diff --git a/admin/islandora.admin.inc b/admin/islandora.admin.inc
index a9e4ffaa..03ef48e7 100644
--- a/admin/islandora.admin.inc
+++ b/admin/islandora.admin.inc
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
  */
 
 function islandora_repository_admin($form, &$form_state) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
 
-  if (!RestConnection::exists()) {
+  if (!IslandoraTuque::exists()) {
     $message = t('This module requires the !url. Please install sites all libraries folder before continuing.', array('!url' => l(t('Tuque Fedora API'), 'http://github.com/islandora/tuque')));
     drupal_set_message(check_plain($message));
     return;
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ function islandora_repository_admin($form, &$form_state) {
     $url = variable_get('islandora_base_url', 'http://localhost:8080/fedora');
   }
 
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $connection = new RestConnection(NULL, $url);
+  $connection = new IslandoraTuque(NULL, $url);
   try {
     $info = $connection->api->a->describeRepository();
     $connected = TRUE;
diff --git a/includes/breadcrumb.inc b/includes/breadcrumb.inc
index 97a26ff6..3c725b7a 100644
--- a/includes/breadcrumb.inc
+++ b/includes/breadcrumb.inc
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 function islandora_get_breadcrumbs($object) {
   $breadcrumbs = array();
 
-  $connection = new RestConnection();
   islandora_get_breadcrumbs_recursive($object->id, $breadcrumbs, $object->repository);
   
   if(isset($breadcrumbs[0])) {
diff --git a/includes/datastream.inc b/includes/datastream.inc
index dafde993..4c9060e4 100644
--- a/includes/datastream.inc
+++ b/includes/datastream.inc
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ function islandora_get_add_datastream_form($object, &$form_state) {
 
   $form['pid'] = array(
     '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => "$object_id"
+    '#value' => "$object->id"
   );
 
   $form['add_fieldset']['stream_label'] = array(
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ function islandora_get_add_datastream_form($object, &$form_state) {
     // '#required'=>'TRUE',
     '#description' => t('The file to upload.')
   );
-  $form['#redirect'] = "islandora/object/$object_id/";
+  $form['#redirect'] = "islandora/object/$object->id/";
   $form['add_fieldset']['submit'] = array(
     '#type' => 'submit',
     '#value' => t('Add Datastream')
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ function islandora_get_add_datastream_form($object, &$form_state) {
  */
 function islandora_add_datastream_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   global $base_url;
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
   if (!empty($form_state['submit']) && $form_state['submit'] == 'OK') {
     $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
     return;
@@ -217,8 +216,7 @@ function islandora_add_datastream_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   $controlGroup = "M";
 
   try {
-    $restConnection = new RestConnection();
-    $fedora_object = $restConnection->repository->getObject($object_id);
+    $fedora_object = islandora_object_load($object_id);
     $ds = $fedora_object->constructDatastream($dsid, $controlGroup);
     $ds->label = $ds_label;
     $ds->mimetype = $dformat;
@@ -243,7 +241,6 @@ function islandora_add_datastream_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  */
 function islandora_add_datastream_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/mime.detect');
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
   $mimetype = new MimeDetect();
   if ($form_state['clicked_button']['#value'] == 'OK') {
     $form_state['rebuild'] = TRUE;
@@ -269,8 +266,7 @@ function islandora_add_datastream_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
   }
 
   $object_id = $form_state['values']['pid'];
-  $restConnection = new RestConnection();
-  $fedora_object = $restConnection->repository->getObject($object_id);
+  $fedora_object = islandora_object_load($object_id);
 
   if(isset($fedora_object[$dsid])) {
     form_set_error('', t('Data stream ID already exists in object.'));
diff --git a/includes/islandora.ingest.inc b/includes/islandora.ingest.inc
index b4c44720..fcc95964 100644
--- a/includes/islandora.ingest.inc
+++ b/includes/islandora.ingest.inc
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ function islandora_ingest_get_information(AbstractFedoraObject $collection_objec
 }
 
 function islandora_ingest_get_object($content_models, $collection_pid, $relationship, $namespace) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
   global $user;
-  $connection = new RestConnection($user);
+  $connection = new IslandoraTuque($user);
   $object = $connection->repository->constructObject($namespace);
   foreach($content_models as $content_model) {
     $object->relationships->add(FEDORA_MODEL_URI, 'hasModel', $content_model['pid']);
diff --git a/includes/purge.form.inc b/includes/purge.form.inc
index d0893ea7..28a1854f 100644
--- a/includes/purge.form.inc
+++ b/includes/purge.form.inc
@@ -17,25 +17,26 @@
  * @return type
  */
 function islandora_purge_object_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+
   $object_id = $form_state['values']['pid'];
   $collection = $form_state['values']['col'];
 
