diff --git a/includes/islandora.ingest.inc b/includes/islandora.ingest.inc
index 3e64dbf5..bb2ad31c 100644
--- a/includes/islandora.ingest.inc
+++ b/includes/islandora.ingest.inc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @file
- * This file contains ingest callback functions
+ * This file contains ingest callback functions.
  */
 
 /**
@@ -16,23 +16,69 @@ function islandora_ingest_get_information(AbstractFedoraObject $collection_objec
 }
 
 /**
- * @TODO: needs documentation
+ * Get an ingestable object.
+ * 
+ * @deprecated
+ *   Deprecated in favour of the more flexible
+ *   islandora_ingest_new_object_prepare()--which this function has been made
+ *   to call behind the scenes anyway.
+ *
+ * @param array $content_models
+ *   An array of content models to which the new object should subscribe, where
+ *   each content model is described by an associative array containing:
+ *   - pid: The Fedora PID of the content model.
+ * @param string $collection_pid
+ *   The collection to which the new object should belong.
+ * @param string $relationship
+ *   The relationship this object will have to the collection.
+ * @param string $namespace
+ *   The namespace in which the PID for the new object will be created.
+ *
+ * @return NewFedoraObject
+ *   A NewFedoraObject which may be adjusted before ingesting.
  */
 function islandora_ingest_get_object($content_models, $collection_pid, $relationship, $namespace) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
-  global $user;
-  $connection = new IslandoraTuque($user);
-  $object = $connection->repository->constructObject($namespace);
-  foreach ($content_models as $content_model) {
-    $object->relationships->add(FEDORA_MODEL_URI, 'hasModel', $content_model['pid']);
+  $models = array();
+  foreach ($content_models as $relation) {
+    $models[] = $relation['pid'];
   }
-  $object->relationships->add(FEDORA_RELS_EXT_URI, $relationship, $collection_pid);
-  module_invoke_all('islandora_ingest_pre_ingest', $object, $content_models, $collection_pid);
-  return $object;
+
+  return islandora_ingest_new_object_prepare($namespace, NULL, array(), $models, array(
+    array(
+      'pid' => $collection_pid,
+      'relationship' => $relationship,
+    ),
+  ), $collection_pid);
 }
 
 /**
- * @TODO: needs documentation
+ * Prepare an ingestable object.
+ *
+ * @param string $namespace
+ *   The namespace in which the PID for the new object will be created.
+ * @param string $label
+ *   An optional label to apply to the object.
+ * @param array $datastreams
+ *   A array of datastreams to add, where each datastream definition is an
+ *   associative array containing:
+ *   - dsid: The datastream ID.
+ *   - label: An optional label for the datastream.
+ *   - mimetype: A MIMEtype for the datastream; defaults to text/xml.
+ *   - control_group: One of X, M, R and E; defaults to M.
+ *   - datastream_file: A web-accessible path, for which we try to get an
+ *     absolute path using url().
+ * @param array $content_models
+ *   An array of content model PIDs to which the new object should subscribe.
+ * @param array $relationships
+ *   An array of relationships, where each relationship is an associative array
+ *   containing:
+ *   - relationship: The predicate for the relationship, from the Fedora
+ *     RELS-EXT namespace.
+ *   - pid: The object for the relationship, to which we are creating the
+ *     relationhsip.
+ *
+ * @return NewFedoraObject
+ *   An ingestable NewFedoraObject.
  */
 function islandora_ingest_new_object_prepare($namespace = NULL, $label = NULL, $datastreams = array(), $content_models = array(), $relationships = array(), $collection_pid = NULL) {
   // include Tuque library
@@ -86,20 +132,53 @@ function islandora_ingest_new_object_prepare($namespace = NULL, $label = NULL, $
     $object->ingestDatastream($datastream);
   }
 
