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Abstract

A library is a collection of sources, resources, and services, and the structure in which it is housed; it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. In the more traditional sense, a library is a collection of books. It can mean the collection itself, the building or room that houses such a collection, or both. The term "library" has itself acquired a secondary meaning: "a collection of useful material for common use." This sense is used in fields such as computer science, mathematics, statistics, electronics and biology. It can also be used by publishers in naming series of related books, e.g. The Library of Anglo-Catholic Theology. Public and institutional collections and services may be intended for use by people who choose not to — or cannot afford to — purchase an extensive collection themselves, who need material no individual can reasonably be expected to have, or who require professional assistance with their research. In addition to providing materials, libraries also provide the services of librarians who are experts at finding and organizing information and at interpreting information needs. Libraries often provide a place of silence for studying. This calls for an organized managemnt system in book filing and borrowing. Making it possible to keep track of lendings and returns of books and journals. The research will provide a platform for accessing library book information and at the same time enable accruate recording of users and there transactions in the library. In this project, the implementation of the computerized system will be carried out using Php-Mysql.


CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
The term virtual is a concept applied in many fields with somewhat differing connotations, and also, differing denotations.
The term has been defined in philosophy as "that which is not real" but may display the salient qualities of the real. Colloquially, 'virtual' is used to mean almost, particularly when used in the adverbial form e.g. "That's virtually [almost] impossible". (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_university)
virtual as "being in effect but not in actual fact", almost or nearly as described, but not completely or according to strict definition. In computing it is described as not physically existing as such but made by software to appear to do so. (Concise English Dictionary).
Virtual Library System is an ideal way to provide visitors with a simple method of finding books as quickly as possible using computer software to create an almost replica of the existing library, with the minimum of interaction with people. This virtual Library system can be used in Schools. In all cases, a simple to use link over the website of the organization where people can find what or books they are looking for, quickly and simply.