JPH11328202A - Book management system and method and recording medium recording book management program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease the labor of a worker and to shorten the working time in accompany with updating work of book information in a book management system where the books are stored in a library. SOLUTION: A portable terminal device 30 reads a bar code on a book to be an updated object via a bar code reader 38 and stores book specification information in a memory 34. A book information management device 10 converts the book specification information stored in the memory 34 of the device 30 into a file (ID file) of a text form where the book specification information are enumerated. Then, when various types of book information are updated en bloc, the ID file is read in the device 10 and a data base 26 is retrieved based on the book specification information which are described in the ID file. Then, those book information are displayed in a sight form on a monitor 18. Thereafter, when the displayed book information are confirmed and the book information to be updated is set and updated, the data base 26 is updated en bloc based on the set contents.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a book management system for managing books held in a library, and more particularly to a technique for reducing the labor and the working time of a worker involved in updating book information.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A library management system for managing books has been introduced in libraries. In the book management system, for each book, book information including a department, a library, a location, and the like is registered in a database. In order to identify a book, a bar code with a unique identification number is attached to each book. When referring to or updating book information, a book to be processed is carried to a terminal, and a bar code reader provided in the terminal reads a bar code of the book. Then, the database is referred to based on the identification number specified by the barcode, and the book information of the book to be processed is displayed on a screen such as a monitor. Thereafter, the book information is updated as needed.

[0003]

In a library, work such as discarding old books or moving books is performed irregularly. In a conventional book management system,
In order to update the book information associated with such work, all the books to be processed must be carried to the terminal and the barcode attached to the book must be read.

[0004] However, when the number of books to be processed is small, there is no particular problem. However, as the number of books to be processed increases, the labor of the worker increases drastically. For example, when books placed on one shelf are moved to another shelf at once, the book to be processed must be once carried to the terminal to read the barcode, and then the book must be carried to the destination shelf. . This amount of work becomes enormous when the size of the library is large.

In view of the above problems, the present invention reduces the labor required to transport books to a terminal when updating book information, thereby reducing the labor and labor time of the worker. The purpose is to provide a technology that can.

[0006]

According to the present invention, there is provided a book information registering means for registering various kinds of book information attached to each book, and collecting book specific information assigned to each book. File creation means for creating a file listing collected book identification information; and various book information registered in the book information registration means based on the book identification information listed in the file created by the file creation means A book information display means for searching for and displaying a list of various book information; and a book information update means for collectively updating specific book information with respect to the various book information displayed by the book information display means; And a book management system.

With this configuration, when updating the book information relating to a specific book, the file creation means collects the book identification information given to each book, and stores the file in which the collected book identification information is listed. Created. Then, the book information registration unit is searched based on the book identification information listed in the file, and a list of various book information related to the book specified by the book identification information is displayed. After confirming the displayed various book information, specific book information is collectively updated by the book information updating means. That is, since the book information is updated based on the file in which the book specific information is listed, for example, it is not necessary to carry the book to be updated, so that the labor and the working time of the worker can be reduced.

[0008] In the invention according to claim 2, the file creation means is a portable book identification information collection means for collecting book identification information given to each book, and the file creation means is collected by the book identification information collection means. And a conversion unit for converting the book identification information into a file in which the book identification information is listed. According to this configuration, when creating a file in which the book specifying information is listed, the book specifying information is collected on the spot by carrying the portable book specifying information collecting unit to the shelf where the book is arranged. And by the conversion means,
The collected book specifying information is converted into a file in which the book specifying information is listed. Therefore, collection of book identification information
Since the book identification is performed on the shelf where the books are arranged, collection of the book identification information is performed with extremely little labor.

[0009] In the invention according to claim 3, the file is:
The configuration is a text file. According to such a configuration, the file is described in a text format,
The created file is read by most computers. In the invention according to claim 4, the book information display means includes:
Various kinds of book information attached to the book specified by the book specifying information are searched from the book information registration means, and a list of various kinds of book information is displayed.

