diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..135406069a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+
+package org.dspace.app.requestitem;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.Item;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
+
+/**
+ * Derive request recipients from groups of the Collection which owns an Item.
+ * The list will include all members of the administrators group.  If the
+ * resulting list is empty, delegates to {@link RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy}.
+ *
+ * @author Mark H. Wood <mwood@iupui.edu>
+ */
+public class CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy
+        extends RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy {
+    @Override
+    @NonNull
+    public List<RequestItemAuthor> getRequestItemAuthor(Context context,
+            Item item)
+            throws SQLException {
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> recipients = new ArrayList<>();
+        Collection collection = item.getOwningCollection();
+        for (EPerson admin : collection.getAdministrators().getMembers()) {
+            recipients.add(new RequestItemAuthor(admin));
+        }
+        if (recipients.isEmpty()) {
+            return super.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item);
+        } else {
+            return recipients;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CombiningRequestItemStrategy.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CombiningRequestItemStrategy.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8292c1a728
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CombiningRequestItemStrategy.java
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.requestitem;
+
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.dspace.content.Item;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
+/**
+ * Assemble a list of recipients from the results of other strategies.
+ * The list of strategy classes is injected as the constructor argument
+ * {@code strategies}.
+ * If the strategy list is not configured, returns an empty List.
+ *
+ * @author Mark H. Wood <mwood@iupui.edu>
+ */
+public class CombiningRequestItemStrategy
+        implements RequestItemAuthorExtractor {
+    /** The strategies to combine. */
+    private final List<RequestItemAuthorExtractor> strategies;
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize a combination of strategies.
+     * @param strategies the author extraction strategies to combine.
+     */
+    public CombiningRequestItemStrategy(@NonNull List<RequestItemAuthorExtractor> strategies) {
+        Assert.notNull(strategies, "Strategy list may not be null");
+        this.strategies = strategies;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Do not call.
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException always
+     */
+    private CombiningRequestItemStrategy() {
+        throw new IllegalArgumentException();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    @NonNull
+    public List<RequestItemAuthor> getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item)
+            throws SQLException {
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> recipients = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        for (RequestItemAuthorExtractor strategy : strategies) {
+            recipients.addAll(strategy.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item));
+        }
+
+        return recipients;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItem.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItem.java
index 9e675e97a7..cdefd1298c 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItem.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItem.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.core.ReloadableEntity;
 
 /**
- * Object representing an Item Request
+ * Object representing an Item Request.
  */
 @Entity
 @Table(name = "requestitem")
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ public class RequestItem implements ReloadableEntity<Integer> {
         this.allfiles = allfiles;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return {@code true} if all of the Item's files are requested.
+     */
     public boolean isAllfiles() {
         return allfiles;
     }
@@ -102,6 +105,9 @@ public class RequestItem implements ReloadableEntity<Integer> {
         this.reqMessage = reqMessage;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return a message from the requester.
+     */
     public String getReqMessage() {
         return reqMessage;
     }
@@ -110,6 +116,9 @@ public class RequestItem implements ReloadableEntity<Integer> {
         this.reqName = reqName;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return Human-readable name of the user requesting access.
+     */
     public String getReqName() {
         return reqName;
     }
@@ -118,6 +127,9 @@ public class RequestItem implements ReloadableEntity<Integer> {
         this.reqEmail = reqEmail;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return address of the user requesting access.
+     */
     public String getReqEmail() {
         return reqEmail;
     }
@@ -126,6 +138,9 @@ public class RequestItem implements ReloadableEntity<Integer> {
         this.token = token;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return a unique request identifier which can be emailed.
+     */
     public String getToken() {
         return token;
     }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemAuthor.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemAuthor.java
index 49e26fe00b..a189e4a5ef 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemAuthor.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemAuthor.java
@@ -11,20 +11,31 @@ import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 
 /**
  * Simple DTO to transfer data about the corresponding author for the Request
- * Copy feature
+ * Copy feature.
  *
  * @author Andrea Bollini
  */
 public class RequestItemAuthor {
-    private String fullName;
-    private String email;
+    private final String fullName;
+    private final String email;
 
