diff --git a/css/islandora.admin.css b/css/islandora.admin.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab1e4e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/css/islandora.admin.css
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.admin.css
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:23:06 AM
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+
+
diff --git a/css/islandora.base.css b/css/islandora.base.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13dd8637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/css/islandora.base.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.base.css
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:22:04 AM
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+
diff --git a/css/islandora.theme.css b/css/islandora.theme.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..764ed690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/css/islandora.theme.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.theme
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:23:56 AM
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+
diff --git a/islandora-object-edit.tpl.php b/islandora-object-edit.tpl.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e58ec9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora-object-edit.tpl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * islandora-object.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
+
+/* 
+ * this is a template for objects that do not have a module to registered to build their display.
+ * 
+ * islandora_object is a fedora tuque Object
+ *    $object->label
+ *    $object->id
+ * to get the contents of a datastream
+ *    $object['dsid']->content 
+ * 
+ * $dublin_core is a Dublin_Core object
+ * which is an array of elements, such as dc.title
+ * and each element has an array of values.  dc.title can have none, one or many titles
+ * this is the case for all dc elements.
+ * 
+ * we can get a list of datastreams by doing
+ * foreach ($object as $ds){
+ * do something here
+ * }
+ * 
+ */
+
+//dsm($object);
+
+drupal_set_title($islandora_object->label);
+
+print($islandora_object->label . ' ' . $islandora_object->id);
+print('this is the edit template');
+print ('<h3>datastreams</h3>');
+foreach ($islandora_object as $ds) {
+  print $ds->label . '<br>';
+  //do something
+}
+?>
+
diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index e0f4aee7..49783c30 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -104,18 +104,18 @@ function islandora_menu() {
   );
 
   $items['islandora/object/%/view'] = array(
-    'title' => 'Repository',
+    'title' => 'View',
     'page callback' => 'islandora_view_object',
     'page arguments' => array(2),
-    'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
+    'type' => MENU_DEFAULT_LOCAL_TASK,
     'access arguments' => array(FEDORA_VIEW),
   );
 
   $items['islandora/object/%/edit'] = array(
-    'title' => 'Repository',
+    'title' => 'Edit',
     'page callback' => 'islandora_edit_object',
     'page arguments' => array(2),
-    'type' => MENU_NORMAL_ITEM,
+    'type' => MENU_LOCAL_TASK,
     'access arguments' => array(FEDORA_MODIFY_STATE),
   );
 
@@ -230,6 +230,44 @@ function islandora_get_types() {
   return module_invoke_all('islandora_get_types');
 }
 
+/**
+ * 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.
+ * @global object $user
+ * @param string $object_id
+ * @return string 
+ */
+function islandora_edit_object($object_id) {
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
+  global $user;
+  try {
+    $restConnection = new RestConnection($user);
+    $fedora_object = new FedoraObject($object_id, $restConnection->repository);
+  } catch (Exception $e) {
+    drupal_set_message(t('Error getting Islandora object %s', array('%s' => $object_id)), 'error');
+    return"";
+  }
+  drupal_alter('islandora_edit_object', $fedora_object);
+  $arr = module_invoke_all('islandora_edit_object', $fedora_object);
+  $output = "";
+  foreach ($arr as $key => $value) {
+    $output .= $key . '<br />' . $value; //if we have multiple modules handle one cmodel we need to iterate over multiple
+  }
+  //we could do another module invoke all here to build the edit tab with a default implemented in this module?
+  return $output;  
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * builds a default page for the edit tab
+ * @param object $fedora_object 
+ *   A tuque Fedora Object
+ */
+function islandora_islandora_edit_object($fedora_object){
+  $output = theme('islandora_default_edit', array('islandora_object' => $fedora_object));
+  return array ('Default Edit output' => $output);
+}
+
 /**
  * 
  * @paramstring $datastream_id
@@ -318,6 +356,10 @@ function islandora_theme() {
       'template' => 'islandora-object',
       'variables' => array('islandora_object' => NULL),
     ),
+    'islandora_default_edit' => array(
+      'template' => 'islandora-object-edit',
+      'variables' => array('islandora_object' => NULL),
+    ),
   );
 }
 
@@ -390,4 +432,9 @@ function islandora_preprocess_islandora_default(&$variables) {
   if (isset($islandora_object['TN'])) {
     $variables['islandora_thumbnail_url'] = $base_url . '/islandora/object/' . $islandora_object->id . '/datastream/TN/view';
   }
+}
+
+function islandora_preprocess_islandora_default_edit(&$variables){
+  //$islandora_object = $variables['islandora_object'];
+  
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.admin.css b/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.admin.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ab1e4e86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.admin.css
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.admin.css
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:23:06 AM
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+
+
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.base.css b/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.base.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13dd8637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.base.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.base.css
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:22:04 AM
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.theme.css b/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.theme.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..860fa8c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/css/islandora_basic_collection.theme.css
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.theme
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:23:56 AM
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+
+
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.admin.css b/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.admin.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7f79c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.admin.css
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.admin.css
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:23:06 AM
+    Author     : ppound
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+root { 
+    display: block;
+}
+
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.base.css b/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.base.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13dd8637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.base.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.base.css
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:22:04 AM
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.theme.css b/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.theme.css
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..764ed690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/css/islandora_basic_image.theme.css
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/* 
+    Document   : islandora_basic_collection.theme
+    Created on : May 23, 2012, 11:23:56 AM
+    Description:
+        Purpose of the stylesheet follows.
+*/
+
+