-  module_invoke_all('islandora_ingest_pre_ingest', $object, $content_models, $collection_pid);
+  foreach (_islandora_build_hook_list('islandora_ingest_pre_ingest', $content_models) as $hook) {
+    module_invoke_all($hook, $object, $content_models, $collection_pid);
+  }
+
   return $object;
 }
 
 /**
- * @TODO: needs documentation
+ * Ingest the given object into Fedora.
+ *
+ * @param NewFedoraObject $object
+ *   An ingestable FedoraObject.
+ *
+ * @return FedoraObject
+ *   The ingested FedoraObject, after running the post ingest hooks.
  */
 function islandora_ingest_add_object(&$object) {
   $object->repository->ingestObject($object);
-  islandora_invoke(ISLANDORA_POST_INGEST_HOOK, $object);
+
+  foreach (_islandora_build_hook_list(ISLANDORA_POST_INGEST_HOOK, $object->models) as $hook) {
+    module_invoke_all($hook, $object);
+  }
+
   return $object;
 }
 
-
+/**
+ * Ingest an object.
+ *
+ * @param array $object_model
+ *   An associative array containing the necessary parameters to create the
+ *   desired object:
+ *   - pid: The PID with which the object will be created.
+ *   - label: An optional label to apply to the object.
+ *   - datastreams: Same as the "datastreams" array accepted by
+ *     islandora_ingest_new_object_prepare().
+ *   - cmodel: Either an array of content models as accepted by
+ *     islandora_ingest_new_object_prepare(), or a single content model PID to add
+ *     to the object.
+ *   - parent: Either an array of parents, or a single parent PID to which to
+ *     relate to; uses isMemberOfCollection by default.
+ *   - relationships: An array of relationships as accepted by
+ *     islandora_ingest_new_object_prepare().
+ *
+ * @return FedoraObject
+ *   An FedoraObject which has been ingested into Fedora.
+ */
 function islandora_ingest_new_object($object_model) {
   // prepare variables
   // namespace
diff --git a/islandora.api.php b/islandora.api.php
index 30d99248..dff4c217 100644
--- a/islandora.api.php
+++ b/islandora.api.php
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@
 /**
  * Generate a repository objects view.
  *
- * If you implement this hook you must also register your module with
- * hook_islandora_hook_info().
- *
- * @param type $islandora_object
- *   A Tuque FedoraObject
  * @param FedoraObject $fedora_object
  *   A Tuque FedoraObject being operated on.
  * @param object $user
@@ -27,27 +22,33 @@
 function hook_islandora_view_object($fedora_object, $user, $page_number, $page_size) {}
 
 /**
- * Alter an object before processing in hook_islandora_view_object().
+ * Generate an object's display for the given content model.
  *
- * @param FedoraObject $fedora_object
- *   The Tuque FedoraObject being displayed.
+ * Content models PIDs have colons and hyphens changed to underscores, to
+ * create the hook name.
+ *
+ * @param type $fedora_object
+ *   A Tuque FedoraObject
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   An array whose values are markup.
  */
-function hook_islandora_view_object_alter(&$fedora_object) {}
+function hook_CMODEL_PID_islandora_view_object($fedora_object) {}
+
 
 /**
  * Alter display output after it has been generated.
  *
+ * @param FedoraObject $fedora_object
+ *   A Tuque FedoraObject being operated on.
  * @param array $arr
  *   An arr of rendered views.
  */
-function hook_islandora_view_object_output_alter(&$arr) {}
+function hook_islandora_view_object_alter(&$fedora_object, &$arr) {}
 
 /**
  * Generate an object's management display.
  *
- * If you implement this hook you must also register your module with
- * hook_islandora_hook_info().
- *
  * @param type $fedora_object
  *   A Tuque FedoraObject
  *
@@ -57,49 +58,41 @@ function hook_islandora_view_object_output_alter(&$arr) {}
 function hook_islandora_edit_object($fedora_object) {}
 
