CHAPTER IV

PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

4.1 Introduction

Automation of different processes is the main factor that changes our environment.

It changes difficult task to a fast and efficient one. Within their existence, their performance

must be monitored according to their expected functions and results. Automated systems

are also monitored to the changes it brings to the environment where it was implemented.

The developed system which is entitled “Web-based Library Management System

of EWC” undergone testing to determine if all the systems features and functionalities

would fit to the expected end-users needs and to show the difference in terms of efficiency

between the manual and automated library processes of the school. Through the

performance analysis, the developed project will be measured if it responds to the stated

problems mentioned in chapter 1.

This chapter presented the testing that the group had conducted and agreed to

conclude whether the developed system answers all the issues and problems that a manual

library system had encountered. Furthermore, these observations were performed to justify

the efficiency and reliability of the developed project.

The results on the conducted testing activities showed that all the problems of the

manual library processes of East West Colleges were resolved through the developed

modules of the system. Testing is very important during the development of the project

because it shows whether the system met the desired goal and expectations as well as its

functionality.

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 With the help of questionnaires that were distributed to the respondents namely the

admin librarian, librarian and students, our group can tabulate the gathered answers and

present the gathered data and discuss it later in this chapter.

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4.2 Acceptance Testing

Acceptance testing is normally the responsibility of the intended customer of the

software under development. The testing is typically performed prior to the customer

officially accepting the software product. The aim of this type of testing is not actually to

find defects, but to provide a level of confidence in the software and to act as an assessment

of the products readiness for deployment. A company may have paid a significant sum of

money to a software development company to provide them with a product. So it is in the

receiving company's best interests to perform some kind of test to ensure the product does

what it was intended to do, and operates as expected. This type of testing may not be the

last phase of software testing though, as depending on the software/system, an integration

test may be required too.

This type of software testing is also valid at other stages of the software

development lifecycle. Also, Acceptance Testing of a functional enhancement can be

performed before a System Test, or Acceptance testing of the usability of a component can

be done during the component testing phase. Unlike most other forms of software testing,

the test cases are known to both customer and developer. The test cases can be created by

either the developer or the customer, but typically both parties will be involved in the test

case reviews. The type of testing techniques employed in this type of software testing are

traditionally 'Black-Box', as there is normally a high level of customer/end user input.

Acceptance Testing can also be considered to be a category in itself, as there are

other types of software testing that belong to it, such as:

4.2.1 Operational Acceptance Testing

This type of testing typically revolves around the tasks associated with a System

Administrator such as; disaster recovery, backups/restores, maintenance tasks and security

vulnerabilities. This type of testing is often referred to as operational readiness testing.

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 4.2.2 User Acceptance Testing

This type of software testing is typically performed by business users. The product

will be fully developed at this stage, and testing will be done using real-world usage

scenarios and a cross-section of typical end-user profiles may be used.

4.2.3 Contract and regulation acceptance testing

Contract acceptance testing is typically performed against a set of criteria

documented within the contract for the production of the software. This criteria should be

defined when the contract is actually agreed upon. Similarly, regulation acceptance testing

is executed against regulations that need be adhered to, such safety or government

regulations. [OWOE2012].

4.2.4 Results and Analysis

The developers analyzed the data gathered by using statistical interpretations.

Formula to generate weighted mean:

WM = f__ * 100%
N
Where:

WM = Weighted Mean
f = frequency of responses
N = total numbers of respondent

The developers provided the following interpretation of the computed weighted

mean in order to properly evaluate the performance of the developed system.

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 Range Scale Adjectival Interpretation

4.00 – 5.00 5 Excellent (of superior quality)

3.00 – 3.99 4 Above Average (exceeds the minimum standard)

2.00 – 2.99 3 Average(meets the minimum standard)

1.00 – 1.99 2 Fair (does not meet the minimum standard)

0 – 0.99 1 Poor (needs improvement)

Table. 4.1 Likert-Scale

Table 4.2 Respondent’s User Acceptance Testing on Admin Librarian Module (A-1 to A-
12), of Web-based Library Management System of East West Colleges.

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1 WM

A-1 Log-in Form

Allows the admin librarian to log-in and enter the 0 1 0 0 0 4

admin librarian page
A-2 Admin Librarian Page– to verify aesthetic appeal and the required
functionalities of the Homepage

Animated logo – the moving logo is for 1 0 0 0 0 5

aesthetics purpose only.
Account Information – displays admin librarian’s 0 1 0 0 0 4
information, edit and change password.
View Due Reserved Book – displays the details 0 1 0 0 0 4
of the reserved that hasn’t claimed by the
borrower.
View Due Borrowed Book – displays the details 0 1 0 0 0 4
of the book that expires its time available for
borrowing.
Open/close student reservation – enables admin 0 1 0 0 0 4
librarian to close or open the book reservation in
the student module.