According to this configuration, since various book information of the book to be updated is displayed in a list format, the book to be searched can be confirmed before the search, and the book identification information is updated due to a collection error or the like. Errors such as updating of book information that is not targeted or omission of updating are prevented. The invention according to claim 5, wherein the book information display means includes a search range setting means for setting a search range for searching the book information registration means, wherein the book information display means includes a search range set by the search range setting means. The book information registering means retrieves various kinds of book information accompanying books other than the books specified by the book specifying information listed in the file, and displays a list of various kinds of book information.

With this configuration, when the book information of most books within the predetermined range is to be updated, the search range for searching the book information registration means is set by the search range setting means. Then, within the set range, the book information related to the books except for the books specified by the book specifying information listed in the file is searched, and a list of various book information as a result of the search is displayed. For example, if most of the books placed on the south shelf on the second floor of a library are to be updated, only the book identification information of the books not to be updated need be collected. The collection amount can be greatly reduced, and the labor and the working time of the worker can be reduced more efficiently.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the book information updating means designates a book which is not to be updated from various kinds of book information for each book displayed by the book information display means. , And various kinds of book information of books except for the book specified by the book specifying means are configured to be updated collectively. According to this configuration, a book that is not to be updated is specified by the book specification unit from among the displayed book identification information, and various book information of the book excluding the specified book is updated collectively. You. In other words, books to be updated can be specified for each update operation.
Even when performing a plurality of processes in succession, it is not necessary to collect the book identification information every time, and the labor of the operator is further reduced.

[0013] According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a book information registration step of registering various kinds of book information accompanying each book, collecting book specific information given to each book, and listing the collected book specific information. A file creation step of creating a file, and searching for the various book information registered in the book information registration step based on the book identification information listed in the file created by the file creation step, and listing of various book information And a book information updating step of collectively updating specific book information with respect to various kinds of book information displayed in the book information displaying step. .

According to this configuration, when updating the book information relating to a specific book, first, the book specifying information given to each book is collected by the file creation process, and the collected book specifying information is listed. A file is created. Then, the book information registration process is searched based on the book identification information listed in the file, and a list of various book information related to the book specified by the book identification information is displayed. After confirming the displayed various book information, specific book information is collectively updated in a book information updating step. That is, since the update of the book information is performed based on the file in which the book identification information is listed, there is no need to actually carry the book and read the book identification information, thereby reducing the labor and the working time of the worker. It is planned.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a book information registering function for registering various kinds of book information associated with each book, collecting book specifying information given to each book, and listing the collected book specifying information. A file creation function for creating a file, and based on the book identification information listed in the file created by the file creation function, searching for the various book information registered in the book information registration function, a list of various book information A book management program for realizing a book information display function of displaying a book information, and a book information update function of collectively updating specific book information with respect to various kinds of book information displayed by the book information display function. It was recorded on a recording medium.

Here, the "recording medium" refers to a medium capable of reliably recording various kinds of information and reliably taking out the information as needed, and includes a paper card (punch card), a paper tape,
Magnetic tape, magnetic disk, magnetic drum, IC card,
A CD-ROM or the like corresponds. According to this configuration, a book management program for realizing the book information registration function, the file creation function, the book information display function, and the book information update function is recorded on the recording medium. Therefore, if there is a recording medium on which such a program is recorded, a book management system according to the present invention can be easily constructed using a general computer.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a book management system installed in a library includes a stationary book information management device 1.
0, and a portable mobile terminal device 30 as book specific information collecting means.