+    /**
+     * Construct an author record from given data.
+     *
+     * @param fullName the author's full name.
+     * @param email the author's email address.
+     */
     public RequestItemAuthor(String fullName, String email) {
         super();
         this.fullName = fullName;
         this.email = email;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Construct an author from an EPerson's metadata.
+     *
+     * @param ePerson the EPerson.
+     */
     public RequestItemAuthor(EPerson ePerson) {
         super();
         this.fullName = ePerson.getFullName();
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemAuthorExtractor.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemAuthorExtractor.java
index 9b66030e90..bc97bc64bf 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemAuthorExtractor.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemAuthorExtractor.java
@@ -8,26 +8,28 @@
 package org.dspace.app.requestitem;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 
 /**
- * Interface to abstract the strategy for select the author to contact for
- * request copy
+ * Interface to abstract the strategy for selecting the author to contact for
+ * request copy.
  *
  * @author Andrea Bollini
  */
 public interface RequestItemAuthorExtractor {
-
     /**
-     * Retrieve the auhtor to contact for a request copy of the give item.
+     * Retrieve the author to contact for requesting a copy of the given item.
      *
      * @param context DSpace context object
      * @param item item to request
-     * @return An object containing name an email address to send the request to
-     *         or null if no valid email address was found.
+     * @return Names and email addresses to send the request to.
      * @throws SQLException if database error
      */
-    public RequestItemAuthor getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item) throws SQLException;
+    @NonNull
+    public List<RequestItemAuthor> getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item)
+        throws SQLException;
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemEmailNotifier.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemEmailNotifier.java
index d72e42eac1..02054ee1a0 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemEmailNotifier.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemEmailNotifier.java
@@ -72,28 +72,48 @@ public class RequestItemEmailNotifier {
     static public void sendRequest(Context context, RequestItem ri, String responseLink)
             throws IOException, SQLException {
         // Who is making this request?
-        RequestItemAuthor author = requestItemAuthorExtractor
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> authors = requestItemAuthorExtractor
                 .getRequestItemAuthor(context, ri.getItem());
-        String authorEmail = author.getEmail();
-        String authorName = author.getFullName();
 
         // Build an email to the approver.
         Email email = Email.getEmail(I18nUtil.getEmailFilename(context.getCurrentLocale(),
                 "request_item.author"));
-        email.addRecipient(authorEmail);
+        for (RequestItemAuthor author : authors) {
+            email.addRecipient(author.getEmail());
+        }
         email.setReplyTo(ri.getReqEmail()); // Requester's address
+
         email.addArgument(ri.getReqName()); // {0} Requester's name
+
         email.addArgument(ri.getReqEmail()); // {1} Requester's address
+
         email.addArgument(ri.isAllfiles() // {2} All bitstreams or just one?
             ? I18nUtil.getMessage("itemRequest.all") : ri.getBitstream().getName());
-        email.addArgument(handleService.getCanonicalForm(ri.getItem().getHandle()));
+
+        email.addArgument(handleService.getCanonicalForm(ri.getItem().getHandle())); // {3}
+
         email.addArgument(ri.getItem().getName()); // {4} requested item's title
+
         email.addArgument(ri.getReqMessage()); // {5} message from requester
+
         email.addArgument(responseLink); // {6} Link back to DSpace for action
-        email.addArgument(authorName); // {7} corresponding author name
-        email.addArgument(authorEmail); // {8} corresponding author email
-        email.addArgument(configurationService.getProperty("dspace.name"));
-        email.addArgument(configurationService.getProperty("mail.helpdesk"));
+
+        StringBuilder names = new StringBuilder();
+        StringBuilder addresses = new StringBuilder();
+        for (RequestItemAuthor author : authors) {
+            if (names.length() > 0) {
+                names.append("; ");
+                addresses.append("; ");
+            }
+            names.append(author.getFullName());
+            addresses.append(author.getEmail());
+        }
+        email.addArgument(names.toString()); // {7} corresponding author name
+        email.addArgument(addresses.toString()); // {8} corresponding author email
+
+        email.addArgument(configurationService.getProperty("dspace.name")); // {9}
+
+        email.addArgument(configurationService.getProperty("mail.helpdesk")); // {10}
 
