Libraries have been an
important source of information. Accepted to a library and picking a book was
fun those days. Technology has brought significant changes to libraries. These
days Libraries function differently due to the digitization. Access to
information is in real-time and universal. Traditional libraries are forced to
re-work on their workflow. Library management has evolved and improved to a
stage never imaged in the per-cyber era. To meet the growing demands of the
digital generation, every library needs to invest in efficient and school database management system.
From pure closed stacks of
books to open stacks; from digital resources to e-collections - the concept of
a library has changed so much that today we have virtual users from anywhere
using the service at any time they wish. This sudden revolution has brought a
pressing need on every library to exchange data and information across the
digital library system routinely. Also, linking with networks of libraries
along with following machine-readable standards and other cataloguing standards
are becoming vital for libraries. Apart from allowing access to resources,
typically, a library must be able to handle other actions like; purchase,
inventory, funding, circulation, generating statistical reports, and other
references.
