Tecnologias digitais e a preservaçao de documentos arquivísticos: uma introdução.

Abstract

This article brings some basic concepts fundamental to the understanding about the theme preservation of digital documents, in order to presentso that beginners can acquire a systematized view of the processes that involve document preservation in digital environments, contextualizing the relationships between technologies and archivology, through the use of digital tools in document management and preservation processes. The differences between the concepts of digital document, digital archival document and electronic document are explained in order to inform the reader about the characteristics that are distinct to them, as well as demonstrate that the use of digital technologies presents a series of challenges to be overcome by professionals working with documents in digital format. Long-term preservation strategies require constant investment due to rapid obsolescence due to constant updates of digital tools, for this reason, the use of description metadata and the encapsulation of digital objects are important procedures for the preservation of archival information.