Chapter 1. Free Reading Zones: An Introduction

Abstract

Chapter 1 of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 7), “Free Reading Zones: Transforming Access to Books through Technology”

The Free Reading Zones (FREZ) project turns public and private spaces into open virtual libraries for the sake of enabling reading, promoting literacy, and exposing books for discovery through strategic marketing. In chapter 1 of this issue of Library Technology Reports (vol. 53, no. 7), “Free Reading Zones: Transforming Access to Books through Technology,” Roncevic provides an in-depth overview of FREZ—its mission, vision, and business model and the library’s role in the project.