Library User Visit Track Module

[Minaj M.Naikawdi]

Users Visit Track: Users visit track module is an offline web application program which is designed & developed by Prashant Kalloli, Librarian, Bhogawati Mahavidyalaya, Bhogawati; M.M. Naikawdi, Librarian, Smt. A.R. P. Girls College, Ichalkaranji; Mr. Suraj Yadav; Mr. Suraj Patil; Mr. Saiprasad; Mahendrakar and Mr. Datta Parande students of class BSc-III (Computer Science department 2016-17) of Vivekananda College, Kolhapur. The software has been developed using the program and will run on windows or Mac OS platforms. It is a simple login/log out a program for monitoring traffic/ visits in various department of a library. This module provides the latest visitors on a user’s profile page. The software allows visitors to log in/ log out. It also has the facility to print a report of visits.

How it Works: User visit track is most effective when combined with hardware for scanning students ID’s (or enter their ID numbers manually using a keyboard  or numeric keypad) students are then directed to a screen to select the primary purpose of their visit to complete the log in process. The librarian or system administrator has access to the student data i.e. student ID no Name Class date time purpose of library visit etc. It also has a facility that reports can be printed in any format to show usage trends daily, weekly, monthly by grading period semester. It provides facility to choose whether or not to allow login for ID numbers not already in the patron data.

The purpose of visit list is fully customizable: Last but not least I would like to thank Prof. Prashant  Kalloli who has taken imitative in designing of this module. The module is based on his ideas. He guided us through out in the designing module. Prof Mrs. R.Y..Patil, HoD Computer Science Dept. Vivekanand College, Kolhapur also gives a hand & support in developing this module. Mr. Suraj Yadav, Mr. Suraj Patil, Mr. Saiprasad, Mahendrakar, Mr. Datta Parande has developed this module in spite of their busy schedule during study hours. Without the cooperation of all these guys, it can’t be possible.

I have implemented this module in Vivekanand college library in 2016. As I have transferred to Ichalkaranji, I am implementing this module there too.

Origin of Idea: Prof Kalli has been running this type of software since 2009 in his library. As  I come to know about it. We had lots of discussion about it & we both decided to implement it with new features with no budget with the help of HoD computer Department of Vivekanand College, Kolhapur. As a result of all this, we assigned a project to students of BSc computer science students. In the month of April, students came with the result "USER visit track module". Hoping that in near future this module would be a more powerful tool in collective statistical data for various purposes in the library.

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