Information Packages (2)

An Archival Information Package (AIP) comprises two separate objects:



• Content Information
  • The information that is the primary object of preservation. Containing a Digital Object and any Representation Information (technical metadata) needed to transform this object into meaningful information
• Preservation Description Information
  • other metadata “which will allow the understanding of the Content Information over an indefinite period of time”

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