https://github.com/chhengz/lms
Library Management System build with C# .NET and MS.SQL Server 2022
https://github.com/chhengz/lms
csharp dotnet library-management-system lms sql-server
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Library Management System build with C# .NET and MS.SQL Server 2022
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/chhengz/lms
- Owner: chhengz
- Created: 2025-10-17T14:12:00.000Z (8 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-12-17T08:04:09.000Z (6 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-12-20T21:30:54.551Z (6 months ago)
- Topics: csharp, dotnet, library-management-system, lms, sql-server
- Language: C#
- Homepage:
- Size: 22.4 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 1
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# 📚 Library Management System (LMS)
A modern **C# Windows Forms Application** for managing a library's books, borrowers, and staff accounts — built with **.NET Framework 4.7.2** and **SQL Server**.
## 🚀 Features
### 👨💼 Staff Management
- Create, edit, and delete staff accounts.
- Secure login with username and password.
- Role-based access (Admin / Librarian).
### 📖 Book Management
- Add, edit, delete, and search books.
- Auto-refresh data grid when new books are added.
- Real-time SQL dependency updates (via `SqlDependency`).
### 🔁 Borrow & Return
- Manage borrowed books and return records.
- Tracks which staff handled transactions.
### 🏠 Dashboard & UI
- Clean sidebar navigation (`Home`, `Books`, `Borrow/Return`, `Staff`).
- Role-based button visibility (Admin can manage staff).
- Resizable and draggable borderless form.
- Integrated icons and modern design.
---
## 🧱 Project Structure
```
LMS/
│ LMS.sln
│ Program.cs
│ App.config
│ README.md
│
├───Core/
│ ├───Connection.cs # Database connection class
│ └───App.cs # Main application entry logic
│
├───Forms/
│ ├───Login/ # Login form (authentication)
│ ├───Books/ # Manage book records
│ ├───BorrowReturn/ # Borrow & Return functionality
│ ├───Staff/ # Manage staff accounts
│ └───Welcome/ # Default welcome dashboard
│
├───images/ # All icons and UI resources
│
├───_db/
│ └───db_sqlserver.sql # SQL script for database creation
│
└───bin/Debug/SQL/
└───MAKE_DATABASE.TXT # Notes for enabling Service Broker
```
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## ⚙️ Setup Instructions
### 🧩 Prerequisites
- **Windows 10/11**
- **SQL Server** (LocalDB, Express, or Full)
- **Visual Studio 2019/2022**
- **.NET Framework 4.7.2**
---
### 🔧 Step 1 — Database Setup
1. Open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).
2. Run the script:
```
_db/db_sqlserver.sql
````
3. Make sure **Service Broker** is enabled:
```sql
ALTER DATABASE LMS_DB SET ENABLE_BROKER WITH ROLLBACK IMMEDIATE;
````
4. Update your connection string in:
```
Core/Connection.cs
```
Example:
```csharp
public static SqlConnection GetConn()
{
return new SqlConnection("Data Source=.;Initial Catalog=LMS_DB;Integrated Security=True");
}
```
---
### 🖥️ Step 2 — Run the Application
1. Open `LMS.sln` in Visual Studio.
2. Set **LMS** as the startup project.
3. Build the project (`Ctrl + Shift + B`).
4. Run (`F5`).
✅ Login with an existing user (from your SQL data) or manually insert one:
```sql
INSERT INTO Staff (FullName, Email, Phone, Role, Username, Password, CreatedAt)
VALUES ('Admin User', 'admin@lms.com', '012345678', 'Admin', 'admin', '123', GETDATE());
```
---
### 🧠 Step 3 — Default Roles
| Role | Permissions |
| ------------- | ----------------------------------------- |
| **Admin** | Full access (Books, Borrow/Return, Staff) |
| **Librarian** | Manage Books and Borrow/Return only |
---
## 🧩 Technologies Used
| Category | Tool / Framework |
| --------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| Language | C# (.NET Framework 4.7.2) |
| Database | Microsoft SQL Server |
| UI | WinForms |
| ORM / DB Access | ADO.NET (`SqlConnection`, `SqlCommand`) |
| Notifications | `SqlDependency` for real-time updates |
| Design | Custom icons, image-based buttons |
---
## 📸 Screenshots
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