Survey of different techniques involved in library management services

Abstract

The consumption and reduction in manual work are the main motive of automation. Accessing a book depending upon the availability by an user is a tedious task. If there is a system which notify the availability of the book then there prevails time consumption and the user opts for an alternate. For the above process to be achieved, the system must comprise of RFID system installed in each rack. The books present at the rack comprises of unique information such as title, author, ISBN code, etc. These RFID antennas readily send information regarding the books to the OPAC(Open Public Access Catalogue). When the book has been taken from the smart rack, then a notification regarding the availability of the book. Each and every book placed in the book rack comprises of unique information regarding the book such as title, ISBN code, etc. The RFID system is connected along with the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog). When a book has been accessed by an user, the RFID sensor senses it and immediately notify the information to the OPAC. The decrease in the number of book and the missing of the particular book is identified by the RFID system. Thus there will be a change in the status in the OPAC system regarding the availability of the book from “Available” to “Engaged”.