Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION
1.2 Project Context
Reading a book acts as the source of many knowledge and information throughout
the world. It enables as to pass the information and knowledge from generation to
generation. With the progress of the technology and changes day in and day out in every
aspect of life, it has become quite difficult for the people of world to acquaint themselves
with knowledge and preserved it for further use. So, in this scenario this project has been
developed to help people to access valuable items of information and knowledge from wide
variety on a single platform.
1.3 Purpose and Description
Digital library evolution, although have not reached full potential, are advancing.
However, the evaluation of digital libraries has not kept pace. There has been little work on
understanding the nature of usability or how digital libraries are used in a nature setting. We
need further work on methods for analyzing usability, including an understanding of how to
use appropriateness of techniques, and practical limitations. This research aims to provide
an effective digital library that collect and organize digital information and disseminate at the
point of care and for future use. Provide facility and services to support research, teaching
and learning, and scholarly communication access disciplines.
1.4 Objectives
The objective of this study is to develop a mobile digital library for elementary
student of Arellano University, Jose Rizal Campus.
Specifically, it aims to,
1. To create a Digital Library with the following features;
a. To search books, journals, magazines and many other formats that
is specified by the user
b. To give access to multiple contents with a potentially infinite number
of resources and selections at hand.
c. Instant access to educational content every time.
2. To design the system using AppsBuilder, adobe photoshop, and xampp
for database management;
3. To evaluate the performance of the system using ISO 25010, in terms
of Usability, Maintainability, Portability, Functional Suitability and
Performance Efficiency.
1.5 Scope and Limitations
The impact of technology has greatly expanded the scope and capacity of
the average library. This is an on-going and developing relationship as the
computer's full capabilities are gradually explored and applied to the library. The
availability of learning resources has been massively expanded through access
to the Internet, again facilitated by the use of computer technology.
Without computers, as some libraries are, all of them are dependent on
paper work. When compared to computerized systems, data backup and data
retrieval systems are inefficient and labor intensive.