An Online Book-bank Monitoring System

FINDINGS, RECOMENDATIONS AND CONCLUSION

7.1 FINDINGS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
The newly developed online book-bank monitoring system as described in chapter five solves problems experienced using the file based manual system as it provides for quick data generation that saves time Security is catered for through access password for both the coordinator and the book-bank staff. The system is able to generate reports, which can be used for monitoring and decision-making. The system is user friendly, as it does not require much computer skills.
The online book-bank monitoring system is able to help the book-bank coordinator to perform various functions in the process of monitoring the activities of the different book-banks in the University. The system has the capability to maintain a database of all book-banks in the university by allowing the library coordinator to add, view, update, delete and generate reports from the database.

The newly developed system successfully implemented the objectives of the study a lready stated by reflecting the current system procedures and interfaces for data manipulation, which have been put in place. Therefore, if the monitoring system is implemented and enhanced, there will be improvements in efficiency in monitoring of book-banks by the University library, hence timely decision-making based on timely and accurate reports.

7.2 LIMITATIONS
The major limitations faced during the development of this project included;
 1 . The researcher faced the problem of time constraint given the fact that it was difficult for him to combine office work and project work. The time allocated for the completion of the project was limited and his employer had at the same time assigned him a lot of field responsibilities.
 2 . In addition to that it was expensive to finance the project from personal funds. A lot of funds were spent on the investigation of the existing system, mainly in form of fuel and communication in the process of linking up with the respondents.Other big expenses were in terms of purchasing relevant software plus printing
the drafts and final copies.
 3 . The researcher had limited knowledge of scripting languages, since the researcher was only introduced to them in only one semester. The researcher at first had tried to use java-scripting language, which was later abandoned for php, which was easier to learn and later use.

7.3 RECOMMENDATIONS
The growth of web-based resources requires staff skilled in digital technologies and techniques. Therefore there should be training of staff in the library book-bank section and those in different book-banks about computer knowledge. The system was designed and piloted in only three book-bank units. The system should
therefore be extended to all the book-bank units within the university, in order to harvest maximally the benefits associated with it. The development of an online book-bank system is a large project, and there will be several cycles of development, testing, user feedback and implementation to be done before the final product is deployed. The major aspects include the handling of more constraints, the advancement of client/server architecture, and better scheduling aligiliths.

7.4 CONCLUSION
The new realities of Digital information processing require that access is provided in a widely distributed manner, and it is up to the user to locate what is needed. The ability to call up all relevant information at the click of a mouse is a researcher’s dream. The Book bank monitoring system project aims at developing a software infrastructure that enables those who manage and maintain such collections to make them publicly available.
The entire University community stands to benefit greatly from an online book-bank monitoring system. The system will enable the update, retrieval, deletion, and generation of status reports according to the existing demands.