-  if (!isset($object_id)) {
+  if (!$object_id) {
     drupal_set_message(t('Cannot remove object, object id not set'));
     return;
   }
 
   $object = islandora_object_load($object_id);
 
-  if (!isset($fedora_object)) {
+  if (!$object) {
     drupal_set_message(t('Could not remove object, object not found'));
     return;
   }
-  $content_models = $fedora_object->models;
-  $arr = module_invoke_all('islandora_pre_purge_object', $fedora_object); //notify modules of pending deletion
+  $content_models = $object->models;
+  $arr = module_invoke_all('islandora_pre_purge_object', $object); //notify modules of pending deletion
   if (isset($arr['delete']) && $arr['delete']) {
     try {
-      $fedora_object->delete();
+      $object->delete();
     } catch (Exception $e) {
       drupal_set_message(t('Error deleting Islandora object %s %e', array('%s' => $object_id, '%e' => $e)), 'error');
       return "";
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ function islandora_purge_object_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   }
   else {
     try {
-      $restConnection->repository->purgeObject($object_id);
+      $object->repository->purgeObject($object_id);
     } catch (Exception $e) {
       drupal_set_message(t('Error purging Islandora object %s %e', array('%s' => $object_id, '%e' => $e)), 'error');
       return "";
diff --git a/RestConnection.inc b/includes/tuque.inc
similarity index 98%
rename from RestConnection.inc
rename to includes/tuque.inc
index 55c68d7a..d87c5845 100644
--- a/RestConnection.inc
+++ b/includes/tuque.inc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryException.php';
 require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/Repository.php';
 require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/FedoraRelationships.php';
 
-class RestConnection {
+class IslandoraTuque {
 
   /**
    * Connection to the repository
diff --git a/islandora.module b/islandora.module
index e1a7032f..a300e0d7 100644
--- a/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora.module
@@ -427,15 +427,15 @@ function islandora_permission() {
  * @return FedoraObject 
  */
 function islandora_object_load($object_id) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  static $restConnection = NULL;
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
+  static $islandora_tuque = NULL;
 
-  if(!$restConnection) {
-    $restConnection = new RestConnection();
+  if(!$islandora_tuque) {
+    $islandora_tuque = new IslandoraTuque();
   }
 
   try {
-    $fedora_object = $restConnection->repository->getObject($object_id);
+    $fedora_object = $islandora_tuque->repository->getObject($object_id);
   } catch (Exception $e) {
     return NULL;
   }
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/change_content_models.inc b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/change_content_models.inc
index 6ae8b9b2..344d8643 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/change_content_models.inc
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/change_content_models.inc
@@ -5,12 +5,10 @@
  * ChangeContentModels.inc
  */
 
-function islandora_change_content_models_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_pid) {
+function islandora_change_content_models_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_object) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora_basic_collection', 'includes/CollectionPolicy');
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-
-  $content_models = get_content_models_list($collection_pid);
+  $collection_pid = $collection_object->id;
+  $content_models = get_content_models_list($collection_object);
   $cm_options = array();
   $name_mappings = array();
   foreach ($content_models as $content_model) {
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ function islandora_change_content_models_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_p
   $namespace = substr($collection_pid, 0, strpos($collection_pid, ":"));
 
   $collection_policy_dsid = variable_get('Islandora_Collection_Policy_DSID', 'COLLECTION_POLICY');
-  $collection_object = new FedoraObject($collection_pid, $rest_connection->repository);
   $collection_policy_datastream = $collection_object->getDatastream($collection_policy_dsid);
 
   $supported_collection_models = array();
@@ -46,7 +43,7 @@ function islandora_change_content_models_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_p
 
