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Thibodcau, K. Overview of Technological Approaches to Digital Preservation and Challenges in Corning Years. The State of Digital Preservation: An International Perspective, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR), Washington, D.C., SAD, srpanj 2002., str. 4-31. Trusted Digital Repositories: Attributes and Responsibilities, RLG-OCLC Report, RLG, Mountain View, CA, SAD, svibanj 2002. URL: http://www.rlg.org/longterm/repositories.pdf (25. 10. 2003.) Summary DIGITAL ARCHIVÁL MATERIALS: POSSIBILITIES FOR THEIR PROTECTION AND LONG-TERM PRESERVATION The author explains a problem of preservation of archivál materials in electronic form. He analyses a structure of electronic objects by breaking it down into three levels - physical, logical, and conceptual. Each levél has its own characteristics and characteristics that result from the level interconnections. The author explains their role in the process of long-term preservation of digital materials. Further he defines the problem of preservation as a problem of enabling access to electronic resources through the long-time period. The author analyses specific issues dealing with a preservation of authenticity in electronic environment through the description of the structure of electronic record and its basic characteristics. He gives a critical view of the system for identification, evaluation and selection of preservation methods. Finally, he elaborates the criteria for institutional readiness and ambition for the long-time preservation of digital materials. Key words: protection of digital materials, authenticity preservation, longterm preservation