Turning a Traditional Library into a Smart Library

Currently, traditional libraries, despite using information systems, are facing problems managing books. In this era of technology, traditional libraries need to innovate and adapt to the smart society. Technologies such as Internet-of-things (IoT) could be used to capture data in real time. Making use of business process re-engineering, a number of processes could be refined. Using a smart library management system that integrates IoT and automating a traditional library's core processes will propel the library towards a next-generation library. Users will be able to communicate smartly with IoT devices to perform relevant tasks. The paper therefore describes a traditional library system on a university campus and highlights challenges faced by such a system. Additionally, the paper explains how processes in the traditional library could be converted into a smart library using BPMN notation. The smart library aims to efficiently perform library management and solve traditional library problems.