   $form['change_cmodel']['titlebox'] = array(
     '#type' => 'item',
-    '#title' => t("Change content models within @collection_pid", array('@collection_pid' => $collection_pid)),
+    '#title' => t("Change content models within @collection_name", array('@collection_name' => $collection_object->label)),
   );
 
   $form['change_cmodel']['current_content_model'] = array(
@@ -83,16 +80,14 @@ function islandora_change_content_models_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
 
 function islandora_change_content_models_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora_basic_collection', 'includes/CollectionPolicy');
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
 
   $current_content_model = $form_state['values']['current_content_model'];
   $new_content_model = $form_state['values']['new_content_model'];
   $collection_pid = $form_state['values']['collection_pid'];
   
-  $current_content_model_object = new FedoraObject($current_content_model, $rest_connection->repository);
+  $current_content_model_object = islandora_object_load($current_content_model);
+  $collection_object = islandora_load_object($form_state['values']['collection_pid']);
 
-  $collection_object = new FedoraObject($form_state['values']['collection_pid'], $rest_connection->repository);
   $collection_policy_datastream = $collection_object->getDatastream(variable_get('Islandora_Collection_Policy_DSID', 'COLLECTION_POLICY'));
   $policy = new CollectionPolicy($collection_policy_datastream->content);
   
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/child_collection.inc b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/child_collection.inc
index f9847c0d..ab289ed1 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/child_collection.inc
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/child_collection.inc
@@ -13,11 +13,9 @@
  * @param string $this_collection_pid
  * @return array
  */
-function islandora_create_child_collection_form($form, &$form_state, $this_collection_pid) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
+function islandora_create_child_collection_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_object) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora_basic_collection', 'includes/CollectionPolicy');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-  $collection_object = new FedoraObject($this_collection_pid, $rest_connection->repository);
+
   $policy_datastream = $collection_object->getDatastream(variable_get('Islandora_Collection_Policy_DSID', 'COLLECTION_POLICY'));
   $collection_policy = new CollectionPolicy($policy_datastream->content);
   $current_content_models = $collection_policy->getContentModels();
@@ -48,14 +46,14 @@ function islandora_create_child_collection_form($form, &$form_state, $this_colle
       }
     }
   }
-  $collection_namespace = substr($this_collection_pid, 0, strpos($this_collection_pid, ":"));
+  $collection_namespace = substr($collection_object->id, 0, strpos($collection_object->id, ":"));
 
   $content_models = get_content_models_as_option_array();
   unset($content_models['islandora:collectionCModel']);
 
   $form['child_creation']['titlebox'] = array(
     '#type' => 'item',
-    '#title' => t("Create new child collection within @collection", array('@collection' => $this_collection_pid)),
+    '#title' => t("Create new child collection within @collection", array('@collection' => $collection_object->id)),
   );
 
   $form['child_creation']['collection_name'] = array(
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ function islandora_create_child_collection_form($form, &$form_state, $this_colle
 
   $form['current'] = array(
     '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $this_collection_pid,
+    '#value' => $collection_object->id,
   );
 
   $form['child_creation']['content_models'] = array(
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/collection_management.inc b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/collection_management.inc
index 9252aefc..f65da225 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/collection_management.inc
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/collection_management.inc
@@ -11,23 +11,19 @@
  * @param string $pid
  * @return array
  */
-function get_represented_content_models($pid) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-  require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryQuery.php';
-
+function get_represented_content_models($object) {
   $query = "select \$model \$title from <#ri>
-where (\$object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOf> <info:fedora/$pid>
-       or \$object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOfCollection> <info:fedora/$pid>)
+where (\$object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOf> <info:fedora/$object->id>
+       or \$object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOfCollection> <info:fedora/$object->id>)
        and \$object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/model#hasModel> \$model
        and \$object <dc:title> \$title";
 