 /**
- * Alter an object before processing in hook_islandora_edit_object().
- * 
- * @param FedoraObject $fedora_object
- *   The Tuque FedoraObject to alter.
+ * Generate an object's management display for the given content model.
+ *
+ * Content models PIDs have colons and hyphens changed to underscores, to
+ * create the hook name.
+ *
+ * @param type $fedora_object
+ *   A Tuque FedoraObject
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   An array whose values are markup.
  */
-function hook_islandora_edit_object_alter(&$fedora_object) {}
+function hook_CMODEL_PID_islandora_edit_object($fedora_object) {}
 
 /**
  * Allow management display output to be altered.
  *
+ * @param type $fedora_object
+ *   A Tuque FedoraObject
  * @param type $arr
  *   an arr of rendered views
  */
-function hook_islandora_edit_object_output_alter(&$arr) {}
+function hook_islandora_edit_object_alter(&$fedora_object, &$arr) {}
 
 /**
  * Allows modules to add to an objects ingest process.
  *
- * If you implement this hook you must also register your module for with
- * hook_islandora_hook_info().
- *
- * NOTE: This doesn't normally return any output.
- *
  * @param FedoraObject $fedora_object
  *   A Tuque FedoraObject.
  */
 function hook_islandora_ingest_post_ingest($fedora_object) {}
 
 /**
- * Alter an object before processing in hook_islandora_ingest_post_ingest().
- *
- * @param FedoraObject $fedora_object
- *   A Tuque FedoraObject.
+ * Allow modules to add to the ingest process of a specific content model.
  */
-function hook_islandora_ingest_post_ingest_alter(&$fedora_object) {}
-
-/**
- * Allow output of hook_islandora_ingest_post_ingest() be altered.
- *
- * @param array $arr
- *   The array of hook output.
- */
-function hook_islandora_ingest_post_ingest_output_alter(&$arr) {}
+function hook_CMODEL_PID_islandora_ingest_post_ingest($fedora_object) {}
 
 /**
  * Allows modules to add to a repository objects view/edit(/misc) process.
@@ -119,40 +112,11 @@ function hook_islandora_ingest_post_ingest_output_alter(&$arr) {}
 function hook_islandora_pre_purge_object($fedora_object) {}
 
 /**
- * Alter an object before processing in hook_islandora_pre_purge_object_alter().
- *
- * @param FedoraObject $fedora_object
- *   A Tuque FedoraObject.
- */
-function hook_islandora_pre_purge_object_alter(&$fedora_object) {}
-
-/**
- * Allow output of hook_islandora_pre_purge_object() to be altered.
+ * Allow modules to react to the purge process of a specific content model.
  *
- * @param array $arr
- *   The array of hook output.
+ * @see hook_islandora_pre_purge_object()
  */
-function hook_islandora_pre_purge_object_output_alter(&$arr) {}
-
-
-/**
- * Get an array of object types provided by other modules.
- *
- * @return array
- *   An associative array mapping cmodel PIDs to module names to hooks to
- *   booleans indicating that the given module's implementation of the hook
- *   should be invoked.
- */
-function hook_islandora_type_info() {
-  $types = array(
-    'my:coolCModel' => array(
-      'my_cool_module' => array(
-        ISLANDORA_VIEW_HOOK => TRUE,
-      ),
-    ),
-  );
-  return $types;
-}
+function hook_CMODEL_PID_islandora_pre_purge_object($fedora_object) {}
 
 /**
  * Register potential ingest routes.
@@ -180,6 +144,7 @@ function hook_islandora_edit_datastream_registry($islandora_object, $ds_id) {}
 
 /**
  * Alter an object before it gets used further down the stack.
+ *
  * @param type $object
  *   A Tuque FedoraObject
  */
@@ -189,12 +154,19 @@ function hook_islandora_object_alter($fedora_object) {}
  * Allow modification of an object before ingesting.
  *
  * @param type $islandora_object
- *   a tuque FedoraObject
+ *   A Tuque FedoraObject
  * @param array $content_models
  * @param string $collection_pid
  */
 function hook_islandora_ingest_pre_ingest($islandora_object, $content_models, $collection_pid) {}
 