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 View Statistics – displays the statistical graph of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the borrowed book presented dynamically.
Log-out – allows the admin librarian to sign-out 0 1 0 0 0 4
of the admin librarian module.
Total Book Count – displays the total number of 0 1 0 0 0 4
books inside the library for the present day.
Total Unreturned Book – displays the total 0 1 0 0 0 4
number of book that was not yet returned for the
present day.
Calendar – allows the admin librarian to view the 0 1 0 0 0 4
previous, current and the next day.
A-3 Book
Book Information – displays book’s information 0 1 0 0 0 4
with edit, activate or deactivate a book.
Search Book – provides textbox for searching 0 1 0 0 0 4
books by its title.
Borrow Book – displays the information of the 0 1 0 0 0 4
books with a button that enables the admin
librarian to borrow a book.
Reserve Book - displays the information of the 0 1 0 0 0 4
books with a button that enables the admin
librarian to reserve a book.
View Borrowed Book – displays the information 0 1 0 0 0 4
of the borrowed books with a button that enables
the admin librarian to return and renew a book.
View Accession – displays the information of the 0 1 0 0 0 4
books with a button that enables the admin
librarian to view the book’s accessions.
Publisher Information - displays book’s publisher 0 1 0 0 0 4
with edit, activate or deactivate book publisher
button.
Edit edition – displays edition’s information with 0 1 0 0 0 4
edit information button.
A-4 Reference
Website Information – displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the website with buttons that enables the admin
librarian to edit, activate or deactivate a website.
Cd/Dvd Information - displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the cd/dvd with buttons that enables the admin
librarian to edit, activate or deactivate a cd/dvd.

A-5 Author
Author Information – displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the author with buttons that enables the admin
librarian to edit, activate or deactivate an author.

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 A-6 Subject
Subject Information – displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the subject with buttons that enables the admin
librarian to edit, activate or deactivate a subject.

A-7 Category
Category Information – displays the information 0 1 0 0 0 4
of the category with buttons that enables the admin
librarian to edit, activate or deactivate a category.

A-8 Student
Student Information – displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the students.

A-9 Librarian
Librarian Information – displays the information 0 1 0 0 0 4
of the librarian with buttons that enables the admin
librarian to activate or deactivate a librarian.

A-10 Reports
 Borrowed Books Report 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Mostly Borrowed Books Report 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Rarely Borrowed Books Report 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Average Borrowed Books Report 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Reserved Books Report 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Recently Added Books Report 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Deactivated Books Report 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Weeding Books 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Library User 0 1 0 0 0 4
A-11 Book Summary
 Total Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Available Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Recently Added Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Deactivated Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Borrowed Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Returned Borrowed Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Unreturned Borrowed Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Reserved Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Claimed Reserved Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Unclaimed Reserved Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Total Denied Reserved Book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Percentage of off-hand book 0 1 0 0 0 4

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  Percentage of on-hand book 0 1 0 0 0 4
 Percentage of book to be weeded 0 1 0 0 0 4
A-12 Add
Add new book – allows the admin librarian to add 0 1 0 0 0 4
a new book in the provided textbox. This includes
drop-down selection box for optional data input.
Add new website url – allows the admin librarian 0 1 0 0 0 4
to add a new website’s url in the provided textbox.
This includes drop-down selection box for
optional data input.
Add new cd/dvd – allows the admin librarian to 0 1 0 0 0 4
add a new cd/dvd in the provided textbox. This
includes drop-down selection box for optional
data input.
Adds new category – allows the admin librarian to 0 1 0 0 0 4
add a new category in the provided textbox.
Add new subject – allows the admin librarian to 0 1 0 0 0 4
add a new subject in the provided textbox.
Adds new accession – allows the admin librarian 0 1 0 0 0 4
to add a new accession. This includes drop-down
selection box for optional data input.
Adds new librarian – allows the admin librarian to 0 1 0 0 0 4
add a new librarian in the provided textbox. This
includes drop-down selection box for optional
data input.
General Weighted Average 4.01

The table above, (Table 4.2/A-1-A-12) shows the respondent’s overall appraisal on

how to manage all the transactions and all the library resources as well as to monitor the

books inside the school’s library. The test item where appraised by respondent as Above

Average with a WM ranging 4.00-5.00 with no common and defects detected by the

respondent.

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Table 4.3 Respondent’s User Acceptance Testing on Librarian Module (L-1 to L-10), of
Web-based Library Management System of East West Colleges.

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1 WM

L-1 Log-in Form

Allows the librarian to log-in and enter the 1 0 0 0 0 5

librarian page
L-2 Librarian Page– to verify aesthetic appeal and the required functionalities of
the Homepage

Animated logo – the moving logo is for 1 0 0 0 0 5

aesthetics purpose only.
Account Information – displays librarian’s 1 0 0 0 0 5
information, edit and change password.
View Due Reserved Book – displays the details 1 0 0 0 0 5
of the reserved that hasn’t claimed by the
borrower.
View Due Borrowed Book – displays the details 1 0 0 0 0 5
of the book that expires its time available for
borrowing.
Log-out – allows the librarian to sign-out of the 0 1 0 0 0 4
librarian module.
Total Book Count – displays the total number of 1 0 0 0 0 5
books inside the library for the present day.
Total Unreturned Book – displays the total 1 0 0 0 0 5
number of book that was not yet returned for the
present day.
Calendar – allows the librarian to view the 0 1 0 0 0 4
previous, current and the next day.
L-3 Book
Book Information – displays book’s information 1 0 0 0 0 5
with edit, activate or deactivate a book.
Search Book – provides textbox for searching 1 0 0 0 0 5
books by its title.
Borrow Book – displays the information of the 1 0 0 0 0 5
books with a button that enables the librarian to
borrow a book.

