Library Management System

A simple ASP.NET Core MVC library management system built with .NET 8, Entity Framework Core and ASP.NET Core Identity. The project includes role-based authentication, user profiles, book catalog, member management and borrowing tracking with sample data seeding.

Features

• ASP.NET Core MVC (.NET 8)
• Entity Framework Core with SQL Server
• ASP.NET Core Identity with custom ApplicationUser
• Role-based access: Admin, Librarian, User
• Database seeding (roles, admin, librarian, sample users, books, members, borrowings)
• CRUD for Books, Members and Borrowings
• Seeded sample data for development and testing

Prerequisites

• .NET 8 SDK
• Visual Studio 2022 (or newer) with ASP.NET and web development workload
• SQL Server instance (LocalDB or full SQL Server)

Project structure (important folders)

• Controllers — MVC controllers (BooksController, MembersController, BorrowingsController, AccountController, HomeController)
• Models — Domain and Identity models (ApplicationUser, Book, Member, Borrowing)
• Data — SeedData and seeding logic
• Context — ApplicationDbContext EF Core DbContext
• Views — Razor views
• wwwroot — Static assets (CSS, JS, images)
• Migrations — EF Core migrations

Identity & Authentication

• Identity is configured in Program.cs and uses the custom ApplicationUser.
• Roles are seeded in ApplicationDbContext.OnModelCreating and also ensured by SeedData.
• Cookie settings and password policies are configured in Program.cs.