diff --git a/islandora/include/fields.inc b/islandora/include/fields.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ad4c8d4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora/include/fields.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Utility functions for working Islandora core fields.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Adds all the core Islandora fields to a bundle.
+ *
+ * @param string $bundle_name
+ *   The name of the bundle to give the fields.
+ */
+function islandora_add_fields_to_bundle($bundle_name) {
+  // If this gets called from an install hook, we can't guarantee the t's
+  // existance.
+  $t = get_t();
+
+  // Big list of field names/labels/descriptions.
+  $field_data = array(
+    ISLANDORA_TN_FIELD => array(
+      'label' => 'Thumbnail',
+      'description' => 'Thumbnail image',
+    ),
+    ISLANDORA_FEDORA_HAS_PARENT_FIELD => array(
+      'label' => 'fedora:hasParent',
+      'description' => 'Parent resource in Fedora 4',
+    ),
+    ISLANDORA_PCDM_HAS_MEMBER_FIELD => array(
+      'label' => 'pcdm:hasMember',
+      'description' => 'Child resources in Fedora 4',
+    ),
+  );
+
+  // Iterate over fields and add each to the specified bundle.
+  foreach ($field_data as $field_name => $data) {
+    $field_label = $data['label'];
+    $field_description = $data['description'];
+
+    if (field_info_field($field_name)) {
+      $field_instance = array(
+        'field_name' => $field_name,
+        'entity_type' => 'node',
+        'bundle' => $bundle_name,
+        'label' => $t("%label", array("%description" => $field_label)),
+        'description' => $t("%description", array("%description" => $field_description)),
+        'required' => FALSE,
+      );
+      field_create_instance($field_instance);
+      $message = $t('Field %name was added to %bundle successfully',
+                    array(
+                      '%name' => $field_name,
+                      '%bundle' => $bundle_name,
+                    ));
+      drupal_set_message($message);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/islandora/islandora.install b/islandora/islandora.install
index 4741c421..6735ddd4 100644
--- a/islandora/islandora.install
+++ b/islandora/islandora.install
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ function islandora_install() {
   );
   field_create_field($tn_field);
 
-  $mods_field = array(
-    'field_name' => ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD,
-    'type' => 'xml_field_xml',
-  );
-  field_create_field($mods_field);
-
   $fedora_path_field = array(
     'field_name' => ISLANDORA_FEDORA_PATH_FIELD,
     'type' => 'text',
diff --git a/islandora/islandora.module b/islandora/islandora.module
index 41aee40b..018e7f77 100644
--- a/islandora/islandora.module
+++ b/islandora/islandora.module
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ define('ISLANDORA_NAMESPACE', 'http://islandora.ca/ontology/v2/');
 define('ISLANDORA_FEDORA_NAMESPACE', 'http://fedora.info/definitions/v4/repository#');
 define('ISLANDORA_PCDM_NAMESPACE', 'http://pcdm.org/models#');
 define('ISLANDORA_TN_FIELD', 'field_tn');
-define('ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD', 'field_mods');
-define('ISLANDORA_FEDORA_HAS_PARENT', 'field_fedora_has_parent');
-define('ISLANDORA_PCDM_HAS_MEMBER', 'field_pcdm_has_member');
+define('ISLANDORA_FEDORA_HAS_PARENT_FIELD', 'field_fedora_has_parent');
+define('ISLANDORA_PCDM_HAS_MEMBER_FIELD', 'field_pcdm_has_member');
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_ctools_plugin_api().
