diff --git a/config/environment.default.js b/config/environment.default.js
index cccb8e642c..61a38f0586 100644
--- a/config/environment.default.js
+++ b/config/environment.default.js
@@ -141,5 +141,10 @@ module.exports = {
     code: 'nl',
     label: 'Nederlands',
     active: false,
-  }]
+  }],
+  item: {
+    edit: {
+      undoTimeout: 10000 // 10 seconds
+    }
+  }
 };
diff --git a/resources/i18n/en.json b/resources/i18n/en.json
index 30011b30c1..8c1f7e2a35 100644
--- a/resources/i18n/en.json
+++ b/resources/i18n/en.json
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
         "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.",
+          "title": "Item Edit -  Status",
           "labels": {
             "id": "Item Internal ID",
             "handle": "Handle",
@@ -165,16 +166,20 @@
           }
         },
         "bitstreams": {
-          "head": "Item Bitstreams"
+          "head": "Item Bitstreams",
+          "title": "Item Edit - Bitstreams"
         },
         "metadata": {
-          "head": "Item Metadata"
+          "head": "Item Metadata",
+          "title": "Item Edit -  Metadata"
         },
         "view": {
-          "head": "View Item"
+          "head": "View Item",
+          "title": "Item Edit -  View"
         },
         "curate": {
-          "head": "Curate"
+          "head": "Curate",
+          "title": "Item Edit - Curate"
         }
       },
       "modify.overview": {
@@ -188,7 +193,7 @@
         "confirm": "Withdraw",
         "cancel": "Cancel",
         "success": "The item was withdrawn successfully",
-        "error": "An error occured while withdrawing the item"
+        "error": "An error occurred while withdrawing the item"
       },
       "reinstate": {
         "header": "Reinstate item: {{ id }}",
@@ -196,7 +201,7 @@
         "confirm": "Reinstate",
         "cancel": "Cancel",
         "success": "The item was reinstated successfully",
-        "error": "An error occured while reinstating the item"
+        "error": "An error occurred while reinstating the item"
       },
       "private": {
         "header": "Make item private: {{ id }}",
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@
         "confirm": "Make it Private",
         "cancel": "Cancel",
         "success": "The item is now private",
-        "error": "An error occured while making the item private"
+        "error": "An error occurred while making the item private"
       },
       "public": {
         "header": "Make item public: {{ id }}",
@@ -212,7 +217,7 @@
         "confirm": "Make it Public",
         "cancel": "Cancel",
         "success": "The item is now public",
-        "error": "An error occured while making the item public"
+        "error": "An error occurred while making the item public"
       },
       "delete": {
         "header": "Delete item: {{ id }}",
@@ -220,7 +225,48 @@
         "confirm": "Delete",
         "cancel": "Cancel",
         "success": "The item has been deleted",
-        "error": "An error occured while deleting the item"
+        "error": "An error occurred while deleting the item"
+      },
+      "metadata": {
+        "add-button": "Add",
+        "discard-button": "Discard",
+        "reinstate-button": "Undo",
+        "save-button": "Save",
+        "headers": {
+          "field": "Field",
+          "value": "Value",
+          "language": "Lang",
+          "edit": "Edit"
+        },
+        "edit": {
+          "buttons": {
+            "edit": "Edit",
+            "unedit": "Stop editing",
+            "remove": "Remove",
+            "undo": "Undo changes"
+          }
+        },
+        "metadatafield": {
+          "invalid": "Please choose a valid metadata field"
+        },
+        "notifications": {
+          "outdated": {
+            "title": "Changed outdated",
+            "content": "The item you're currently working on has been changed by another user. Your current changes are discarded to prevent conflicts"
+          },
+          "discarded": {
+            "title": "Changed discarded",
+            "content": "Your changes were discarded. To reinstate your changes click the 'Undo' button"
+          },
+          "invalid": {
+            "title": "Metadata invalid",
+            "content": "Your changes were not saved. Please make sure all fields are valid before you save."
+          },
+          "saved": {
+            "title": "Metadata saved",
+            "content": "Your changes to this item's metadata were saved."
+          }
+        }
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-schema-form/metadata-schema-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-schema-form/metadata-schema-form.component.spec.ts
index 02cf168387..42b6d1f133 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-schema-form/metadata-schema-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-schema-form/metadata-schema-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ describe('MetadataSchemaFormComponent', () => {
   /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
   const registryServiceStub = {
     getActiveMetadataSchema: () => observableOf(undefined),
-    createOrUpdateMetadataSchema: (schema: MetadataSchema) => observableOf(schema)
+    createOrUpdateMetadataSchema: (schema: MetadataSchema) => observableOf(schema),
+    cancelEditMetadataSchema: () => {}
   };
   const formBuilderServiceStub = {
     createFormGroup: () => {
diff --git a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-field-form/metadata-field-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-field-form/metadata-field-form.component.spec.ts
index 25502a27c8..4364b0234a 100644
--- a/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-field-form/metadata-field-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/+admin/admin-registries/metadata-schema/metadata-field-form/metadata-field-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ describe('MetadataFieldFormComponent', () => {
   /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
   const registryServiceStub = {
     getActiveMetadataField: () => observableOf(undefined),
-    createOrUpdateMetadataField: (field: MetadataField) => observableOf(field)
+    createOrUpdateMetadataField: (field: MetadataField) => observableOf(field),
+    cancelEditMetadataSchema: () => {},
   };
   const formBuilderServiceStub = {
     createFormGroup: () => {
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
index 52497694b9..94229b4932 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/create-collection-page/create-collection-page.component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { CommunityDataService } from '../../core/data/community-data.service';
 import { RouteService } from '../../shared/services/route.service';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { CreateComColPageComponent } from '../../shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component';
-import { NormalizedCollection } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-collection.model';
 import { Collection } from '../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { CollectionDataService } from '../../core/data/collection-data.service';
 
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import { CollectionDataService } from '../../core/data/collection-data.service';
   styleUrls: ['./create-collection-page.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './create-collection-page.component.html'
 })
-export class CreateCollectionPageComponent extends CreateComColPageComponent<Collection, NormalizedCollection> {
+export class CreateCollectionPageComponent extends CreateComColPageComponent<Collection> {
   protected frontendURL = '/collections/';
 
   public constructor(
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/delete-collection-page/delete-collection-page.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/delete-collection-page/delete-collection-page.component.ts
index 80abb83694..5f2bd89942 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/delete-collection-page/delete-collection-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/delete-collection-page/delete-collection-page.component.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