-  $model_pids = $rest_connection->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
+  $model_pids = $object->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
   $represented_models = array();
   foreach ($model_pids as $model_pid) {
     if ($model_pid['model']['value'] && $model_pid['model']['value'] != 'fedora-system:FedoraObject-3.0') {
       try {
-        $fedora_object = new FedoraObject($model_pid['model']['value'], $rest_connection->repository);
+        $fedora_object = $object->repository->getObject($model_pid['model']['value']);
         $content_model_title = $fedora_object->label;
         $represented_models[$model_pid['model']['value']] = $model_pid['model']['value'] . ' ~ ' . $content_model_title;
       }
@@ -37,34 +33,26 @@ where (\$object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOf> <i
   return $represented_models;
 }
 
-function get_child_collections($collection_pid) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-  require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryQuery.php';
-
+function get_child_collections($object) {
   $query = <<<EOD
   select \$object from <#ri>
     where \$object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/model#hasModel> <info:fedora/islandora:collectionCModel>
     and \$object  <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOfCollection> <info:fedora/$collection_pid>
 EOD;
 
-  $lines = $rest_connection->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
+  $lines = $object->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
   $collection_pids = array_values(array_filter($lines));
   return $collection_pids;
 }
 
-function islandora_collections_get_collection_from_pid($pid) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-  require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryQuery.php';
-
+function islandora_collections_get_collection_from_pid($object) {
   $query = 'select  $parent from <#ri>
 		where ($object <fedora-rels-ext:isMemberOf> $parent
     or $object <fedora-rels-ext:isMemberOfCollection> $parent)
 		and $object <dc:identifier> \'' . $pid . '\'
 		order by $object';
 
-  $object_pids = $rest_connection->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
+  $object_pids = $object->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
   $object_pids = array_values(array_filter($object_pids));
   return $object_pids;
 }
@@ -76,12 +64,9 @@ function islandora_collections_get_collection_from_pid($pid) {
  * @param <type> $query
  * @param <type> $query_format R
  */
-function get_related_items_as_array($collection_pid, $relationship = array('isMemberOfCollection'), $limit = 10000, $offset = 0, $active_objects_only = TRUE, $cmodel = NULL, $orderby = '$title') {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-  require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryQuery.php';
+function get_related_items_as_array($collection_object, $relationship = array('isMemberOfCollection'), $limit = 10000, $offset = 0, $active_objects_only = TRUE, $cmodel = NULL, $orderby = '$title') {
 
-  global $user;
+  $collection_pid = $collection_object->id;
 
 // Not sure if this is necessary given that we should never be able to delete objects in a namespace that we don't have access to.
 //  if (!fedora_repository_access('view fedora repository', $collection_pid['object']['value'])) {
@@ -120,7 +105,7 @@ function get_related_items_as_array($collection_pid, $relationship = array('isMe
                     minus $content <mulgara:is> <info:fedora/fedora-system:FedoraObject-3.0>
                     order by ' . $orderby;
 
-  $results = $rest_connection->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query_string, $limit, $offset);
+  $results = $collection_object->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query_string, $limit, $offset);
 
   return $results;
 }
@@ -170,16 +155,13 @@ function fedora_repository_access($permission, $pid) {
  * @param type $include_fedora_system_content_models
  * @return array 
  */
-function get_content_models_list($pid, $include_fedora_system_content_models = FALSE) {
+function get_content_models_list($object, $include_fedora_system_content_models = FALSE) {
 
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryQuery.php';
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
   $pids = array();
   $query = 'select $object from <#ri>
-            where <info:fedora/' . $pid . '> <fedora-model:hasModel> $object
+            where <info:fedora/' . $object->id . '> <fedora-model:hasModel> $object
             and $object <fedora-model:state> <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/model#Active>';
-  $content_models = $rest_connection->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
+  $content_models = $object->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
 
   if (empty($content_models)) {
     return $pids;
@@ -204,9 +186,8 @@ function get_content_models_list($pid, $include_fedora_system_content_models = F
  * @return array
  */
 function get_content_models_as_option_array() {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-  require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryQuery.php';
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
+  $rest_connection = new IslandoraTuque();
 