diff --git a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.install b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.install
index c2644cc3..02b96efc 100644
--- a/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.install
+++ b/islandora_basic_image/islandora_basic_image.install
@@ -47,17 +47,4 @@ function islandora_basic_image_install() {
     field_create_instance($tn_field_instance);
     drupal_set_message($t('Field %name was created successfully', array('%name' => ISLANDORA_TN_FIELD)));
   }
-
-  if (field_info_field(ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD)) {
-    $mods_field_instance = array(
-      'field_name' => ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD,
-      'entity_type' => 'node',
-      'bundle' => ISLANDORA_BASIC_IMAGE_CONTENT_TYPE,
-      'label' => $t("MODS"),
-      'description' => $t("A MODS record for the Fedora resource"),
-      'required' => FALSE,
-    );
-    field_create_instance($mods_field_instance);
-    drupal_set_message($t('Field %name was created successfully', array('%name' => ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD)));
-  }
 }
diff --git a/islandora_dc/include/fields.inc b/islandora_dc/include/fields.inc
index 52d8f5bf..28952381 100644
--- a/islandora_dc/include/fields.inc
+++ b/islandora_dc/include/fields.inc
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ function islandora_dc_add_fields_to_bundle($bundle_name) {
       $message = $t('Field %name was added to %bundle successfully',
                     array(
                       '%name' => $field_name,
-                      '%bundle' => $bundle,
+                      '%bundle' => $bundle_name,
                     ));
       drupal_set_message($message);
     }
diff --git a/islandora_dc/islandora_dc.module b/islandora_dc/islandora_dc.module
index 64fdd167..f3cd6c7c 100644
--- a/islandora_dc/islandora_dc.module
+++ b/islandora_dc/islandora_dc.module
@@ -22,3 +22,12 @@ define('ISLANDORA_DC_SOURCE_FIELD', 'field_dc_source');
 define('ISLANDORA_DC_SUBJECT_FIELD', 'field_dc_subject');
 define('ISLANDORA_DC_TITLE_FIELD', 'field_dc_title');
 define('ISLANDORA_DC_TYPE_FIELD', 'field_dc_type');
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rdf_namespaces().
+ */
+function islandora_dc_rdf_namespaces() {
+  return array(
+    ISLANDORA_DC_NAMESPACE_PREFIX => ISLANDORA_DC_NAMESPACE,
+  );
+}
diff --git a/islandora_mods/include/fields.inc b/islandora_mods/include/fields.inc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ccfd631
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_mods/include/fields.inc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Utility functions for working with MODS fields.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Adds all the MODS fields to a bundle.
+ *
+ * @param string $bundle_name
+ *   The name of the bundle to give the fields.
+ */
+function islandora_mods_add_fields_to_bundle($bundle_name) {
+  // If this gets called from an install hook, we can't guarantee the t's
+  // existance.
+  $t = get_t();
+
+  if (field_info_field(ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD)) {
+    $mods_field_instance = array(
+      'field_name' => ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD,
+      'entity_type' => 'node',
+      'bundle' => $bundle_name,
+      'label' => $t("MODS XML"),
+      'description' => $t("A MODS record for the Fedora resource"),
+      'required' => FALSE,
+    );
+    field_create_instance($mods_field_instance);
+    $message = $t('Field %name was successfully added to %bundle',
+                  array(
+                    '%name' => ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD,
+                    '%bundle' => $bundle_name,
+                  ));
+    drupal_set_message($message);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.info b/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.info
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb13af06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.info
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+name = Islandora MODS
+description = "Fields and utilities for managing MODS metadata in Islandora"
+package = Islandora
+version = 7.x-dev
+core = 7.x
diff --git a/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.install b/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..46f4412d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.install
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Install hooks for this module.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_install().
+ *
+ * Creates shared fields for content types using MODS metadata.
+ */
+function islandora_dc_install() {
+  $mods_field = array(
+    'field_name' => ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD,
+    'type' => 'xml_field_xml',
+  );
+  field_create_field($mods_field);
+}
diff --git a/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.module b/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.module
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff9b53dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/islandora_mods/islandora_mods.module
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Islandora module for working with MODS Metadata.
+ */
+
+define('ISLANDORA_MODS_NAMESPACE', 'http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3/');
+define('ISLANDORA_MODS_NAMESPACE_PREFIX', 'mods');
+define('ISLANDORA_MODS_RDF_NAMESPACE', 'http://www.loc.gov/mods/modsrdf/v1#');
+define('ISLANDORA_MODS_RDF_NAMESPACE_PREFIX', 'modsrdf');
+define('ISLANDORA_MODS_FIELD', 'field_mods');
+
+/**
+ * Implements hook_rdf_namespaces().
+ */
+function islandora_mods_rdf_namespaces() {
+  return array(
+    ISLANDORA_MODS_RDF_NAMESPACE_PREFIX => ISLANDORA_MODS_RDF_NAMESPACE,
+  );
+}