-import { Community } from '../../core/shared/community.model';
-import { CommunityDataService } from '../../core/data/community-data.service';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { NormalizedCommunity } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-community.model';
 import { DeleteComColPageComponent } from '../../shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { CollectionDataService } from '../../core/data/collection-data.service';
-import { NormalizedCollection } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-collection.model';
 import { Collection } from '../../core/shared/collection.model';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
@@ -18,7 +14,7 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
   styleUrls: ['./delete-collection-page.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './delete-collection-page.component.html'
 })
-export class DeleteCollectionPageComponent extends DeleteComColPageComponent<Collection, NormalizedCollection> {
+export class DeleteCollectionPageComponent extends DeleteComColPageComponent<Collection> {
   protected frontendURL = '/collections/';
 
   public constructor(
diff --git a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/edit-collection-page.component.ts b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/edit-collection-page.component.ts
index 9bbdbfb9a1..a3978a5e43 100644
--- a/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/edit-collection-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+collection-page/edit-collection-page/edit-collection-page.component.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { CollectionDataService } from '../../core/data/collection-data.service';
   styleUrls: ['./edit-collection-page.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './edit-collection-page.component.html'
 })
-export class EditCollectionPageComponent extends EditComColPageComponent<Collection, NormalizedCollection> {
+export class EditCollectionPageComponent extends EditComColPageComponent<Collection> {
   protected frontendURL = '/collections/';
 
   public constructor(
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts b/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
index 47fb065038..828d8338af 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/create-community-page/create-community-page.component.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import { CommunityDataService } from '../../core/data/community-data.service';
 import { RouteService } from '../../shared/services/route.service';
 import { Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { CreateComColPageComponent } from '../../shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component';
-import { NormalizedCommunity } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-community.model';
 
 /**
  * Component that represents the page where a user can create a new Community
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import { NormalizedCommunity } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-communit
   styleUrls: ['./create-community-page.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './create-community-page.component.html'
 })
-export class CreateCommunityPageComponent extends CreateComColPageComponent<Community, NormalizedCommunity> {
+export class CreateCommunityPageComponent extends CreateComColPageComponent<Community> {
   protected frontendURL = '/communities/';
 
   public constructor(
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/delete-community-page/delete-community-page.component.ts b/src/app/+community-page/delete-community-page/delete-community-page.component.ts
index 01741a7577..9f1465a3c7 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/delete-community-page/delete-community-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/delete-community-page/delete-community-page.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { Community } from '../../core/shared/community.model';
 import { CommunityDataService } from '../../core/data/community-data.service';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { NormalizedCommunity } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-community.model';
 import { DeleteComColPageComponent } from '../../shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
   styleUrls: ['./delete-community-page.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './delete-community-page.component.html'
 })
-export class DeleteCommunityPageComponent extends DeleteComColPageComponent<Community, NormalizedCommunity> {
+export class DeleteCommunityPageComponent extends DeleteComColPageComponent<Community> {
   protected frontendURL = '/communities/';
 
   public constructor(
diff --git a/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/edit-community-page.component.ts b/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/edit-community-page.component.ts
index 68f092e915..9f49ac49dd 100644
--- a/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/edit-community-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+community-page/edit-community-page/edit-community-page.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { Community } from '../../core/shared/community.model';
 import { CommunityDataService } from '../../core/data/community-data.service';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
-import { NormalizedCommunity } from '../../core/cache/models/normalized-community.model';
 import { EditComColPageComponent } from '../../shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component';
 
 /**
@@ -13,7 +12,7 @@ import { EditComColPageComponent } from '../../shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-p
   styleUrls: ['./edit-community-page.component.scss'],
   templateUrl: './edit-community-page.component.html'
 })
-export class EditCommunityPageComponent extends EditComColPageComponent<Community, NormalizedCommunity> {
+export class EditCommunityPageComponent extends EditComColPageComponent<Community> {
   protected frontendURL = '/communities/';
 
   public constructor(
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
index 001b484c2c..ca1c809cd9 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,36 +1,24 @@
 <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 class="row">
+        <div class="col-12">
+            <h2 class="border-bottom">{{'item.edit.head' | translate}}</h2>
+            <div class="pt-2">
+                <ul class="nav nav-tabs justify-content-start">
+                    <li *ngFor="let page of pages" class="nav-item">
+                        <a class="nav-link"
+                           [ngClass]="{'active' : page === currentPage}"
+                           [routerLink]="['./' + page]">
+                            {{'item.edit.tabs.' + page + '.head' | translate}}
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
+                <div class="tab-pane active">
+                    <div class="mb-4">
+                        <router-outlet></router-outlet>
+                    </div>
+                    <a [routerLink]="getItemPage((itemRD$ | async)?.payload)" class="btn btn-outline-secondary">Cancel</a>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
     </div>
-  </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.scss b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f22ca8f8de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/edit-item-page.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@import '../../../styles/variables.scss';
+
+.btn {
+    min-width: $edit-item-button-min-width;
+}
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
index b8d3ca7957..4ea47f08e7 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-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';
+import { fadeIn, fadeInOut } from '../../shared/animations/fade';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Params, Router } 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';
+import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { getItemPageRoute } from '../item-page-routing.module';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-edit-item-page',
