The OAIS reference model (5)
• Archival Information Package (AIP):
• Content Information
– Original target of preservation
– Information Object (Data Object & Representation
Information)
• Preservation Description Information (PDI)
– other information (metadata) “which will allow the
understanding of the Content Information over an
indefinite period of time”
– A set of Information Objects
– Based on categories discussed in CPA/RLG
report: Preserving Digital Information (1996)
Beginners Guide to Metadata, Glasgow, 19 May 2004