TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose The purpose of this study is to attempt a brief presentation of book exchange practices, as these are unfolding around the world. Then, the authors focus on free exchange libraries and analyse different aspects of the phenomenon. Finally, the authors are presenting the first hesitant steps of the phenomenon in Greece, linking it with the crisis that has lately been plaguing the Greek society.Design/methodology/approach The widespread and constantly surging movement of exchange libraries has attracted thousands of fans around the world; also, it is multifaceted and constantly transforming. In this paper, the authors are attempting to charter the phenomenon generally and specifically in Greece through relevant sources and on-the-spot observation.Findings The authors believe that free exchange libraries will continue to multiply both globally and in Greece, and that, through this movement, the audience gives an answer to the economic crisis and the crisis of values, making yet another step in the course towards satisfying the demand for a better world.Originality/value This paper is one of the few attempts to reflect-charter the phenomenon and probably one of the first to be accomplished under a sociological spectrum.
VL  - 66
IS  - 1/2
SN  - 0024-2535
DO  - 10.1108/LR-06-2016-0049
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/LR-06-2016-0049
AU  - Bikos Georgios
AU  - Papadimitriou Panagiota
PY  - 2017
Y1  - 2017/01/01
TI  - Exchange libraries: Greece’s response to a global trend
T2  - Library Review
PB  - Emerald Publishing Limited
SP  - 28
EP  - 38
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -