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<center><h1><b><u>User Manual</u></b></h1></center>
<center><h2><u>Getting Started</u></h2></center>
<h3><u>Welcome Screen</u></h3>
This screen is the basis of the system. It is this screen that allows you to almost all of the other aspects of the inventory system. The large central box will initially be blank, but will be updated as the system is used to reflect recent changes to the library. The buttons along the side are what you use to navigate around the system. When you click on one, it will bring you to a page with the required forms for you to perform the designated action.
<h3><u>Logging in</u></h3>
Some operations can only be performed by Administrators. Any such operation will require an administrator privileges. In order for the operation to proceed you must enter accurate information matching the account of an existing administrator and hit the Enter button.

<center><h2><u>Book Management</u></h2></center>
<h3><u>Adding Books</u></h3>
When you click the Add Book button you will be brought to this page. To add a book you must have its ISBN and supply it in the designated field. Since only administrators can add books you must also supply a valid administrator username and password before hitting the Enter button.
<h3><u>Removing Books</u></h3>
To remove a book you must first be viewing it. You can get to the View Book page for a given book by either searching for it or browsing for it, both of which are described below in the Locating books section. When you are on the View Book page to remove the book click on the Remove button located near the bottom of the page.
Note: There will be a popup asking you to login if you attempt this to make sure that only Library Administrators remove books.
<h3><u>Modifying Books</u></h3>
To modify a book you must first be viewing it. You can get to the View Book page for a given book by either searching or browsing for it, both of which are described below in the Locating books section. When you are on the View Book page you can edit a book by changing the information listed in the fields on this page directly. When you are done updating the desired information simply click the Edit button to commit the changes.
Note: There will be a popup asking you to login if you attempt this to make sure that only Library Administrators edit book information.
<h3><u>Checking books in/out</u></h3>
To check a book in or out you must first be viewing it. You can get to the View Book page for a given book by either searching or browsing for it, both of which are described below in the Locating books section. When you are on the View Book page you can check a book in or out by clicking on the respective buttons for each located near the bottom of the page.
Note: There will be a popup asking you to login if you attempt this to make sure that only Library Administrators perform checkins and checkouts.

<center><h2><u>Locating Books</u></h2></center>
<h3><u>Searching for Books</u></h3>
When you click the Search button you will be brought to this page. You have the option of searching for a book by ISBN, keywords, title, or author(s) by typing the information into the respective boxes for each and pressing the Enter button. ISBN searches are performed independently of the other three criteria and thus there is a separate Enter button to perform searches by ISBN.
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After the search has been performed you will be brought to a web page with a list of books which meet the given criteria. To view the particular book you are interested in simply click the hyperlink to that book.
<h3><u>Browsing books</u></h3>
When you click the Browse button you will be brought to this page. This page is very similar to the page which results from performing a search, except that it shows a listing of every book in the library instead of just certain ones.
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Once again to view a particular book simply click on the associated hyperlink and you will be brought to its page.
<h3><u>Viewing checked out books</u></h3>
When you click the View Checked Out button you will be brought to this page. This is very much like the Browse page except that instead of showing every book, it only shows books which are currently checked out. Furthermore this page displays the user who checked out the book in front of the book itself, and the listing is sorted by these usernames.
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Once again to view a particular book simply click on the associated hyperlink and you will be brought to its page.

<center><h2><u>Additional Resources</u></h2></center>
<h3><u>Help</u></h3>
When you click the Help button you will be brought to this page. This page is an HTML version of the user manual.
<br><p align="center"><a href="main.php">Return to Main Page</a>
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