@@ -25,11 +27,34 @@ export class EditItemPageComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   itemRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Item>>;
 
-  constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute) {
+  /**
+   * The current page outlet string
+   */
+  currentPage: string;
+
+  /**
+   * All possible page outlet strings
+   */
+  pages: string[];
+
+  constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute, private router: Router) {
+    this.router.events.subscribe(() => {
+      this.currentPage = this.route.snapshot.firstChild.routeConfig.path;
+    });
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.pages = this.route.routeConfig.children
+      .map((child: any) => child.path)
+      .filter((path: string) => isNotEmpty(path)); // ignore reroutes
     this.itemRD$ = this.route.data.pipe(map((data) => data.item));
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Get the item page url
+   * @param item The item for which the url is requested
+   */
+  getItemPage(item: Item): string {
+    return getItemPageRoute(item.id)
+  }
 }
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
index 0a7b363d6a..0c1de642ce 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
-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';
+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';
+import { ItemMetadataComponent } from './item-metadata/item-metadata.component';
+import { EditInPlaceFieldComponent } from './item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component';
+import { ItemBitstreamsComponent } from './item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component';
 
 /**
  * Module that contains all components related to the Edit Item page administrator functionality
@@ -32,7 +35,10 @@ import {ItemDeleteComponent} from './item-delete/item-delete.component';
     ItemPrivateComponent,
     ItemPublicComponent,
     ItemDeleteComponent,
-    ItemStatusComponent
+    ItemStatusComponent,
+    ItemMetadataComponent,
+    ItemBitstreamsComponent,
+    EditInPlaceFieldComponent
   ]
 })
 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
index 8ef6f43e17..223b5f7c8e 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
-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';
+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';
+import { ItemStatusComponent } from './item-status/item-status.component';
+import { ItemMetadataComponent } from './item-metadata/item-metadata.component';
+import { ItemBitstreamsComponent } from './item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component';
 
 const ITEM_EDIT_WITHDRAW_PATH = 'withdraw';
 const ITEM_EDIT_REINSTATE_PATH = 'reinstate';
@@ -25,7 +28,40 @@ const ITEM_EDIT_DELETE_PATH = 'delete';
         component: EditItemPageComponent,
         resolve: {
           item: ItemPageResolver
-        }
+        },
+        children: [
+          {
+            path: '',
+            redirectTo: 'status',
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'status',
+            component: ItemStatusComponent,
+            data: { title: 'item.edit.tabs.status.title' }
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'bitstreams',
+            component: ItemBitstreamsComponent,
+            data: { title: 'item.edit.tabs.bitstreams.title' }
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'metadata',
+            component: ItemMetadataComponent,
+            data: { title: 'item.edit.tabs.metadata.title' }
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'view',
+            /* TODO - change when view page exists */
+            component: ItemBitstreamsComponent,
+            data: { title: 'item.edit.tabs.view.title' }
+          },
+          {
+            path: 'curate',
+            /* TODO - change when curate page exists */
+            component: ItemBitstreamsComponent,
+            data: { title: 'item.edit.tabs.curate.title' }
+          },
+        ]
       },
       {
         path: ITEM_EDIT_WITHDRAW_PATH,
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b80e6e0678
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<div>
+
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.scss b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88eb98509a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import '../../../../styles/variables.scss';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71f25cd5cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-bitstreams',
+  styleUrls: ['./item-bitstreams.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './item-bitstreams.component.html',
+})
+/**
+ * Component for displaying an item's bitstreams edit page
+ */
+export class ItemBitstreamsComponent {
+  /* TODO implement */
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9c5de95ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+<td>
+    <div class="metadata-field">
+        <div *ngIf="!(editable | async)">
+            <span>{{metadata?.key?.split('.').join('.&#8203;')}}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div *ngIf="(editable | async)" class="field-container">
+            <ds-input-suggestions [suggestions]="(metadataFieldSuggestions | async)"
+                                  [(ngModel)]="metadata.key"
+                                  (submitSuggestion)="update(suggestionControl)"
+                                  (clickSuggestion)="update(suggestionControl)"
+                                  (typeSuggestion)="update(suggestionControl)"
+                                  (dsClickOutside)="checkValidity(suggestionControl)"
+                                  (findSuggestions)="findMetadataFieldSuggestions($event)"
+                                  #suggestionControl="ngModel"
+                                  [dsInListValidator]="metadataFields"
+                                  [valid]="(valid | async) !== false"
+                                  dsAutoFocus autoFocusSelector=".suggestion_input"
+                                  [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}"
+            ></ds-input-suggestions>
+        </div>
+        <small class="text-danger"
+               *ngIf="(valid | async) === false">{{"item.edit.metadata.metadatafield.invalid" | translate}}</small>
+    </div>
+</td>
+<td class="w-100">
+    <div class="value-field">
+        <div *ngIf="!(editable | async)">
+            <span>{{metadata?.value}}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div *ngIf="(editable | async)" class="field-container">
+            <textarea class="form-control" type="textarea" [(ngModel)]="metadata.value" [dsDebounce]
+                      (onDebounce)="update()"></textarea>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</td>
+<td class="text-center">
+    <div class="language-field">
+        <div *ngIf="!(editable | async)">
+            <span>{{metadata?.language}}</span>
+        </div>
+        <div *ngIf="(editable | async)" class="field-container">
+            <input class="form-control" type="text" [(ngModel)]="metadata.language" [dsDebounce]
+                   (onDebounce)="update()"/>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</td>
+<td class="text-center">
+    <div class="btn-group edit-field">
+        <button [disabled]="!(canSetEditable() | async)" *ngIf="!(editable | async)"
+                (click)="setEditable(true)" class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm"
+                title="{{'item.edit.metadata.edit.buttons.edit' | translate}}">
+            <i class="fas fa-edit fa-fw"></i>
+        </button>
+        <button [disabled]="!(canSetUneditable() | async)" *ngIf="(editable | async)"
+                (click)="setEditable(false)" class="btn btn-outline-success btn-sm"
+                title="{{'item.edit.metadata.edit.buttons.unedit' | translate}}">
+            <i class="fas fa-check fa-fw"></i>
+        </button>
+        <button [disabled]="!(canRemove() | async)" (click)="remove()"
+                class="btn btn-outline-danger btn-sm"
+                title="{{'item.edit.metadata.edit.buttons.remove' | translate}}">
+            <i class="fas fa-trash-alt fa-fw"></i>
+        </button>
+        <button [disabled]="!(canUndo() | async)" (click)="removeChangesFromField()"