         // Send the email.
         try {
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy.java
index 7b63d3ea8d..f440ba380a 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 package org.dspace.app.requestitem;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
@@ -16,11 +18,11 @@ import org.dspace.core.I18nUtil;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
 import org.dspace.eperson.service.EPersonService;
 import org.dspace.services.ConfigurationService;
-import org.dspace.services.factory.DSpaceServicesFactory;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 
 /**
- * RequestItem strategy to allow DSpace support team's helpdesk to receive requestItem request
+ * RequestItem strategy to allow DSpace support team's helpdesk to receive requestItem request.
  * With this enabled, then the Item author/submitter doesn't receive the request, but the helpdesk instead does.
  *
  * Failover to the RequestItemSubmitterStrategy, which means the submitter would get the request if there is no
@@ -33,19 +35,24 @@ public class RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy extends RequestItemSubmitterStrategy {
     @Autowired(required = true)
     protected EPersonService ePersonService;
 
+    @Autowired(required = true)
+    private ConfigurationService configuration;
+
     public RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public RequestItemAuthor getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item) throws SQLException {
-        ConfigurationService configurationService
-                = DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance().getConfigurationService();
-        boolean helpdeskOverridesSubmitter = configurationService
+    @NonNull
+    public List<RequestItemAuthor> getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item)
+            throws SQLException {
+        boolean helpdeskOverridesSubmitter = configuration
             .getBooleanProperty("request.item.helpdesk.override", false);
-        String helpDeskEmail = configurationService.getProperty("mail.helpdesk");
+        String helpDeskEmail = configuration.getProperty("mail.helpdesk");
 
         if (helpdeskOverridesSubmitter && StringUtils.isNotBlank(helpDeskEmail)) {
-            return getHelpDeskPerson(context, helpDeskEmail);
+            List<RequestItemAuthor> authors = new ArrayList<>(1);
+            authors.add(getHelpDeskPerson(context, helpDeskEmail));
+            return authors;
         } else {
             //Fallback to default logic (author of Item) if helpdesk isn't fully enabled or setup
             return super.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item);
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemMetadataStrategy.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemMetadataStrategy.java
index 1737490fbb..4372ab9b09 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemMetadataStrategy.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemMetadataStrategy.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 package org.dspace.app.requestitem;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
@@ -16,12 +18,13 @@ import org.dspace.content.MetadataValue;
 import org.dspace.content.service.ItemService;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.core.I18nUtil;
-import org.dspace.services.factory.DSpaceServicesFactory;
+import org.dspace.services.ConfigurationService;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 
 /**
  * Try to look to an item metadata for the corresponding author name and email.
- * Failover to the RequestItemSubmitterStrategy
+ * Failover to the RequestItemSubmitterStrategy.
  *
  * @author Andrea Bollini
  */
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ public class RequestItemMetadataStrategy extends RequestItemSubmitterStrategy {
     protected String emailMetadata;
     protected String fullNameMetadata;
 
+    @Autowired(required = true)
+    protected ConfigurationService configurationService;
+
     @Autowired(required = true)
     protected ItemService itemService;
 