The book information management device 10 is composed of a general computer, and more specifically, a central processing unit (CP)
U) 12, a memory 14, an input / output channel 16, a monitor 18, a keyboard 20, a mouse 22, a connector 24, and a database 26 as book information registration means, processes and functions. You. Connector 24
Is electrically connected to the mobile terminal device 30 when data is read from the mobile terminal device 30. Database 2
Reference numeral 6 is built on a hard disk, for example, and stores book information and the like of each book held in the library. The book information is, for example, a collection of various information for managing books such as departments, holdings, placement locations, handling sections, restricted zones, open states, newly arrived sections, and the like. The program loaded in the memory 14 is used to create a file, a book information display, a book information update, a conversion, a search range setting, a book designation, a file creation, a book information display, and a book information update. , A file creation function, a book information display function, and a book information update function are realized.

The portable terminal device 30 includes the book information management device 1
0, a general-purpose computer, specifically, a central processing unit 32, a memory 34, an input / output channel 36, a barcode reader 38, a connector 40,
It is comprised including. The barcode reader 38 reads a barcode attached to each book. The barcode is provided with a unique identification number for each book in order to identify the book from among the huge number of books held in the library.
That is, by reading the barcode attached to the book,
The book identification information for specifying the book to be processed by the database 26 can be obtained. The connector 40 is electrically connected to the connector 24 of the book information management device 10 when transmitting data to the book information management device 10.

In this embodiment, the portable terminal device 30
In order to transmit data to the book information management device 10 from
Although a configuration in which the connectors are connected to each other to establish a physical information transmission path is employed, the configuration is not limited to this. That is, instead of the connector, an infrared transmitting / receiving device for transmitting / receiving data using infrared rays may be provided, or a floppy disk drive or the like may be provided for transmitting data using a recording medium such as a floppy disk. In short, by some means, the portable terminal device 30
Any data can be transmitted to the book information management device 10 from the server.

Next, the operation of the book management system having such a configuration will be described by taking as an example the operation of moving books arranged on one shelf to another shelf. FIG.
Shows the entire flow of the book transfer operation. At first,
Collection of book specifying information for specifying books to be moved is performed (processing). That is, the portable terminal device 30 is brought to the shelf where the book to be moved is arranged, and the barcode attached to the book to be moved is read by the barcode reader 38 of the portable terminal device 30. The barcode data read by the barcode reader 38 is input to the CPU 32 via the input / output channel 36, converted into book specific information here, and stored in the memory 34 via the input / output channel 36. This process is performed for all books to be moved.

When the collection of the book specific information is completed, a pre-processing for converting the book specific information into a text file (hereinafter referred to as an “ID file”) is performed (processing).
That is, the portable terminal device 30 is carried to the book information management device 10 and the connector 24 of the book information management device 10 and the connector 40 of the portable terminal device 30 are connected. Then, a program (hereinafter referred to as a “conversion program”) as a conversion unit for converting the book identification information into an ID file is executed,
The book identification information stored in the memory 34 of the portable terminal device 30 is converted into an ID file. An ID file is given an appropriate file name by a user operation or automatically, and is stored on a hard disk or the like. In the ID file, for example, a plurality of book specifying information is described using a line feed code as a delimiter. The delimiter is not limited to a line feed code, but may be a character that does not depend on the type of computer, for example, a tab code, a comma, a space, or the like.

As described above, by converting the book identification information into the text format ID file by the conversion program, the book identification information collected by the portable terminal device 30 can be used by various book information management devices 10. Becomes
That is, the book identification information collected by the mobile terminal device 30 is:
Since it is described in a format unique to the mobile terminal device 30, it can be used only by a specific book information management device 10 as it is. However, if the book identification information is converted into a text-format ID file that can be read by most computers, it can be used by various book information management devices 10 without depending on the model of the portable terminal device 30. Since the conversion program is a simple format conversion program, the cost for preparing the conversion program is insignificant. Processing corresponds to file creation means, steps, and functions.

When updating the book information accompanying the movement of the book, first, an ID file is selected (processing). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, on the initial screen displayed on the monitor 18 of the book information management device 10, "Read ID file" is selected from the file menu. Then, a dialog box for “quoting text” as shown in FIG. 4 is displayed. In the "quote text" dialog box, the user inputs an ID file to be read directly into the file name input box, or selects a desired ID file by appropriately changing the file location or the like. Then, when the "open" button is pressed, the input or selected ID file is determined.

