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Sudan American Foundation for Education, Inc.414 N. Henderson Road, Suite 1205Arlington VA 22202 USAE-mail: lee.burchinal@verizon.comThis paper describes the development of the online Directory of Lithuanian Resources at Selected Libraries, Archives, and Museums in the United States. Eighty-six potential sources of information about scholarly and non-scholarly printed materials as well as archival collections, museum artifacts, and audio-visual materials were identified from references in publications, previous surveys, and information obtained from Web sites of organizations. Based on available information, draft descriptions of the holdings or collections were prepared for 84 organizations and sent to them for verification andcorrection. Revised records for the 82 sources constitute the content of the Directory. The 82 sources contain an extensive and wide variety of materials, including large collections of books, serials, newspapers, and other materials in Lithuanian; substantial university and public library collections of Lithuanian-related materials; hundreds of named archives related to individuals, families, and groups; special collections of Lithuanian coins, military-related items, folk art, and memorabilia; and oral histories and films based on the experiences of Lithuanian émigrés. ; Sudan American Foundation for Education, Inc.414 N. Henderson Road, Suite 1205Arlington VA 22202 USAE-mail: lee.burchinal@verizon.comStraipsnyje nagrinėjamas internetinio žinyno Directory of Lithuanian Resources at Selected Libraries, Archives, and Museums in the United States (Lituanikos šaltinių kai kuriose bibliotekose, archyvuose ir muziejuose žinynas; prieiga per: www.lithuanian-american.org) kūrimas. Iš įvairių leidinių, apžvalgų ir organizacijų tinklo svetainių buvo surinkta informacija apie 86 potencialius šaltinius – apie mokslinę ir nemokslinę spausdintą medžiagą, archyvų kolekcijas, muziejų eksponatus, vaizdo ir garso dokumentus. Du iš šių šaltinių buvo išbraukti iš sąrašo, nes archyvai buvo perkelti į naujas nežinomas vietas JAV. Likusios 84 organizacijos apibūdintos remiantis turima informacija ir jų kolekcijų aprašais. Apibūdinimai buvo persiųsti patikrinti ir pataisyti. Į šį prašymą atsiliepė 82 organizacijos (arba 98 proc.) ir medžiaga apie jas buvo įtraukta į žinyną. Šios organizacijos saugo daug įvairios medžiagos: didžiules knygų, tęstinių leidinių, laikraščių bei kitos medžiagos kolekcijas lietuvių kalba, reikšmingus universitetinių ir viešųjų bibliotekų fondus, susijusius su Lietuva, šimtus archyvinės medžiagos vienetų apie asmenis, šeimas ar grupes, specialias lietuviškų monetų, kariškų daiktų, liaudies meno kūrinių, suvenyrų kolekcijas, žodinių istorijų įrašus ir filmus apie lietuvių emigrantų likimus. Tarp šių 82 aprašų – dvi JAV bibliotekos, kurios netrukus bus perkeltos į Lietuvą.
