Cyprus Medical Libraries Project: International Collaboration for Electronic Document Delivery and Full-Text Database Development

Through funding from the Middle East Cancer Consortium, ({MECC}) and a partnership with the {Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library} at the University of Utah, Cyprus medical libraries now have access to an electronic document delivery system and a full-text database of Cypriot cancer and health literature. This paper will describe the process of establishing these services. Because access to current health literature is essential for quality health care, the authors believe that international cooperation and collaboration of this type should be encouraged and expanded. The benefit to the smaller library with limited funding is dramatic and the impact on the larger library providing the service is minimal.