When the ID file is determined, the database 26 storing the book information is searched based on the book identification information described in the ID file, and a list of search results as shown in FIG. 5 is displayed. (Process). In addition,
The file name of the ID file may be displayed on a title bar or the like. The process of displaying a list of search results is
This is performed according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

Step 1 (abbreviated as "S1" in the figure)
In the following), various checks of the ID file to be read are performed. The various checks include a presence check, a format check, a read right check, and the like. Such a check differs depending on the system implementing the book management system according to the present invention. In step 2, as a result of performing various checks, it is determined whether any error has occurred. If it is determined that an error has occurred, the process proceeds to step 7 (Yes). For example, if the ID file does not exist, a message such as "The specified ID file does not exist" is displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined that no error occurs, the process proceeds to step 3 (No).

In step 3, one piece of book identification information is read from the ID file. That is, when the delimiter is a line feed code, one book identification information is read by reading one line of data (data up to the line feed code) from the ID file. If the delimiter is not a line feed code, data from the ID file to the delimiter is read and subjected to predetermined processing to extract one piece of book identification information.

In step 4, it is determined whether the book specific information has been read up to the end of the file. This determination is made, for example, by detecting the end of the file. If the end of the file is detected, the process ends (Yes), and if the end of the file is not detected, the process proceeds to step 5 (No). In step 5, the database 26 is searched based on the read book identification information. That is, the database 2 is used with the book identification information as a key.
6 is searched, and book information relating to the book specified by the book specifying information is obtained.

In step 6, the acquired book information is
As shown in FIG. 7, it is added to the end of the holding list window. Then, the process returns to step 3, and the process for the next book identification information is repeatedly executed. According to the processing of steps 1 to 7 described above, the book identification information described in the text ID file is sequentially read, and the database 26 is searched based on the read book identification information. The search results are displayed in the holding list window. That is, the holding list window displays book information of books to be moved in a list format. Therefore, it is possible to confirm the book information to be moved. Note that such a series of processing corresponds to book information display means, steps, and functions.

When updating book information, information to be updated is set on the screen shown in FIG. 7 (processing). That is, when a book is moved, as shown in FIG. 7, the holding place and the location of the book information to be moved are set. Note that the screen shown in FIG. 7 shows a state in which the library information holding library is set to “01 attached figure” and the location is set to “01/40 open shelving 1F”.

At this time, when book information of a book that the user does not want to update is displayed in the holding list window, a function (book specifying means) for excluding the book information from the update target is provided. That is, in order to exclude a book whose material ID is “2970604005” from the update target, the book must be
7, the mode of the selected book is changed to "cancel" as shown in FIG. Books whose mode is "cancel" are skipped when updating the book information, and updating of the book information is prohibited. To restore the mode, the same book may be selected again with the right button of the mouse 22. In short, the mode is switched by the right button of the mouse 22.

The mode can be switched, for example, by making it selectable from a menu or by directly inputting a material ID from a material ID input frame. To add a book to be updated, the material ID of the book to be updated is directly input from the material ID input box. By providing such a function, only the desired book can be set as an update target from the books displayed in the holding list window, so that the worker can sit down in front of the book information management device 10 while updating the book. Various updating operations can be performed continuously. In particular, when the library is large, it is difficult to read the barcode attached to the book every time one work is performed, so this function is very useful.

After setting the information to be updated, "Update"
When the button is pressed, a batch update process is executed (process). That is, among the books displayed in the holding list window, the book information of the database 26 is updated collectively for the books whose mode is not set to “cancel”.
The processing corresponds to book information updating means, steps, and functions.