@@ -37,59 +43,72 @@ public class RequestItemMetadataStrategy extends RequestItemSubmitterStrategy {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public RequestItemAuthor getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item)
+    @NonNull
+    public List<RequestItemAuthor> getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item)
         throws SQLException {
-        RequestItemAuthor author = null;
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> authors;
         if (emailMetadata != null) {
             List<MetadataValue> vals = itemService.getMetadataByMetadataString(item, emailMetadata);
-            if (vals.size() > 0) {
-                String email = vals.iterator().next().getValue();
-                String fullname = null;
-                if (fullNameMetadata != null) {
-                    List<MetadataValue> nameVals = itemService.getMetadataByMetadataString(item, fullNameMetadata);
-                    if (nameVals.size() > 0) {
-                        fullname = nameVals.iterator().next().getValue();
+            List<MetadataValue> nameVals;
+            if (null != fullNameMetadata) {
+                nameVals = itemService.getMetadataByMetadataString(item, fullNameMetadata);
+            } else {
+                nameVals = Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
+            }
+            boolean useNames = vals.size() == nameVals.size();
+            if (!vals.isEmpty()) {
+                authors = new ArrayList<>(vals.size());
+                for (int authorIndex = 0; authorIndex < vals.size(); authorIndex++) {
+                    String email = vals.get(authorIndex).getValue();
+                    String fullname = null;
+                    if (useNames) {
+                        fullname = nameVals.get(authorIndex).getValue();
                     }
+
+                    if (StringUtils.isBlank(fullname)) {
+                        fullname = I18nUtil.getMessage(
+                                "org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemMetadataStrategy.unnamed",
+                                context);
+                    }
+                    RequestItemAuthor author = new RequestItemAuthor(
+                            fullname, email);
+                    authors.add(author);
                 }
-                if (StringUtils.isBlank(fullname)) {
-                    fullname = I18nUtil
-                            .getMessage(
-                                    "org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemMetadataStrategy.unnamed",
-                                    context);
-                }
-                author = new RequestItemAuthor(fullname, email);
-                return author;
+                return authors;
+            } else {
+                return Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
             }
         } else {
             // Uses the basic strategy to look for the original submitter
-            author = super.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item);
-            // Is the author or their email null. If so get the help desk or admin name and email
-            if (null == author || null == author.getEmail()) {
-                String email = null;
-                String name = null;
+            authors = super.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item);
+
+            // Remove from the list authors that do not have email addresses.
+            for (RequestItemAuthor author : authors) {
+                if (null == author.getEmail()) {
+                    authors.remove(author);
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (authors.isEmpty()) { // No author email addresses!  Fall back
                 //First get help desk name and email
-                email = DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance()
-                        .getConfigurationService().getProperty("mail.helpdesk");
-                name = DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance()
-                                            .getConfigurationService().getProperty("mail.helpdesk.name");
+                String email = configurationService.getProperty("mail.helpdesk");
+                String name = configurationService.getProperty("mail.helpdesk.name");
                 // If help desk mail is null get the mail and name of admin
                 if (email == null) {
-                    email = DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance()
-                            .getConfigurationService().getProperty("mail.admin");
-                    name = DSpaceServicesFactory.getInstance()
-                            .getConfigurationService().getProperty("mail.admin.name");
+                    email = configurationService.getProperty("mail.admin");
+                    name = configurationService.getProperty("mail.admin.name");
                 }
-                author = new RequestItemAuthor(name, email);
+                authors.add(new RequestItemAuthor(name, email));
             }
+            return authors;
         }
-        return author;
     }
 
-    public void setEmailMetadata(String emailMetadata) {
+    public void setEmailMetadata(@NonNull String emailMetadata) {
         this.emailMetadata = emailMetadata;
     }
 
-    public void setFullNameMetadata(String fullNameMetadata) {
+    public void setFullNameMetadata(@NonNull String fullNameMetadata) {
         this.fullNameMetadata = fullNameMetadata;
     }
 
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemSubmitterStrategy.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemSubmitterStrategy.java
index 2708c24ba9..dcc1a3e80e 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemSubmitterStrategy.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/RequestItemSubmitterStrategy.java
@@ -8,10 +8,13 @@
 package org.dspace.app.requestitem;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.core.Context;
 import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
+import org.springframework.lang.NonNull;
 
 /**
  * Basic strategy that looks to the original submitter.
@@ -24,21 +27,23 @@ public class RequestItemSubmitterStrategy implements RequestItemAuthorExtractor
     }
 
     /**
-     * Returns the submitter of an Item as RequestItemAuthor or null if the
-     * Submitter is deleted.
+     * Returns the submitter of an Item as RequestItemAuthor or an empty List if
+     * the Submitter is deleted.
      *
-     * @return The submitter of the item or null if the submitter is deleted
+     * @return The submitter of the item or empty List if the submitter is deleted
      * @throws SQLException if database error
      */
     @Override
-    public RequestItemAuthor getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item)
+    @NonNull
+    public List<RequestItemAuthor> getRequestItemAuthor(Context context, Item item)
         throws SQLException {
         EPerson submitter = item.getSubmitter();
-        RequestItemAuthor author = null;
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> authors = new ArrayList<>(1);
         if (null != submitter) {
-            author = new RequestItemAuthor(
-                    submitter.getFullName(), submitter.getEmail());
+            RequestItemAuthor author = new RequestItemAuthor(
+                submitter.getFullName(), submitter.getEmail());
+            authors.add(author);
         }
-        return author;
+        return authors;
     }
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategyTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37292e91c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.requestitem;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.dspace.content.Collection;
+import org.dspace.content.Item;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.dspace.eperson.EPerson;
+import org.dspace.eperson.Group;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Mark H. Wood <mwood@iupui.edu>
+ */
+public class CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategyTest {
+    private static final String NAME = "John Q. Public";
+    private static final String EMAIL = "jqpublic@example.com";
+
+    /**
+     * Test of getRequestItemAuthor method, of class CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy.
+     * @throws java.lang.Exception passed through.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGetRequestItemAuthor()
+            throws Exception {
+        System.out.println("getRequestItemAuthor");
+
+        Context context = Mockito.mock(Context.class);
+
+        EPerson eperson1 = Mockito.mock(EPerson.class);
+        Mockito.when(eperson1.getEmail()).thenReturn(EMAIL);
+        Mockito.when(eperson1.getFullName()).thenReturn(NAME);
+
+        Group group1 = Mockito.mock(Group.class);
+        Mockito.when(group1.getMembers()).thenReturn(List.of(eperson1));
+
+        Collection collection1 = Mockito.mock(Collection.class);
+        Mockito.when(collection1.getAdministrators()).thenReturn(group1);
+
+        Item item = Mockito.mock(Item.class);
+        Mockito.when(item.getOwningCollection()).thenReturn(collection1);
+        Mockito.when(item.getSubmitter()).thenReturn(eperson1);
+
+        CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy instance = new CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy();
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> result = instance.getRequestItemAuthor(context,
+                item);
+        assertEquals("Should be one author", 1, result.size());
+        assertEquals("Name should match " + NAME, NAME, result.get(0).getFullName());
+        assertEquals("Email should match " + EMAIL, EMAIL, result.get(0).getEmail());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CombiningRequestItemStrategyTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CombiningRequestItemStrategyTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5475612cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/requestitem/CombiningRequestItemStrategyTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the license and copyright
+ * detailed in the LICENSE and NOTICE files at the root of the source
+ * tree and available online at
+ *
+ * http://www.dspace.org/license/
+ */
+package org.dspace.app.requestitem;
+
+import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
+import static org.hamcrest.collection.IsIterableContainingInAnyOrder.containsInAnyOrder;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.dspace.content.Item;
+import org.dspace.core.Context;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mockito.Mockito;
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @author Mark H. Wood <mwood@iupui.edu>
+ */
+public class CombiningRequestItemStrategyTest {
+    /**
+     * Test of getRequestItemAuthor method, of class CombiningRequestItemStrategy.
+     * @throws java.lang.Exception passed through.
+     */
+    @Test
+    public void testGetRequestItemAuthor()
+            throws Exception {
+        System.out.println("getRequestItemAuthor");
+        Context context = null;
+
+        Item item = Mockito.mock(Item.class);
+        RequestItemAuthor author1 = new RequestItemAuthor("Pat Paulsen", "ppaulsen@example.com");
+        RequestItemAuthor author2 = new RequestItemAuthor("Alfred E. Neuman", "aeneuman@example.com");
+        RequestItemAuthor author3 = new RequestItemAuthor("Alias Undercover", "aundercover@example.com");
+
+        RequestItemAuthorExtractor strategy1 = Mockito.mock(RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy.class);
+        Mockito.when(strategy1.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item)).thenReturn(List.of(author1));
+
+        RequestItemAuthorExtractor strategy2 = Mockito.mock(RequestItemMetadataStrategy.class);
+        Mockito.when(strategy2.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item)).thenReturn(List.of(author2, author3));
+
+        List<RequestItemAuthorExtractor> strategies = List.of(strategy1, strategy2);
+
+        CombiningRequestItemStrategy instance = new CombiningRequestItemStrategy(strategies);
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> result = instance.getRequestItemAuthor(context,
+                item);
+        assertThat(result, containsInAnyOrder(author1, author2, author3));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/RequestItemRepository.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/RequestItemRepository.java
index d013566a2c..82f9ed3318 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/RequestItemRepository.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/repository/RequestItemRepository.java
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ import java.net.MalformedURLException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.UUID;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 
@@ -229,14 +231,20 @@ public class RequestItemRepository
         }
 
