Introduction   i 1


>   The major objective of using a digital library is to preserve the electronic documents and their links over the years.

>   To achieve this objective, an electronic document should be stored in more than one file system but, on another hand, its access through links should be file system independent.

>   The software solution should not be based exclusively on centralized resources.

>   The proposed digital library is organized along the paradigm of uniform repository.

>   Aditionally, the use of uniform repositories simplifies the software installation.


Storing documents in a digital library should avoid situations like the one below.


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