Thereafter, the same processing as the processing is performed, and as shown in FIG. 8, the update result of the database 26 is displayed in the holding list window (processing). According to this series of processing, the book to be moved is stored in the book information management device 1.
The book identification information is collected on the spot by the portable terminal device 30 even if it is not carried to zero. The database 26 is searched based on the collected book identification information, and the search results are displayed on the monitor 18 in a list. Select the books to be updated from the search results displayed in the list,
After the update content is set, the book information is updated collectively. Therefore, compared to the conventional book management system, the labor and the working time of the worker can be greatly reduced.

Further, the book management system according to the present invention is provided with a function for specifying a processing target by "designating a NOT condition" for the purpose of reducing labor when there are many books to be processed. The specification of the processing target by “NOT condition specification” means that a search range for searching the database 26 is set,
This means that a book to be processed is specified by specifying a book to be excluded from the processing within the set search range.

The specification of the processing target by specifying the NOT condition is as follows.
If most of the processing is to be performed, the labor involved in specifying the processing can be significantly reduced, and the usability of the book management system can be improved. FIG.
It is the flowchart which showed the specific processing of the processing target by T condition specification.

In step 10, a search range is set. That is, in a “NOT condition specification” dialog box as shown in FIG. 10, a condition for narrowing down the search range of the book information stored in the database 26 is input. Such conditions do not need to be set for all information, and at least one information may be input. Then, when the input of the condition is completed, the "search" button is pressed.
Note that the processing in step 10 corresponds to a search range setting unit.

In step 11, the database 26 is searched based on the set search range, and the search results are saved on the hard disk. The search results are
Not limited to a hard disk, but may be saved on a memory. Here, to delete the evacuated search results,
What is necessary is just to press the "clear" button of the dialog box shown in FIG.

In step 12, it is determined whether or not the book information included in the search result is within a predetermined number. The predetermined number can be arbitrarily set by the user. Then, if it is determined that the book information is within the predetermined number, the process proceeds to step 13 (Yes), and if it is determined that the book information is more than the predetermined number, a message to that effect is displayed. Is input again (No). If the book information is larger than the predetermined number, for example, if the predetermined number is set to 1000, a display such as "The search result has exceeded 1000. Please narrow down." Just do it.

In step 13, an ID file to be read is selected. The selection of the ID file is performed by the "quote text" dialog box shown in FIG. 4, and the description thereof will be omitted. In step 14, various checks of the ID file to be read are performed. Note that the various checks are the same as those in step 1 of FIG. 6, and a description thereof will be omitted.

In step 15, as a result of various checks, it is determined whether or not any error has occurred.
If it is determined that an error has occurred, step 20 is executed.
Proceeds to (Yes). For example, if the ID file does not exist, a message such as "The specified ID file does not exist." Is displayed. On the other hand, if it is determined that no error occurs, the process proceeds to step 16 (N
o).

At step 16, one book identification information is read from the ID file. The reading process of the book identification information is the same as the process of step 3 in FIG.
The description is omitted. In step 17, it is determined whether the read book identification information is included in the saved search result. If it is determined that the book information is included in the search result, the process proceeds to step 18 (Yes), and the book information specified by the book identification information read from the saved search result is deleted. On the other hand, if it is determined that the search result is not included, the process proceeds to step 19 (No).

In step 19, it is determined whether the book specific information has been read up to the end of the file. And
If the end of the file is detected, the process proceeds to step 21 (Y
es) The saved search results are displayed in the holding list window. On the other hand, if the end of the file is not detected, the process proceeds to step 16 (No). Step 10 described above
According to the process of step 21, when most of the book information is to be updated, the books described in the ID file are excluded from the books included in the set search range, and less labor is required. Can perform the specific work of the book. Therefore, it is possible to more effectively reduce the labor and the working time of the worker. In this case, a message such as “NOT condition is being specified” may be displayed at the bottom of the screen or the like in order to clarify that the processing target is specified by the NOT condition designation.

