diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora-basic-collection.tpl.php b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora-basic-collection.tpl.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..16b252bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora-basic-collection.tpl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * islandora-basic-collection.tpl.php
+ * 
+ *
+ * 
+ * This file is part of Islandora.
+ * 
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with the program.  If not, see <http ://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+?>
+<?php
+
+  $object = $variables['islandora_object'];
+  $image_url = $variables['islandora_thumbnail_url'];
+  drupal_set_title($object->label);
+  foreach ($variables['islandora_dublin_core'] as $element) {
+    if (!empty($element)) {
+      foreach ($element as $key => $value) {
+        foreach ($value as $v) {
+          if (!empty($v)) {
+            print '<strong>' . ($key) . '</strong>: ';
+            print($v) . '<br />';
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  print('<img src = "' . $image_url . '"/>');
+  print('<h3>Associated Objects</h3>');
+  foreach($variables['islandora_associated_objects'] as $associated_objects){
+    global $base_url;
+    $link = l($associated_objects['title']['value'],$base_url.'/islandora/object/'.$associated_objects['object']['value']);
+    print ($link).'<br />';
+    
+  }
+?>
+
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.info b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.info
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fb76c4f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.info
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name = "Islandora Basic Collection"
+description = "A default Islandora Repository module to handle simple collections"
+dependencies[] = islandora
+package = Islandora
+core = 7.x
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e09765a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * @file islandora_basic_image.module
+ * 
+ * an Islandora module to handle basic image cmodels 
+ * 
+ * 
+ * This file is part of Islandora.
+ * 
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with the program.  If not, see <http ://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Theme registry function
+ * We supply a pattern so we can overide templates at the theme level if needed.
+ * we can append a pid to a template and the new template file will be called (the pids
+ * colon should be replaced with a dash)
+ * @return array
+ */
+function islandora_basic_collection_theme($existing, $type, $theme, $path) {
+  return array(
+    'islandora_basic_collection' => array(
+      'template' => 'islandora-basic-collection',
+      'pattern' => 'islandora_basic_collection__', //we can add pids to the end of this pattern in our preprocess function
+      // and templates will be able to have have a pid appended to the template name to overide a template on a per object basis
+      //an example template would be named islandora-basic-image--islandora-27.tpl.phps
+      'variables' => array('islandora_object' => NULL),
+    )
+  );
+}
+
+/**
+ * tells the main module what types of objects we support.  This is used to determine whether or not
+ * this module should attempt to respond.
+ * @return array 
+ *   array of content model pids that this module supports
+ */
+function islandora_basic_collection_islandora_get_types() {
+  return array('info:fedora/islandora:collectionCModel');
+}
+
+/**
+ * this modules implentation of view_object hook will handle objects of type islandora:basicImageCModel and  info:fedora/islandora:sp_basic_image
+ * as registered in its return types
+ * Other modules would handle objects of other types.
+ * @param Object $object
+ *    a tuque fedora object
+ * @param object $user
+ * @param string $page_number
+ * @param string $page_size
+ * @return string
+ *    themed html
+ */
+function islandora_basic_collection_islandora_view_object($object, $user, $page_number, $page_size) {
+  //global $user;
+  $cmodel_list = islandora_basic_collection_islandora_get_types();
+  $combined_list = array_intersect($cmodel_list, $object->models);
+  if (empty($combined_list)) {
+    return NULL; //we don't handle any of this objects cmodels
+  }
+  $output = theme('islandora_basic_collection', array('islandora_object' => $object));
+  return array('Basic Collection Output' => $output);
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @global type $base_url
+ * @param array $variables 
+ *   an array of variables that will be passed to the theme function
+ */
+function islandora_basic_collection_preprocess_islandora_basic_collection(&$variables) {
+  $islandora_object = $variables['islandora_object'];
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'utils/islandora_dublin_core');
+  try {
+    $dc = $islandora_object['DC']->content;
+    $dc_object = Dublin_Core::import_from_xml_string($dc);
+  } catch (Exception $e) {
+    drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id, '%t' => $e->getMessage())), 'error');
+  }
+  $variables['islandora_associated_objects'] = islandora_basic_collection_get_objects($islandora_object);
+  $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = $dc_object;
+  $variables['islandora_object_label'] = $islandora_object->label;
+  $variables['theme_hook_suggestions'][] = 'islandora_basic_collection__' . str_replace(':', '_', $islandora_object->id);
+  global $base_url;
+  if (isset($islandora_object['OBJ'])) {
+    $variables['islandora_image_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/OBJ/view';
+  }
+  if (isset($islandora_object['TN'])) {
+    $variables['islandora_thumbnail_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/TN/view';
+  }
+  if (isset($islandora_object['MEDIUM_SIZE'])){
+    $variables['islandora_medium_size_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/MEDIUM_SIZE/view';
+  }
+    
+}
+
