A Library Management System (LMS) is an enterprise resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed.
A Library Management System (LMS) is an enterprise resource planning system for a library, used to track items owned, orders made, bills paid, and patrons who have borrowed.
TheseAn ILS usually comprises a relational database, software to interact with that database, and two graphical user interfaces (one for library users, one for staff).
The Library Management System includes the following functionalities :
Acquisitions (ordering, receiving, and invoicing materials)
Cataloging (classifying and indexing materials)
Circulation (lending materials to patrons and receiving them back)
Serials (tracking magazine, journals, and newspaper holdings)