online booking system

hello all, im a student and looking to create a online booking system for some labs at my university. The final system should provide information about lab functions, equipments, availability, etc.
does anybody have any ideas on where i should start, and which kind of programe i should use,

thank any1 that can provide me with any help!

You're best using a web application i.e. one that runs on a web server and written in a language like Php or Perl. No need to reinvent the wheel as you will be able to find lots of projects on Sourceforge which can be modified to meet your needs. Check out this link which searches Sourceforge for projects to do with "booking systems".

hi,
how about a neat client server architechture, with some database at the server end, and web interface at the client end?
make sure most calculation are done client end so that you dont overburden the server end!!!
i would also suggest you go through DaLight's suggestions