   $restricted = variable_get('islandora_namespace_restriction_enforced', FALSE);
   $allowed_string = variable_get('islandora_pids_allowed', 'default: demo: changeme: islandora:');
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/collection_manager_table.inc b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/collection_manager_table.inc
index 3b7df3fe..2fc258bb 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/collection_manager_table.inc
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/collection_manager_table.inc
@@ -11,15 +11,12 @@
  * @param string $collection_pid
  * @return array
  */
-function islandora_collection_table($collection_pid) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryQuery.php';
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
+function islandora_collection_table($object) {
   $query = 'select $object $title from <#ri>
-              where  ($object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOf> <info:fedora/' . $collection_pid . '>
-              or $object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOfCollection> <info:fedora/' . $collection_pid . '>)
+              where  ($object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOf> <info:fedora/' . $object->id . '>
+              or $object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/relations-external#isMemberOfCollection> <info:fedora/' . $object->id . '>)
               and $object <dc:title> $title';
-  $results = $rest_connection->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
+  $results = $object->repository->ri->itqlQuery($query, 'unlimited', '0');
   $keys = array();
   $objects = array();
   foreach ($results as $result) {
@@ -87,14 +84,13 @@ function theme_islandora_basic_collection_management_form_table(array $element)
 }
 
 function get_collections_as_option_array() {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  require_once 'sites/all/libraries/tuque/RepositoryQuery.php';
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
 
   $restricted = variable_get('islandora_namespace_restriction_enforced', FALSE);
   $allowed_string = variable_get('islandora_pids_allowed', 'default: demo: changeme: islandora:');
   $namespaces = explode(':', $allowed_string);
 
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
+  $rest_connection = new IslandoraTuque();
   $query = 'select $object $title from <#ri>
                             where ($object <fedora-model:label> $title
                               and $object <info:fedora/fedora-system:def/model#hasModel> <info:fedora/islandora:collectionCModel>
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/delete_collection.inc b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/delete_collection.inc
index 3f0e441c..e6c415cf 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/delete_collection.inc
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/delete_collection.inc
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@
  *
  * @return string
  */
-function islandora_collection_deletion_form($form, &$form_state, $pid) {
+function islandora_collection_deletion_form($form, &$form_state, $object) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora_basic_collection', 'collection_manager_table');
+  $pid = $object->id;
   $potential_collections = get_collections_as_option_array();
-  $table = islandora_collection_table($pid);
+  $table = islandora_collection_table($object);
   $deletion_message = ($table) ? "Delete Members of this Collection" : "Delete Collection";
   $submit_text_message = ($table) ? "Delete selected objects" : "Delete collection";
 
@@ -64,17 +65,15 @@ function islandora_collection_deletion_form($form, &$form_state, $pid) {
  * @param array $form_state 
  */
 function islandora_collection_deletion_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
-  global $user;
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
 
   $collection_pid = $form_state['values']['current'];
-  $fedora_object = new FedoraObject($collection_pid, $rest_connection->repository);
+  $fedora_object = islandora_object_load($collection_object);
+
   $parents = $fedora_object->relationships->get(NULL, 'isMemberOfCollection');
-  $parents = Islandora_collections_get_collection_from_pid($collection_pid);
+  $parents = islandora_collections_get_collection_from_pid($fedora_object);
   $collection_pid = $form_state['values']['current'];
   if (isset($form_state['values']['delete_root']) && $form_state['values']['delete_root'] == 1) {
-    delete_root_collection($collection_pid);
+    delete_root_collection($fedora_object);
     drupal_goto("islandora/object/" . $parents[0]['parent']['value']);
   }
 
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ function islandora_collection_deletion_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
 
   if (!empty($child_collections)) {
     foreach ($child_collections as $child) {
-      $child_pids = get_related_items_as_array($child, 'isMemberOfCollection');
+      $child_pids = get_related_items_as_array(islandora_object_load($child), 'isMemberOfCollection');
       if (!empty($child_pids)) {
         $populated_child_collections[] = $child;
       }
@@ -103,7 +102,7 @@ function islandora_collection_deletion_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
   $pids_to_delete = array_diff($pids, $populated_child_collections);
 