+/**
+ * Allow modification of objects of a certain content model before ingesting.
+ *
+ * @see hook_islandora_ingest_pre_ingest()
+ */
+function hook_CMODEL_PID_islandora_ingest_pre_ingest($islandora_object, $content_models, $collection_pid) {}
+
 /**
  * Allow modules to setup for the purge of a datastream.
  *
diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index 149aafe4..93f41415 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -251,24 +251,6 @@ function islandora_access_callback($object = NULL, $perm = NULL) {
   return ($namespace_access && user_access($perm));
 }
 
-/**
- * Returns an array listing object types.
- *
- * @return array
- *   An associative array mapping cmodel pids to modules to a boolean
- *   indicating if the hook on the given module should be called.
- */
-function islandora_types() {
-  $types = &drupal_static(__FUNCTION__);
-
-  if ($types === NULL) {
-    $types = module_invoke_all('islandora_type_info');
-    drupal_alter('islandora_type_info', $types);
-  }
-
-  return $types;
-}
-
 function islandora_init() {
   if (path_is_admin(current_path())) {
     drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'islandora') . '/css/islandora.admin.css');
@@ -288,6 +270,52 @@ function islandora_forms($form_id) {
   return $forms;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Escape a Fedora PID to be valid inside of a PHP function name.
+ *
+ * Originally intended to allow inclusion of a PID in a module_invoke_all()
+ * call.
+ */
+function _islandora_escape_pid_for_function($pid) {
+  // Apparently, case doesn't matter for function calls in PHP, so let's not
+  //   really worry about changing the case.
+  return str_replace(
+    // Any PID characters which are not valid in the name of a PHP function.
+    array(
+      ':',
+      '-',
+    ),
+    '_',
+    $pid
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * Build a list of all the hooks to call.
+ *
+ * Concatenates the each pid (escaped) to the hook name, for calling in
+ * module_invoke_all().
+ *
+ * @param string $hook
+ *   A hook to call.
+ * @param array $pids
+ *   An array of PIDs (probably content models).
+ *
+ * @return array
+ *   An array with each PID escaped and concatenated with the base hook name,
+ *   in addition to the base hook name at the end.
+ */
+function _islandora_build_hook_list($hook, $pids = array()) {
+  $hooks = array();
+
+  foreach ($pids as $model) {
+    $hooks[] = _islandora_escape_pid_for_function($model) . '_' . $hook;
+  }
+  $hooks[] = $hook;
+
+  return $hooks;
+}
+
 /**
  * a function to call other modules edit page.  If there are not any modules
  * that handle this function this module will build a default page.
@@ -300,64 +328,27 @@ function islandora_edit_object($object) {
     return drupal_not_found();
   }
 
-  $output = islandora_invoke(ISLANDORA_EDIT_HOOK, $object);
-
-  // Add in the default, if we did not get any results.
-  if (empty($output)) {
-    $output = islandora_islandora_edit_object($object);
-  }
-
-  //we could do another module invoke all here to build the edit tab with a default implemented in this module?
-  return implode('', $output);
-}
-
-/**
- * Invoke a hook registered via hook_islandora_type_info().
- *
- * @param string $hook
- *   The hook to invoke.
- * @param object $object
- *   The object to be affected by the hook.
- * @param ...
- *   An optional variable list of arguments.
- *
- * @return array
- *   The array of results.
- */
-function islandora_invoke($hook, $object) {
-  // Allow altering of the object, before processing.
-  drupal_alter($hook, $object);
-
-  // Accumulate the output
+  // Accumulate the output.
   $output = array();
 
