Electronic Library Management System (ELiMS)
Content
• Overview on ELiMS • Key Fact on Na6onal Library Board • En66es, Key A>ributes • En66es – Rela6onship Diagram • Fast Fact • Q and A
Overview on ELiMS
• state-‐of-‐the art library automa6on system that caters to the needs of both library patrons and librarians.
• the largest library managing agency in Singapore with more than 8 million library materials.
• ELiMS uses radio frequency iden6fica6on (RFID) technology to collect data from the library materials.
ELiMS Facts on NLB
• NLB’s Electronic Library Management System (EliMS) was piloted at Bukit Batok Community Library on 21 Nov 1998.
• The Na6onal Library Board takes pride in having the world's first RFID-‐enabled library system, with over 9 million items tagged with RFID labels.
• With the state-‐of-‐the-‐art RFID system, NLB has automated the loan and return of library items and reduced queuing 6mes from 1.5 hours to less than five minutes during peak hours.
• New NLB web site with new offical URL (www.nlb.gov.sg) was launched on 28 Apr 2001.
The Database Member
SN A%ributes Remarks (Key)
01 borrower # NRIC
02 b_name
03 b_address
04 b_status Basic / Premium / Premium Plus
05 loan-‐limit 6 / 8 / 16 books
The Database Books
SN A%ributes Remarks (Key)
01 Book# Unique Serial Number
02 ISBN
03 Title
04 author
05 Publisher_name
06 Publisher_date
07 Date Borrow
08 Date Return 21 days from date borrow
09 Purchasing Cost
The Database Library
SN A%ributes Remarks (Key)
01 Library Branch # ID
02 Library Name
03 loca6on
En66es Rela6onship Diagram
Customer
NRIC
name
address
status
loan limit
Book
Book #
ISBN
6tle
author
Publisher Name
Publisher Date
Library
Branch #
Branch Name
loca6on
Borrow from
has Date borrow
Date return
Purchasing Cost