Access to online resources in social sciences in Lithuania.

Providing relevant information corresponding to end-user needs is the main goal of each library. Those of us living in the developed world do have budgets and are free to buy books, subscribe to paper or e-journals, to the variety of other on-line resources and thus satisfy user needs. Those of us living in developing countries or countries in transition face various - cultural, educational, political, financial - obstacles in getting access to the needed information. To overcome those obstacles and help libraries of such countries to deal with e-resources an independent foundation eIFL.net (Electronic Information for Libraries) was set up in 2003. The paper describes how Lithuanian libraries, due to their participation in eIFL.net activities, had changed: they set up a library consortium, consolidated the library community in the country, started fundraising campaigns, got access to on-line resources, and provided training for librarians and end-users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]