+                class="btn btn-outline-warning btn-sm"
+                title="{{'item.edit.metadata.edit.buttons.undo' | translate}}">
+            <i class="fas fa-undo-alt fa-fw"></i>
+        </button>
+    </div>
+</td>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.scss b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14782326f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+@import '../../../../../styles/variables.scss';
+.btn[disabled] {
+    color: $gray-600;
+    border-color: $gray-600;
+    z-index: 0; // prevent border colors jumping on hover
+}
+
+.metadata-field {
+    width: $edit-item-metadata-field-width;
+}
+
+.language-field {
+    width: $edit-item-language-field-width;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..09363b9964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,432 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA, DebugElement } from '@angular/core';
+import { EditInPlaceFieldComponent } from './edit-in-place-field.component';
+import { RegistryService } from '../../../../core/registry/registry.service';
+import { ObjectUpdatesService } from '../../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../../../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { MetadataField } from '../../../../core/metadata/metadatafield.model';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms';
+import { SharedModule } from '../../../../shared/shared.module';
+import { getTestScheduler } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import { InputSuggestion } from '../../../../shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.model';
+import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
+import { MetadataSchema } from '../../../../core/metadata/metadataschema.model';
+import { FieldChangeType } from '../../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { MetadatumViewModel } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
+
+let comp: EditInPlaceFieldComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<EditInPlaceFieldComponent>;
+let de: DebugElement;
+let el: HTMLElement;
+let metadataFieldService;
+let objectUpdatesService;
+let paginatedMetadataFields;
+const mdSchema = Object.assign(new MetadataSchema(), { prefix: 'dc' })
+const mdField1 = Object.assign(new MetadataField(), {
+  schema: mdSchema,
+  element: 'contributor',
+  qualifier: 'author'
+});
+const mdField2 = Object.assign(new MetadataField(), { schema: mdSchema, element: 'title' });
+const mdField3 = Object.assign(new MetadataField(), {
+  schema: mdSchema,
+  element: 'description',
+  qualifier: 'abstract'
+});
+
+const metadatum = Object.assign(new MetadatumViewModel(), {
+  key: 'dc.description.abstract',
+  value: 'Example abstract',
+  language: 'en'
+});
+
+const url = 'http://test-url.com/test-url';
+const fieldUpdate = {
+  field: metadatum,
+  changeType: undefined
+};
+let scheduler: TestScheduler;
+
+describe('EditInPlaceFieldComponent', () => {
+
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+
+    paginatedMetadataFields = new PaginatedList(undefined, [mdField1, mdField2, mdField3]);
+
+    metadataFieldService = jasmine.createSpyObj({
+      queryMetadataFields: observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true, undefined, paginatedMetadataFields)),
+    });
+    objectUpdatesService = jasmine.createSpyObj('objectUpdatesService',
+      {
+        saveChangeFieldUpdate: {},
+        saveRemoveFieldUpdate: {},
+        setEditableFieldUpdate: {},
+        setValidFieldUpdate: {},
+        removeSingleFieldUpdate: {},
+        isEditable: observableOf(false), // should always return something --> its in ngOnInit
+        isValid: observableOf(true) // should always return something --> its in ngOnInit
+      }
+    );
+
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [FormsModule, SharedModule, TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+      declarations: [EditInPlaceFieldComponent],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: RegistryService, useValue: metadataFieldService },
+        { provide: ObjectUpdatesService, useValue: objectUpdatesService },
+      ], schemas: [
+        CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA
+      ]
+    }).compileComponents();
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(EditInPlaceFieldComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance; // EditInPlaceFieldComponent test instance
+    de = fixture.debugElement;
+    el = de.nativeElement;
+
+    comp.url = url;
+    comp.fieldUpdate = fieldUpdate;
+    comp.metadata = metadatum;
+
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  describe('update', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.update();
+    });
+
+    it('it should call saveChangeFieldUpdate on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url and metadata', () => {
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.saveChangeFieldUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, metadatum);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('setEditable', () => {
+    const editable = false;
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.setEditable(editable);
+    });
+
+    it('it should call setEditableFieldUpdate on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url and uuid and false', () => {
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.setEditableFieldUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, metadatum.uuid, editable);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('editable is true', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.editable = observableOf(true);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should contain input fields or textareas', () => {
+      const inputField = de.queryAll(By.css('input'));
+      const textAreas = de.queryAll(By.css('textarea'));
+      expect(inputField.length + textAreas.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('editable is false', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.editable = observableOf(false);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should contain no input fields or textareas', () => {
+      const inputField = de.queryAll(By.css('input'));
+      const textAreas = de.queryAll(By.css('textarea'));
+      expect(inputField.length + textAreas.length).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isValid is true', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.valid = observableOf(true);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should not contain an error message', () => {
+      const errorMessages = de.queryAll(By.css('small.text-danger'));
+      expect(errorMessages.length).toBe(0);
+
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isValid is false', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.valid = observableOf(false);
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should contain no input fields or textareas', () => {
+      const errorMessages = de.queryAll(By.css('small.text-danger'));
+      expect(errorMessages.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('remove', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.remove();
+    });
+
+    it('it should call saveRemoveFieldUpdate on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url and metadata', () => {
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.saveRemoveFieldUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, metadatum);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('removeChangesFromField', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.removeChangesFromField();
+    });
+
+    it('it should call removeChangesFromField on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url and uuid', () => {
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.removeSingleFieldUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, metadatum.uuid);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('findMetadataFieldSuggestions', () => {
+    const query = 'query string';
+
+    const metadataFieldSuggestions: InputSuggestion[] =
+      [
+        { displayValue: mdField1.toString().split('.').join('.&#8203;'), value: mdField1.toString() },
+        { displayValue: mdField2.toString().split('.').join('.&#8203;'), value: mdField2.toString() },
