Django Library Management System

A comprehensive Library Management System built with Django. This project includes functionalities for managing books, authors, categories, publishers, and languages. It also features search functionalities to easily find books based on various criteria.

Features

• Add, update, and delete books, authors, categories, publishers, and languages
• Search books by name, author, category, publisher, ISBN
• File upload for book files and download
• Recently added books display on the homepage

Project Structure

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└── elibrary-django
    ├── env
    ├── library
    │   ├── __pycache__
    │   ├── migrations
    │   ├── __init__.py
    │   ├── apps.py
    │   ├── tests.py
    │   ├── views.py
    │   ├── models.py
    │   └── admin.py
    ├── media
    │   └── books
    │       └── The_Book_Author1_Sample.pdf
    ├── templates 
    │   ├── author-add.html
    │   ├── author-delete-confirm.html
    │   ├── author-edit.html
    │   ├── book-add.html
    │   ├── book-delete-confirm.html
    │   ├── book-edit.html
    │   ├── book-get.html
    │   ├── book-search.html
    │   ├── book.html
    │   ├── category-add.html
    │   ├── category-delete.html
    │   ├── category-delete-confirm.html
    │   ├── category-edit.html
    │   ├── category.html
    │   ├── index.html
    │   ├── language-add.html
    │   ├── language-delete.html
    │   ├── language-delete-confirm.html
    │   ├── language-edit.html
    │   ├── language.html
    │   ├── publisher-add.html
    │   ├── publisher-delete-confirm.html
    │   ├── publisher-delete.html
    │   ├── publisher-edit.html
    │   └── publisher.html
    ├── static
    │   ├── css
    │   │   └── styles.css
    │   └── images
    │       └── LMS_Banner.jpg   
    ├── LMS
    │   ├── __pycache__
    │   ├── __init__.py
    │   ├── asgi.py
    │   ├── settings.py
    │   ├── urls.py
    │   └── wsgi.py
    ├── manage.py
    └── db.sqlite3
      

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6+
• Django 3.2+
• Git

Installation

1. Install Python
2. Install Django

   
   pip install django
   

3. Install Virtual Environment

   
   pip install virtualenv
   

4. Clone the repository

   
   git clone https://github.com/pokharelsugam/elibrary-django.git
   cd elibrary-django
   

5. Create a virtual environment and activate it.

   
   virtualenv env
   env\scripts\activate
   pip install django
   

6. Run the migrations

   
   python manage.py makemigrations #may or may not be required
   python manage.py migrate	#must be required
   

7. Create a superuser

   
   python manage.py createsuperuser
   

8. Start the development server

   
   python manage.py runserver
   

Usage

• Navigate to http://127.0.0.1:8000/admin to access the admin interface and manage your library data.
• Use the navigation bar to add and view books, authors, categories, publishers, and languages.
• Use the search functionality to find books based on various criteria.