Master Software Group

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LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

This is an integrated, multi user, multi lingual, Time tested software package for computerization of all the in house operations of the Library. This is designed & developed as per the norms & standard of Library science. This is a multi lingual & supports all Indian languages. It comes with free bar codes, Devnagari & Tamil fonts. This is a User friendly, simple to Use & comes with well documented User manual. It has no restrictions on number of Documents. Is is based on most popular VB – My Sql / MS SQL – Windows technology.

The major modules of Lib-Man are :

	Acquisition & Cataloguing
	Circulation
	Serial Controls
	MIS Reports
	OPAC – On Line Public Access Catalogue
	Web OPAC

Major facilities & features of various dodules of LIB-Man are briefly described.

ACQUISITIONS & CATALOGUING

	Requisition		Purchase Order
	Invoiceing & Accessioning		Pay requisition & payment record updation
	Existing Document Entry		Binding Book
	Withdrawal document		Loss of Book
	Stock Verification		Barcode & spine labels

Main Reports

	Accession Register		AACR2-Catalogues
	List of Book Title (s)		Author, Title & Subject wise list
	Reference Books List		Latest Books Included in Library
	Bill Payment Register		Mailing List

CIRCULATION

	B.T. Card preparation		Circulation
	Clearance, Fine & Ledger		Notices, Reminders
	Book Bank Circulation		Circulation Reports
	BT. History		Document Utilisation history

OPAC / WEB OPAC - ON-LINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE

Information about documents can be searched using powerful search engine according to :

	Acc. No		Title
	Author		Subject
	Place		Publication
	Year		Classification No.
	SBN No		Translated Book
	Editor		Document Type
	Word in Title		Combinational Search

SERIAL CONTROLS

	New / Renewal subscription order		Payment notices
	Remainders for un-received subscription		Current Arrivals
	Binding of serial		Budget Analysis
	Circulation		Expected periodicals list
	Indexing & Serial OPAC		Bound volume records
	Newspaper & paper cutting

Serial Reports

	Budget Analysis & Graphical reports.		Received / Not received Journals
	Expected journals		Publisherwise / Vendorwise Journals
	Credit or Debit Reports of Journals		Departmentalwise Periodicals

MIS REPORTS

	Utilization of documents, Most Utilized documents, Least utilized documents
	Budget Analysis		Reservation / Claims analysis
	Lost / Missing / Withdrawal documents		Yearly statistical report & graphical reports
	Yearwise all purchase title copy in department		Graphical reports
	Summary of documents - in binding, present, issued, lost & written off

LIB-MAN UTILITIES

	Defining Library users & their privileges		Network backup & recovery
	Merging of data		Calculator & work pad
	Address Book		Log in details
	Keyboard setup

FEATURES OF LIB-MAN

	Fully secured & maintenance free software		On site training & service support
	Free English, Devnagari & Tamil fonts on all the nodes
	Free Bar code facility		Any number of Computers can be connected
	No duplication of work		No locks, No restrictions & No hidden cost
	No upper Limits on Number of Documents / Journal entries
	Interface with MSWord, MSExcel, Word pad		Reports export facility to MSWord, MSExcel, Word pad etc.
	Graphical MIS reports		User Defined Privileges for different users can be given.

User defined parameters such as -

Accession Series, Authors, Book Title, Branch / Faculty & Class / Year of students, Currency Rates, Document Type, Budget / Funds, Holidays, Binder Details & Binding Section, Binding Type, Institute & Departments, Subjects Main Subject / Sub Subject, Publisher Details, Rack Name, Reasons, Vendor Details, Journal Category, Time & Periodicity of Journal, Mode of Postage..........