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VLib is a digital library platform targeting college library systems that utilises a vector database for discovering required resources and thereby making information accessible to all users irrespective of their knowledge level. It overcomes the incapability of present systems to handle descriptive queries thereby limiting information access.

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VLIB - A College Library Management System built on Vector Database 💪💪

A library management platform that simplifies the search experience in a library by allowing any user to use any basic natural query to find the most appropriate resource 🧠. Simply put, the goal is to design a system that improves the search experience for users and make it easier to find 🔍 what they are looking for.

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Technologies used :

  • ReactJS
  • DJango
  • PostgreSQL
  • pgvector
  • Mixtral

Key Features:

  • Use as a replacement for conventional library management systems by adding books/material of various types and thereby building a database.
  • Search for books using very basic and descriptive questions rather than specifically including certain keywords like author name, topic name etc.
  • Obtain AI generated answers for queries based on content from available top results reducing one step especially if youre in a lookout for quick answers
  • Will take you to the exact page of the book/material that discusses the content requested in the query.
  • LRU based semantic caching has been enabled for getting quicker results. It caches the most common search queries (eg: most beginner users search the same topics in the library) and loads it in when a queery of high semantic similarity is typed in.

Setting up the frontend:

  1. Install all packages with npm install
  2. Add the backend API url in src/pages/consts.js
  3. Run the server with npm start
  4. Enjoy!!

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VLib is a digital library platform targeting college library systems that utilises a vector database for discovering required resources and thereby making information accessible to all users irrespective of their knowledge level. It overcomes the incapability of present systems to handle descriptive queries thereby limiting information access.

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