Library Management App
Digitally search, browse and save books, research papers,
articles across a plethora of options.
Research: User Interview - Understanding students facing difficulties
Discover: Problem Statement & Solution
Define: Research Questions
Competitive analysis of existing Library applications
Insight: Features of the application & User flow diagram
Design: Typography & Colour
Low Fidelity Wireframes
High Fidelity Designs
Next Steps: Next Steps
Research-User Interview Questions
How often do you use the current e-library system that the college has set up?
“Not very often, even if i need to, I just physically go to the library if I can.”
Are there any problems you face with the current library system?
“It is alarmingly difficult to navigate, finding what I need is a task”
What is the best feature(s) that you experience with the system?
“Large number of resources to choose from, be it books, research papers, articles, there’s a
plethora of them.”
What is the feature that is not efficient?/ or what is the worst feature(s) that you
experience with the system?
“I find it overwhelming to use, I wish it was simpler to and find what I need”
Discover - Problem & Solution
Discovering the Problem and Solution
Accessibility: The college library an essential resource was inaccessible during the
pandemic.
About 400 students a day would enter the library building at NMIMS University merely to see
if a book was available.
Lack of Exposure: The students would lose out on the exposure reading more resources
which were available,
Fees: Late fee is applicable once a book is past its date of submission. However, it
is hard to keep track of when a book is due.
Cross cultural learning: Diminished due to lack of interaction between students
Defining a Solution
Accessibility: Create a well-organised NMIMS Library Management System App for
issuing as well as searching books. The system must be able to help both the librarian as
well as the students to keep a constant track of all the books available at the library.
Exposure: Feature where library app suggest what to read based on previous history,
what others are reading in your class, etc
Fees: The user is able to easily check the books borrowed, when they are due, the
late fee (if applicable)
Cross cultural learning: The students are able to experience cross cultural learning
by interacting with each other
Define - Research Questions
Who are the users? The students of the college would be the primary users, in
addition to the faculties/ professors.
What is my end goal? To create a more accessible library at the palm of the
users hand. Make it easier for the users to find relevant resources (textbooks, research
papers, etc.) in their desired fields.
Is YourLibrary app solving a specific problem? If yes what? Accessibility.
YourLibrary aims at making library management easier. Making readable material more
easily available and accessible, even remotely.
How is Your Library better than other similar products in the market?YourLibrary
has a more personalised interface that makes it easier for students to access resources
that are available in their college libraries.
Similar products in the markets have lower usability as opposed to our app. It is harder
for an average user to figure out the other products, with little to no personalised
content.
Why have I selected this particular niche? I see the potential for a good
design in this niche, as opposed to the ones that already exist. This topic appeals to
me due to the sheer shortage of a good app for the same.
Next Steps
What I learnt? With YourLibrary App, I learnt the importance of user
feedback. Design is an iterative process and for achieving the best possible
results, it’s prudent to incorporate feedback and inputs given by the users.
Next Features to be added in the App The current YourLibrary app is made
from the perspective of the students. To scale up, the app can be designed for the
librarians perspective as well, to help with the library department as a whole.
View the Project
To view the project in detail, find the Figma file link attached here!
Library
Management App
