diff --git a/config/environment.default.js b/config/environment.default.js
index 3c1144fc6f..d46dc10dee 100644
--- a/config/environment.default.js
+++ b/config/environment.default.js
@@ -59,5 +59,25 @@ module.exports = {
   // Log directory
   logDirectory: '.',
   // NOTE: will log all redux actions and transfers in console
-  debug: false
+  debug: false,
+  // Default Language in which the UI will be rendered if the user's browser language is not an active language
+  defaultLanguage: 'en',
+  // Languages. DSpace Angular holds a message catalog for each of the following languages. When set to active, users will be able to switch to the use of this language in the user interface.
+  languages: [{
+    code: 'en',
+    label: 'English',
+    active: true,
+  }, {
+    code: 'de',
+    label: 'Deutsch',
+    active: true,
+  }, {
+    code: 'cs',
+    label: 'Čeština',
+    active: true,
+  }, {
+    code: 'nl',
+    label: 'Nederlands',
+    active: false,
+  }]
 };
diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json b/resources/i18n/en.json
index bcaccc83a3..bc466c54b0 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -108,6 +108,120 @@
         "simple": "Simple item page",
         "full": "Full item page"
       }
+    },
+    "select": {
+      "table": {
+        "collection": "Collection",
+        "author": "Author",
+        "title": "Title"
+      },
+      "confirm": "Confirm selected"
+    },
+    "edit": {
+      "head": "Edit Item",
+      "tabs": {
+        "status": {
+          "head": "Item Status",
+          "description": "Welcome to the item management page. From here you can withdraw, reinstate, move or delete the item. You may also update or add new metadata / bitstreams on the other tabs.",
+          "labels": {
+            "id": "Item Internal ID",
+            "handle": "Handle",
+            "lastModified": "Last Modified",
+            "itemPage": "Item Page"
+          },
+          "buttons": {
+            "authorizations": {
+              "label": "Edit item's authorization policies",
+              "button": "Authorizations..."
+            },
+            "withdraw": {
+              "label": "Withdraw item from the repository",
+              "button": "Withdraw..."
+            },
+            "reinstate": {
+              "label": "Reinstate item into the repository",
+              "button": "Reinstate..."
+            },
+            "move": {
+              "label": "Move item to another collection",
+              "button": "Move..."
+            },
+            "private": {
+              "label": "Make item private",
+              "button": "Make it private..."
+            },
+            "public": {
+              "label": "Make item public",
+              "button": "Make it public..."
+            },
+            "delete": {
+              "label": "Completely expunge item",
+              "button": "Permanently delete"
+            },
+            "mappedCollections": {
+              "label": "Manage mapped collections",
+              "button": "Mapped collections"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "bitstreams": {
+          "head": "Item Bitstreams"
+        },
+        "metadata": {
+          "head": "Item Metadata"
+        },
+        "view": {
+          "head": "View Item"
+        },
+        "curate": {
+          "head": "Curate"
+        }
+      },
+      "modify.overview": {
+        "field": "Field",
+        "value": "Value",
+        "language": "Language"
+      },
+      "withdraw": {
+        "header": "Withdraw item: {{ id }}",
+        "description": "Are you sure this item should be withdrawn from the archive?",
+        "confirm": "Withdraw",
+        "cancel": "Cancel",
+        "success": "The item was withdrawn successfully",
+        "error": "An error occured while withdrawing the item"
+      },
+      "reinstate": {
+        "header": "Reinstate item: {{ id }}",
+        "description": "Are you sure this item should be reinstated to the archive?",
+        "confirm": "Reinstate",
+        "cancel": "Cancel",
+        "success": "The item was reinstated successfully",
+        "error": "An error occured while reinstating the item"
+      },
+      "private": {
+        "header": "Make item private: {{ id }}",
+        "description": "Are you sure this item should be made private in the archive?",
+        "confirm": "Make it Private",
+        "cancel": "Cancel",
+        "success": "The item is now private",
+        "error": "An error occured while making the item private"
+      },
+      "public": {
+        "header": "Make item public: {{ id }}",
+        "description": "Are you sure this item should be made public in the archive?",
+        "confirm": "Make it Public",
+        "cancel": "Cancel",
+        "success": "The item is now public",
+        "error": "An error occured while making the item public"
+      },
+      "delete": {
+        "header": "Delete item: {{ id }}",
+        "description": "Are you sure this item should be completely deleted? Caution: At present, no tombstone would be left.",
+        "confirm": "Delete",
+        "cancel": "Cancel",
+        "success": "The item has been deleted",
+        "error": "An error occured while deleting the item"
+      }
     }
   },
   "nav": {
diff --git a/resources/images/dspace-logo.png b/resources/images/dspace-logo.png
index 5bb0b36add..40b59feeaa 100644
Binary files a/resources/images/dspace-logo.png and b/resources/images/dspace-logo.png differ
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/community-page.component.ts b/src/app/+community-page/community-page.component.ts
index bfaac33c1c..0483143230 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/community-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/community-page.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { mergeMap, filter, map, first, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { mergeMap, filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 
diff --git a/src/app/+home-page/home-news/home-news.component.html b/src/app/+home-page/home-news/home-news.component.html
index ffc88be574..2287329b37 100644
--- a/src/app/+home-page/home-news/home-news.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+home-page/home-news/home-news.component.html
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 <div class="jumbotron jumbotron-fluid">
   <div class="container">
-    <div class="d-flex">
-      <div class="dspace-logo-container">
-        <img src="assets/images/dspace-logo.png" />
-      </div>
+    <div class="d-flex flex-wrap">
+      <img class="mr-4 dspace-logo" src="assets/images/dspace-logo.svg" alt="" />
       <div>
         <h1 class="display-3">Welcome to DSpace</h1>
         <p class="lead">DSpace is an open source software platform that enables organisations to:</p>
diff --git a/src/app/+home-page/home-news/home-news.component.scss b/src/app/+home-page/home-news/home-news.component.scss
index a1bb43af91..3a0cbc7817 100644
--- a/src/app/+home-page/home-news/home-news.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/+home-page/home-news/home-news.component.scss
@@ -6,14 +6,11 @@
   margin-bottom: -$content-spacing;
 }
 
-.dspace-logo-container {
-  margin: 10px 20px 0px 20px;
-  .display-3 {
-    word-break: break-word;
-  }
+.display-3 {
+  word-break: break-word;
 }
 