-  // Get the models...
-  $supported_models = islandora_types();
-
-  // Filter them down to only the ones explicitly supported.
-  $models = array_intersect(array_keys($supported_models), $object->models);
-
-  // And actually call out to accumulate the output for each model.
-  foreach($models as $model) {
-    foreach ($supported_models[$model] as $module => $hooks) {
-      if (isset($hooks[$hook]) && $hooks[$hook]) {
-        $args = func_get_args();
-
-        // Add the module into the list of args, and call module_invoke.
-        array_unshift($args, $module);
-        $return = call_user_func_array('module_invoke', $args);
-        if (is_array($return)) {
-          $output = array_merge_recursive($output, $return);
-        } 
-      }
+  // Call cmodel oriented variants first.
+  foreach (_islandora_build_hook_list(ISLANDORA_EDIT_HOOK, $object->models) as $hook) {
+    $temp = module_invoke_all($hook, $object);
+    if (!empty($temp)) {
+      $output = array_merge_recursive($output, $temp);
     }
   }
 
+  // Add in the default, if we did not get any results.
+  if (empty($output)) {
+    $output = _islandora_islandora_edit_object($object);
+  }
+
   arsort($output);
 
-  drupal_alter($hook . '_output', $output);  
+  drupal_alter(ISLANDORA_EDIT_HOOK, $object, $output);
 
-  return $output;
+  return implode('', $output);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -382,7 +373,7 @@ function islandora_edit_properties($object_id) {
  * @param object $fedora_object
  *   A tuque Fedora Object
  */
-function islandora_islandora_edit_object($fedora_object) {
+function _islandora_islandora_edit_object($fedora_object) {
   $output = theme('islandora_default_edit', array(
     'islandora_object' => $fedora_object,
   ));
@@ -416,12 +407,26 @@ function islandora_view_object($fedora_object = NULL) {
   $page_number = (empty($_GET['page'])) ? '1' : $_GET['page'];
   $page_size = (empty($_GET['pagesize'])) ? '10' : $_GET['pagesize'];
 
-  $output = islandora_invoke(ISLANDORA_VIEW_HOOK, $fedora_object, $user, $page_number, $page_size);
+  // Accumulate the output.
+  $output = array();
+
+  // Call cmodel oriented variants first.
+  foreach (_islandora_build_hook_list(ISLANDORA_VIEW_HOOK, $fedora_object->models) as $hook) {
+    $temp = module_invoke_all($hook, $fedora_object, $user, $page_number, $page_size);
+    if (!empty($temp)) {
+      $output = array_merge_recursive($output, $temp);
+    }
+  }
 
+  // Add in the default, if we did not get any results.
   if (empty($output)) {
-    $output = islandora_islandora_view_object($fedora_object);
+    $output = _islandora_islandora_view_object($fedora_object);
   }
 
+  arsort($output);
+ 
+  drupal_alter(ISLANDORA_VIEW_HOOK, $fedora_object, $output);
+
   return implode('', $output);
 }
 
@@ -432,7 +437,7 @@ function islandora_view_object($fedora_object = NULL) {
  * @param string $object_id
  * @return string
  */
-function islandora_islandora_view_object($object) {
+function _islandora_islandora_view_object($object) {
   $output = theme('islandora_default', array('islandora_object' => $object));
   return array('Default Output' => $output);
 }
@@ -547,7 +552,15 @@ function islandora_object_purge($object_id) {
     return;
   }
   $content_models = $object->models;
-  $arr = islandora_invoke(ISLANDORA_PRE_PURGE_OBJECT_HOOK, $object); // notify modules of pending deletion
+  
+  $arr = array();
+  foreach (_islandora_build_hook_list(ISLANDORA_PRE_PURGE_OBJECT_HOOK, $object->models) as $hook) {
+    $temp = module_invoke_all($hook, $object);
+    if (!empty($temp)) {
+      $arr = array_merge_recursive($arr, $temp);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (isset($arr['delete']) && $arr['delete']) {
     try {
       $object->delete();