+        { displayValue: mdField3.toString().split('.').join('.&#8203;'), value: mdField3.toString() }
+      ];
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.findMetadataFieldSuggestions(query);
+
+    });
+
+    it('it should call queryMetadataFields on the metadataFieldService with the correct query', () => {
+
+      expect(metadataFieldService.queryMetadataFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(query);
+    });
+
+    it('it should set metadataFieldSuggestions to the right value', () => {
+      const expected = 'a';
+      scheduler.expectObservable(comp.metadataFieldSuggestions).toBe(expected, { a: metadataFieldSuggestions });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('canSetEditable', () => {
+    describe('when editable is currently true', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.editable = observableOf(true);
+      });
+
+      it('canSetEditable should return an observable emitting false', () => {
+        const expected = '(a|)';
+        scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canSetEditable()).toBe(expected, { a: false });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when editable is currently false', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.editable = observableOf(false);
+      });
+
+      describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently not REMOVE', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = FieldChangeType.ADD;
+        });
+        it('canSetEditable should return an observable emitting true', () => {
+          const expected = '(a|)';
+          scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canSetEditable()).toBe(expected, { a: true });
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently REMOVE', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = FieldChangeType.REMOVE;
+        });
+        it('canSetEditable should return an observable emitting false', () => {
+          const expected = '(a|)';
+          scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canSetEditable()).toBe(expected, { a: false });
+        });
+      })
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('canSetUneditable', () => {
+    describe('when editable is currently true', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.editable = observableOf(true);
+      });
+
+      it('canSetUneditable should return an observable emitting true', () => {
+        const expected = '(a|)';
+        scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canSetUneditable()).toBe(expected, { a: true });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when editable is currently false', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.editable = observableOf(false);
+      });
+
+      it('canSetUneditable should return an observable emitting false', () => {
+        const expected = '(a|)';
+        scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canSetUneditable()).toBe(expected, { a: false });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when canSetEditable emits true', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.editable = observableOf(false);
+      spyOn(comp, 'canSetEditable').and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have an enabled button with an edit icon', () => {
+      const editIcon = de.query(By.css('i.fa-edit')).parent.nativeElement.disabled;
+      expect(editIcon).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when canSetEditable emits false', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.editable = observableOf(false);
+      spyOn(comp, 'canSetEditable').and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have a disabled button with an edit icon', () => {
+      const editIcon = de.query(By.css('i.fa-edit')).parent.nativeElement.disabled;
+      expect(editIcon).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when canSetUneditable emits true', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.editable = observableOf(true);
+      spyOn(comp, 'canSetUneditable').and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have an enabled button with a check icon', () => {
+      const checkButtonAttrs = de.query(By.css('i.fa-check')).parent.nativeElement.disabled;
+      expect(checkButtonAttrs).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when canSetUneditable emits false', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.editable = observableOf(true);
+      spyOn(comp, 'canSetUneditable').and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have a disabled button with a check icon', () => {
+      const checkButtonAttrs = de.query(By.css('i.fa-check')).parent.nativeElement.disabled;
+      expect(checkButtonAttrs).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when canRemove emits true', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'canRemove').and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have an enabled button with a trash icon', () => {
+      const trashButtonAttrs = de.query(By.css('i.fa-trash-alt')).parent.nativeElement.disabled;
+      expect(trashButtonAttrs).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when canRemove emits false', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'canRemove').and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have a disabled button with a trash icon', () => {
+      const trashButtonAttrs = de.query(By.css('i.fa-trash-alt')).parent.nativeElement.disabled;
+      expect(trashButtonAttrs).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when canUndo emits true', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'canUndo').and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have an enabled button with an undo icon', () => {
+      const undoIcon = de.query(By.css('i.fa-undo-alt')).parent.nativeElement.disabled;
+      expect(undoIcon).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when canUndo emits false', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn(comp, 'canUndo').and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have a disabled button with an undo icon', () => {
+      const undoIcon = de.query(By.css('i.fa-undo-alt')).parent.nativeElement.disabled;
+      expect(undoIcon).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('canRemove', () => {
+    describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently not REMOVE or ADD', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = FieldChangeType.UPDATE;
+      });
+      it('canRemove should return an observable emitting true', () => {
+        const expected = '(a|)';
+        scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canRemove()).toBe(expected, { a: true });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently ADD', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = FieldChangeType.ADD;
+      });
+      it('canRemove should return an observable emitting false', () => {
+        const expected = '(a|)';
+        scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canRemove()).toBe(expected, { a: false });
+      });
+    })
+  });
+
+  describe('canUndo', () => {
+
+    describe('when editable is currently true', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        comp.editable = observableOf(true);
+        comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = undefined;
+        fixture.detectChanges();
+      });
+      it('canUndo should return an observable emitting true', () => {
+        const expected = '(a|)';
+        scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canUndo()).toBe(expected, { a: true });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when editable is currently false', () => {
+      describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently ADD, UPDATE or REMOVE', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = FieldChangeType.ADD;
+        });
+
+        it('canUndo should return an observable emitting true', () => {
+          const expected = '(a|)';
+          scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canUndo()).toBe(expected, { a: true });
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('when the fieldUpdate\'s changeType is currently undefined', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          comp.fieldUpdate.changeType = undefined;