-.dspace-logo-container img {
-  max-height: 110px;
-  max-width: 110px;
+.dspace-logo {
+  height: 110px;
+  width: 110px;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-operators.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-operators.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8086a62b8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-operators.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import {RemoteData} from '../../core/data/remote-data';
+import {hot} from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import {Item} from '../../core/shared/item.model';
+import {findSuccessfulAccordingTo} from './edit-item-operators';
+
+describe('findSuccessfulAccordingTo', () => {
+  let mockItem1;
+  let mockItem2;
+  let predicate;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockItem1 = new Item();
+    mockItem1.isWithdrawn = true;
+
+    mockItem2 = new Item();
+    mockItem1.isWithdrawn = false;
+
+    predicate = (rd: RemoteData<Item>) => rd.payload.isWithdrawn;
+  });
+  it('should return first successful RemoteData Observable that complies to predicate', () => {
+    const testRD = {
+      a: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, undefined),
+      b: new RemoteData(false, false, false, null, mockItem1),
+      c: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, mockItem2),
+      d: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, mockItem1),
+      e: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, mockItem2),
+    };
+
+    const source = hot('abcde', testRD);
+    const result = source.pipe(findSuccessfulAccordingTo(predicate));
+
+    result.subscribe((value) => expect(value).toEqual(testRD.d));
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-operators.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-operators.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26c593cac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-operators.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import {RemoteData} from '../../core/data/remote-data';
+import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import {first} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {getAllSucceededRemoteData} from '../../core/shared/operators';
+
+/**
+ * Return first Observable of a RemoteData object that complies to the provided predicate
+ * @param predicate
+ */
+export const findSuccessfulAccordingTo = <T>(predicate: (rd: RemoteData<T>) => boolean) =>
+  (source: Observable<RemoteData<T>>): Observable<RemoteData<T>> =>
+    source.pipe(getAllSucceededRemoteData(),
+      first(predicate));
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..001b484c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<div class="container">
+  <div class="row">
+    <div class="col-12">
+      <h2 class="border-bottom">{{'item.edit.head' | translate}}</h2>
+      <div class="pt-2">
+        <ngb-tabset>
+          <ngb-tab title="{{'item.edit.tabs.status.head' | translate}}">
+            <ng-template ngbTabContent>
+              <ds-item-status [item]="(itemRD$ | async)?.payload"></ds-item-status>
+            </ng-template>
+          </ngb-tab>
+          <ngb-tab title="{{'item.edit.tabs.bitstreams.head' | translate}}">
+            <ng-template ngbTabContent>
+
+            </ng-template>
+          </ngb-tab>
+          <ngb-tab title="{{'item.edit.tabs.metadata.head' | translate}}">
+            <ng-template ngbTabContent>
+
+            </ng-template>
+          </ngb-tab>
+          <ngb-tab title="{{'item.edit.tabs.view.head' | translate}}">
+            <ng-template ngbTabContent>
+
+            </ng-template>
+          </ngb-tab>
+          <ngb-tab title="{{'item.edit.tabs.curate.head' | translate}}">
+            <ng-template ngbTabContent>
+
+            </ng-template>
+          </ngb-tab>
+        </ngb-tabset>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b8d3ca7957
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import {fadeIn, fadeInOut} from '../../shared/animations/fade';
+import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {ActivatedRoute} from '@angular/router';
+import {RemoteData} from '../../core/data/remote-data';
+import {Item} from '../../core/shared/item.model';
+import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import {map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-edit-item-page',
+  templateUrl: './edit-item-page.component.html',
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+  animations: [
+    fadeIn,
+    fadeInOut
+  ]
+})
+/**
+ * Page component for editing an item
+ */
+export class EditItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  /**
+   * The item to edit
+   */
+  itemRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Item>>;
+
+  constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.itemRD$ = this.route.data.pipe(map((data) => data.item));
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a7b363d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
+import {SharedModule} from '../../shared/shared.module';
+import {EditItemPageRoutingModule} from './edit-item-page.routing.module';
+import {EditItemPageComponent} from './edit-item-page.component';
+import {ItemStatusComponent} from './item-status/item-status.component';
+import {ItemOperationComponent} from './item-operation/item-operation.component';
+import {ModifyItemOverviewComponent} from './modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component';
+import {ItemWithdrawComponent} from './item-withdraw/item-withdraw.component';
+import {ItemReinstateComponent} from './item-reinstate/item-reinstate.component';
+import {AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent} from './simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component';
+import {ItemPrivateComponent} from './item-private/item-private.component';
+import {ItemPublicComponent} from './item-public/item-public.component';
+import {ItemDeleteComponent} from './item-delete/item-delete.component';
+
+/**
+ * Module that contains all components related to the Edit Item page administrator functionality
+ */
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [
+    CommonModule,
+    SharedModule,
+    EditItemPageRoutingModule
+  ],
+  declarations: [
+    EditItemPageComponent,
+    ItemOperationComponent,
+    AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent,
+    ModifyItemOverviewComponent,
+    ItemWithdrawComponent,
+    ItemReinstateComponent,
+    ItemPrivateComponent,
+    ItemPublicComponent,
+    ItemDeleteComponent,
+    ItemStatusComponent
+  ]
+})
+export class EditItemPageModule {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.routing.module.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.routing.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ef6f43e17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.routing.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import {ItemPageResolver} from '../item-page.resolver';
+import {NgModule} from '@angular/core';
+import {RouterModule} from '@angular/router';
+import {EditItemPageComponent} from './edit-item-page.component';
+import {ItemWithdrawComponent} from './item-withdraw/item-withdraw.component';
+import {ItemReinstateComponent} from './item-reinstate/item-reinstate.component';
+import {ItemPrivateComponent} from './item-private/item-private.component';
+import {ItemPublicComponent} from './item-public/item-public.component';
+import {ItemDeleteComponent} from './item-delete/item-delete.component';
+
+const ITEM_EDIT_WITHDRAW_PATH = 'withdraw';
+const ITEM_EDIT_REINSTATE_PATH = 'reinstate';
+const ITEM_EDIT_PRIVATE_PATH = 'private';
+const ITEM_EDIT_PUBLIC_PATH = 'public';
+const ITEM_EDIT_DELETE_PATH = 'delete';
+
+/**
+ * Routing module that handles the routing for the Edit Item page administrator functionality
+ */
+@NgModule({
+  imports: [
+    RouterModule.forChild([
+      {
+        path: '',
+        component: EditItemPageComponent,
+        resolve: {
+          item: ItemPageResolver
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        path: ITEM_EDIT_WITHDRAW_PATH,
+        component: ItemWithdrawComponent,
+        resolve: {
+          item: ItemPageResolver
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        path: ITEM_EDIT_REINSTATE_PATH,
+        component: ItemReinstateComponent,
+        resolve: {
+          item: ItemPageResolver
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        path: ITEM_EDIT_PRIVATE_PATH,
+        component: ItemPrivateComponent,
+        resolve: {
+          item: ItemPageResolver
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        path: ITEM_EDIT_PUBLIC_PATH,
+        component: ItemPublicComponent,
+        resolve: {
+          item: ItemPageResolver
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        path: ITEM_EDIT_DELETE_PATH,
+        component: ItemDeleteComponent,
+        resolve: {
+          item: ItemPageResolver
+        }
+      }])
+  ],
+  providers: [
+    ItemPageResolver,
+  ]
+})
+export class EditItemPageRoutingModule {
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-delete/item-delete.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-delete/item-delete.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c03ae7c3fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-delete/item-delete.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service-stub';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { ItemDeleteComponent } from './item-delete.component';
+import { getItemEditPath } from '../../item-page-routing.module';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+let comp: ItemDeleteComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemDeleteComponent>;
+
+let mockItem;
+let itemPageUrl;
+let routerStub;
+let mockItemDataService: ItemDataService;
+let routeStub;
+let notificationsServiceStub;
+let successfulRestResponse;
+let failRestResponse;
+
+describe('ItemDeleteComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+
+    mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      id: 'fake-id',
+      handle: 'fake/handle',
+      lastModified: '2018',
+      isWithdrawn: true
+    });
+
+    itemPageUrl = `fake-url/${mockItem.id}`;
+    routerStub = Object.assign(new RouterStub(), {
+      url: `${itemPageUrl}/edit`
+    });
+
+    mockItemDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('mockItemDataService', {
+      delete: observableOf(new RestResponse(true, '200'))
+    });
+
+    routeStub = {
+      data: observableOf({
+        item: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, {
+          id: 'fake-id'
+        })
+      })
+    };
+
+    notificationsServiceStub = new NotificationsServiceStub();
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [ItemDeleteComponent],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub},
+        {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+        {provide: ItemDataService, useValue: mockItemDataService},
+        {provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationsServiceStub},
+      ], schemas: [
+        CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    successfulRestResponse = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+    failRestResponse = new RestResponse(false, '500');
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemDeleteComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should render a page with messages based on the \'delete\' messageKey', () => {
+    const header = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('h2')).nativeElement;
+    expect(header.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.delete.header');
+    const description = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('p')).nativeElement;
+    expect(description.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.delete.description');
+    const confirmButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.perform-action')).nativeElement;
+    expect(confirmButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.delete.confirm');
+    const cancelButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.cancel')).nativeElement;
+    expect(cancelButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.delete.cancel');
+  });
+
+  describe('performAction', () => {
+    it('should call delete function from the ItemDataService', () => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'processRestResponse');
+      comp.performAction();
+
+      expect(mockItemDataService.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockItem.id);
+      expect(comp.processRestResponse).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+  describe('processRestResponse', () => {
+    it('should navigate to the homepage on successful deletion of the item', () => {
+      comp.processRestResponse(successfulRestResponse);
+      expect(routerStub.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['']);
+    });
+  });
+  describe('processRestResponse', () => {
+    it('should navigate to the item edit page on failed deletion of the item', () => {
+      comp.processRestResponse(failRestResponse);
+      expect(routerStub.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith([getItemEditPath('fake-id')]);
+    });
+  });
+})
+;
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-delete/item-delete.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-delete/item-delete.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95f25c67bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-delete/item-delete.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent } from '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component';
+import { getItemEditPath } from '../../item-page-routing.module';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-delete',
+  templateUrl: '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Component responsible for rendering the item delete page
+ */
+export class ItemDeleteComponent extends AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent {
+
+  protected messageKey = 'delete';
+
+  /**
+   * Perform the delete action to the item
+   */
+  performAction() {
+    this.itemDataService.delete(this.item.id).pipe(first()).subscribe(
+      (response: RestResponse) => {
+        this.processRestResponse(response);
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Process the RestResponse retrieved from the server.
+   * When the item is successfully delete, navigate to the homepage, otherwise navigate back to the item edit page
+   * @param response
+   */
+  processRestResponse(response: RestResponse) {
+    if (response.isSuccessful) {
+      this.notificationsService.success(this.translateService.get('item.edit.' + this.messageKey + '.success'));
+      this.router.navigate(['']);
+    } else {
+      this.notificationsService.error(this.translateService.get('item.edit.' + this.messageKey + '.error'));
+      this.router.navigate([getItemEditPath(this.item.id)]);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4623195437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<div class="col-3 float-left d-flex h-100 action-label">
+      <span class="justify-content-center align-self-center">
+        {{'item.edit.tabs.status.buttons.' + operation.operationKey + '.label' | translate}}
+      </span>
+</div>
+<div *ngIf="!operation.disabled" class="col-9 float-left action-button">
+  <a class="btn btn-outline-secondary" href="{{operation.operationUrl}}">
+    {{'item.edit.tabs.status.buttons.' + operation.operationKey + '.button' | translate}}
+  </a>
+</div>
+<div *ngIf="operation.disabled" class="col-9 float-left action-button">
+  <span class="btn btn-danger">
+    {{'item.edit.tabs.status.buttons.' + operation.operationKey + '.button' | translate}}
+  </span>
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1901bf5fb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import {ItemOperation} from './itemOperation.model';
+import {async, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {ItemOperationComponent} from './item-operation.component';
+import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+describe('ItemOperationComponent', () => {
+  let itemOperation: ItemOperation;
+
+  let fixture;
+  let comp;
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [ItemOperationComponent]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    itemOperation  = new ItemOperation('key1', 'url1');
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemOperationComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    comp.operation = itemOperation;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should render operation row', () => {
+    const span = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('span')).nativeElement;
+    expect(span.textContent).toContain('item.edit.tabs.status.buttons.key1.label');
+    const link = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('a')).nativeElement;
+    expect(link.href).toContain('url1');
+    expect(link.textContent).toContain('item.edit.tabs.status.buttons.key1.button');
+  });
+  it('should render disabled operation row', () => {
+    itemOperation.setDisabled(true);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const span = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('span')).nativeElement;
+    expect(span.textContent).toContain('item.edit.tabs.status.buttons.key1.label');
+    const span2 = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('span.btn-danger')).nativeElement;
+    expect(span2.textContent).toContain('item.edit.tabs.status.buttons.key1.button');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..76d056df95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/item-operation.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import {Component, Input} from '@angular/core';
+import {ItemOperation} from './itemOperation.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-operation',
+  templateUrl: './item-operation.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Operation that can be performed on an item
+ */
+export class ItemOperationComponent {
+
+  @Input() operation: ItemOperation;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/itemOperation.model.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/itemOperation.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..105889d42d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-operation/itemOperation.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/**
+ *  Represents an item operation used on the edit item page with a key, an operation URL to which will be navigated
+ *  when performing the action and an option to disable the operation.
+ */
+export class ItemOperation {
+
+  operationKey: string;
+  operationUrl: string;
+  disabled: boolean;
+
+  constructor(operationKey: string, operationUrl: string) {
+    this.operationKey = operationKey;
+    this.operationUrl = operationUrl;
+    this.setDisabled(false);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set whether this operation should be disabled
+   * @param disabled
+   */
+  setDisabled(disabled: boolean): void {
+    this.disabled = disabled;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-private/item-private.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-private/item-private.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f9447704b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-private/item-private.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {Item} from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import {RouterStub} from '../../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import {of as observableOf} from 'rxjs';
+import {RemoteData} from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import {NotificationsServiceStub} from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service-stub';
+import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
+import {FormsModule} from '@angular/forms';
+import {RouterTestingModule} from '@angular/router/testing';
+import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {NgbModule} from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import {ActivatedRoute, Router} from '@angular/router';
+import {ItemDataService} from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import {NotificationsService} from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import {CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA} from '@angular/core';
+import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {ItemPrivateComponent} from './item-private.component';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+let comp: ItemPrivateComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemPrivateComponent>;
+
+let mockItem;
+let itemPageUrl;
+let routerStub;
+let mockItemDataService: ItemDataService;
+let routeStub;
+let notificationsServiceStub;
+let successfulRestResponse;
+let failRestResponse;
+
+describe('ItemPrivateComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+
+    mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      id: 'fake-id',
+      handle: 'fake/handle',
+      lastModified: '2018',
+      isWithdrawn: true
+    });
+
+    itemPageUrl = `fake-url/${mockItem.id}`;
+    routerStub = Object.assign(new RouterStub(), {
+      url: `${itemPageUrl}/edit`
+    });
+
+    mockItemDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('mockItemDataService',{
+      setDiscoverable: observableOf(new RestResponse(true, '200'))
+    });
+
+    routeStub = {
+      data: observableOf({
+        item: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, {
+          id: 'fake-id'
+        })
+      })
+    };
+
+    notificationsServiceStub = new NotificationsServiceStub();
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [ItemPrivateComponent],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub},
+        {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+        {provide: ItemDataService, useValue: mockItemDataService},
+        {provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationsServiceStub},
+      ], schemas: [
+        CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    successfulRestResponse = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+    failRestResponse = new RestResponse(false, '500');
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemPrivateComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should render a page with messages based on the \'private\' messageKey', () => {
+    const header = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('h2')).nativeElement;
+    expect(header.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.private.header');
+    const description = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('p')).nativeElement;
+    expect(description.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.private.description');
+    const confirmButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.perform-action')).nativeElement;
+    expect(confirmButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.private.confirm');
+    const cancelButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.cancel')).nativeElement;
+    expect(cancelButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.private.cancel');
+  });
+
+  describe('performAction', () => {
+    it('should call setDiscoverable function from the ItemDataService', () => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'processRestResponse');
+      comp.performAction();
+
+      expect(mockItemDataService.setDiscoverable).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockItem.id, false);
+      expect(comp.processRestResponse).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+})
+;
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-private/item-private.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-private/item-private.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d949e4fa6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-private/item-private.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent } from '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-private',
+  templateUrl: '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Component responsible for rendering the make item private page
+ */
+export class ItemPrivateComponent extends AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent {
+
+  protected messageKey = 'private';
+  protected predicate = (rd: RemoteData<Item>) => !rd.payload.isDiscoverable;
+
+  /**
+   * Perform the make private action to the item
+   */
+  performAction() {
+    this.itemDataService.setDiscoverable(this.item.id, false).pipe(first()).subscribe(
+      (response: RestResponse) => {
+        this.processRestResponse(response);
+      }
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-public/item-public.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-public/item-public.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..97c81681d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-public/item-public.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service-stub';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { ItemPublicComponent } from './item-public.component';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+let comp: ItemPublicComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemPublicComponent>;
+
+let mockItem;
+let itemPageUrl;
+let routerStub;
+let mockItemDataService: ItemDataService;
+let routeStub;
+let notificationsServiceStub;
+let successfulRestResponse;
+let failRestResponse;
+
+describe('ItemPublicComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+
+    mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      id: 'fake-id',
+      handle: 'fake/handle',
+      lastModified: '2018',
+      isWithdrawn: true
+    });
+
+    itemPageUrl = `fake-url/${mockItem.id}`;
+    routerStub = Object.assign(new RouterStub(), {
+      url: `${itemPageUrl}/edit`
+    });
+
+    mockItemDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('mockItemDataService',{
+      setDiscoverable: observableOf(new RestResponse(true, '200'))
+    });
+
+    routeStub = {
+      data: observableOf({
+        item: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, {
+          id: 'fake-id'
+        })
+      })
+    };
+
+    notificationsServiceStub = new NotificationsServiceStub();
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [ItemPublicComponent],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub},
+        {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+        {provide: ItemDataService, useValue: mockItemDataService},
+        {provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationsServiceStub},
+      ], schemas: [
+        CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    successfulRestResponse = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+    failRestResponse = new RestResponse(false, '500');
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemPublicComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should render a page with messages based on the \'public\' messageKey', () => {
+    const header = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('h2')).nativeElement;
+    expect(header.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.public.header');
+    const description = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('p')).nativeElement;
+    expect(description.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.public.description');
+    const confirmButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.perform-action')).nativeElement;
+    expect(confirmButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.public.confirm');
+    const cancelButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.cancel')).nativeElement;
+    expect(cancelButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.public.cancel');
+  });
+
+  describe('performAction', () => {
+    it('should call setDiscoverable function from the ItemDataService', () => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'processRestResponse');
+      comp.performAction();
+
+      expect(mockItemDataService.setDiscoverable).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockItem.id, true);
+      expect(comp.processRestResponse).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+})
+;
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-public/item-public.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-public/item-public.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..272cf9a96f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-public/item-public.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent } from '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-public',
+  templateUrl: '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Component responsible for rendering the make item public page
+ */
+export class ItemPublicComponent extends AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent {
+
+  protected messageKey = 'public';
+  protected predicate = (rd: RemoteData<Item>) => rd.payload.isDiscoverable;
+
+  /**
+   * Perform the make public action to the item
+   */
+  performAction() {
+    this.itemDataService.setDiscoverable(this.item.id, true).pipe(first()).subscribe(
+      (response: RestResponse) => {
+        this.processRestResponse(response);
+      }
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-reinstate/item-reinstate.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-reinstate/item-reinstate.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e89eda736f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-reinstate/item-reinstate.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service-stub';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { ItemReinstateComponent } from './item-reinstate.component';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+let comp: ItemReinstateComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemReinstateComponent>;
+
+let mockItem;
+let itemPageUrl;
+let routerStub;
+let mockItemDataService: ItemDataService;
+let routeStub;
+let notificationsServiceStub;
+let successfulRestResponse;
+let failRestResponse;
+
+describe('ItemReinstateComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+
+    mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      id: 'fake-id',
+      handle: 'fake/handle',
+      lastModified: '2018',
+      isWithdrawn: true
+    });
+
+    itemPageUrl = `fake-url/${mockItem.id}`;
+    routerStub = Object.assign(new RouterStub(), {
+      url: `${itemPageUrl}/edit`
+    });
