Library Management System (C++ CLI Project)

This is a console-based Library Management System written in C++ as a self-project by Ankit, a student at IIT Kanpur. The system is designed to handle basic library operations like managing books, issuing/returning transactions, user role handling, and admin privileges.

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Features

• Book Management

• Add new books (admin only)

• Display all books

• Search books by title

• Transaction Management

• Issue and return books (with auto-generated dates)

• Borrow limit: 2 books per user

• Return due in 30 days with overdue warning

• User Roles

• Student, Faculty, and Admin roles

• Admin has special password-protected access

• Each user can view their own transaction history

• File Persistence

• Books and transactions are saved to CSV files

• All data is loaded and saved automatically

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Technologies Used

• Language: C++
• File Handling: CSV via standard C++ file streams
• No external libraries used — fully standard C++

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Folder Structure

LibraryManagementSystem_CPP/ ├── src/ │ ├── main.cpp │ ├── Book.h / Book.cpp │ ├── User.h / User.cpp │ ├── Student.h / Student.cpp │ ├── Faculty.h / Faculty.cpp │ ├── Library.h / Library.cpp │ ├── Transaction.h / Transaction.cpp ├── data/ │ ├── books.csv │ ├── transactions.csv

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Admin Access

To log in as admin:

• User Type: Admin
• Password: Manager (case-sensitive)

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How to Run

Compile:

g++ main.cpp Book.cpp User.cpp Student.cpp Faculty.cpp Transaction.cpp Library.cpp -o main

then run main 
Make sure the data/ directory contains books.csv and transactions.csv before you run the program.