   foreach ($pids_to_delete as $pid_to_delete) {
-    $rest_connection->repository->purgeObject($pid_to_delete);
+    $fedora_object->repository->purgeObject($pid_to_delete);
   }
   drupal_goto("islandora/object/" . $collection_pid);
 }
@@ -113,12 +112,11 @@ function islandora_collection_deletion_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
  * 
  * @param string $pid
  */
-function delete_root_collection($pid) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
+function delete_root_collection($object) {
+
   try {
-    $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-    $rest_connection->repository->purgeObject($pid);
-  } catch (Exception $e) {
+    $object->repository->purgeObject($object->id);
+  } catch (RepositoryException $e) {
     drupal_set_message(t("Collection '@pid' could not be deleted!", array('@pid' => $pid)), 'error');
     return;
   }
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/manage_policies.inc b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/manage_policies.inc
index 3b6572c9..9207edb4 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/manage_policies.inc
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/manage_policies.inc
@@ -13,26 +13,28 @@
  * @param string $collection_pid
  * @return type
  */
-function islandora_manage_policies_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_pid) {
+function islandora_manage_policies_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_object) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora_basic_collection', 'includes/CollectionPolicy');
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
 
-  $content_models = get_content_models_list($collection_pid);
+  $repository = $collection_object->repository;
+
+  $content_models = get_content_models_list($collection_object);
   $cm_options = array();
   $name_mappings = array();
   foreach ($content_models as $content_model) {
     if ($content_model != "islandora:collectionCModel") {
-      $item = new FedoraObject($content_model, $rest_connection->repository);
-      $cm_name = $item->Label;
-      $cm_options[$content_model] = $cm_name;
+      try {
+        $item = $repository->getObject($content_model);
+        $cm_name = $item->Label;
+        $cm_options[$content_model] = $cm_name;
+      }
+      catch(RepositoryException $e) {}
     }
   }
 
-  $namespace = substr($collection_pid, 0, strpos($collection_pid, ":"));
+  $namespace = substr($collection_object->id, 0, strpos($collection_object->id, ":"));
 
   $collection_policy_dsid = variable_get('Islandora_Collection_Policy_DSID', 'COLLECTION_POLICY');
-  $collection_object = new FedoraObject($collection_pid, $rest_connection->repository);
   $collection_policy_string = $collection_object->getDatastream($collection_policy_dsid);
 
   $supported_collection_models = array();
@@ -41,9 +43,9 @@ function islandora_manage_policies_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_pid) {
     $supported_collection_models = $collection_policy->getContentModels();
   }
 
-  $collection_namespace = substr($collection_pid, 0, strpos($collection_pid, ":"));
+  $collection_namespace = substr($collection_object->id, 0, strpos($collection_object->id, ":"));
 
-  $represented_content_models = get_represented_content_models($collection_pid);
+  $represented_content_models = get_represented_content_models($collection_object);
   $collection_name = $collection_object->label;
   $new_content_models = get_content_models_as_option_array();
   $current_models_in_policy = array();
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ function islandora_manage_policies_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_pid) {
 
   $form['manage_collection_policy']['titlebox'] = array(
     '#type' => 'item',
-    '#title' => t("Manage collection policy for @collection_pid", array('@collection_pid' => $collection_pid)),
+    '#title' => t("Manage collection policy for @collection_title", array('@collection_title' => $collection_object->label)),
   );
 
   $form ['manage_collection_policy']['add']['content_model_to_add'] = array(
@@ -86,12 +88,12 @@ function islandora_manage_policies_form($form, &$form_state, $collection_pid) {
 
   $form['parent_collection'] = array(
     '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $collection_pid,
+    '#value' => $collection_object->id,
   );
 
   $form['collection_pid'] = array(
     '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $collection_pid,
+    '#value' => $collection_object->id,
   );
 
   $form['manage_collection_policy']['add']['submit'] = array(
@@ -135,11 +137,9 @@ function islandora_manage_policies_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
  * @param array $form_state 
  */
 function islandora_manage_policies_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
-
   $collection_pid = $form_state['values']['parent_collection'];
-  $collection_object = new FedoraObject($collection_pid, $rest_connection->repository);
+  $collection_object = islandora_object_load($collection_pid);
+  
   $policy = $collection_object->getDatastream(variable_get('Islandora_Collection_Policy_DSID', 'COLLECTION_POLICY'));
   $collection_policy = '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <collection_policy xmlns="http://www.islandora.ca" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" name="" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.islandora.ca http://syn.lib.umanitoba.ca/collection_policy.xsd">
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/move_collection.inc b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/move_collection.inc
index 7f6a2d6f..04e31d51 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/includes/move_collection.inc
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/includes/move_collection.inc
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
  *
  * @return string
  */
-function islandora_collection_migrate_form($form, &$form_state, $pid) {
+function islandora_collection_migrate_form($form, &$form_state, $object) {
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora_basic_collection', 'collection_manager_table');
   $potential_collections = get_collections_as_option_array();
-  $table = islandora_collection_table($pid);
+  $table = islandora_collection_table($object);
   if (!$table) {
     $form['no_objects'] = array(
       '#type' => 'item',
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ function islandora_collection_migrate_form($form, &$form_state, $pid) {
 