+
+    mockItemDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('mockItemDataService',{
+      setWithDrawn: observableOf(new RestResponse(true, '200'))
+    });
+
+    routeStub = {
+      data: observableOf({
+        item: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, {
+          id: 'fake-id'
+        })
+      })
+    };
+
+    notificationsServiceStub = new NotificationsServiceStub();
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [ItemReinstateComponent],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub},
+        {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+        {provide: ItemDataService, useValue: mockItemDataService},
+        {provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationsServiceStub},
+      ], schemas: [
+        CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    successfulRestResponse = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+    failRestResponse = new RestResponse(false, '500');
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemReinstateComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should render a page with messages based on the \'reinstate\' messageKey', () => {
+    const header = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('h2')).nativeElement;
+    expect(header.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.reinstate.header');
+    const description = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('p')).nativeElement;
+    expect(description.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.reinstate.description');
+    const confirmButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.perform-action')).nativeElement;
+    expect(confirmButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.reinstate.confirm');
+    const cancelButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.cancel')).nativeElement;
+    expect(cancelButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.reinstate.cancel');
+  });
+
+  describe('performAction', () => {
+    it('should call setWithdrawn function from the ItemDataService', () => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'processRestResponse');
+      comp.performAction();
+
+      expect(mockItemDataService.setWithDrawn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockItem.id, false);
+      expect(comp.processRestResponse).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+})
+;
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-reinstate/item-reinstate.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-reinstate/item-reinstate.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c0e1c8d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-reinstate/item-reinstate.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent } from '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-reinstate',
+  templateUrl: '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Component responsible for rendering the Item Reinstate page
+ */
+export class ItemReinstateComponent extends AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent {
+
+  protected messageKey = 'reinstate';
+  protected predicate = (rd: RemoteData<Item>) => !rd.payload.isWithdrawn;
+
+  /**
+   * Perform the reinstate action to the item
+   */
+  performAction() {
+    this.itemDataService.setWithDrawn(this.item.id, false).pipe(first()).subscribe(
+      (response: RestResponse) => {
+        this.processRestResponse(response);
+      }
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0f7d9a5607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<p class="mt-2">{{'item.edit.tabs.status.description' | translate}}</p>
+<div class="row">
+  <div *ngFor="let statusKey of statusDataKeys" class="w-100">
+    <div class="col-3 float-left status-label">
+      {{'item.edit.tabs.status.labels.' + statusKey | translate}}:
+    </div>
+    <div class="col-9 float-left status-data" id="status-{{statusKey}}">
+      {{statusData[statusKey]}}
+    </div>
+  </div>
+  <div class="col-3 float-left status-label">
+    {{'item.edit.tabs.status.labels.itemPage' | translate}}:
+  </div>
+  <div class="col-9 float-left status-data" id="status-itemPage">
+    <a href="{{getItemPage()}}">{{getItemPage()}}</a>
+  </div>
+
+  <div *ngFor="let operation of operations" class="w-100 pt-3">
+    <ds-item-operation [operation]="operation"></ds-item-operation>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..319d4c47ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { ItemStatusComponent } from './item-status.component';
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { HostWindowServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/host-window-service-stub';
+import { HostWindowService } from '../../../shared/host-window.service';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA} from '@angular/core';
+
+describe('ItemStatusComponent', () => {
+  let comp: ItemStatusComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemStatusComponent>;
+
+  const mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+    id: 'fake-id',
+    handle: 'fake/handle',
+    lastModified: '2018'
+  });
+
+  const itemPageUrl = `fake-url/${mockItem.id}`;
+  const routerStub = Object.assign(new RouterStub(), {
+    url: `${itemPageUrl}/edit`
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [CommonModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [ItemStatusComponent],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: Router, useValue: routerStub },
+        { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) }
+      ], schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemStatusComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    comp.item = mockItem;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should display the item\'s internal id', () => {
+    const statusId: HTMLElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.status-data#status-id')).nativeElement;
+    expect(statusId.textContent).toContain(mockItem.id);
+  });
+
+  it('should display the item\'s handle', () => {
+    const statusHandle: HTMLElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.status-data#status-handle')).nativeElement;
+    expect(statusHandle.textContent).toContain(mockItem.handle);
+  });
+
+  it('should display the item\'s last modified date', () => {
+    const statusLastModified: HTMLElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.status-data#status-lastModified')).nativeElement;
+    expect(statusLastModified.textContent).toContain(mockItem.lastModified);
+  });
+
+  it('should display the item\'s page url', () => {
+    const statusItemPage: HTMLElement = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.status-data#status-itemPage')).nativeElement;
+    expect(statusItemPage.textContent).toContain(itemPageUrl);
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2b2c7a2ed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-status/item-status.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import {ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {fadeIn, fadeInOut} from '../../../shared/animations/fade';
+import {Item} from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import {Router} from '@angular/router';
+import {ItemOperation} from '../item-operation/itemOperation.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-status',
+  templateUrl: './item-status.component.html',
+  changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
+  animations: [
+    fadeIn,
+    fadeInOut
+  ]
+})
+/**
+ * Component for displaying an item's status
+ */
+export class ItemStatusComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  /**
+   * The item to display the status for
+   */
+  @Input() item: Item;
+
+  /**
+   * The data to show in the status
+   */
+  statusData: any;
+  /**
+   * The keys of the data (to loop over)
+   */
+  statusDataKeys;
+
+  /**
+   * The possible actions that can be performed on the item
+   *  key: id   value: url to action's component
+   */
+  operations: ItemOperation[];
+  /**
+   * The keys of the actions (to loop over)
+   */
+  actionsKeys;
+
+  constructor(private router: Router) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.statusData = Object.assign({
+      id: this.item.id,
+      handle: this.item.handle,
+      lastModified: this.item.lastModified
+    });
+    this.statusDataKeys = Object.keys(this.statusData);
+
+    /*
+      The key is used to build messages
+        i18n example: 'item.edit.tabs.status.buttons.<key>.label'
+      The value is supposed to be a href for the button
+    */
+    this.operations = [];
+    if (this.item.isWithdrawn) {
+      this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('reinstate', this.getCurrentUrl() + '/reinstate'));
+    } else {
+      this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('withdraw', this.getCurrentUrl() + '/withdraw'));
+    }
+    if (this.item.isDiscoverable) {
+      this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('private', this.getCurrentUrl() + '/private'));
+    } else {
+      this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('public', this.getCurrentUrl() + '/public'));
+    }
+    this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('delete', this.getCurrentUrl() + '/delete'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the url to the simple item page
+   * @returns {string}  url
+   */
+  getItemPage(): string {
+    return this.router.url.substr(0, this.router.url.lastIndexOf('/'));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the current url without query params
+   * @returns {string}  url
+   */
+  getCurrentUrl(): string {
+    if (this.router.url.indexOf('?') > -1) {
+      return this.router.url.substr(0, this.router.url.indexOf('?'));
+    } else {
+      return this.router.url;
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-withdraw/item-withdraw.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-withdraw/item-withdraw.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9305459c12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-withdraw/item-withdraw.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service-stub';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { ItemWithdrawComponent } from './item-withdraw.component';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+let comp: ItemWithdrawComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemWithdrawComponent>;
+
+let mockItem;
+let itemPageUrl;
+let routerStub;
+let mockItemDataService: ItemDataService;
+let routeStub;
+let notificationsServiceStub;
+let successfulRestResponse;
+let failRestResponse;
+
+describe('ItemWithdrawComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+
+    mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      id: 'fake-id',
+      handle: 'fake/handle',
+      lastModified: '2018',
+      isWithdrawn: true
+    });
+
+    itemPageUrl = `fake-url/${mockItem.id}`;
+    routerStub = Object.assign(new RouterStub(), {
+      url: `${itemPageUrl}/edit`
+    });
+
+    mockItemDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj('mockItemDataService',{
+      setWithDrawn: observableOf(new RestResponse(true, '200'))
+    });
+
+    routeStub = {
+      data: observableOf({
+        item: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, {
+          id: 'fake-id'
+        })
+      })
+    };
+
+    notificationsServiceStub = new NotificationsServiceStub();
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule.forRoot(),],
+      declarations: [ItemWithdrawComponent],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub},
+        {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+        {provide: ItemDataService, useValue: mockItemDataService},
+        {provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationsServiceStub},
+      ], schemas: [
+        CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    successfulRestResponse = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+    failRestResponse = new RestResponse(false, '500');
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemWithdrawComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should render a page with messages based on the \'withdraw\' messageKey', () => {
+    const header = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('h2')).nativeElement;
+    expect(header.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.withdraw.header');
+    const description = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('p')).nativeElement;
+    expect(description.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.withdraw.description');
+    const confirmButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.perform-action')).nativeElement;
+    expect(confirmButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.withdraw.confirm');
+    const cancelButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.cancel')).nativeElement;
+    expect(cancelButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.withdraw.cancel');
+  });
+
+  describe('performAction', () => {
+    it('should call setWithdrawn function from the ItemDataService', () => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'processRestResponse');
+      comp.performAction();
+
+      expect(mockItemDataService.setWithDrawn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mockItem.id, true);
+      expect(comp.processRestResponse).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
+})
+;
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-withdraw/item-withdraw.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-withdraw/item-withdraw.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fed1756a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-withdraw/item-withdraw.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent } from '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-withdraw',
+  templateUrl: '../simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Component responsible for rendering the Item Withdraw page
+ */
+export class ItemWithdrawComponent extends AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent {
+
+  protected messageKey = 'withdraw';
+  protected predicate = (rd: RemoteData<Item>) => rd.payload.isWithdrawn;
+
+  /**
+   * Perform the withdraw action to the item
+   */
+  performAction() {
+    this.itemDataService.setWithDrawn(this.item.id, true).pipe(first()).subscribe(
+      (response: RestResponse) => {
+        this.processRestResponse(response);
+      }
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d59d29ddbf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<table id="metadata" class="table table-striped table-hover">
+  <thead>
+  <tr>
+    <th scope="col">{{'item.edit.modify.overview.field'| translate}}</th>
+    <th scope="col">{{'item.edit.modify.overview.value'| translate}}</th>
+    <th scope="col">{{'item.edit.modify.overview.language'| translate}}</th>
+  </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+  <tr *ngFor="let metadatum of metadata" class="metadata-row">
+    <td>{{metadatum.key}}</td>
+    <td>{{metadatum.value}}</td>
+    <td>{{metadatum.language}}</td>
+  </tr>
+  </tbody>
+</table>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..942357dc5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import {Item} from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {ModifyItemOverviewComponent} from './modify-item-overview.component';
+import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {TranslateModule} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+let comp: ModifyItemOverviewComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<ModifyItemOverviewComponent>;
+
+const mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+  id: 'fake-id',
+  handle: 'fake/handle',
+  lastModified: '2018',
+  metadata: [
+    {key: 'dc.title', value: 'Mock item title', language: 'en'},
+    {key: 'dc.contributor.author', value: 'Mayer, Ed', language: ''}
+  ]
+});
+
+describe('ModifyItemOverviewComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [ModifyItemOverviewComponent],
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ModifyItemOverviewComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    comp.item = mockItem;
+
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+  it('should render a table of existing metadata fields in the item', () => {
+
+    const metadataRows = fixture.debugElement.queryAll(By.css('tr.metadata-row'));
+    expect(metadataRows.length).toEqual(2);
+
+    const titleRow = metadataRows[0].queryAll(By.css('td'));
+    expect(titleRow.length).toEqual(3);
+
+    expect(titleRow[0].nativeElement.innerHTML).toContain('dc.title');
+    expect(titleRow[1].nativeElement.innerHTML).toContain('Mock item title');
+    expect(titleRow[2].nativeElement.innerHTML).toContain('en');
+
+    const authorRow = metadataRows[1].queryAll(By.css('td'));
+    expect(authorRow.length).toEqual(3);
+
+    expect(authorRow[0].nativeElement.innerHTML).toContain('dc.contributor.author');
+    expect(authorRow[1].nativeElement.innerHTML).toContain('Mayer, Ed');
+    expect(authorRow[2].nativeElement.innerHTML).toEqual('');
+
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d32a98d5e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/modify-item-overview/modify-item-overview.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import {Component, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import {Item} from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import {Metadatum} from '../../../core/shared/metadatum.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-modify-item-overview',
+  templateUrl: './modify-item-overview.component.html'
+})
+/**
+ * Component responsible for rendering a table containing the metadatavalues from the to be edited item
+ */
+export class ModifyItemOverviewComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  @Input() item: Item;
+  metadata: Metadatum[];
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.metadata = this.item.metadata;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fef76231c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<div class="container">
+    <div class="row">
+        <div class="col-12">
+            <h2>{{headerMessage | translate: {id: item.handle} }}</h2>
+            <p>{{descriptionMessage | translate}}</p>
+            <ds-modify-item-overview [item]="item"></ds-modify-item-overview>
+            <button (click)="performAction()" class="btn btn-outline-secondary perform-action">{{confirmMessage | translate}}
+            </button>
+            <button [routerLink]="['/items/', item.id, 'edit']" class="btn btn-outline-secondary cancel">
+                {{cancelMessage| translate}}
+            </button>
+
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1c4cae552e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
+import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/notifications-service-stub';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { Component, CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent } from './abstract-simple-item-action.component';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { getItemEditPath } from '../../item-page-routing.module';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+/**
+ * Test component that implements the AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent used to test the
+ * AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent component
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-simple-action',
+  templateUrl: './abstract-simple-item-action.component.html'
+})
+export class MySimpleItemActionComponent extends AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent {
+
+  protected messageKey = 'myEditAction';
+  protected predicate = (rd: RemoteData<Item>) => rd.payload.isWithdrawn;
+
+  performAction() {
+    // do nothing
+  }
+
+}
+
+let comp: MySimpleItemActionComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<MySimpleItemActionComponent>;
+
+let mockItem;
+let itemPageUrl;
+let routerStub;
+let mockItemDataService;
+let routeStub;
+let notificationsServiceStub;
+let successfulRestResponse;
+let failRestResponse;
+
+describe('AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+
+    mockItem = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+      id: 'fake-id',
+      handle: 'fake/handle',
+      lastModified: '2018',
+      isWithdrawn: true
+    });
+
+    itemPageUrl = `fake-url/${mockItem.id}`;
+    routerStub = Object.assign(new RouterStub(), {
+      url: `${itemPageUrl}/edit`
+    });
+
+    mockItemDataService = jasmine.createSpyObj({
+      findById: observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true, undefined, mockItem))
+    });
+
+    routeStub = {
+      data: observableOf({
+        item: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, {
+          id: 'fake-id'
+        })
+      })
+    };
+
+    notificationsServiceStub = new NotificationsServiceStub();
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [CommonModule, FormsModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [MySimpleItemActionComponent],
+      providers: [
+        {provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub},
+        {provide: Router, useValue: routerStub},
+        {provide: ItemDataService, useValue: mockItemDataService},
+        {provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationsServiceStub},
+      ], schemas: [
+        CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    successfulRestResponse = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+    failRestResponse = new RestResponse(false, '500');
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(MySimpleItemActionComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should render a page with messages based on the provided messageKey', () => {
+    const header = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('h2')).nativeElement;
+    expect(header.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.myEditAction.header');
+
+    const description = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('p')).nativeElement;
+    expect(description.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.myEditAction.description');
+
+    const confirmButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.perform-action')).nativeElement;
+    expect(confirmButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.myEditAction.confirm');
+
+    const cancelButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('button.cancel')).nativeElement;
+    expect(cancelButton.innerHTML).toContain('item.edit.myEditAction.cancel');
+  });
+
+  it('should perform action when the button is clicked', () => {
+    spyOn(comp, 'performAction');
+    const performButton = fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('.perform-action'));
+    performButton.triggerEventHandler('click', null);
+
+    expect(comp.performAction).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('should process a RestResponse to navigate and display success notification', () => {
+    spyOn(notificationsServiceStub, 'success');
+    comp.processRestResponse(successfulRestResponse);
+
+    expect(notificationsServiceStub.success).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(routerStub.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith([getItemEditPath(mockItem.id)]);
+  });
+
+  it('should process a RestResponse to navigate and display success notification', () => {
+    spyOn(notificationsServiceStub, 'error');
+    comp.processRestResponse(failRestResponse);
+
+    expect(notificationsServiceStub.error).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(routerStub.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith([getItemEditPath(mockItem.id)]);
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7773dbb573
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import {Component, OnInit, Predicate} from '@angular/core';
+import {ActivatedRoute, Router} from '@angular/router';
+import {NotificationsService} from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import {ItemDataService} from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {Item} from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import {RemoteData} from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import {Observable} from 'rxjs';
+import {getSucceededRemoteData} from '../../../core/shared/operators';
+import {first, map} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import {findSuccessfulAccordingTo} from '../edit-item-operators';
+import {getItemEditPath} from '../../item-page-routing.module';
+import { RestResponse } from '../../../core/cache/response.models';
+
+/**
+ * Component to render and handle simple item edit actions such as withdrawal and reinstatement.
+ * This component is not meant to be used itself but to be extended.
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-simple-action',
+  templateUrl: './abstract-simple-item-action.component.html'
+})
+export class AbstractSimpleItemActionComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  itemRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Item>>;
+  item: Item;
+
+  protected messageKey: string;
+  confirmMessage: string;
+  cancelMessage: string;
+  headerMessage: string;
+  descriptionMessage: string;
+
+  protected predicate: Predicate<RemoteData<Item>>;
+
+  constructor(protected route: ActivatedRoute,
+              protected router: Router,
+              protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+              protected itemDataService: ItemDataService,
+              protected translateService: TranslateService) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.itemRD$ = this.route.data.pipe(
+      map((data) => data.item),
+      getSucceededRemoteData()
+    )as Observable<RemoteData<Item>>;
+
+    this.itemRD$.pipe(first()).subscribe((rd) => {
+        this.item = rd.payload;
+      }
+    );
+
+    this.confirmMessage = 'item.edit.' + this.messageKey + '.confirm';
+    this.cancelMessage = 'item.edit.' + this.messageKey + '.cancel';
+    this.headerMessage = 'item.edit.' + this.messageKey + '.header';
+    this.descriptionMessage = 'item.edit.' + this.messageKey + '.description';
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Perform the operation linked to this action
+   */
+  performAction() {
+    // Overwrite in subclasses
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Process the response obtained during the performAction method and navigate back to the edit page
+   * @param response from the action in the performAction method
+   */
+  processRestResponse(response: RestResponse) {
+    if (response.isSuccessful) {
+      this.itemDataService.findById(this.item.id).pipe(
+        findSuccessfulAccordingTo(this.predicate)).subscribe(() => {
+        this.notificationsService.success(this.translateService.get('item.edit.' + this.messageKey + '.success'));
+        this.router.navigate([getItemEditPath(this.item.id)]);
+      });
+    } else {
+      this.notificationsService.error(this.translateService.get('item.edit.' + this.messageKey + '.error'));
+      this.router.navigate([getItemEditPath(this.item.id)]);
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts b/src/app/+item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
index 96158b867e..8c1f317bb7 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,18 @@ import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 import { ItemPageComponent } from './simple/item-page.component';
 import { FullItemPageComponent } from './full/full-item-page.component';
 import { ItemPageResolver } from './item-page.resolver';
+import { AuthenticatedGuard } from '../core/auth/authenticated.guard';
+import {URLCombiner} from '../core/url-combiner/url-combiner';
+import {getItemModulePath} from '../app-routing.module';
+
+export function getItemPageRoute(itemId: string) {
+  return new URLCombiner(getItemModulePath(), itemId).toString();
+}
+export function getItemEditPath(id: string) {
+  return new URLCombiner(getItemModulePath(),ITEM_EDIT_PATH.replace(/:id/, id)).toString()
+}
+
+const ITEM_EDIT_PATH = ':id/edit';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -22,6 +34,11 @@ import { ItemPageResolver } from './item-page.resolver';
         resolve: {
           item: ItemPageResolver
         }
+      },
+      {
+        path: ITEM_EDIT_PATH,
+        loadChildren: './edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module#EditItemPageModule',
+        canActivate: [AuthenticatedGuard]
       }
     ])
   ],
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts b/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
index bd801923e3..d383189a9c 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ import { FileSectionComponent } from './simple/field-components/file-section/fil
 import { CollectionsComponent } from './field-components/collections/collections.component';
 import { FullItemPageComponent } from './full/full-item-page.component';
 import { FullFileSectionComponent } from './full/field-components/file-section/full-file-section.component';
+import { EditItemPageModule } from './edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
     CommonModule,
     SharedModule,
+    EditItemPageModule,
     ItemPageRoutingModule
   ],
   declarations: [
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.ts
index faaf3b9fb5..fd5a75e7d1 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import {
   Subject,
   Subscription
 } from 'rxjs';
-import { switchMap, distinctUntilChanged, first, map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { switchMap, distinctUntilChanged, map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { animate, state, style, transition, trigger } from '@angular/animations';
 import { Component, Inject, OnDestroy, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.ts
index ec239e3628..dcc01f2b46 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-filters/search-filter/search-filter.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-import { first, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Component, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { SearchFilterConfig } from '../../search-service/search-filter-config.model';
 import { SearchFilterService } from './search-filter.service';
diff --git a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
index 7de83651ff..e7ea10598d 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routing.module.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import { RouterModule } from '@angular/router';
 