         // Check for authorized user
-        RequestItemAuthor authorizer;
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> authorizers;
         try {
-            authorizer = requestItemAuthorExtractor.getRequestItemAuthor(context, ri.getItem());
+            authorizers = requestItemAuthorExtractor.getRequestItemAuthor(context, ri.getItem());
         } catch (SQLException ex) {
             LOG.warn("Failed to find an authorizer:  {}", ex.getMessage());
-            authorizer = new RequestItemAuthor("", "");
+            authorizers = Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
         }
-        if (!authorizer.getEmail().equals(context.getCurrentUser().getEmail())) {
+
+        boolean authorized = false;
+        String requester = context.getCurrentUser().getEmail();
+        for (RequestItemAuthor authorizer : authorizers) {
+            authorized |= authorizer.getEmail().equals(requester);
+        }
+        if (!authorized) {
             throw new AuthorizeException("Not authorized to approve this request");
         }
 
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/eperson/DeleteEPersonSubmitterIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/eperson/DeleteEPersonSubmitterIT.java
index fb8b44fa17..e020c04b1a 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/eperson/DeleteEPersonSubmitterIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/eperson/DeleteEPersonSubmitterIT.java
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ public class DeleteEPersonSubmitterIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest
 
 
         Item item = itemService.find(context, installItem.getID());
-        RequestItemAuthor requestItemAuthor = requestItemAuthorExtractor.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item);
+        List<RequestItemAuthor> requestItemAuthor = requestItemAuthorExtractor.getRequestItemAuthor(context, item);
 
-        assertEquals("Help Desk", requestItemAuthor.getFullName());
-        assertEquals("dspace-help@myu.edu", requestItemAuthor.getEmail());
+        assertEquals("Help Desk", requestItemAuthor.get(0).getFullName());
+        assertEquals("dspace-help@myu.edu", requestItemAuthor.get(0).getEmail());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ public class DeleteEPersonSubmitterIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest
 
         Item item = installItemService.installItem(context, wsi);
 
-        List<Operation> opsToWithDraw = new ArrayList<Operation>();
+        List<Operation> opsToWithDraw = new ArrayList<>();
         ReplaceOperation replaceOperationToWithDraw = new ReplaceOperation("/withdrawn", true);
         opsToWithDraw.add(replaceOperationToWithDraw);
         String patchBodyToWithdraw = getPatchContent(opsToWithDraw);
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public class DeleteEPersonSubmitterIT extends AbstractControllerIntegrationTest
 
         assertNull(retrieveItemSubmitter(item.getID()));
 