+        });
+
+        it('canUndo should return an observable emitting false', () => {
+          const expected = '(a|)';
+          scheduler.expectObservable(comp.canUndo()).toBe(expected, { a: false });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b9bc62c55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/edit-in-place-field/edit-in-place-field.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+import { Component, Input, OnChanges, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { RegistryService } from '../../../../core/registry/registry.service';
+import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { BehaviorSubject, Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { MetadataField } from '../../../../core/metadata/metadatafield.model';
+import { InputSuggestion } from '../../../../shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.model';
+import { FieldChangeType } from '../../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions';
+import { FieldUpdate } from '../../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer';
+import { ObjectUpdatesService } from '../../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service';
+import { NgModel } from '@angular/forms';
+import { MetadatumViewModel } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
+
+@Component({
+  // tslint:disable-next-line:component-selector
+  selector: '[ds-edit-in-place-field]',
+  styleUrls: ['./edit-in-place-field.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './edit-in-place-field.component.html',
+})
+/**
+ * Component that displays a single metadatum of an item on the edit page
+ */
+export class EditInPlaceFieldComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges {
+  /**
+   * The current field, value and state of the metadatum
+   */
+  @Input() fieldUpdate: FieldUpdate;
+
+  /**
+   * The current url of this page
+   */
+  @Input() url: string;
+
+  /**
+   * List of strings with all metadata field keys available
+   */
+  @Input() metadataFields: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * The metadatum of this field
+   */
+  metadata: MetadatumViewModel;
+
+  /**
+   * Emits whether or not this field is currently editable
+   */
+  editable: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * Emits whether or not this field is currently valid
+   */
+  valid: Observable<boolean>;
+
+  /**
+   * The current suggestions for the metadatafield when editing
+   */
+  metadataFieldSuggestions: BehaviorSubject<InputSuggestion[]> = new BehaviorSubject([]);
+
+  constructor(
+    private metadataFieldService: RegistryService,
+    private objectUpdatesService: ObjectUpdatesService,
+  ) {
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets up an observable that keeps track of the current editable and valid state of this field
+   */
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.editable = this.objectUpdatesService.isEditable(this.url, this.metadata.uuid);
+    this.valid = this.objectUpdatesService.isValid(this.url, this.metadata.uuid);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends a new change update for this field to the object updates service
+   */
+  update(ngModel?: NgModel) {
+    this.objectUpdatesService.saveChangeFieldUpdate(this.url, this.metadata);
+    if (hasValue(ngModel)) {
+      this.checkValidity(ngModel);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to check the validity of a form control
+   * @param ngModel
+   */
+  private checkValidity(ngModel: NgModel) {
+    ngModel.control.setValue(ngModel.viewModel);
+    ngModel.control.updateValueAndValidity();
+    this.objectUpdatesService.setValidFieldUpdate(this.url, this.metadata.uuid, ngModel.control.valid);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends a new editable state for this field to the service to change it
+   * @param editable The new editable state for this field
+   */
+  setEditable(editable: boolean) {
+    this.objectUpdatesService.setEditableFieldUpdate(this.url, this.metadata.uuid, editable);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends a new remove update for this field to the object updates service
+   */
+  remove() {
+    this.objectUpdatesService.saveRemoveFieldUpdate(this.url, this.metadata);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Notifies the object updates service that the updates for the current field can be removed
+   */
+  removeChangesFromField() {
+    this.objectUpdatesService.removeSingleFieldUpdate(this.url, this.metadata.uuid);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sets the current metadatafield based on the fieldUpdate input field
+   */
+  ngOnChanges(): void {
+    this.metadata = cloneDeep(this.fieldUpdate.field) as MetadatumViewModel;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Requests all metadata fields that contain the query string in their key
+   * Then sets all found metadata fields as metadataFieldSuggestions
+   * @param query The query to look for
+   */
+  findMetadataFieldSuggestions(query: string): void {
+    if (isNotEmpty(query)) {
+      this.metadataFieldService.queryMetadataFields(query).pipe(
+        // getSucceededRemoteData(),
+        take(1),
+        map((data) => data.payload.page)
+      ).subscribe(
+        (fields: MetadataField[]) => this.metadataFieldSuggestions.next(
+          fields.map((field: MetadataField) => {
+            return {
+              displayValue: field.toString().split('.').join('.&#8203;'),
+              value: field.toString()
+            };
+          })
+        )
+      );
+    } else {
+      this.metadataFieldSuggestions.next([]);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a user should be allowed to edit this field
+   * @return an observable that emits true when the user should be able to edit this field and false when they should not
+   */
+  canSetEditable(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.editable.pipe(
+      map((editable: boolean) => {
+        if (editable) {
+          return false;
+        } else {
+          return this.fieldUpdate.changeType !== FieldChangeType.REMOVE;
+        }
+      })
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a user should be allowed to disabled editing this field
+   * @return an observable that emits true when the user should be able to disable editing this field and false when they should not
+   */
+  canSetUneditable(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.editable;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a user should be allowed to remove this field
+   * @return an observable that emits true when the user should be able to remove this field and false when they should not
+   */
+  canRemove(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return observableOf(this.fieldUpdate.changeType !== FieldChangeType.REMOVE && this.fieldUpdate.changeType !== FieldChangeType.ADD);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if a user should be allowed to undo changes to this field
+   * @return an observable that emits true when the user should be able to undo changes to this field and false when they should not
+   */
+  canUndo(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.editable.pipe(
+      map((editable: boolean) => this.fieldUpdate.changeType >= 0 || editable)
+    );
+  }
+
+  protected isNotEmpty(value): boolean {
+    return isNotEmpty(value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..496429a3ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+<div class="item-metadata">
+    <div class="button-row top d-flex">
+        <button class="mr-auto btn btn-success"
+                (click)="add()"><i
+                class="fas fa-plus"></i>
+            <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.add-button" | translate}}</span>
+        </button>
+        <button class="btn btn-danger" *ngIf="!(isReinstatable() | async)"
+                [disabled]="!(hasChanges() | async)"
+                (click)="discard()"><i
+                class="fas fa-times"></i>
+            <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.discard-button" | translate}}</span>
+        </button>
