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.