Investigation and Analysis of Book Crossing Activities in University Library

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The paper investigates the book crossing activity in 30 university libraries, and analyzes the emergence and spread of book crossing in university library, its organization process, external support,source of books in question, crossing station, rules of crossing, as well as crossing cycle. Targeting at some
problems regarding sources, return rate, follow-up work and continuty, it puts forward several suggestions:repositioning of university libraries, scientific establishment of crossing stations, improvement of publicity,encouragement of students’ participation, and detail design of the crossing activities.

Key words: University library, Book crossing, Reading

E Lijun. Investigation and Analysis of Book Crossing Activities in University Library[J]. LIBRARY JOURNAL.

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