Although the processing described above is the book movement processing, it goes without saying that the book management system according to the present invention can be applied to, for example, book disposal processing and book acceptance processing. Programs that realize such functions are, for example, magnetic tapes, magnetic disks, magnetic drums,
If the program is recorded on a portable medium such as an IC card or a CD-ROM, the book management program according to the present invention can be distributed to the market. And those who have obtained such media,
Using a general computer system, a book management system can be easily constructed.

[0045]

As described above, according to the first or seventh aspect of the present invention, the book information is updated on the basis of the file in which the book specific information is listed. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the labor of the worker and the working time.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the book specific information is collected at the place where the book is arranged, and a file is created based on the collected book specific information. It can be done with very little effort. According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the file is described in a text format, the created file can be read by most computers.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the book to be searched can be confirmed before the search, so that the book information which is not to be updated due to a mistake in collecting the book specific information or the update is omitted. Mistakes can be prevented. According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, when the book information of most books within the predetermined range is to be updated, only the book identification information of the books not to be updated need be collected. Can be greatly reduced, and the labor and the working time of the worker can be reduced more efficiently.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, a book to be updated can be specified for each update operation, so that even if a plurality of processes are performed continuously, collection of book identification information is performed every time. There is no need to perform this, and the labor of the operator can be further reduced. According to the invention described in claim 8, in addition to the effects of the invention described in claim 1 or 7, the book management program according to the present invention can be distributed. Therefore, a person who has obtained a recording medium on which such a program is recorded can easily construct a book management system using a general computer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a book management system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a flow of a batch update process of a database in the above.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displayed on a monitor of the book information management device.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a dialog box for selecting an ID file.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displaying a database search result.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a process for displaying a list of search results of a database.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a mode change for excluding update targets.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a screen displaying an update result.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of an update target specifying process by NOT condition specification.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of a dialog box for setting a search range.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10: Book information management device 26: Database 30: Portable terminal device

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A book information registering means for registering various kinds of book information attached to each book, and a file creation for collecting book specifying information assigned to each book and creating a file listing the collected book specifying information Means for searching for various kinds of book information registered in the book information registering means based on book specifying information arranged in the file created by the file creating means, and displaying a list of various kinds of book information A book management system comprising: a book information update unit that collectively updates specific book information with respect to various kinds of book information displayed by the book information display means. 2. The file creation means according to claim 1, wherein said file creation means is a portable type of book identification information collecting means for collecting book identification information assigned to each book, and said book identification information is collected by said book identification information collection means. The book management system according to claim 1, wherein the book management system includes: a conversion unit configured to convert the specified information into a file in which specific information is listed. 3. The book management system according to claim 1, wherein the file is a text file. 4. The book information display means retrieves various book information associated with the book specified by the book identification information from the book information registration means, and displays a list of various book information. The book management system according to claim 1. 5. The book information display means includes a search range setting means for setting a search range for searching the book information registration means, and the file is listed in the search range set by the search range setting means. The book information registering means retrieves various book information attached to the book except for the book specified by the specified book identification information, and displays a list of the various book information. The book management system according to one of the above. 6. The book information updating means includes book specifying means for specifying a book which is not to be updated from various book information for each book displayed by the book information display means. The book management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein various kinds of book information of books other than the book specified by the means are updated collectively. 7. A book information registration step of registering various kinds of book information associated with each book, a file creation for collecting book identification information assigned to each book, and creating a file listing the collected book identification information. A book information display for searching various book information registered in the book information registration step based on book identification information listed in the file created in the file creation step, and displaying a list of various book information A book management method, comprising: a book information update step of collectively updating specific book information with respect to various kinds of book information displayed in the book information display step. 8. A book information registration function for registering various kinds of book information attached to each book, a file creation function for collecting book identification information assigned to each book, and creating a file listing the collected book identification information. A book information display for searching various book information registered in the book information registration function and displaying a list of various book information based on the book identification information listed in the file created by the file creation function; A recording medium storing a book management program for realizing: a function; and a book information update function of collectively updating specific book information with respect to various kinds of book information displayed by the book information display function.