 import { PageNotFoundComponent } from './pagenotfound/pagenotfound.component';
 
+const ITEM_MODULE_PATH = 'items';
+export function getItemModulePath() {
+  return `/${ITEM_MODULE_PATH}`;
+}
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
     RouterModule.forRoot([
@@ -10,7 +14,7 @@ import { PageNotFoundComponent } from './pagenotfound/pagenotfound.component';
       { path: 'home', loadChildren: './+home-page/home-page.module#HomePageModule' },
       { path: 'communities', loadChildren: './+community-page/community-page.module#CommunityPageModule' },
       { path: 'collections', loadChildren: './+collection-page/collection-page.module#CollectionPageModule' },
-      { path: 'items', loadChildren: './+item-page/item-page.module#ItemPageModule' },
+      { path: ITEM_MODULE_PATH, loadChildren: './+item-page/item-page.module#ItemPageModule' },
       { path: 'search', loadChildren: './+search-page/search-page.module#SearchPageModule' },
       { path: 'browse', loadChildren: './+browse-by/browse-by.module#BrowseByModule' },
       { path: 'admin', loadChildren: './+admin/admin.module#AdminModule' },
diff --git a/src/app/app.component.ts b/src/app/app.component.ts
index 98e0d614ae..10c6643fbb 100644
--- a/src/app/app.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/app.component.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { filter, first, map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { filter, map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import {
   AfterViewInit,
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
@@ -60,10 +60,18 @@ export class AppComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit {
     private menuService: MenuService,
     private windowService: HostWindowService
   ) {
-    // this language will be used as a fallback when a translation isn't found in the current language
-    translate.setDefaultLang('en');
-    // the lang to use, if the lang isn't available, it will use the current loader to get them
-    translate.use('en');
+    // Load all the languages that are defined as active from the config file
+    translate.addLangs(config.languages.filter((LangConfig) => LangConfig.active === true).map((a) => a.code));
+
+    // Load the default language from the config file
+    translate.setDefaultLang(config.defaultLanguage);
+
+    // Attempt to get the browser language from the user
+    if (translate.getLangs().includes(translate.getBrowserLang())) {
+      translate.use(translate.getBrowserLang());
+    } else {
+      translate.use(config.defaultLanguage);
+    }
 
