UM Readr CirclOUR VERY OWN ONLINE LIBRARY!

A Humble Beginning

How it all started

Have you ever…

Read a book sooo good, you feel like everybody have to read this!

Have a lot books, had read ‘em once, and now they’re stacking in numbers. It will be put into good use if you could lend it for someone else to read.

Wishing to read an interesting book, but currently out of money or the bookstore is out of stock :(

We share the same problem. Yeah.

Thus, an initiative is taken and we would like to make a kick-start of something BIG.

Imagine – a reading community where people can recommend good reads lend and share books or even borrow those books in you wish list

Oh, yes. We are one step closer to that!

Once upon a time…

Yerp, we had this once. Our very own online library.

But still, it was experimental. The link was too long, the tables are complicated, no admin to synchronize everything.

That’s it. We had enough. So, we need to remake a whole new system.

Now presenting…JENG, JENG, JENG… (DRUM ROLL BACKGROUND)

~ UM Readr Circl ~

Fine, the name sucks. The icon is horrible. We can change em later.

How Can You Take Part?STAND UP AND STAND OUT IN THE COMMUNITY

1) We need Admins! You have seen it. We will now use this Facebook

fanpage to operate.

Jobscope: keep this page lively and updated Update new books available Update availability status of borrowed books Check borrowing requests Post anything related to reading Responds to page private messages

2) We need Librarians!

Well, this is a virtual library with no single bookcase. What would you expect?

Librarians are the middleman. Take books from lenders Give books to borrowers Return books to owners Keep a record of all transactions

3) We need Contributors! Your books, put ‘em into good use. Give a chance for

others to read.

Here are the steps Submit your books list You keep the books to you When someone requests to borrow, a librarian will

notify you and take the book from you. When the books are returned, the librarian will give

em back to you.

Book submission page

4) We need YOU. Readers. This is what everything is all about. Having books

available for you to read.

This is how to do it Open up our facebook page. Hit ‘photos’. The books are assorted according to

genre albums. Send a private message to the page admin to

request for a book. The librarian will contact you to receive the book. When you are done, return the book to the librarian.

As simple as that.

Book album

Making a request

What’s up next?PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

1) Expansion Currently this service is available among ourselves. 3rd

year medical students.

For the future, we are targeting to get the crowd from our seniors, our juniors or even involving the whole UM campus community.

The more, the merrier :D

Lets see if everything went well.

2) E-book/PDF section Go green! Save the earth! Get paperless!

Yerp. We plan to create a community where sharing physical books are not enough, we dwell into sharing e-books.

Formats acceptable: .pdf, .epub

Also, proving step-by-step tutorial to convert your smartphone into an e-book reader. Gen-Y. We rule!

3) Diskopi

Huh. What on earth is that?

Diskusi kedai kopi. Take some time to meet and greet fellow readers.

Share book recommendations or summarize what you have recently read for others.

Maybe done twice monthly according to availability.

4) Book sale Yeah. Together we stand. Divided we fall.

Purchase books in bulks to get a cheaper price.

Also share info on book sales and we can go out book hunting together.

‘Wakaf’ your bookstore membership card for mutual benefit. You get to collect points, we get to collect discounts~

5) Charity run

Have any unused books? Too sad to dump it to recycling center? Lets just give em away!

Collect books especially children reading materials and we will send em to any charitable centers (orphanage) around Klang Valley.

May this be your continuous deed even after you are buried 6 feet under the ground.

6) Anything else you can think of

Yes, the ideas are infinite. Imagination is the limit. You made this possible.

This community grows along with its members. We are not affiliated to anybody, thus we shape it according the way we want it.

Any suggestions are warmly appreciated.

1. Read (Proclaim!) In the Name of your Lord who created2. Created man, out of a clot (of congealed blood).3. Read (Proclaim), and your Lord is the Most Generous,4. who taught by the Pen,5. Taught man that which he knew not.Jazakumullah khairan kathira.-WMF-