last accession no. and click print sign or press enter key. Print preview will appear and one can get its print using legal size papers.
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43. Stocktaking
Select stocktaking and double click Stocktaking. Type accession nos. of all available books. Double click Stocktaking Report. Print preview of stocktaking report will appear. One can get its print.
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