BookCrossing Project (School of Business, Minsk)

BookCrossing Project

By Anna Krivko, Anastasia Razumova, Viktoria Lozovik, Maria Korozhan

Content• Existing problem• Solution (project description)• Examples of other universities• Advantages of the project• Needed resources• Possible modification of the project

Existing problem

• Everyone wants to read • It’s expensive to buy books very often• Not every book is available freely

online• Not every book is present online/in the

shop• Most books are used only once• Books can be thrown away if they are

not needed anymore

Our solutionBookcrossing Project at SBMT• Bring a book that you have already

read/will never read/don’t need anymore/haven’t used (textbooks)• Leave the book on the shelve for

another person• Choose an interesting/useful book for

yourself

Advantages of BookCrossing Environmentally friendly

effect Promotion of Reading

Saving money Available books for

entertainment Available books for studying

BookCrossing in other universities: • Moscow State University• University of Málaga• University of Birmingham• University of Freiburg • Università di Bologna

What resources are required?Just several shelves

(simple variant) o Near the main entrance,

Moskovskaya 5o At least two shelves placed

through one floor

Some creative solutions

Book crossing

modification

Internet page (the group in VK or Facebook)- Easy exchange of books

- The possibility to find a person with a desired book

- Exchange of the study materials- Landing of books with returning back

If you love your books,

let them go