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 Reserve Book - displays the information of the 1 0 0 0 0 5
books with a button that enables the librarian to
reserve a book.
View Borrowed Book – displays the information 1 0 0 0 0 5
of the borrowed books with a button that enables
the librarian to return and renew a book.
View Accession – displays the information of the 1 0 0 0 0 5
books with a button that enables the librarian to
view the book’s accessions.
Publisher Information - displays book’s publisher 1 0 0 0 0 5
with edit, activate or deactivate book publisher
button.
Edit edition – displays edition’s information with 0 1 0 0 0 4
edit information button.
L-4 Reference
Website Information – displays the information of 1 0 0 0 0 5
the website with buttons that enables the librarian
to edit, activate or deactivate a website.
Cd/Dvd Information - displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the cd/dvd with buttons that enables the librarian
to edit, activate or deactivate a cd/dvd.
L-5 Author
Author Information – displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the author with buttons that enables the librarian
to edit, activate or deactivate an author.
L-6 Subject
Subject Information – displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the subject with buttons that enables the librarian
to edit, activate or deactivate a subject.
L-7 Category
Category Information – displays the information 1 0 0 0 0 5
of the category with buttons that enables the
librarian to edit, activate or deactivate a category.

L-8 Student
Student Information – displays the information of 0 1 0 0 0 4
the students.

L-9 Reports
 Borrowed Books Report 1 0 0 0 0 5
 Reserved Books Report 1 0 0 0 0 5
 Recently Added Books Report 1 0 0 0 0 5
 Deactivated Books Report 1 0 0 0 0 5

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 L-10 Add
Add new book – allows the librarian to add a new 1 0 0 0 0 5
book in the provided textbox. This includes drop-
down selection box for optional data input.
Add new website url – allows the librarian to add 1 0 0 0 0 5
a new website’s url in the provided textbox. This
includes drop-down selection box for optional
data input.
Add new cd/dvd – allows the librarian to add a 1 0 0 0 0 5
new cd/dvd in the provided textbox. This includes
drop-down selection box for optional data input.
Adds new category – allows the librarian to add a 0 1 0 0 0 4
new category in the provided textbox.
Add new subject – allows the librarian to add a 1 0 0 0 0 5
new subject in the provided textbox.
Adds new accession – allows the librarian to add 1 0 0 0 0 5
a new accession. This includes drop-down
selection box for optional data input.
General Weighted Average 4.75

The table above, (Table 4.2/L-1-A-10) shows the respondent’s overall appraisal on

how to manage all the transactions and all the library resources as well as to monitor the

books inside the school’s library. The test item where appraised by respondent as Excellent

with a WM ranging 4.00-5.00 with no common and defects detected by the respondent.

Table 4.4 Respondent’s User Acceptance Testing on Student Module (S-1), of Web-based
Library Management System of East West Colleges.

Criteria 5 4 3 2 1 WM

S-1 Student Page

Search Books –enables the student to search

books.

o Search Book by Title 10 0 0 0 0 5

o Search Book by Author 10 0 0 0 0 5
o Search Book by Subject 9 1 0 0 0 4.9
o Search Book by Edition 9 1 0 0 0 4.9
o Search Book by Publisher 10 0 0 0 0 5

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 o Search Book by Category 10 0 0 0 0 5
View Website – enables the student to view 8 2 0 0 0 4.8
website’s url
View CD/DVD – enables the student to view 4 6 0 0 0 4.4
details of CD/DVD
View all reserved book – enables the student to 10 0 0 0 0 5
view the list of all reserved book
View all borrowed book - enables the student to 10 0 0 0 0 5
view the list of all borrowed book
View all book - enables the student to view the 10 0 0 0 0 5
list of all book
General Weighted Average 4.90

The table above, (Table 4.2/S-1) shows the respondent’s overall appraisal on how

to search books by title, author, subject, edition, publisher, and category as well as to

reserve a book in the student module. The test item where appraised by respondents as

Excellent with a WM ranging 4.00-5.00 with no common and defects detected by the

respondent.

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4.3 Summary

This section of the capstone project shows results of the analysis by interpreting the

data gathered by our group during the activities of testing the project using questionnaire

as a survey material. Our group used a survey which is centered on the functionality and

usability of the web-based library management system of EWC to the expected end-users

of the project. These users of the system were mainly the administrator, librarian and

students who can benefit with this project.

Based on the conducted survey, the respondents gave an over-all rating of 4.553 to

the user’s functionality of the system as tested.

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