+function islandora_basic_collection_get_objects($object){
+  $query = 'select $object $title $content from <#ri>
+             where ($object <fedora-model:label> $title
+             and $object <fedora-model:hasModel> $content
+             and ($object <fedora-rels-ext:isMemberOfCollection> <info:fedora/' . $object->id . '>
+             or $object <fedora-rels-ext:isMemberOf> <info:fedora/' . $object->id . '>)
+             and $object <fedora-model:state> <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/model#Active>)
+             minus $content <mulgara:is> <info:fedora/fedora-system:FedoraObject-3.0>
+             order by $title';
+  $page_number = (empty($_GET['page'])) ? '1' : $_GET['page'];
+  $page_size = (empty($_GET['pagesize'])) ? '10' : $_GET['pagesize'];
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
+  $query_array = array('query' => $query, 'type' => 'itql','pid' => $object->id, 'page_size'=>$page_size, 'page_number' => $page_number);
+  drupal_alter('islandora_basic_collection_query',$query_array);
+  global $user;
+  try {
+    $restConnection = new RestConnection($user);
+    $queryObject = new RepositoryQuery($restConnection->connection);
+    $results = $queryObject->query($query_array['query'],$query_array['type']);
+  } catch (Exception $e) {
+    drupal_set_message(t('Islandora Error getting related objects for %s', array('%s' => $object->id)), 'error');
+    return"";
+  }
+  return $results;
+}
+
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.info b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.info
index b85f14a3..48518184 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.info
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.info
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 name = "Islandora Basic Image"
 description = "A default Islandora Repository module to handle images"
 dependencies[] = islandora
+package = Islandora
 core = 7.x
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
index 3e673bb6..daffdd75 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 /*
  * @file islandora_basic_image.module
  * 
- * an Islandora module to handle basic image cmodels (with ISLANDORACM streams)
+ * an Islandora module to handle basic image cmodels 
  * 
  * 
  * This file is part of Islandora.
@@ -22,54 +22,6 @@
  * along with the program.  If not, see <http ://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
-
-/**
- * called by theme function and populates a render array for a table view.
- * See theme registry.  This is also an example function.
- * @param array $metadata
- * @param array $render_array
- * @return array 
- */
-/*
-  function islandora_basic_image_render_object($metadata, &$render_array) {
-  $header = array(t('Label'), t('Value'));
-  $table_attributes = array('class' => array('islandora_metadata'));
-  $rows = array();
-  foreach ($metadata as $key => $value) {
-  if (isset($value) && is_array($value)) {
-  $item_list = array('#items' => $value, '#theme' => 'item_list');
-  $rows[] = array($key, array('data' => $item_list));
-  }
-  else {
-  $rows[] = array($key, $value);
-  }
-  }
-  $render_array['metadata'] = array('#header' => $header, '#theme' => 'table', '#rows' => $rows, '#attributes' => $table_attributes);
-
-  return $render_array;
-
-  } */
-
-/**
- * returns a drupal render array as a html string
- * This is an example function.  We probably want to use a template
- * @param array $variables
- * @return  string
- */
-/*
-  function theme_islandora_basic_image_view_object($variables) {
-  $object = $variables['object'];
-  //$metadata = $object->metadata;
-  $render_array = array('title' => array(
-  '#type' => 'markup',
-  '#markup' => '<h2>' . $object->label . '</h2>',
-  ));
-
-  islandora_basic_image_render_object($object, $render_array);
-
-  return drupal_render($render_array);
-  } */
-
 /**
  * Theme registry function
  * We supply a pattern so we can overide templates at the theme level if needed.
@@ -104,7 +56,7 @@ function islandora_basic_image_islandora_get_types() {
 }
 
 /**
- * this modules implentation of view_object will handle objects of type islandora:basicImageCModel and  info:fedora/islandora:sp_basic_image
+ * this modules implentation of view_object hook will handle objects of type islandora:basicImageCModel and  info:fedora/islandora:sp_basic_image
  * as registered in its return types
  * Other modules would handle objects of other types.
  * @param Object $object
@@ -133,7 +85,7 @@ function islandora_basic_image_islandora_view_object($object, $user, $page_numbe
  * @param array $variables 
  *   an array of variables that will be passed to the theme function
  */
-function islandora_preprocess_islandora_basic_image(&$variables) {
+function islandora_basic_image_preprocess_islandora_basic_image(&$variables) {
   $islandora_object = $variables['islandora_object'];
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'utils/islandora_dublin_core');
   try {
@@ -146,8 +98,15 @@ function islandora_preprocess_islandora_basic_image(&$variables) {
   $variables['islandora_object_label'] = $islandora_object->label;
   $variables['theme_hook_suggestions'][] = 'islandora_basic_image__' . str_replace(':', '_', $islandora_object->id);
   global $base_url;
-  $variables['islandora_image_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/OBJ/view';
-  $variables['islandora_thumbnail_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/TN/view';
-  $variables['islandora_medium_size_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/MEDIUM/view';
+  if (isset($islandora_object['OBJ'])) {
+    $variables['islandora_image_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/OBJ/view';
+  }
+  if (isset($islandora_object['TN'])) {
+    $variables['islandora_thumbnail_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/TN/view';
+  }
+  if (isset($islandora_object['MEDIUM_SIZE'])){
+    $variables['islandora_medium_size_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/MEDIUM_SIZE/view';
+  }
+    
 }