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Electronic Library Management System ( ELiMS ). Content. Overview on ELiMS Key Fact on National Library Board Entities, Key Attributes Entities – Relationship Diagram Fast Fact Q and A. Overview on ELiMS.
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Content • Overview on ELiMS • Key Fact on National Library Board • Entities, Key Attributes • Entities – Relationship Diagram • Fast Fact • Q and A
Overview on ELiMS • state-of-the art library automation system that caters to the needs of both library patrons and librarians. • the largest library managing agency in Singapore with more than 8 million library materials. • ELiMS uses radio frequency identification (RFID) technology to collect data from the library materials.
ELiMS Facts on NLB • NLB’s Electronic Library Management System (EliMS) was piloted at Bukit Batok Community Library on 21 Nov 1998. • The National Library Board takes pride in having the world's first RFID-enabled library system, with over 9 million items tagged with RFID labels.
With the state-of-the-art RFID system, NLB has automated the loan and return of library items and reduced queuing times from 1.5 hours to less than five minutes during peak hours. • New NLB web site with new offical URL (www.nlb.gov.sg) was launched on 28 Apr 2001.
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Entities Relationship Diagram Purchasing Cost has Date return Book Date borrow Publisher Date status Publisher Name loan limit author address title name ISBN NRIC Book # Borrow from location Customer Library Branch Name Branch #
FAST FACT • NLB is the National Body for ISBN. • An ISBN stands for International Standard Book Number. • ISBNs were always 10 digits in length up to the end of December 2006, but since 1 January 2007 they have consisted of 13 digits.