old town library group members tatiana ruiz judith webb paul salvo
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Old Town Library
Group MembersTatiana RuizJudith WebbPaul Salvo
System Request
• Project Sponsor : Ms. Tita Restrepo
• Head Librarian, Old Town Library
• Phone : 281-555-5550• Fax: 281-555-5555• Email :
Business Model & Background
• Originally a family owned library in 1988 it was opened to the public.
• By 1999 the library was very well known and was taken over by the city.
• The library has grown to over 50,000 books, each book has been categorized and labeled using the Dewey Decimal system.
• Even though owned by the city, all transactions are still recorded “Old Fashion Way”.
• The library was recently remodeled, after it grossed over $450,000 in memberships and donations.
Business Need
• New categorized system for the new generation.
• Develop an online inventory of e-books.
• Need all past data transferred to new recording system which is more efficient and trustworthy.
• Develop a network “card catalog” initially with 3 computers for public use to look up a book and find it easily in the library.
• Acquire a larger variety of books.
Business Requirements
• Search for books from the main computer by author, title, publisher, or key words.
• Access overdue lists and charges.• Access member information, name,
home address, home number or cell phone.
• Access members who have books that are overdue and those who’s due date is coming up.
• Access list of books that are damaged.
• Access most popular books by title, author, or key words.
Business Value(Tangible)
• Increase inventory by 35% from50,000 to 67,500.
• Reduce all overtime by instituting an online catalog.
• Increase in computer hardware due to electronic card catalog.
• Cut down on time spent on inventory by 60%
Business Value(Intangible)
• Increase in customer service by instituting quick electronic search.
• E-Books will allow customers to check out books online in the convenience of their home at all times of the day.
• While having the e-books up and running, there will still be classic books to be checked out at the library.
• Employees will have more knowledge at hand about the book location in the library.
• Tracking of all books will be made simple due to the automated system.
Special Interests & Constraints
• Training schedules will be needed so that all employees learn the new system and yet there is still someone in the customer service desk at all times to answer inquiries.
• Checking out books online MAY decrease the “at location” traffic by possibly 10%.
• One employee should be trained in the tech department in case of technical difficulties.
Questions Anyone?