Seer e pdf/a na preservação do periódico archivos rio-grandenses de medicina: relato de experiência

Abstract: The article describes the process of scanning a journal of the historical collection, from the biblioteca famed/hcpa (faculdade de medicina da universidade federal do rio grande do sul – ufrgs e hospital de clínicas de porto alegre), called archivos rio-grandenses de medicina. this report includes a brief theoretical review about the changes in the process of publishing and dissemination of scientific journals, as well as the development of technologies for preservation and access. it also describes the conversion of digital representatives of the articles to pdf/ and available online through the portal seer ufrgs, of the issues of the journal. finally, it highlights the importance of metadata for indexing and information retrieval.