     metadata.listenForRouteChange();
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth-request.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth-request.service.ts
index f957d807c1..6d782cbbe2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth-request.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth-request.service.ts
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@ export class AuthRequestService {
   protected fetchRequest(request: RestRequest): Observable<any> {
     return this.requestService.getByUUID(request.uuid).pipe(
       getResponseFromEntry(),
-      // TODO to review when https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/issues/217 will be fixed
-      // tap(() => this.responseCache.remove(request.href)),
       mergeMap((response) => {
         if (response.isSuccessful && isNotEmpty(response)) {
           return observableOf((response as AuthStatusResponse).response);
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
index 56a5411ef2..1e68802af8 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.effects.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { of as observableOf, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
-import { filter, debounceTime, switchMap, take, tap, catchError, map, first } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { filter, debounceTime, switchMap, take, tap, catchError, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 
 // import @ngrx
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/server-auth.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/server-auth.service.ts
index e11800233e..868d444c26 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/server-auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/server-auth.service.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { first, map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/data-build.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
similarity index 63%
rename from src/app/core/cache/builders/data-build.service.ts
rename to src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
index 8ba3ebee0c..9d97ccda75 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/data-build.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
@@ -3,24 +3,38 @@ import { NormalizedObject } from '../models/normalized-object.model';
 import { CacheableObject } from '../object-cache.reducer';
 import { getRelationships } from './build-decorators';
 import { NormalizedObjectFactory } from '../models/normalized-object-factory';
-import { map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
-import { PaginatedList } from '../../data/paginated-list';
 
-export function isRestDataObject(halObj: any) {
+/**
+ * Return true if halObj has a value for `_links.self`
+ *
+ * @param {any} halObj The object to test
+ */
+export function isRestDataObject(halObj: any): boolean {
   return isNotEmpty(halObj._links) && hasValue(halObj._links.self);
 }
 
-export function isRestPaginatedList(halObj: any) {
+/**
+ * Return true if halObj has a value for `page` and  `_embedded`
+ *
+ * @param {any} halObj The object to test
+ */
+export function isRestPaginatedList(halObj: any): boolean {
   return hasValue(halObj.page) && hasValue(halObj._embedded);
 }
 
-export function isPaginatedList(halObj: any) {
-  return hasValue(halObj.page) && hasValue(halObj.pageInfo);
-}
-
+/**
+ * A service to turn domain models in to their normalized
+ * counterparts.
+ */
 @Injectable()
-export class DataBuildService {
+export class NormalizedObjectBuildService {
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the normalized model that corresponds to the given domain model
+   *
+   * @param {TDomain} domainModel a domain model
+   */
   normalize<TDomain extends CacheableObject, TNormalized extends NormalizedObject>(domainModel: TDomain): TNormalized {
     const normalizedConstructor = NormalizedObjectFactory.getConstructor(domainModel.type);
     const relationships = getRelationships(normalizedConstructor) || [];
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.ts
index 991ae5466e..982c77341e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.reducer.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,18 @@ export enum DirtyType {
   Deleted = 'Deleted'
 }
 
+/**
+ * An interface to represent a JsonPatch
+ */
 export interface Patch {
+  /**
+   * The identifier for this Patch
+   */
   uuid?: string;
+
+  /**
+   * the list of operations this Patch is composed of
+   */
   operations: Operation[];
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
index 40f41be14d..af30646f53 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
-import { distinctUntilChanged, filter, first, map, mergeMap, take, } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, filter, map, mergeMap, take, } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { MemoizedSelector, select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { IndexName } from '../index/index.reducer';
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.ts b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.ts
index d0a194705b..0d7392e555 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.effects.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { delay, exhaustMap, first, map, switchMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { delay, exhaustMap, map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Inject, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Actions, Effect, ofType } from '@ngrx/effects';
 import {
diff --git a/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index b1904782bd..0868773550 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ import { BrowseItemsResponseParsingService } from './data/browse-items-response-
 import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from './data/dspace-object-data.service';
 import { CSSVariableService } from '../shared/sass-helper/sass-helper.service';
 import { MenuService } from '../shared/menu/menu.service';
-import { DataBuildService } from './cache/builders/data-build.service';
-import { DSOUpdateComparator } from './data/dso-update-comparator';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from './cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './data/dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 const IMPORTS = [
   CommonModule,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
   ObjectCacheService,
   PaginationComponentOptions,
   RegistryService,
-  DataBuildService,
+  NormalizedObjectBuildService,
   RemoteDataBuildService,
   RequestService,
   EndpointMapResponseParsingService,
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
   UploaderService,
   UUIDService,
   DSpaceObjectDataService,
-  DSOUpdateComparator,
+  DSOChangeAnalyzer,
   CSSVariableService,
   MenuService,
   // register AuthInterceptor as HttpInterceptor
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/base-response-parsing.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/base-response-parsing.service.ts
index d5c1c58296..925caa495c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/base-response-parsing.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/base-response-parsing.service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { GenericConstructor } from '../shared/generic-constructor';
 import { PaginatedList } from './paginated-list';
 import { ResourceType } from '../shared/resource-type';
 import { RESTURLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/rest-url-combiner';
-import { isRestDataObject, isRestPaginatedList } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
+import { isRestDataObject, isRestPaginatedList } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
 
 export abstract class BaseResponseParsingService {
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/change-analyzer.ts b/src/app/core/data/change-analyzer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..caf9e38c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/change-analyzer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
+import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch/lib/core';
+
+/**
+ * An interface to determine what differs between two
+ * NormalizedObjects
+ */
+export interface ChangeAnalyzer<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject> {
+
+  /**
+   * Compare two objects and return their differences as a
+   * JsonPatch Operation Array
+   *
+   * @param {NormalizedObject} object1
+   *    The first object to compare
+   * @param {NormalizedObject} object2
+   *    The second object to compare
+   */
+  diff(object1: TNormalized, object2: TNormalized):  Operation[];
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
index b08b1005b7..e8a682ba0e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ import { RequestService } from './request.service';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
-import { DSOUpdateComparator } from './dso-update-comparator';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class CollectionDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCollection, Collection> {
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ export class CollectionDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCollectio
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
-    protected dataBuildService: DataBuildService,
+    protected dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>,
     protected cds: CommunityDataService,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOUpdateComparator
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer
   ) {
     super();
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.spec.ts
index 8bdc5904b0..4c20a4cfeb 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
-import { DSOUpdateComparator } from './dso-update-comparator';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 const LINK_NAME = 'test';
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class TestService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedTestObject, any> {
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
-    protected dataBuildService: DataBuildService,
+    protected dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>,
     protected EnvConfig: GlobalConfig,
     protected cds: CommunityDataService,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class TestService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedTestObject, any> {
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOUpdateComparator,
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer,
     protected linkPath: string
   ) {
     super();
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('ComColDataService', () => {
   const notificationsService = {} as NotificationsService;
   const http = {} as HttpClient;
   const comparator = {} as any;
-  const dataBuildService = {} as DataBuildService;
+  const dataBuildService = {} as NormalizedObjectBuildService;
 
   const scopeID = 'd9d30c0c-69b7-4369-8397-ca67c888974d';
   const options = Object.assign(new FindAllOptions(), {
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/community-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/community-data.service.ts
index 63fbe3a21a..d09a0b9757 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/community-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/community-data.service.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { PaginatedList } from './paginated-list';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
-import { DSOUpdateComparator } from './dso-update-comparator';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class CommunityDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCommunity, Community> {
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ export class CommunityDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCommunity,
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
-    protected dataBuildService: DataBuildService,
+    protected dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOUpdateComparator
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer
   ) {
     super();
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/data.service.spec.ts
index 9a690e3c4b..9b39f0b68e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/data.service.spec.ts
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import { SortDirection, SortOptions } from '../cache/models/sort-options.model';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { Operation } from '../../../../node_modules/fast-json-patch';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { UpdateComparator } from './update-comparator';
+import { ChangeAnalyzer } from './change-analyzer';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { compare } from 'fast-json-patch';
 
