Design and Implementation of a Web-Based Library Management System for Engineering Colleges (SOET)
Keywords:
Library Management System, Academic Libraries, Information and Communication Technology (ICT), System Usability Scale (SUS), Web-Based Information System.Abstract
The situation of departmental libraries in the state university engineering colleges throughout India is a matter of significant concern. These libraries of university continue to rely on old methods, such as handwritten issue registers, lack of a working register search system, and the inability to track overdue books through electronic means, which were causing challenges in the daily functioning of the institutions. This paper presents the enhancement, implementation, technical design and user assessment of "SOET Library" (https://soetlibrary.tech), a web-based library circulation system created particularly for the School of Engineering and Technology (SoET), the department of Samrat Vikramaditya Vishwavidyalaya Ujjain (MP). The application was built using Next.js 15, Supabase (which is powered by PostgreSQL service), and Bootstrap 5. It included a four-tier role-based access control system, QR code-based implemented book tracking, automatically overdue alerts to students, and five layers of Schema.org structured data for enhanced search engine visibility. ensuring its deployment on Cloudflare Pages,it was a usability evaluation that involved 38 participants, including 30 students and 8 faculty members, and using the System Usability Scale (SUS). The application receives a mean SUS score of 84.3, which falls under the "outstanding" category. Performance tests showed a 43% improvement in First concertful Paint when compared to a previous client-only version. This work is situated within the larger context of the confirmation of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Indian libraries, building upon the frameworks that were proposed by Ghosh (2003), Mahajan (2005), and Kaul (2002). This paper argues that the latest era of serverless cloud platforms has made it nearly possible for small student groups to create and manage high-quality library systems with no running costs.
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