+        <button class="btn btn-warning" *ngIf="isReinstatable() | async"
+                (click)="reinstate()"><i
+                class="fas fa-undo-alt"></i>
+            <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.reinstate-button" | translate}}</span>
+        </button>
+        <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="!(hasChanges() | async)"
+                (click)="submit()"><i
+                class="fas fa-save"></i>
+            <span class="d-none d-sm-inline">&nbsp;{{"item.edit.metadata.save-button" | translate}}</span>
+        </button>
+    </div>
+    <table class="table table-responsive table-striped table-bordered">
+        <tbody>
+        <tr>
+            <th>{{'item.edit.metadata.headers.field' | translate}}</th>
+            <th>{{'item.edit.metadata.headers.value' | translate}}</th>
+            <th class="text-center">{{'item.edit.metadata.headers.language' | translate}}</th>
+            <th class="text-center">{{'item.edit.metadata.headers.edit' | translate}}</th>
+        </tr>
+        <tr *ngFor="let updateValue of ((updates$ | async)| dsObjectValues); trackBy: trackUpdate"
+            ds-edit-in-place-field
+            [fieldUpdate]="updateValue || {}"
+            [metadataFields]="metadataFields$ | async"
+            [url]="url"
+            [ngClass]="{
+                'table-warning': updateValue.changeType === 0,
+                'table-danger': updateValue.changeType === 2,
+                'table-success': updateValue.changeType === 1
+            }">
+
+        </tr>
+        </tbody>
+    </table>
+    <div class="button-row bottom">
+        <div class="my-2 float-right">
+            <button class="btn btn-danger" *ngIf="!(isReinstatable() | async)"
+                    [disabled]="!(hasChanges() | async)"
+                    (click)="discard()"><i
+                    class="fas fa-times"></i> {{"item.edit.metadata.discard-button" | translate}}
+            </button>
+            <button class="btn btn-warning" *ngIf="isReinstatable() | async"
+                    (click)="reinstate()"><i
+                    class="fas fa-undo-alt"></i> {{"item.edit.metadata.reinstate-button" | translate}}
+            </button>
+            <button class="btn btn-primary" [disabled]="!(hasChanges() | async)"
+                    (click)="submit()"><i
+                    class="fas fa-save"></i> {{"item.edit.metadata.save-button" | translate}}
+            </button>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.scss b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f3075702e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+@import '../../../../styles/variables.scss';
+
+.button-row {
+    .btn {
+        margin-right: 0.5 * $spacer;
+
+        &:last-child {
+            margin-right: 0;
+        }
+
+        @media screen and (min-width: map-get($grid-breakpoints, sm)) {
+            min-width: $edit-item-button-min-width;
+        }
+    }
+
+    &.top .btn {
+        margin-top: $spacer/2;
+        margin-bottom: $spacer/2;
+    }
+
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.spec.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f2cd74fc2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { DebugElement, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { getTestScheduler } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import { ItemMetadataComponent } from './item-metadata.component';
+import { TestScheduler } from 'rxjs/testing';
+import { SharedModule } from '../../../shared/shared.module';
+import { ObjectUpdatesService } from '../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {
+  INotification,
+  Notification
+} from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification.model';
+import { NotificationType } from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification-type';
+import { RouterStub } from '../../../shared/testing/router-stub';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG } from '../../../../config';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { FieldChangeType } from '../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { MetadatumViewModel } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
+import { RegistryService } from '../../../core/registry/registry.service';
+import { PaginatedList } from '../../../core/data/paginated-list';
+import { MetadataSchema } from '../../../core/metadata/metadataschema.model';
+import { MetadataField } from '../../../core/metadata/metadatafield.model';
+import { Metadata } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.utils';
+
+let comp: ItemMetadataComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemMetadataComponent>;
+let de: DebugElement;
+let el: HTMLElement;
+let objectUpdatesService;
+const infoNotification: INotification = new Notification('id', NotificationType.Info, 'info');
+const warningNotification: INotification = new Notification('id', NotificationType.Warning, 'warning');
+const successNotification: INotification = new Notification('id', NotificationType.Success, 'success');
+const date = new Date();
+const router = new RouterStub();
+let metadataFieldService;
+let paginatedMetadataFields;
+let routeStub;
+
+const mdSchema = Object.assign(new MetadataSchema(), { prefix: 'dc' });
+const mdField1 = Object.assign(new MetadataField(), {
+  schema: mdSchema,
+  element: 'contributor',
+  qualifier: 'author'
+});
+const mdField2 = Object.assign(new MetadataField(), { schema: mdSchema, element: 'title' });
+const mdField3 = Object.assign(new MetadataField(), {
+  schema: mdSchema,
+  element: 'description',
+  qualifier: 'abstract'
+});
+
+let itemService;
+const notificationsService = jasmine.createSpyObj('notificationsService',
+  {
+    info: infoNotification,
+    warning: warningNotification,
+    success: successNotification
+  }
+);
+const metadatum1 = Object.assign(new MetadatumViewModel(), {
+  key: 'dc.description.abstract',
+  value: 'Example abstract',
+  language: 'en'
+});
+
+const metadatum2 = Object.assign(new MetadatumViewModel(), {
+  key: 'dc.title',
+  value: 'Title test',
+  language: 'de'
+});
+
+const metadatum3 = Object.assign(new MetadatumViewModel(), {
+  key: 'dc.contributor.author',
+  value: 'Shakespeare, William',
+});
+
+const url = 'http://test-url.com/test-url';
+
+router.url = url;
+
+const fieldUpdate1 = {
+  field: metadatum1,
+  changeType: undefined
+};
+
+const fieldUpdate2 = {
+  field: metadatum2,
+  changeType: FieldChangeType.REMOVE
+};
+
+const fieldUpdate3 = {
+  field: metadatum3,
+  changeType: undefined
+};
+
+let scheduler: TestScheduler;
+let item;
+describe('ItemMetadataComponent', () => {
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+      item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
+          metadata: {
+            [metadatum1.key]: [metadatum1],
+            [metadatum2.key]: [metadatum2],
+            [metadatum3.key]: [metadatum3]
+          }
+        },
+        {
+          lastModified: date
+        }
+      )
+      ;
+      itemService = jasmine.createSpyObj('itemService', {
+        update: observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true, undefined, item)),
+        commitUpdates: {}
+      });
+      routeStub = {
+        parent: {
+          data: observableOf({ item: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, item) })
+        }
+      };
+      paginatedMetadataFields = new PaginatedList(undefined, [mdField1, mdField2, mdField3]);
+
+      metadataFieldService = jasmine.createSpyObj({
+        getAllMetadataFields: observableOf(new RemoteData(false, false, true, undefined, paginatedMetadataFields))
+      });
+      scheduler = getTestScheduler();
+      objectUpdatesService = jasmine.createSpyObj('objectUpdatesService',
+        {
+          getFieldUpdates: observableOf({
+            [metadatum1.uuid]: fieldUpdate1,
+            [metadatum2.uuid]: fieldUpdate2,
+            [metadatum3.uuid]: fieldUpdate3
+          }),
+          saveAddFieldUpdate: {},
+          discardFieldUpdates: {},
+          reinstateFieldUpdates: observableOf(true),
+          initialize: {},
+          getUpdatedFields: observableOf([metadatum1, metadatum2, metadatum3]),
+          getLastModified: observableOf(date),