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ class TestService extends DataService<NormalizedTestObject, any> {
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
-    protected dataBuildService: DataBuildService,
+    protected dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>,
     protected linkPath: string,
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: UpdateComparator<NormalizedTestObject>
+    protected comparator: ChangeAnalyzer<NormalizedTestObject>
   ) {
     super();
   }
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ class TestService extends DataService<NormalizedTestObject, any> {
   }
 }
 
-class DummyComparator implements UpdateComparator<NormalizedTestObject> {
-  compare(object1: NormalizedTestObject, object2: NormalizedTestObject): Operation[] {
+class DummyChangeAnalyzer implements ChangeAnalyzer<NormalizedTestObject> {
+  diff(object1: NormalizedTestObject, object2: NormalizedTestObject): Operation[] {
     return compare((object1 as any).metadata, (object2 as any).metadata);
   }
 
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ describe('DataService', () => {
   const rdbService = {} as RemoteDataBuildService;
   const notificationsService = {} as NotificationsService;
   const http = {} as HttpClient;
-  const comparator = new DummyComparator() as any;
+  const comparator = new DummyChangeAnalyzer() as any;
   const dataBuildService = {
     normalize: (object) => object
-  } as DataBuildService;
+  } as NormalizedObjectBuildService;
   const objectCache = {
     addPatch: () => {
       /* empty */
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
index 069af4937e..f4d7bcdf4f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 import {
-  delay,
   distinctUntilChanged,
   filter,
   find,
-  switchMap,
+  first,
   map,
-  take,
-  tap, first, mergeMap
+  mergeMap,
+  switchMap,
+  take
 } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
@@ -18,44 +18,41 @@ import { URLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/url-combiner';
 import { PaginatedList } from './paginated-list';
 import { RemoteData } from './remote-data';
 import {
-  CreateRequest, DeleteByIDRequest,
+  CreateRequest,
+  DeleteByIDRequest,
   FindAllOptions,
   FindAllRequest,
   FindByIDRequest,
-  GetRequest, RestRequest
+  GetRequest
 } from './request.models';
 import { RequestService } from './request.service';
 import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
-import { compare, Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
+import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import {
-  configureRequest,
-  filterSuccessfulResponses, getFinishedRemoteData, getResourceLinksFromResponse,
-  getResponseFromEntry
-} from '../shared/operators';
-import { DSOSuccessResponse, ErrorResponse, RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
+import { configureRequest, getResponseFromEntry } from '../shared/operators';
+import { ErrorResponse, RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
 import { NotificationOptions } from '../../shared/notifications/models/notification-options.model';
 import { DSpaceRESTv2Serializer } from '../dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.serializer';
 import { NormalizedObjectFactory } from '../cache/models/normalized-object-factory';
 import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
-import { UpdateComparator } from './update-comparator';
 import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { ChangeAnalyzer } from './change-analyzer';
 
 export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain extends CacheableObject> {
   protected abstract requestService: RequestService;
   protected abstract rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService;
-  protected abstract dataBuildService: DataBuildService;
+  protected abstract dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService;
   protected abstract store: Store<CoreState>;
   protected abstract linkPath: string;
   protected abstract halService: HALEndpointService;
   protected abstract objectCache: ObjectCacheService;
   protected abstract notificationsService: NotificationsService;
   protected abstract http: HttpClient;
-  protected abstract comparator: UpdateComparator<TNormalized>;
+  protected abstract comparator: ChangeAnalyzer<TNormalized>;
 
   public abstract getBrowseEndpoint(options: FindAllOptions, linkPath?: string): Observable<string>
 
@@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
     const oldVersion$ = this.objectCache.getBySelfLink(object.self);
     return oldVersion$.pipe(first(), mergeMap((oldVersion: TNormalized) => {
         const newVersion = this.dataBuildService.normalize<TDomain, TNormalized>(object);
-        const operations = this.comparator.compare(oldVersion, newVersion);
+        const operations = this.comparator.diff(oldVersion, newVersion);
         if (isNotEmpty(operations)) {
           this.objectCache.addPatch(object.self, operations);
         }
@@ -149,6 +146,15 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
 
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create a new DSpaceObject on the server, and store the response
+   * in the object cache
+   *
+   * @param {DSpaceObject} dso
+   *    The object to create
+   * @param {string} parentUUID
+   *    The UUID of the parent to create the new object under
+   */
   create(dso: TDomain, parentUUID: string): Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>> {
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
     const endpoint$ = this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a47359e5c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch/lib/core';
+import { compare } from 'fast-json-patch';
+import { ChangeAnalyzer } from './change-analyzer';
+import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+
+/**
+ * A class to determine what differs between two
+ * DSpaceObjects
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class DSOChangeAnalyzer implements ChangeAnalyzer<NormalizedDSpaceObject> {
+
+  /**
+   * Compare the metadata of two DSpaceObjects and return the differences as
+   * a JsonPatch Operation Array
+   *
+   * @param {NormalizedDSpaceObject} object1
+   *    The first object to compare
+   * @param {NormalizedDSpaceObject} object2
+   *    The second object to compare
+   */
+  diff(object1: NormalizedDSpaceObject, object2: NormalizedDSpaceObject): Operation[] {
+    return compare(object1.metadata, object2.metadata).map((operation: Operation) => Object.assign({}, operation, { path: '/metadata' + operation.path }));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dso-update-comparator.ts b/src/app/core/data/dso-update-comparator.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 245fbfaef0..0000000000
--- a/src/app/core/data/dso-update-comparator.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch/lib/core';
-import { compare } from 'fast-json-patch';
-import { UpdateComparator } from './update-comparator';
-import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
-import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
-
-@Injectable()
-export class DSOUpdateComparator implements UpdateComparator<NormalizedDSpaceObject> {
-  compare(object1: NormalizedDSpaceObject, object2: NormalizedDSpaceObject): Operation[] {
-    return compare(object1.metadata, object2.metadata).map((operation: Operation) => Object.assign({}, operation, { path: '/metadata' + operation.path }));
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.spec.ts
index 2d478b8f73..7047db6065 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { DSpaceObjectDataService } from './dspace-object-data.service';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 
 describe('DSpaceObjectDataService', () => {
   let scheduler: TestScheduler;
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('DSpaceObjectDataService', () => {
     const notificationsService = {} as NotificationsService;
     const http = {} as HttpClient;
     const comparator = {} as any;
-    const dataBuildService = {} as DataBuildService;
+    const dataBuildService = {} as NormalizedObjectBuildService;
 
     service = new DSpaceObjectDataService(
       requestService,
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
index 15438d60b7..86ce9be7a9 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import { FindAllOptions } from './request.models';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
-import { DSOUpdateComparator } from './dso-update-comparator';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
 class DataServiceImpl extends DataService<NormalizedDSpaceObject, DSpaceObject> {
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ class DataServiceImpl extends DataService<NormalizedDSpaceObject, DSpaceObject>
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
-    protected dataBuildService: DataBuildService,
+    protected dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOUpdateComparator) {
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer) {
     super();
   }
 
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ export class DSpaceObjectDataService {
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
-    protected dataBuildService: DataBuildService,
+    protected dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOUpdateComparator) {
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer) {
     this.dataService = new DataServiceImpl(requestService, rdbService, dataBuildService, null, objectCache, halService, notificationsService, http, comparator);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
index 1be361cb9d..6cf7e503d3 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -7,21 +7,42 @@ import { CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
 import { ItemDataService } from './item-data.service';
 import { RequestService } from './request.service';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
+import { FindAllOptions, RestRequest } from './request.models';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
-import { FindAllOptions } from './request.models';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
+import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 
 describe('ItemDataService', () => {
   let scheduler: TestScheduler;
   let service: ItemDataService;
   let bs: BrowseService;
-  const requestService = {} as RequestService;
+  const requestService = {
+    generateRequestId(): string {
+      return scopeID;
+    },
+    configure(request: RestRequest) {
+      // Do nothing
+    },
+    getByHref(requestHref: string) {
+      const responseCacheEntry = new RequestEntry();
+      responseCacheEntry.response = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+      return observableOf(responseCacheEntry);
+    }
+  } as RequestService;
   const rdbService = {} as RemoteDataBuildService;
-  const objectCache = {} as ObjectCacheService;
+
   const store = {} as Store<CoreState>;
-  const halEndpointService = {} as HALEndpointService;
+  const objectCache = {} as ObjectCacheService;
+  const halEndpointService = {
+    getEndpoint(linkPath: string): Observable<string> {
+      return cold('a', {a: itemEndpoint});
+    }
+  } as HALEndpointService;
 
   const scopeID = '4af28e99-6a9c-4036-a199-e1b587046d39';
   const options = Object.assign(new FindAllOptions(), {
@@ -40,7 +61,9 @@ describe('ItemDataService', () => {
   const notificationsService = {} as NotificationsService;
   const http = {} as HttpClient;
   const comparator = {} as any;
-  const dataBuildService = {} as DataBuildService;
+  const dataBuildService = {} as NormalizedObjectBuildService;
+  const itemEndpoint = 'https://rest.api/core/items';
+  const ScopedItemEndpoint = `https://rest.api/core/items/${scopeID}`;
 
   function initMockBrowseService(isSuccessful: boolean) {
     const obs = isSuccessful ?
@@ -94,4 +117,70 @@ describe('ItemDataService', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getItemWithdrawEndpoint', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+      service = initTestService();
+
+    });
+
+    it('should return the endpoint to withdraw and reinstate items', () => {
+      const result = service.getItemWithdrawEndpoint(scopeID);
+      const expected = cold('a', {a: ScopedItemEndpoint});
+
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('should setWithDrawn', () => {
+      const expected = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+      const result = service.setWithDrawn(scopeID, true);
+      result.subscribe((v) => expect(v).toEqual(expected));
+
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getItemDiscoverableEndpoint', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+      service = initTestService();
+
+    });
+
+    it('should return the endpoint to make an item private or public', () => {
+      const result = service.getItemDiscoverableEndpoint(scopeID);
+      const expected = cold('a', {a: ScopedItemEndpoint});
+
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('should setDiscoverable', () => {
+      const expected = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+      const result = service.setDiscoverable(scopeID, false);
+      result.subscribe((v) => expect(v).toEqual(expected));
+
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getItemDeleteEndpoint', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+      service = initTestService();
+    });
+
+    it('should return the endpoint to make an item private or public', () => {
+      const result = service.getItemDeleteEndpoint(scopeID);
+      const expected = cold('a', {a: ScopedItemEndpoint});
+
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+
+    it('should delete the item', () => {
+      const expected = new RestResponse(true, '200');
+      const result = service.delete(scopeID);
+      result.subscribe((v) => expect(v).toEqual(expected));
+
+    });
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
index 2fb2c017dc..c67b49f70d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ import { URLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/url-combiner';
 import { DataService } from './data.service';
 import { RequestService } from './request.service';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
-import { FindAllOptions } from './request.models';
+import { DeleteRequest, FindAllOptions, PatchRequest, RestRequest } from './request.models';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
-import { DSOUpdateComparator } from './dso-update-comparator';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
+import { configureRequest, getRequestFromRequestHref } from '../shared/operators';
+import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class ItemDataService extends DataService<NormalizedItem, Item> {
@@ -28,14 +30,14 @@ export class ItemDataService extends DataService<NormalizedItem, Item> {
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
-    protected dataBuildService: DataBuildService,
+    protected dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService,
     protected store: Store<CoreState>,
     private bs: BrowseService,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOUpdateComparator) {
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer) {
     super();
   }
 
