> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.libnova.com/labdrive/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.libnova.com/labdrive/data-curation-and-preservation-1/how-to-deal-with-additional-information/packaging-information.md). # Packaging Information An information Package is quite a general object and the Packaging Information describes how the various components are arranged and how they can be extracted. OAIS does not provide any details for the SIP or DIP. On the other hand OAIS provides a great deal of requirements for the Archival Information Package (AIP), and so the bulk of the following is about the AIP. Only the [XFDU ](https://public.ccsds.org/Pubs/661x0b1.pdf)packaging format maps directly to the OAIS Archival Information Package. An OAIS AIP may be as simple as a collection of pointers to the various components required by OAIS, namely * Data Object * Representation Information * Provenance Information * Fixity Information * Reference Information * Context Information * Access Rights Information The packaging Information would in such as case be definition of the way in which the pointers may be identified. For example the [discussion of BAGIT](https://docs.libnova.com/labdrive/data-curation-and-preservation-1/how-to-deal-with-additional-information/pages/-MdHF4peoBD5KUkPiXR2#labdrive-and-aips-as-bagit-files.) shows how to identify and extract the various components of the AIP. A ZIP or TAR or other general "box/holder" containing all the components in a flat structure could also be an AIP as long as it was accompanied by the instructions as to how to identify and extract the various required components, for example having such instructions in a simple text file. On the other hand, despite the name, the [E-ARK AIP specification](https://earkaip.dilcis.eu/pdf/eark-aip.pdf) does not seem to be compatible with the OAIS AIP because it does not seem possible to assign a place for the various required components, for example the Representation Information. --- # Agent Instructions This documentation is published with GitBook. GitBook is the documentation platform designed so that both humans and AI agents can read, navigate, and reason over technical content effectively. Learn more at gitbook.com. ## Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter, and the optional `goal` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.libnova.com/labdrive/data-curation-and-preservation-1/how-to-deal-with-additional-information/packaging-information.md?ask=&goal= ``` `ask` is the immediate question: it should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. `goal` is optional and describes the broader end goal you are ultimately trying to accomplish on behalf of the user. GitBook uses it to tailor the answer towards what is most useful for that goal. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.