Resource Upload: Allow librarians or administrators to upload digital resources such as e-books, audiobooks, and academic papers, including metadata (e.g., title, author, ISBN).
Metadata Management: Manage metadata associated with resources, including tags, categories, and descriptions.
Resource Categorization: Organize resources into categories or collections for easy browsing (e.g., fiction, non-fiction, academic).
Search and Discovery
Search Functionality: Provide a search feature to find resources by keywords, author names, titles, subjects, or ISBN numbers.
Advanced Filtering: Allow users to filter search results based on criteria such as genre, publication date, resource type, or availability.
Recommendations: Offer personalized recommendations based on user preferences and browsing history.
User Accounts and Profiles
User Registration: Allow users to create and manage accounts, including personal information, reading preferences, and borrowing history.
Librarian Profiles: Provide profiles for librarians and administrators with access to management tools and resource oversight.
User Authentication: Implement secure authentication methods for user logins and access control.
Borrowing and Lending
Borrowing System: Allow users to borrow digital resources, including managing loan periods and return dates.
Renewal Requests: Enable users to request renewals for borrowed resources, subject to availability and library policies.
Overdue Notifications: Send notifications to users about overdue resources and associated fines, if applicable.
Resource Access and Usage
Digital Reading: Provide a digital reading interface for e-books and audiobooks, including features such as bookmarking, highlighting, and note-taking.
Download Options: Allow users to download resources for offline access, if permitted by licensing agreements.
Online Access: Ensure seamless online access to resources with appropriate DRM (Digital Rights Management) protections.
Reservation and Holds
Resource Reservation: Allow users to reserve resources that are currently checked out or on hold.
Notification of Availability: Notify users when reserved resources become available for borrowing.
Account Management
Borrowing History: Provide users with access to their borrowing history, including current loans and past transactions.
Account Settings: Allow users to update account details, including personal information and communication preferences.
Admin and Librarian Tools
Dashboard: Provide an admin dashboard for managing resources, user accounts, and borrowing transactions.
Content Moderation: Implement tools for moderating user-generated content and managing resource submissions.
Reports and Analytics: Generate reports and analytics on resource usage, user activity, and system performance.
Customer Support and Interaction
Help Desk: Offer customer support through help desks or ticketing systems for resolving user issues and inquiries.
FAQs and Help Sections: Include FAQs and help sections to assist users with common issues and system navigation.
Integration and Data Export
Integration with External Services: Integrate with external services such as bibliographic databases or digital rights management systems.
Data Export: Allow administrators to export data related to transactions, resource usage, and user activity for analysis and reporting.
Non-Functional Requirements
Performance
Response Time: Ensure fast response times for searches, resource access, and user interactions (e.g., under 2 seconds for most operations).
Scalability: The system should handle increasing numbers of users, resources, and transactions without performance degradation.
Reliability
Uptime: Ensure high system availability with minimal downtime (e.g., 99.9% uptime).
Error Handling: Implement robust error handling and recovery mechanisms to manage system failures and maintain data integrity.
Security
Data Protection: Protect sensitive user data, including personal information and borrowing history, through encryption and secure storage.
Authentication and Authorization: Use secure authentication methods and role-based access control to manage user and admin access.
Content Protection: Implement DRM and other measures to protect digital resources from unauthorized access and distribution.
Usability
User Interface: Design an intuitive and user-friendly interface for browsing, borrowing, and managing digital resources.
Accessibility: Ensure the system is accessible to users with disabilities, following accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG).
Maintainability
Code Quality: Write high-quality, well-documented code to facilitate system maintenance and updates.
Documentation: Provide comprehensive documentation for users and administrators, including user guides, technical manuals, and troubleshooting guides.
Availability
Backup and Recovery: Implement regular data backups and establish procedures for data recovery in case of system failures or data loss.
Failover: Ensure the system has failover capabilities to switch to backup systems or servers if necessary.
Portability
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Ensure the system is compatible with various devices and operating systems used by users, including desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.
Supportability
Technical Support: Provide mechanisms for users to obtain support and resolve issues, including help desks, online resources, and customer service.
Error Reporting: Include functionality for users to report issues or bugs and track their resolution.