@@ -56,4 +58,93 @@ export class ItemDataService extends DataService<NormalizedItem, Item> {
       distinctUntilChanged(),);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the endpoint for item withdrawal and reinstatement
+   * @param itemId
+   */
+  public getItemWithdrawEndpoint(itemId: string): Observable<string> {
+    return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
+      map((endpoint: string) => this.getFindByIDHref(endpoint, itemId))
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the endpoint to make item private and public
+   * @param itemId
+   */
+  public getItemDiscoverableEndpoint(itemId: string): Observable<string> {
+    return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
+      map((endpoint: string) => this.getFindByIDHref(endpoint, itemId))
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get the endpoint to delete the item
+   * @param itemId
+   */
+  public getItemDeleteEndpoint(itemId: string): Observable<string> {
+    return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
+      map((endpoint: string) => this.getFindByIDHref(endpoint, itemId))
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the isWithdrawn state of an item to a specified state
+   * @param itemId
+   * @param withdrawn
+   */
+  public setWithDrawn(itemId: string, withdrawn: boolean) {
+    const patchOperation = [{
+      op: 'replace', path: '/withdrawn', value: withdrawn
+    }];
+    return this.getItemWithdrawEndpoint(itemId).pipe(
+      distinctUntilChanged(),
+      map((endpointURL: string) =>
+        new PatchRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL, patchOperation)
+      ),
+      configureRequest(this.requestService),
+      map((request: RestRequest) => request.href),
+      getRequestFromRequestHref(this.requestService),
+      map((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.response)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the isDiscoverable state of an item to a specified state
+   * @param itemId
+   * @param discoverable
+   */
+  public setDiscoverable(itemId: string, discoverable: boolean) {
+    const patchOperation = [{
+      op: 'replace', path: '/discoverable', value: discoverable
+    }];
+    return this.getItemDiscoverableEndpoint(itemId).pipe(
+      distinctUntilChanged(),
+      map((endpointURL: string) =>
+        new PatchRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL, patchOperation)
+      ),
+      configureRequest(this.requestService),
+      map((request: RestRequest) => request.href),
+      getRequestFromRequestHref(this.requestService),
+      map((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.response)
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete the item
+   * @param itemId
+   */
+  public delete(itemId: string) {
+    return this.getItemDeleteEndpoint(itemId).pipe(
+      distinctUntilChanged(),
+      map((endpointURL: string) =>
+        new DeleteRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL)
+      ),
+      configureRequest(this.requestService),
+      map((request: RestRequest) => request.href),
+      getRequestFromRequestHref(this.requestService),
+      map((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.response)
+    );
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/request.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/data/request.reducer.ts
index a680de2d6b..27b5a4188a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/request.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/request.reducer.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,17 @@ function completeRequest(state: RequestState, action: RequestCompleteAction): Re
   });
 }
 
-function resetResponseTimestamps(state: RequestState, action: ResetResponseTimestampsAction) {
+/**
+ * Reset the timeAdded property of all responses
+ *
+ * @param state
+ *    the current state
+ * @param action
+ *    a RequestCompleteAction
+ * @return RequestState
+ *    the new state, with the timeAdded property reset
+ */
+function resetResponseTimestamps(state: RequestState, action: ResetResponseTimestampsAction): RequestState {
   const newState = Object.create(null);
   Object.keys(state).forEach((key) => {
     newState[key] = Object.assign({}, state[key],
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/update-comparator.ts b/src/app/core/data/update-comparator.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f064d7f3f2..0000000000
--- a/src/app/core/data/update-comparator.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
-import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch/lib/core';
-
-export interface UpdateComparator<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject> {
-  compare(object1: TNormalized, object2: TNormalized):  Operation[];
-}
diff --git a/src/app/core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service.ts b/src/app/core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service.ts
index 59038228bb..20d6b1dfb3 100644
--- a/src/app/core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.service.ts
@@ -79,6 +79,14 @@ export class DSpaceRESTv2Service {
       }));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Create a FormData object from a DSpaceObject
+   *
+   * @param {DSpaceObject} dso
+   *    the DSpaceObject
+   * @return {FormData}
+   *    the result
+   */
   buildFormData(dso: DSpaceObject): FormData {
     const form: FormData = new FormData();
     form.append('name', dso.name);
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
index ef1d69b8b5..90c811db7a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ import { AuthService } from '../auth/auth.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { EmptyError } from 'rxjs/internal-compatibility';
-import { DataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/data-build.service';
-import { DSOUpdateComparator } from '../data/dso-update-comparator';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from '../data/dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
 @Component({
@@ -119,8 +119,8 @@ describe('MetadataService', () => {
         { provide: AuthService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: {} },
         { provide: HttpClient, useValue: {} },
-        { provide: DataBuildService, useValue: {} },
-        { provide: DSOUpdateComparator, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: NormalizedObjectBuildService, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: DSOChangeAnalyzer, useValue: {} },
         Meta,
         Title,
         ItemDataService,
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/operators.spec.ts b/src/app/core/shared/operators.spec.ts
index 6aeec230c4..1e92f718ae 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/operators.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/operators.spec.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,15 @@ import { RequestService } from '../data/request.service';
 import {
   configureRequest,
   filterSuccessfulResponses,
-  getRemoteDataPayload, getRequestFromRequestHref, getRequestFromRequestUUID,
-  getResourceLinksFromResponse, getResponseFromEntry,
+  getAllSucceededRemoteData,
+  getRemoteDataPayload,
+  getRequestFromRequestHref,
+  getRequestFromRequestUUID,
+  getResourceLinksFromResponse,
+  getResponseFromEntry,
+  getSucceededRemoteData
 } from './operators';
+import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
 
 describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
   let scheduler: TestScheduler;
@@ -48,7 +54,7 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
       const result = source.pipe(getRequestFromRequestHref(requestService));
       const expected = cold('a', { a: new RequestEntry() });
 
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
 
     it('should use the requestService to fetch the request by its self link', () => {
@@ -68,7 +74,7 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
       const result = source.pipe(getRequestFromRequestHref(requestService));
       const expected = cold('-');
 
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
   });
 
@@ -81,7 +87,7 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
       const result = source.pipe(getRequestFromRequestUUID(requestService));
       const expected = cold('a', { a: new RequestEntry() });
 
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
 
     it('should use the requestService to fetch the request by its request uuid', () => {
@@ -101,7 +107,7 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
       const result = source.pipe(getRequestFromRequestUUID(requestService));
       const expected = cold('-');
 
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
   });
 
@@ -111,7 +117,7 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
       const result = source.pipe(filterSuccessfulResponses());
       const expected = cold('a--d-', testResponses);
 
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
   });
 
@@ -124,7 +130,7 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
         d: testRCEs.d.response.resourceSelfLinks
       });
 
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
     });
   });
 
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
       scheduler.schedule(() => source.pipe(configureRequest(requestService)).subscribe());
       scheduler.flush();
 
-      expect(requestService.configure).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testRequest)
+      expect(requestService.configure).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testRequest);
     });
   });
 
@@ -149,7 +155,25 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
         a: testRD.a.payload,
       });
 
-      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getSucceededRemoteData', () => {
+    it('should return the first() hasSucceeded RemoteData Observable', () => {
+      const testRD = {
+        a: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, undefined),
+        b: new RemoteData(false, false, false, null, 'b'),
+        c: new RemoteData(false, false, undefined, null, 'c'),
+        d: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, 'd'),
+        e: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, 'e'),
+      };
+      const source = hot('abcde', testRD);
+      const result = source.pipe(getSucceededRemoteData());
+
+      result.subscribe((value) => expect(value)
+        .toEqual(new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, 'd')));
+
     });
   });
 
@@ -168,4 +192,23 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
       expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
     });
   });
+
+  describe('getAllSucceededRemoteData', () => {
+    it('should return all hasSucceeded RemoteData Observables', () => {
+      const testRD = {
+        a: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, undefined),
+        b: new RemoteData(false, false, false, null, 'b'),
+        c: new RemoteData(false, false, undefined, null, 'c'),
+        d: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, 'd'),
+        e: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, 'e'),
+      };
+      const source = hot('abcde', testRD);
+      const result = source.pipe(getAllSucceededRemoteData());
+      const expected = cold('---de', testRD);
+
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected);
+
+    });
+
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/operators.ts b/src/app/core/shared/operators.ts
index 09cb86e010..3b92c71433 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/operators.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/operators.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { filter, find, first, flatMap, map, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { filter, find, flatMap, map, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { hasValue, hasValueOperator, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { DSOSuccessResponse, RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
 import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ export const getFinishedRemoteData = () =>
   <T>(source: Observable<RemoteData<T>>): Observable<RemoteData<T>> =>
     source.pipe(find((rd: RemoteData<T>) => !rd.isLoading));
 
+export const getAllSucceededRemoteData = () =>
+  <T>(source: Observable<RemoteData<T>>): Observable<RemoteData<T>> =>
+    source.pipe(filter((rd: RemoteData<T>) => rd.hasSucceeded));
+
 export const toDSpaceObjectListRD = () =>
   <T extends DSpaceObject>(source: Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<SearchResult<T>>>>): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<T>>> =>
     source.pipe(
diff --git a/src/app/header/header.component.html b/src/app/header/header.component.html
index 461f809357..402eb7a44d 100644
--- a/src/app/header/header.component.html
+++ b/src/app/header/header.component.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
         <nav class="navbar navbar-light navbar-expand-md float-right px-0">
             <a href="#" class="px-1"><i class="fas fa-search fa-lg fa-fw" [title]="'nav.search' | translate"></i></a>
-            <a href="#" class="px-1"><i class="fas fa-globe-asia fa-lg fa-fw" [title]="'nav.language' | translate"></i></a>
+            <ds-lang-switch></ds-lang-switch>
             <ds-auth-nav-menu></ds-auth-nav-menu>
             <div class="pl-2">
                 <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" (click)="toggleNavbar()"
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
index 19050e2bc2..17710fd1c6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../empty.util';
 import { ResourceType } from '../../../core/shared/resource-type';
 
