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Most packager plugins call upon Crosswalk plugins Plugins to translate the metadata between DSpace's object model and the package format.
More information about calling Packagers to ingest or disseminate content can be found in the Package Importer and Exporter section of the System Administration documentation.
Crosswalk Plugins
Crosswalks are software modules that translate between DSpace object metadata and a specific external representation. An Ingestion Crosswalk interprets the external format and crosswalks it to DSpace's internal data structure, while a Dissemination Crosswalk does the opposite.
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