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DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMPUTERISED LIBRARY STOCK MATCHING SYSTEM

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Abstract

Library is a very important department in schools. The ancient methods of maintaining it are no longer dynamic and efficient. For expeditious matching, retrieval and dissemination of information and better service for the clientele, application of modern techniques has become absolutely indispensable. A properly computerized library will help its users with quick and prompt services. Library automation refers to mechanization of library house keeping operations predominantly by computerization. Objectives of this study. To develop and updated database of Books and other Resources of the school and Software to carryout the matching, charging and discharging functions of the circulation section more effectively to provide various search options to know the availability of books in the Library and also to generate the list of books due by a particular member and also the overdue charges. This is an integrated software system with all the required models for small to very large libraries

CHAPTER ONE

1.0  INTRODUCTION

Data matching process enables an analyst to reduce data duplication and improve data source. Matching analyses the degree of duplication in all records of a single data sources, returning weighted probabilities of a match between each set of records compared. You can then decide which records are matched and take the appropriate action in the source data. De Andes (1993). Matching a data comes with several benefits which includes the following: it enables elimination of differences between data values that should be equal determining the correct values and reducing the errors that data differences can cause. For example names and addresses are often the identifying data for overtime. Performing matching to identify and correct these errors can make use and maintenance easier (Winkler 1993). Data matching also enables the names of books in the library that are equivalent but were entered in a different style of format will be rendered uniform. It is also necessary to know that data matching and merging records that correspond to the same entities from several databases. Most times the entities under consideration are commonly people, such as patients, customers, tax payers or travelers but for now this research will be considering data matching in the a library scene. This research involves the full or partial integration of two or more data sets on the basis of information held in common. It enables data obtained from separate sources to be used more effectively thereby enhancing the value of the original sources. Data matching can also reduce the potential burden on data provided by reducing the need for further data collection. However, where data matching involves the integration of records for the same units. The product of the research will raise important issues about confidentiality and security. Copas J.R; & F.J Hilton (1990).

1.1   AIM OF RESEARCH 

This project aims at creating and developing a computerized matching record for the university library. In developing a data match for the school library attempts will be made to achieve absolute confidence in the accuracy, completeness, robustness and consistency overtime of these identifiers, because any error in such an identifier will result in wrongly matched records.