   $form['migrate']['titlebox'] = array(
     '#type' => 'item',
-    '#title' => t("Move objects from @collection_pid", array('@collection_pid' => $pid)),
+    '#title' => t("Move objects from @collection_pid", array('@collection_pid' => $object->id)),
   );  
 
   $form['migrate']['new_collection'] = array(
     '#title' => t('New collection'),
-    '#description' => t("All content will be migrated from @pid to the selected collection", array('@pid' => $pid)),
+    '#description' => t("All content will be migrated from @pid to the selected collection", array('@pid' => $object->id)),
     '#type' => 'select',
     '#options' => $potential_collections,
   );
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function islandora_collection_migrate_form($form, &$form_state, $pid) {
 
   $form['current'] = array(
     '#type' => 'hidden',
-    '#value' => $pid,
+    '#value' => $object->id,
   );
 
   $form['migrate']['message'] = array(
@@ -64,14 +64,12 @@ function islandora_collection_migrate_form($form, &$form_state, $pid) {
  * @param array $form_state 
  */
 function islandora_collection_migrate_form_submit($form, &$form_state) {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  $rest_connection = new RestConnection();
 
   $pids = array_filter($form_state['values']['table']);
   $new_collection = $form_state['values']['new_collection'];
   $current = $form_state['values']['current'];
   foreach ($pids as $pid) {
-    $fedora_object = new FedoraObject($pid, $rest_connection->repository);
+    $fedora_object = islandora_object_load($pid);
     $fedora_object->relationships->remove(FEDORA_RELS_EXT_URI, 'isMemberOfCollection', $current);
     $fedora_object->relationships->add(FEDORA_RELS_EXT_URI, 'isMemberOfCollection', $new_collection);
   }
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.install b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.install
index fbe6b7f5..eb9f1efe 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.install
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.install
@@ -5,12 +5,11 @@
  * islandora_basic_collection.install
  */
 function islandora_basic_collection_install() {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  global $user;
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
   global $base_root;
 
   try {
-    $rest_connection = new RestConnection($user);
+    $rest_connection = new IslandoraTuque();
   } catch (Exception $e) {
     drupal_set_message(st('Unable to connect to the repository %e', array('%e' => $e)), 'error');
     return;
@@ -55,10 +54,9 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_install() {
 }
 
 function islandora_basic_collection_uninstall() {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  global $user;
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
   try {
-    $rest_connection = new RestConnection($user);
+    $rest_connection = new IslandoraTuque();
   } catch (Exception $e) {
     drupal_set_message(st('Unable to connect to the repository %e', array('%e' => $e)), 'error');
     return;
diff --git a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module
index 2adbd60a..2a2eb7f8 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module
+++ b/islandora_basic_collection/islandora_basic_collection.module
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
  */
 function islandora_basic_collection_menu() {
   $items = array();
-  $items['islandora/object/%/manage/collection'] = array(
+  $items['islandora/object/%islandora_object/manage/collection'] = array(
     'title' => 'Collection',
     'page callback' => 'islandora_basic_collection_manage_object',
     'page arguments' => array(2),
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_init() {
  * @param type $object_id
  * @return type
  */
-function islandora_basic_collection_manage_object($object_id) {
+function islandora_basic_collection_manage_object($object) {
 
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora_basic_collection', 'includes/collection_management');
   module_load_include('inc', 'islandora_basic_collection', 'includes/collection_manager_table');
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_manage_object($object_id) {
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
   );
 
-  $form['collection_manager']['create_child_collection']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_create_child_collection_form', $object_id);
+  $form['collection_manager']['create_child_collection']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_create_child_collection_form', $object);
 
