OOAD——Problem Statement and Glossary of Library Management System

                                **Problem Statement**

As the head of library for South China Agricultural University you are tasked with developing a new library system. The college would like a new client-server system to replace its library’s outdated system which developed around mainframe technology. The new system will allow students to register for borrowing books,returning books and view books which students are interested in from public computer in the library and personal computers attached to the campus LAN. The librarian is able to access the system by administrator account to view the situation about the all books of the library.
Because of enormous information about books, the university will not change the existing book database which store all books’ information of university. This database is an Ingres relational database running on a SQL. So the new system must insure that access to the data on the legacy system occurs in a timely manner to statistics the condition for circulation services. The new system should access library manager update, change and check the data. And create a new registrar implement for system. The new library system could provide the panorama of the library for visitors

                      **Library System Of University Glossary**

1. Introduction :This document is used to define terminology specific to the problem domain, explaining terms, which may be unfamiliar to the reader of the use-case descriptions or other project documents. Often, this document can be used as an informal data dictionary, capturing data definitions so that use-case descriptions and other project documents can focus on what the system must do with the information.
2. Definitions :The glossary contains the working definitions for the key concepts in the Library System Of University.
3. Register :The system offer it to students to gain their own account name and password which could log in library system.
4. Login : A function of the system need student to type correct information to operate the book of library.
5. Query : A function offered by system to students which could be used to find their interesting books.
6. Map :A function offered by system to student, it could provide a panorama to every visitor.
7. Vacancy :The real-time information about library’s seats to make students could find the seat to review their lessons.
8. Student :The main users of library system.
9. Manager :The people who are responsible for update information ,change information and check information.
10. Borrow :An attribute of the book.
11. Return :An attribute of the book.
12. Renew :An attribute of the book.
13. Display Information :A function offered by system, it could provide the all book lending condition to library manager.
14. Book :A class offered by the Library.