diff --git a/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/Collection.java b/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/Collection.java
index 72f6a18879..5f93f3b4d0 100644
--- a/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/Collection.java
+++ b/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/Collection.java
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public class Collection {
     private List<Integer> parentCommunityIDList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
     private List<Integer> itemIDList = new ArrayList<Integer>();
 
+    @XmlElement(name = "items")
+    private List<LiteItem> items = new ArrayList<LiteItem>();
+
     //Internal metadata
     private String name;
     private String handle;
@@ -110,7 +113,7 @@ public class Collection {
             setName(collection.getName());
             setHandle(collection.getHandle());
 
-            if(expandFields.contains("parentCommunityIDList")) {
+            if(expandFields.contains("parentCommunityIDList") || expandFields.contains("all")) {
                 org.dspace.content.Community[] parentCommunities = collection.getCommunities();
                 for(org.dspace.content.Community parentCommunity : parentCommunities) {
                     this.addParentCommunityIDList(parentCommunity.getID());
@@ -119,24 +122,25 @@ public class Collection {
                 this.addExpand("parentCommunityIDList");
             }
 
-            if(expandFields.contains("parentCommunityID")) {
+            if(expandFields.contains("parentCommunityID") | expandFields.contains("all")) {
                 org.dspace.content.Community parentCommunity = (org.dspace.content.Community) collection.getParentObject();
                 this.setParentCommunityID(parentCommunity.getID());
             } else {
                 this.addExpand("parentCommunityID");
             }
 
-            if(expandFields.contains("itemIDList")) {
+            if(expandFields.contains("items") || expandFields.contains("all")) {
                 ItemIterator childItems = collection.getItems();
+                items = new ArrayList<LiteItem>();
                 while(childItems.hasNext()) {
                     org.dspace.content.Item item = childItems.next();
-                    this.addItemIDToList(item.getID());
+                    items.add(new LiteItem(item));
                 }
             } else {
-                this.addExpand("itemIDList");
+                this.addExpand("items");
             }
 
-            if(expandFields.contains("license")) {
+            if(expandFields.contains("license") || expandFields.contains("all")) {
                 setLicense(collection.getLicense());
             } else {
                 this.addExpand("license");
diff --git a/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/Community.java b/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/Community.java
index e5e305dea9..8976b7182c 100644
--- a/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/Community.java
+++ b/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/Community.java
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ public class Community {
                 this.addExpand("subCommunities");
             }
 
+            if(!expandFields.contains("all")) {
+                this.addExpand("all");
+            }
+
         } catch (Exception e) {
             log.error(e.getMessage());
         }
diff --git a/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/LiteItem.java b/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/LiteItem.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f86e059548
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dspace-rest/src/main/java/org/dspace/rest/common/LiteItem.java
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package org.dspace.rest.common;
+
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
+
+/**
+ * Created with IntelliJ IDEA.
+ * User: peterdietz
+ * Date: 9/29/13
+ * Time: 11:28 AM
+ * To change this template use File | Settings | File Templates.
+ */
+public class LiteItem {
+    //Internal value
+    private Integer itemID;
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "type", required = true)
+    final String type = "item";
+
+    @XmlElement(name = "link", required = true)
+    private String link;
+
+    //Internal metadata
+    private String name;
+    private String handle;
+
+    public LiteItem() {
+
+    }
+
+    public LiteItem(org.dspace.content.Item item) {
+        this.itemID = item.getID();
+        this.name = item.getName();
+        this.handle = item.getHandle();
+
+        link = "/items/" + this.itemID;
+    }
+
+
+    public Integer getItemID() {
+        return itemID;
+    }
+
+    public void setItemID(Integer itemID) {
+        this.itemID = itemID;
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public String getHandle() {
+        return handle;
+    }
+
+    public void setHandle(String handle) {
+        this.handle = handle;
+    }
+
+    public String getLink() {
+        return link;
+    }
+}