n.information in binary form and its associated metadataBesser 2003, 62It [the Open Archival Information System reference model] rests upon the central concept of “information packages,” meaning the data or bit stream itself and the “representation information” that allows the interpretation of the bit stream as meaningful information. These may be regarded as analogous to the concepts of data and metadata.Lee and Tibbo 2011, 134An “Information Package” is a logical unit that includes both a digital object and the other types of information that should be associated with the digital object in order to preserve and provide meaningful access to it over time.Daines 2013, 112An information package has two components: (1) the digital object and (2) the metadata necessary to support the long-term preservation of that digital object.
