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Designing a Library Database

Database Concepts and SQL Queries


Normalization:

First Normal Form (1NF): Ensure each attribute contains only atomic values (e.g.,
no lists or arrays within a single cell).
Second Normal Form (2NF): Eliminate partial dependencies. All non-key attributes
should be fully dependent on the primary key.
Third Normal Form (3NF): Remove transitive dependencies. No non-key attribute
should be dependent on another non-key attribute.
Data Types:

INTEGER: For numerical data (e.g., book ID, member ID).


VARCHAR: For variable-length character strings (e.g., book title, author name).
DATE: For date values (e.g., publication date, due date).
Relationships:

One-to-Many: A single entity can be related to multiple entities of another type


(e.g., one author can write many books).
Many-to-Many: Multiple entities of one type can be related to multiple entities of
another type (e.g., many members can borrow many books).

Table Creation

1. Books
CREATE TABLE Books (
BookID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Title VARCHAR(100),
Author VARCHAR(100),
PublicationDate DATE,
Genre VARCHAR(50)
);

2. Members

CREATE TABLE Members (


MemberID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
Name VARCHAR(100),
Address VARCHAR(200),
ContactNumber VARCHAR(20)
);

3. Loans
CREATE TABLE Loans (
LoanID INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
BookID INTEGER,
MemberID INTEGER,
LoanDate DATE,
DueDate DATE,
ReturnDate DATE,
FOREIGN KEY (BookID) REFERENCES Books(BookID),
FOREIGN KEY (MemberID) REFERENCES Members(MemberID)
);

SQL Queries
List all books by a specific author:

SELECT * FROM Books WHERE Author = 'J.K. Rowling';


Find all members who have overdue books:
SELECT * FROM Members
INNER JOIN Loans ON Members.MemberID = Loans.MemberID
WHERE Loans.DueDate < CURRENT_DATE();

Calculate the total number of books borrowed by a specific member:


SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Loans WHERE MemberID = 123;

Additional Considerations:

Indexes: Create indexes on frequently searched columns (e.g., BookID in the Loans
table) to improve query performance.
Data Integrity: Implement constraints (e.g., NOT NULL, UNIQUE) to ensure data
consistency.
Security: Consider security measures like user authentication and access control.
Scalability: Design the database to accommodate future growth and changes in
requirements.
This is a basic foundation for a library database. You can extend it further by
adding tables for genres, publishers, and more.

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