Design and Implementation of Time Management and Reservation system for E-library
Creators: name: Umar, Umar Baba
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Time Management
reservation system

description: In academic libraries, majority of students come to have access to the reserved e-materials in the computer unit. But due to large number of students who desire to gain access to the computers at the same time (it brings about shortage of computers) the library therefore introduced what is called first-come-first-serve system. Doing this manually seems tedious. Because the library staff needs to always check the time to see which student or user is next, whose users time is up. The reservation and time management software is preferably well-matched for use in places where a restricted computing environment is dominant such as libraries, school computer laboratories and more (Puttur, 2015)<br> According to Cottrell (2013) Time management is the method of managing and keeping conscious control over the extent of time spent on accomplishments especially to increase effectiveness , efficiency or productivity. It is a procedure with the goal to set priorities and limited time to an activity in order to meticulously manage time.<br> Time management includes a range of procedures, implements, techniques and software used to manage time so that there will be equity when accomplishing tasks, projects, and activities. Initially, time management referred to just sharing time among workers or office activities, but eventually the term broadened to include professional activities of a set of other activities within a limited amount of time, as time itself cannot be managed because it is fixed.<br> According to chinenye(2015) time management system is a planned integration of processes, software, techniques, and methods to manage time usage on computer. It is usually a necessity in any library computer unit as it determines the completion time of patrons. <br> According to her, the major aims of time management include the following:<br> Generating an atmosphere valuable to successful setting of priorities.<br> Carrying out activities first come first serve basis.<br> Reducing time spent on activities so that patrons will be conscious of the time they spend on a system.<br> Time management system is a system with a time clock that helps to track time spent on a computer. Time management systems give library staff insights into their workflow, allowing them to see and manage users computer usage time. By doing so, it allows them to have complete of time a user uses on a computer. Thereby increasing efficiency, effectiveness and productivity. A time management system automates processes, which eliminates paper work and tedious tasks.<br> Reservation on the other hand is a system whereby accessible computers can be reserved for a period of time. These systems are commonly used in facilities such as academic libraries to ensure equitable use of limited numbers of computers. Reservation system may be done over the Internet or within the library itself using a web browser. Computer time management and reservation allow public service with reduced staff involvement. Typically a computer time management system consists of both server and client software. The server software can be locally run using LAN or run from a web-server thereby allowing users to reserve their computer time from their web-browser there reducing the staff stress and involvement .<br> The computer unit of the federal university of technology library faces such difficulties. This project therefore, aims to develop and implement a time management and reservation system for Federal University of Technology, Minna library.