Bookit is a powerful and modern library management system designed to simplify book tracking, user management, and lending workflows. Built with C# and .NET, it offers an elegant and efficient platform for libraries of any size to digitize their operations and improve member engagement.
✅ Inventory Management
Track books, authors, genres, and multiple copies with full lifecycle support.
✅ Member Management
Register members, manage profiles, and maintain lending histories.
✅ Smart Lending System
Handle book loans, returns, due dates, and overdue reminders seamlessly.
✅ Reviews & Ratings
Allow members to rate and review books to enhance discovery.
✅ Wishlists & Recommendations
Enable users to create wishlists and get personalized suggestions.
✅ Fines & Transactions
Automated fine calculation for late returns and complete transaction history.
✅ Advanced Reporting
Generate insights for collection development and library growth strategies.
Bookit is built with a clean, maintainable architecture and modern .NET practices:
- 🔄 AutoMapper – Streamlines object-to-object mapping (DTOs, ViewModels, etc.)
- 🎯 FluentValidation – Ensures robust and readable model validation
- 🏛 Repository Pattern + Unit of Work – Clean, testable, and decoupled data access logic
- 🔐 Authentication & Authorization – Secure access with token-based (JWT) authentication and role-based access
- 📊 Serilog – Structured logging with support for file, console, and external sinks
- ⚡ Caching – Boosts performance via in-memory or distributed caching strategies
- 🧪 Entity Framework Core – Modern ORM with LINQ support and database migration handling
- 🌐 ASP.NET Web API – RESTful endpoints for smooth frontend-backend communication
- 📚 Library Management – Handles books, multiple copies, categories, authors, and genres
- 🔁 Loan & Return System – Manages checkouts, returns, due dates, and fine calculations
- ⭐ Ratings & Reviews – Allows members to review and rate books to aid discovery
- 📝 Wishlists & Recommendations – Personalized book suggestions and user-curated wishlists
- 📈 Analytics & Reporting – Insights into borrowing trends, overdue stats, and collection performance
- 🧱 Modular & Scalable Architecture – Built for long-term maintainability and easy feature expansion
- .NET Core
- C#
- SQL Server
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Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/your-username/Bookit.git cd Bookit -
Set up the database
dotnet ef database update
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Run the project
dotnet run
This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.
Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you’d like to change.