-        List<Operation> opsToReinstate = new ArrayList<Operation>();
+        List<Operation> opsToReinstate = new ArrayList<>();
         ReplaceOperation replaceOperationToReinstate = new ReplaceOperation("/withdrawn", false);
         opsToReinstate.add(replaceOperationToReinstate);
         String patchBodyToReinstate = getPatchContent(opsToReinstate);
diff --git a/dspace/config/spring/api/requestitem.xml b/dspace/config/spring/api/requestitem.xml
index cc18c7916f..90c49156d5 100644
--- a/dspace/config/spring/api/requestitem.xml
+++ b/dspace/config/spring/api/requestitem.xml
@@ -8,25 +8,65 @@
            http://www.springframework.org/schema/context/spring-context-2.5.xsd"
     default-autowire-candidates="*Service,*DAO,javax.sql.DataSource">
 
+    <description>
+        Strategies for determining who receives Request Copy emails.
+        A copy request "strategy" class produces a list of addresses to which a
+        request email should be sent.  Each strategy gets its addresses from a
+        different source.  Select the one that meets your need, or use the
+        CombiningRequestItemStrategy to meld the lists from two or more other
+        strategies.
+    </description>
+
     <context:annotation-config /> <!-- allows us to use Spring annotations in beans -->
 
-    <bean class="org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemMetadataStrategy"
-          id="org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemAuthorExtractor"
-          autowire-candidate='true'>
-    <!--
-        Uncomment these properties if you want lookup in metadata the email and
-        the name of the author to contact for request copy.
-        If you don't configure that or if the requested item doesn't have these
-        metadata, the submitter data are used as fail over.
+    <!-- Select the implementation to be used. -->
+    <alias alias='org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemAuthorExtractor'
+           name='org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemMetadataStrategy'/>
 
-        <property name="emailMetadata" value="schema.element.qualifier" />
-        <property name="fullNameMetadata" value="schema.element.qualifier" />
-    -->
+    <!-- Get recipients from an item metadata field. -->
+    <bean class="org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemMetadataStrategy"
+          id="org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemMetadataStrategy"
+          autowire-candidate="true">
+        <!-- 
+            Uncomment these properties if you want lookup in metadata the email
+            and the name of the author to contact for request copy.
+            If you don't configure that or if the requested item doesn't have
+            these metadata, the submitter data are used as fail over.
+        -->
+        <!--
+
+            <property name="emailMetadata"
+                      value="schema.element.qualifier" />
+            <property name="fullNameMetadata"
+                      value="schema.element.qualifier" />
+        -->
     </bean>
 
     <!-- HelpDesk to instead get RequestItem emails-->
-    <!--<bean class="org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy"
-        id="org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemAuthorExtractor"
-        autowire-candidate='true'></bean>-->
+    <!--
+    <bean class="org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy"
+          id="org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemHelpdeskStrategy"/>
+    -->
 
+    <!-- Send request emails to administrators of an Item's owning Collection. -->
+    <!--
+    <bean class='org.dspace.app.requestitem.CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy'
+          id='org.dspace.app.requestitem.CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy'/>
+    -->
+
+    <!-- Execute multiple strategies and concatenate their lists of recipients.
+         Mail will go to all members of the combined list. -->
+    <!--
+    <bean class='org.dspace.app.requestitem.CombiningRequestItemStrategy'
+          id='org.dspace.app.requestitem.CombiningRequestItemStrategy'
+          autowire='no'>
+        <constructor-arg>
+            <description>A list of references to RequestItemAuthorExtractor beans</description>
+            <list>
+                <ref bean='org.dspace.app.requestitem.RequestItemMetadataStrategy'/>
+                <ref bean='org.dspace.app.requestitem.CollectionAdministratorsRequestItemStrategy'/>
+            </list>
+        </constructor-arg>
+    </bean>
+    -->
 </beans>