This guide covers Manage Library in the school admin sidebar. Use it to set up publishers, categories, and authors, add books, approve a student's request, and print a library card.

Add the publisher, the book category, and the author before you add a book. The class and subject must already exist.

Adding publishers

Menu: Manage Library, then Book Publisher.

Name and description: Required.

Click Save. The list shows the name and description. Edit changes the publisher. Delete asks you to confirm.

Creating book categories

Menu: Manage Library, then Book Category.

The form matches Book Publisher: name and description, both required. Save, then edit or delete from the list.

Adding book authors

Menu: Manage Library, then Book Author.

The form matches Book Publisher: name and description, both required. Save, then edit or delete from the list.

Adding books

Menu: Manage Library, then Master Data.

Page title: Manage library. This is the book catalogue.

Book title and class: Required. The subject list loads after the class.

Subject, publisher, author, and book category: Required.

Status: Available or Unavailable. Required.

Date: Required. It defaults to today.

ISBN, edition, price, quantity, description, and cover image: Optional.

Click Save. The list shows the cover, title, category, author, class, subject, status, ISBN, edition, price, quantity, description, and the date added. Edit changes the book. Delete asks you to confirm.

Student book requests

Menu: Manage Library, then Request Book.

Page title: Student book request.

Students send the request from their own login. This page has no add form.

Each row shows the student photo, name, roll number, sex, the book, the request date, the return date, the approval status, and the return status.

Approve request appears until you approve it. Approve return appears when the book is coming back. After you approve, the row shows a status badge instead of the button.

Student library registration

Menu: Manage Library, then Student Library Registration.

Click a class button to load that class.

The table shows the photo, roll number, name, class, sex, email, and phone. Register opens the card form. Issue date, expiry date, and card number are required. The card number is filled in for you and cannot be typed over. Click Register student.

After a student is registered, Print opens the library card.

Suggested order

1. Publisher, book category, and author.

2. Add the books under Master Data.

3. Register students and print their cards.

4. Approve requests and returns as they come in.