摘要：The medical Information Center and Library of Aichi Medical University put in place a system whereby local inhabitants were able to make practical use of the library resources on their own, and in addition, started collaboration with the neighboring public libraries. This report surveys the library image which the government and the library industry demand, the idea of the regional alliances that we are challenging, the results and the future prospects. Five libraries are working in close cooperation, for instance, making library pathfinders or putting together check lists for book selection. Our purpose is to collect high quality medical information materials and then make them available, thus supporting the promotion of the health of regional library users. There are innumerable problems to solve. It is important to struggle for the capacity in our daily routine to put our plan on track, keep it going, and maintain its growth. To this end, an exchange of knowledge and skills between public libraries and our medical library is essential.
