diff --git a/dspace/modules/dspace-sword/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/dspace-sword/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/dspace/modules/dspace-sword/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+	xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+	xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<groupId>org.dspace.modules</groupId>
+	<artifactId>dspace-sword</artifactId>
+	<packaging>war</packaging>
+	<name>DSpace SWORD :: Web Application</name>
+	<description>
+		DSpace SWORD Deposit Service Provider Web Application Overlay
+	</description>
+	<url>http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/repositories/digirep/index/SWORD</url>
+
+	<!--
+		A Parent POM that Maven inherits DSpace Default
+		POM atrributes from.
+	-->
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
+		<artifactId>modules</artifactId>
+		<version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	</parent>
+
+	<repositories>
+		<repository>
+			<id>maven.dspace.org/snapshot</id>
+			<name>DSpace Maven Snapshot Repository</name>
+			<url>http://maven.dspace.org/snapshot</url>
+			<releases>
+				<enabled>false</enabled>
+				<checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
+			</releases>
+			<snapshots>
+				<enabled>true</enabled>
+				<checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
+			</snapshots>
+		</repository>
+	</repositories>
+
+	<pluginRepositories>
+		<pluginRepository>
+			<id>maven.dspace.org/snapshot</id>
+			<name>DSpace Maven Repository</name>
+			<url>http://maven.dspace.org/snapshot</url>
+			<releases>
+				<updatePolicy>never</updatePolicy>
+				<checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
+			</releases>
+			<snapshots>
+				<updatePolicy>always</updatePolicy>
+				<checksumPolicy>fail</checksumPolicy>
+			</snapshots>
+		</pluginRepository>
+	</pluginRepositories>
+
+
+	<!--
+		The Subversion repository location is used by Continuum to update against
+		when changes have occured, this spawns a new build cycle and releases snapshots
+		into the snapshot repository below.
+	-->
+	<scm>
+		<connection>
+			scm:svn:http://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/dspace/branches/dspace-1_5_x/modules/dspace-sword
+		</connection>
+		<developerConnection>
+			scm:svn:https://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/dspace/branches/dspace-1_5_x/dspace/modules/dspace-sword
+		</developerConnection>
+		<url>
+			http://dspace.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/dspace/branches/dspace-1_5_x/dspace/modules/dspace-sword
+		</url>
+	</scm>
+
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
+				<configuration>
+					<archiveClasses>false</archiveClasses>
+					<warSourceExcludes>
+						WEB-INF/lib/*.jar
+					</warSourceExcludes>
+					<webResources>
+						<resource>
+							<filtering>true</filtering>
+							<directory>
+								${basedir}/src/main/webapp
+							</directory>
+							<includes>
+								<include>WEB-INF/web.xml</include>
+							</includes>
+						</resource>
+					</webResources>
+				</configuration>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<phase>prepare-package</phase>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+
+	<profiles>
+		<!--
+			when activated a dspace.config configuration
+			file location passed on the commandline
+			(-Ddspace.config=...) can be passed through
+			to be used as a filter source by projects for
+			tasks such as updating the ${dspace.dir} in
+			web.xml etc.
+		-->
+		<profile>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>dspace.config</name>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<build>
+				<filters>
+					<filter>${dspace.config}</filter>
+				</filters>
+			</build>
+		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>oracle-support</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>db.name</name>
+					<value>oracle</value>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<dependencies>
+				<dependency>
+					<groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
+					<artifactId>ojdbc14</artifactId>
+				</dependency>
+			</dependencies>
+		</profile>
+		<profile>
+			<id>postgres-support</id>
+			<activation>
+				<property>
+					<name>!db.name</name>
+				</property>
+			</activation>
+			<dependencies>
+				<dependency>
+					<groupId>postgresql</groupId>
+					<artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
+				</dependency>
+			</dependencies>
+		</profile>
+	</profiles>
+
+	<dependencies>
+
+		<!-- DSpace SWORD Webapp -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
+			<artifactId>dspace-sword-webapp</artifactId>
+			<version>${project.version}</version>
+			<classifier>skinny</classifier>
+			<type>war</type>
+		</dependency>
+
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.dspace</groupId>
+			<artifactId>dspace-sword-api</artifactId>
+			<version>1.5-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		</dependency>
+
+	</dependencies>
+
+</project>
+
diff --git a/dspace/modules/pom.xml b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
index 68a1b6f50e..efece753fe 100644
--- a/dspace/modules/pom.xml
+++ b/dspace/modules/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 		<module>dspace-lni</module>
 		<module>dspace-oai</module>
 		<module>dspace-jspui</module>
+		<module>dspace-sword</module>
 	</modules>
 	
 </project>