diff --git a/islandora-object-default-view.tpl.php b/islandora-object-default-view.tpl.php
deleted file mode 100644
index fc7a1841..00000000
--- a/islandora-object-default-view.tpl.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/*
- * islandora-object-default-view.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 is a fedora tuque Object
- * $object->label
- * $object->id
- * to get the contents of a datastream
- * $object['dsid']->content 
- * etc.
- * 
- */
- 
-  
-  //dsm($object);
-  
-  print('this is the default view for '. $object->label .' ' .$object->id); 
-  
-?>
-
diff --git a/islandora-object.tpl.php b/islandora-object.tpl.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f9d4f8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora-object.tpl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * islandora-object-default-view.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);
+$dublin_core = $variables['islandora_dublin_core'];
+print($islandora_object->label . ' ' . $islandora_object->id);
+print ('<h3>datastreams</h3>');
+foreach ($islandora_object as $ds) {
+  print $ds->label . '<br>';
+  //do something
+}
+print('<h3>Dublin Core</h3>');
+
+foreach ($dublin_core as $element) {
+  if (!empty($element)) {
+   // print($element);
+   foreach ($element as  $key => $value) {      
+      foreach($value as $v){
+        if(!empty($v)){
+        print '<strong>'.($key).'</strong>: ';print($v).'<br />';
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+if(isset($variables['islandora_thumbnail_url'])){
+  print('<img src = "'.$variables['islandora_thumbnail_url'].'"/>');
+}
+?>
+
diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index 2a6fbae9..042aa96c 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ function islandora_islandora_view_object($object){
   $object_models = $object->models;
   $combined_list = array_intersect($supported_models, $object->models);
   if (empty($combined_list)) {
-    return theme('islandora_object_default_view', array('object' => $object));
+    return theme('islandora_default', array('islandora_object' => $object));
   }
 }
 
@@ -307,9 +307,9 @@ function islandora_islandora_view_object($object){
  */
 function islandora_theme() {
   return array(
-    'islandora_object_default_view' => array(
-      'template' => 'islandora-object-default-view',
-      'variables' => array('object' => NULL),
+    'islandora_default' => array(
+      'template' => 'islandora-object',
+      'variables' => array('islandora_object' => NULL),
     ),
    );
 }
@@ -380,3 +380,21 @@ function islandora_add_datastream($object_id) {
   }
   module_invoke_all('islandora_add_datastream', $object); //allow submodules to handle add datastream based on object type
 }
+
+function islandora_preprocess_islandora_default(&$variables){
+  $islandora_object = $variables['islandora_object'];
+  module_load_include('inc','islandora','utils/islandora_dublin_core');
+  try{
+    $dc = $islandora_object['DC']->content;
+    //$dc_xml = simplexml_load_string($dc);
+    $dc_object = Dublin_Core::import_from_xml_string($dc);
+  }catch(Exception $e){
+    drupal_set_message(t('Error retrieving object %s %t', array('%s' => $islandora_object->id,'%t'=>$e->getMessage())),'error');
+  }
+  $variables['islandora_dublin_core'] = $dc_object;
+  $variables['islandora_object_label'] = $islandora_object->label;
+  global $base_url;
+  if(isset($islandora_object['TN'])){
+      $variables['islandora_thumbnail_url'] = $base_url.'/islandora/object/'.$islandora_object->id.'/datastream/TN/view';
+  }
+}
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