+/**
+ * A form for creating and editing Communities or Collections
+ */
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-comcol-form',
   styleUrls: ['./comcol-form.component.scss'],
diff --git a/src/app/shared/host-window.service.ts b/src/app/shared/host-window.service.ts
index 840b134996..146c616e38 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/host-window.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/host-window.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
-import { filter, distinctUntilChanged, map, first } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { filter, distinctUntilChanged, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { HostWindowState } from './host-window.reducer';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { createSelector, select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.html b/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..745facc95c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<div ngbDropdown class="navbar-nav" *ngIf="moreThanOneLanguage">
+  <a href="#" id="dropdownLang" role="button" class="px-1" (click)="$event.preventDefault()" data-toggle="dropdown" ngbDropdownToggle>
+    <i class="fas fa-globe-asia fa-lg fa-fw" [title]="'nav.language' | translate"></i>
+  </a>
+  <ul ngbDropdownMenu class="dropdown-menu" aria-labelledby="dropdownLang">
+    <li class="dropdown-item" #langSelect *ngFor="let lang of translate.getLangs()"
+            (click)="translate.use(lang)"
+            [class.active]="lang === translate.currentLang">
+                {{ langLabel(lang) }}
+    </li>
+  </ul>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.scss b/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..666ba2d49d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.dropdown-toggle::after {
+  display:none;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bbaee604f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+import {LangSwitchComponent} from './lang-switch.component';
+import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed} from '@angular/core/testing';
+import {DebugElement, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA} from '@angular/core';
+import {TranslateLoader, TranslateModule, TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {HttpClientTestingModule, HttpTestingController} from '@angular/common/http/testing';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG } from '../../../config';
+import {LangConfig} from '../../../config/lang-config.interface';
+import {Observable, of} from 'rxjs';
+
+// This test is completely independent from any message catalogs or keys in the codebase
+// The translation module is instantiated with these bogus messages that we aren't using anyway.
+
+// Double quotes are mandatory in JSON, so de-activating the tslint rule checking for single quotes here.
+/* tslint:disable:quotemark */
+// JSON for the language files has double quotes around all literals
+/* tslint:disable:object-literal-key-quotes */
+class CustomLoader implements TranslateLoader {
+  getTranslation(lang: string): Observable<any> {
+    return of({
+      "footer": {
+        "copyright": "copyright © 2002-{{ year }}",
+        "link.dspace": "DSpace software",
+        "link.duraspace": "DuraSpace"
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+/* tslint:enable:quotemark */
+/* tslint:enable:object-literal-key-quotes */
+
+describe('LangSwitchComponent', () => {
+
+  describe('with English and Deutsch activated, English as default', () => {
+    let component: LangSwitchComponent;
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<LangSwitchComponent>;
+    let de: DebugElement;
+    let langSwitchElement: HTMLElement;
+
+    let translate: TranslateService;
+    let http: HttpTestingController;
+
+    beforeEach(async(() => {
+
+      const mockConfig = {
+        languages: [{
+          code: 'en',
+          label: 'English',
+          active: true,
+        }, {
+          code: 'de',
+          label: 'Deutsch',
+          active: true,
+        }]
+      };
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [HttpClientTestingModule, TranslateModule.forRoot(
+          {
+            loader: {provide: TranslateLoader, useClass: CustomLoader}
+          }
+        )],
+        declarations: [LangSwitchComponent],
+        schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+        providers: [TranslateService, {provide: GLOBAL_CONFIG, useValue: mockConfig}]
+      }).compileComponents()
+        .then(() => {
+          translate = TestBed.get(TranslateService);
+          translate.addLangs(mockConfig.languages.filter((langConfig:LangConfig) => langConfig.active === true).map((a) => a.code));
+          translate.setDefaultLang('en');
+          translate.use('en');
+          http = TestBed.get(HttpTestingController);
+          fixture = TestBed.createComponent(LangSwitchComponent);
+          component = fixture.componentInstance;
+          de = fixture.debugElement;
+          langSwitchElement = de.nativeElement;
+        });
+    }));
+
+    it('should create', () => {
+      expect(component).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should identify English as the label for the current active language in the component', async(() => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(component.currentLangLabel()).toEqual('English');
+    }));
+
+    it('should be initialized with more than one language active', async(() => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(component.moreThanOneLanguage).toBeTruthy();
+    }));
+
+    it('should define the main A HREF in the UI', (() => {
+      expect(langSwitchElement.querySelector('a')).toBeDefined();
+    }));
+  });
+
+  describe('with English as the only active and also default language', () => {
+
+    let component: LangSwitchComponent;
+    let fixture: ComponentFixture<LangSwitchComponent>;
+    let de: DebugElement;
+    let langSwitchElement: HTMLElement;
+
+    let translate: TranslateService;
+    let http: HttpTestingController;
+
+    beforeEach(async(() => {
+
+      const mockConfig = {
+        languages: [{
+          code: 'en',
+          label: 'English',
+          active: true,
+        }, {
+          code: 'de',
+          label: 'Deutsch',
+          active: false
+        }]
+      };
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [HttpClientTestingModule, TranslateModule.forRoot(
+          {
+            loader: {provide: TranslateLoader, useClass: CustomLoader}
+          }
+        )],
+        declarations: [LangSwitchComponent],
+        schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA],
+        providers: [TranslateService, {provide: GLOBAL_CONFIG, useValue: mockConfig}]
+      }).compileComponents();
+      translate = TestBed.get(TranslateService);
+      translate.addLangs(mockConfig.languages.filter((MyLangConfig) => MyLangConfig.active === true).map((a) => a.code));
+      translate.setDefaultLang('en');
+      translate.use('en');
+      http = TestBed.get(HttpTestingController);
+    }));
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(LangSwitchComponent);
+      component = fixture.componentInstance;
+      de = fixture.debugElement;
+      langSwitchElement = de.nativeElement;
+    });
+
+    it('should create', () => {
+      expect(component).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('should not define the main header for the language switch, as it should be invisible', (() => {
+      expect(langSwitchElement.querySelector('a')).toBeNull();
+    }));
+
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.ts b/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88ffe89749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/lang-switch/lang-switch.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import {Component, Inject, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../../../config';
+import {TranslateService} from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import {LangConfig} from '../../../config/lang-config.interface';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-lang-switch',
+  styleUrls: ['lang-switch.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: 'lang-switch.component.html',
+})
+
+/**
+ * Component representing a switch for changing the interface language throughout the application
+ * If only one language is active, the component will disappear as there are no languages to switch to.
+ */
+export class LangSwitchComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  // All of the languages that are active, meaning that a user can switch between them.
+  activeLangs: LangConfig[];
+
+  // A language switch only makes sense if there is more than one active language to switch between.
+  moreThanOneLanguage: boolean;
+
+  constructor(
+    @Inject(GLOBAL_CONFIG) public config: GlobalConfig,
+    public translate: TranslateService
+  ) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.activeLangs = this.config.languages.filter((MyLangConfig) => MyLangConfig.active === true);
+    this.moreThanOneLanguage = (this.activeLangs.length > 1);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the label for the current language
+   */
+  currentLangLabel(): string {
+    return this.activeLangs.find((MyLangConfig) => MyLangConfig.code === this.translate.currentLang).label;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns the label for a specific language code
+   */
+  langLabel(langcode: string): string {
+    return this.activeLangs.find((MyLangConfig) => MyLangConfig.code === langcode).label;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index cac7437a72..53cf15ab6e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ import { ComColFormComponent } from './comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.comp
 import { CreateComColPageComponent } from './comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component';
 import { EditComColPageComponent } from './comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component';
 import { DeleteComColPageComponent } from './comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component';
+import { LangSwitchComponent } from './lang-switch/lang-switch.component';
 
 const MODULES = [
   // Do NOT include UniversalModule, HttpModule, or JsonpModule here
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   DsDatePickerComponent,
   ErrorComponent,
   FormComponent,
+  LangSwitchComponent,
   LoadingComponent,
   LogInComponent,
   LogOutComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/test-module.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/test-module.ts
index d0e5190021..8f59d76c87 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/testing/test-module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/test-module.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-import { NgModule } from '@angular/core';
+import {CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, NgModule} from '@angular/core';
 import { QueryParamsDirectiveStub } from './query-params-directive-stub';
+import { MySimpleItemActionComponent } from '../../+item-page/edit-item-page/simple-item-action/abstract-simple-item-action.component.spec';
+import {CommonModule} from '@angular/common';
+import {SharedModule} from '../shared.module';
 import { RouterLinkDirectiveStub } from './router-link-directive-stub';
 import { NgComponentOutletDirectiveStub } from './ng-component-outlet-directive-stub';
 
@@ -10,10 +13,17 @@ import { NgComponentOutletDirectiveStub } from './ng-component-outlet-directive-
  * See https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/13590
  */
 @NgModule({
+  imports: [
+    CommonModule,
+    SharedModule
+  ],
   declarations: [
     QueryParamsDirectiveStub,
+    MySimpleItemActionComponent,
     RouterLinkDirectiveStub,
     NgComponentOutletDirectiveStub
+  ], schemas: [
+    CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
   ]
 })
 export class TestModule {}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/utils.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/utils.ts
index cd17a1b1f5..770a554439 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/testing/utils.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/utils.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ export const createTestComponent = <T>(html: string, type: { new(...args: any[])
   return fixture as ComponentFixture<T>;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Allows you to spy on a read only property
+ *
+ * @param obj
+ *    The object to spy on
+ * @param prop
+ *    The property to spy on
+ */
 export function spyOnOperator(obj: any, prop: string): any {
   const oldProp = obj[prop];
   Object.defineProperty(obj, prop, {
diff --git a/src/config/auto-sync-config.interface.ts b/src/config/auto-sync-config.interface.ts
index 5285916b12..90e7ebee80 100644
--- a/src/config/auto-sync-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/auto-sync-config.interface.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,30 @@
 import { RestRequestMethod } from '../app/core/data/rest-request-method';
 
+/**
+ * The number of seconds between automatic syncs to the
+ * server for requests using a certain HTTP Method
+ */
 type TimePerMethod = {
   [method in RestRequestMethod]: number;
 };
 
+/**
+ * The config that determines how the automatic syncing
+ * of changed data to the server works
+ */
 export interface AutoSyncConfig {
+  /**
+   * The number of seconds between automatic syncs to the server
+   */
   defaultTime: number;
+
+  /**
+   * HTTP Method specific overrides of defaultTime
+   */
   timePerMethod: TimePerMethod;
+
+  /**
+   * The max number of requests in the buffer before a sync to the server
+   */
   maxBufferSize: number;
 };
diff --git a/src/config/global-config.interface.ts b/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
index b623a4bf8c..6d1d4da6f9 100644
--- a/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { CacheConfig } from './cache-config.interface';
 import { UniversalConfig } from './universal-config.interface';
 import { INotificationBoardOptions } from './notifications-config.interfaces';
 import { FormConfig } from './form-config.interfaces';
+import {LangConfig} from './lang-config.interface';
 
 export interface GlobalConfig extends Config {
   ui: ServerConfig;
@@ -16,4 +17,6 @@ export interface GlobalConfig extends Config {
   gaTrackingId: string;
   logDirectory: string;
   debug: boolean;
+  defaultLanguage: string;
+  languages: LangConfig[];
 }
diff --git a/src/config/lang-config.interface.ts b/src/config/lang-config.interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..470b50343f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/lang-config.interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import { Config } from './config.interface';
+
+/**
+ * An interface to represent a language in the configuration. A LangConfig has a code which should be the official
+ * language code for the language (e.g. ‘fr’), a label which should be the name of the language in that language
+ * (e.g. ‘Français’), and a boolean to determine whether or not it should be listed in the language select.
+ */
+export interface LangConfig extends Config {
+      code: string;
+      label: string;
+      active: boolean;
+}