Design and Implementation of an Online Book Club Management System
CHAPTER ONE
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
The purpose of this research is to develop an online book club management system, to increase the reading culture among members of this online community, to enhance the sharing of books, proper reading, review books, rate books and connect with other readers.
OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
- Increase reading the culture among students’ and members of using the system.
- Eliminate borrowing of books from library, informative books will be readable available for the reading pleasure of students.
- Reduce money students spend on buying bulk of books.
- To increase academy performance of students.
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
Introduction
Although it is not a widely researched topic, statistical findings about book clubs suggest that the number of book clubs throughout the United States is increasing. “Over the past decade, reading groups have become a renewed American pastime. In 1990, there were about 50,000 book clubs in the United States; by the turn of the millennium that number had just about doubled” (Daniels, 2002, p. 3). In a digital age which emphasizes individualized learning over social, communal structures, the traditional concept of face-to-face book clubs has become somewhat antiquated. Once founded on their ability to bring together individuals in a single, physical, collective learning environment, book clubs have evolved into groups that more often meet virtually, in online forums, to discuss readings and examine issues that emerge in the literature they explore. While these online formats enable more widespread participation and communication across geographical and cultural boundaries, the transition from the traditional structure of a book club into a less personal, online format provides a different environment and context for book club members. However, despite these evolutions in structure, there are book clubs that remain faithful to the traditional format of face-to-face meetings and continue to thrive today.
CHAPTER THREE
METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS OF THE EXISTING
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE EXISTING SYSTEM
In the conventional way, students, parents, teachers, work-colleagues meet in a book club or go to each other’s houses to review and read a book. The sole aim of reviewing a book together is to gather more insights about the book currently studied, as well as get to network with each other. This conventional way of meeting in a physical location to review a book has its own short comings as privacy and convenience may not be optimized. With an online Book Club system, readers can easily review books together in the most convenient and secure manner.
FACT FINDING METHODS USED
There are two main sources of data collection in carrying out this study, information was basically obtained from the two sources which are:
(a) Primary source and
(b) Secondary source
Primary Source
Primary source refers to the sources of collecting original data in which the researcher makes use of empirical approach such as personal interview, questionnaires or observation.
In my research, I used a method of observation were I was attentive to how customers buy books in the conventional way.
Secondary Source
The need of the secondary sources of data for this kind of project cannot be over emphasized. The secondary data were obtained by me from the library source and most of the information from the library research has been covered in my literature review in the previous chapter of this project.
CHAPTER FOUR
DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM
DESIGN STANDARD
The system comprises of two areas, the reader area, and the Admin area. The reader area enables the general public to register, place request for books, join reading groups, and manage their book groups. The admin area allows the administrator to verify and approve or dis-approve readers in the reading community.
The system’s data will be stored in relational database, in which they will are organize into tables.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
SUMMARY
In summary, this Academic Work project has done a great deal of giving a broad knowledge of what an Online Book Club System system is all about and how it can be operated.
CONCLUSION
From this Academic Work, I have been able to show the application of an Online Book Club System system and database management system and how it can be used, it has achieve the full aim of letting the public know what computer system is all about.
RECOMMENDATION
I hereby recommend this Academic work to be used by staff and management of ……. and indeed any other Institution with similar structure and organizational framework for the following reasons:
- The academic work has been able to solve the problem related to easy access of contact information.
- It has helped the user on how to use the contact management system easily.
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