   $form['collection_manager']['manage_policies'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_manage_object($object_id) {
     '#collapsed' => TRUE,
   );
 
-  $form['collection_manager']['manage_policies']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_manage_policies_form', $object_id);
+  $form['collection_manager']['manage_policies']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_manage_policies_form', $object);
 
   $form['collection_manager']['change_content_models'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_manage_object($object_id) {
     '#collapsed' => TRUE,
   );
 
-  $form['collection_manager']['change_content_models']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_change_content_models_form', $object_id);
+  $form['collection_manager']['change_content_models']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_change_content_models_form', $object);
 
   $form['collection_manager']['migrate_members'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_manage_object($object_id) {
     '#collapsed' => TRUE,
   );
 
-  $form['collection_manager']['migrate_members']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_collection_migrate_form', $object_id);
+  $form['collection_manager']['migrate_members']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_collection_migrate_form', $object);
 
   $form['collection_manager']['delete_members'] = array(
     '#type' => 'fieldset',
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_manage_object($object_id) {
     '#collapsed' => TRUE,
   );
 
-  $form['collection_manager']['delete_members']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_collection_deletion_form', $object_id);
+  $form['collection_manager']['delete_members']['form'] = drupal_get_form('islandora_collection_deletion_form', $object);
 
   // Pass the form around any modules that are interested so that they can add their own collection management functions.
   module_invoke_all('islandora_collection_manager', $form);
@@ -145,15 +145,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_manage_object($object_id) {
  * @param string $object_id
  * @return boolean
  */
-function islandora_basic_collection_access($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 $e) {
-    return FALSE;
-  }
+function islandora_basic_collection_access($fedora_object) {
   if (!isset($fedora_object)) {
     return FALSE;
   }
@@ -250,16 +242,7 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_islandora_view_object($object, $user) {
  * @return null|\FedoraObject 
  */
 function islandora_basic_collection_get_object($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 NULL;
-  }
-  return $fedora_object;
+  return islandora_object_load($object_id);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -280,14 +263,10 @@ function islandora_basic_collection_get_objects($object, $page_number = 1, $page
              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';
-  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']);
+    $results = $object->repository->ri->query($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"";
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.install b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.install
index 739d9074..2ab629d9 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.install
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.install
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@
  * Implements hook_install
  */
 function islandora_basic_image_install() {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
-  global $user;
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
   global $base_root;
   
   try {
-    $restConnection = new RestConnection($user);
+    $restConnection = new IslandoraTuque();
   } catch (Exception $e) {
     drupal_set_message(t('Unable to connect to the repository %e', array('%e' => $e)), 'error');
     return;
@@ -64,10 +63,10 @@ function islandora_basic_image_install() {
  * Implements hook_uninstall
  */
 function islandora_basic_image_uninstall() {
-  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'RestConnection');
+  module_load_include('inc', 'islandora', 'includes/tuque');
   global $user;
   try {
-    $restConnection = new RestConnection($user);
+    $restConnection = new IslandoraTuque($user);
   } catch (Exception $e) {
     drupal_set_message(t('Unable to connect to the repository %e', array('%e' => $e)), 'error');
     return;
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
index 5599ce33..885d5ba8 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.module
@@ -104,34 +104,6 @@ function islandora_basic_image_menu() {
   return 'Another view returned by the image cmodel';
   } */
 
-/**
- * determines whether or not to show this modules manage tab
- * @global object $user
- * @param string $object_id
- * @return boolean 
- */
-function islandora_basic_image_access($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 $e) {
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-  if (!isset($fedora_object)) {
-    return FALSE;
-  }
-  $models = $fedora_object->models;
-  $cmodel_list = islandora_basic_image_islandora_get_types();
-  foreach ($fedora_object->models as $model) {
-    if (isset($cmodel_list[$model])) {
-      return user_access(FEDORA_MODIFY_STATE);
-    }
-  }
-  return FALSE;
-}
-
 function islandora_basic_image_init() {
   if (path_is_admin(current_path())) {
     drupal_add_css(drupal_get_path('module', 'islandora_basic_image') . '/css/islandora_basic_image.admin.css');