Smart Library Using IoT

Abstract

With the development of the new generation of internet and with millions of devices getting connected to the internet every day, the IoT (Internet of Things) is definitely a promising technology for the future. The major goal of this proposed work is to reduce the burden of the library user in tracking a book and tracing it to its location. Here we have used the LPS (Local Positioning System) and NFC (Near Field Communication) tags on the book to communicate with each other and with the user’s smart phone. With great ease, the user can interact with the library server to check whether the book is available and if so, to locate it.

The aim and objective of this project is to change the traditional library system into a smart library using IoT and LPS, so that it will be more efficient, and it would be easier for a user to borrow a book and return it. Libraries are areas in which the application of IoT has not yet made its mark. Our motive is to develop ”Smart library using IoT” which would prove to be a good replacement of the existing library system since it possesses facilities to issue, return and even locate the book.

This work differs from its predecessors in the way that it helps the user to locate the books through a Local Positioning System. Also, it provides the user an easier access to the library catalogue and for borrowing and returning books.