RFID-based with mobile application borrowing and attendance system in the circulation section of the PLM Celso Al Carunungan Memorial Library

ABSTRACT: STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Library users and librarians still encounter problems in the PLM library even with the presence of their existing system. Users type in their name, such as borrowing and searching of books and tracking of overdue books and unreturned books. The following are some problems that this study will answer: 1. Researchers have showed the automatic and more convenient way of logging in. In the existing system, students are required to type in their details in the attendance sheet on the computer when logging at the library. This manual method is repetitive and avertable task, unless an automated system will replace this system, the students will continue to pile up at the entrance of the library. 2. It is known that automated book borrowing will include increased productivity, more efficient and shorter time in borrowing books. In the manual system, borrowing of books is a tedious task, causing a line for borrowers in the library especially at peak hours and it does not display the availability of the book in such situations students waste their time looking for the book. 3. In manual system, the librarian needs enough time to track down the full list of borrowed books and cannot easily track unreturned books, and also this system requires more time spent on paperwork. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: In this study, the proponents used applied research in order to cater to the problem of long lines of students in the library and the misplaced books in the bookshelves. An experimental type of research was also used in designing and developing the project prototype and the system applications. The experimental method enables the proponents to test the project prototype by conducting several trials to obtain findings and reach conclusions. By using this experimental method, the researchers were able to compare and assess if the study will help improve the operations in the circulation section of the PLM library. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS: Based from the data gathered by the proponents, the existing attendance system of the PLM library is not efficient especially on peak hours at the library wherein students line up upon entrance. The time it takes for twenty students to type in their information is much longer than when the students used the RFID system the proponents developed. Having an RFID system for the attendance in the library provides a more accurate entering of Information because the information of the student is already included in their card. The system also provides faster process of attendance for the students because they do not have to manually type their information. In the borrowing process of the library, the RFID borrowing system is more capable in providing an accurate process for the borrowers instead of having to use the existing system is more capable in providing an accurate process to the borrowers instead of having to use the existing system of the library. Based from the data gathered by the researchers, the RFID borrowing system is faster in process than the current borrowing system of the library. The RFID system also solved the problem of misplaced or missing books in bookshelves, wherein the librarian can easily detect what books are not in the right shelf. CONCLUSION: After developing and interfacing the software and the RFID under the tags, the proponents concluded that the time in logging in and finding books improve using the automated library system. In line with these, using UHF Reader to monitor the books helps the librarians to easily identify the borrowed books without opening or checking the call number attached on the book. The borrowing of books by means of the system versus the traditional way in borrowing a book escalates the accuracy in finding the desired book and eliminate the time wasted in finding an unavailable book. The UHF RFID tag attached to every book serves an identification of the book to the system. The UHF reader reads the tag and updates the data in real-time. Books are easily monitored by the system and negates the need to check on every shelf to look for a certain book. The time in logging-in by the students using RFID cards shows about 25% of the original time in logging-in using the manual typing of information making the RFID cards work an efficient material in entering the student’s information in no time

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