+          hasUpdates: observableOf(true),
+          isReinstatable: observableOf(false), // should always return something --> its in ngOnInit
+          isValidPage: observableOf(true)
+        }
+      );
+
+      TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+        imports: [SharedModule, TranslateModule.forRoot()],
+        declarations: [ItemMetadataComponent],
+        providers: [
+          { provide: ItemDataService, useValue: itemService },
+          { provide: ObjectUpdatesService, useValue: objectUpdatesService },
+          { provide: Router, useValue: router },
+          { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub },
+          { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: notificationsService },
+          { provide: GLOBAL_CONFIG, useValue: { item: { edit: { undoTimeout: 10 } } } as any },
+          { provide: RegistryService, useValue: metadataFieldService },
+        ], schemas: [
+          NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA
+        ]
+      }).compileComponents();
+    })
+  );
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemMetadataComponent);
+    comp = fixture.componentInstance; // EditInPlaceFieldComponent test instance
+    de = fixture.debugElement;
+    el = de.nativeElement;
+    comp.url = url;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  describe('add', () => {
+    const md = new MetadatumViewModel();
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.add(md);
+    });
+
+    it('it should call saveAddFieldUpdate on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url and metadata', () => {
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.saveAddFieldUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, md);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('discard', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.discard();
+    });
+
+    it('it should call discardFieldUpdates on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url and notification', () => {
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.discardFieldUpdates).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, infoNotification);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('reinstate', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.reinstate();
+    });
+
+    it('it should call reinstateFieldUpdates on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url', () => {
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.reinstateFieldUpdates).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('submit', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      comp.submit();
+    });
+
+    it('it should call reinstateFieldUpdates on the objectUpdatesService with the correct url and metadata', () => {
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.getUpdatedFields).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, comp.item.metadataAsList);
+      expect(itemService.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith(Object.assign(comp.item, { metadata: Metadata.toMetadataMap(comp.item.metadataAsList) }));
+      expect(objectUpdatesService.getFieldUpdates).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, comp.item.metadataAsList);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('hasChanges', () => {
+    describe('when the objectUpdatesService\'s hasUpdated method returns true', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        objectUpdatesService.hasUpdates.and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      });
+
+      it('should return an observable that emits true', () => {
+        const expected = '(a|)';
+        scheduler.expectObservable(comp.hasChanges()).toBe(expected, { a: true });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when the objectUpdatesService\'s hasUpdated method returns false', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        objectUpdatesService.hasUpdates.and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      });
+
+      it('should return an observable that emits false', () => {
+        const expected = '(a|)';
+        scheduler.expectObservable(comp.hasChanges()).toBe(expected, { a: false });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('changeType is UPDATE', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fieldUpdate1.changeType = FieldChangeType.UPDATE;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have class table-warning', () => {
+      const element = de.queryAll(By.css('tr'))[1].nativeElement;
+      expect(element.classList).toContain('table-warning');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('changeType is ADD', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fieldUpdate1.changeType = FieldChangeType.ADD;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have class table-success', () => {
+      const element = de.queryAll(By.css('tr'))[1].nativeElement;
+      expect(element.classList).toContain('table-success');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('changeType is REMOVE', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      fieldUpdate1.changeType = FieldChangeType.REMOVE;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+    it('the div should have class table-danger', () => {
+      const element = de.queryAll(By.css('tr'))[1].nativeElement;
+      expect(element.classList).toContain('table-danger');
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b3e05c818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/edit-item-page/item-metadata/item-metadata.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+import { Component, Inject, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
+import { ObjectUpdatesService } from '../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service';
+import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
+import { cloneDeep } from 'lodash';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  FieldUpdate,
+  FieldUpdates,
+  Identifiable
+} from '../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer';
+import { first, map, switchMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { GLOBAL_CONFIG, GlobalConfig } from '../../../../config';
+import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { RegistryService } from '../../../core/registry/registry.service';
+import { MetadataField } from '../../../core/metadata/metadatafield.model';
+import { MetadatumViewModel } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
+import { Metadata } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.utils';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-metadata',
+  styleUrls: ['./item-metadata.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './item-metadata.component.html',
+})
+/**
+ * Component for displaying an item's metadata edit page
+ */
+export class ItemMetadataComponent implements OnInit {
+
+  /**
+   * The item to display the edit page for
+   */
+  item: Item;
+  /**
+   * The current values and updates for all this item's metadata fields
+   */
+  updates$: Observable<FieldUpdates>;
+  /**
+   * The current url of this page
+   */
+  url: string;
+  /**
+   * The time span for being able to undo discarding changes
+   */
+  private discardTimeOut: number;
+  /**
+   * Prefix for this component's notification translate keys
+   */
+  private notificationsPrefix = 'item.edit.metadata.notifications.';
+
+  /**
+   * Observable with a list of strings with all existing metadata field keys
+   */
+  metadataFields$: Observable<string[]>;
+
+  constructor(
+    private itemService: ItemDataService,
+    private objectUpdatesService: ObjectUpdatesService,
+    private router: Router,
+    private notificationsService: NotificationsService,
+    private translateService: TranslateService,
+    @Inject(GLOBAL_CONFIG) protected EnvConfig: GlobalConfig,
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private metadataFieldService: RegistryService,
+  ) {
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set up and initialize all fields
+   */
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.metadataFields$ = this.findMetadataFields();
+    this.route.parent.data.pipe(map((data) => data.item))
+      .pipe(
+        first(),
+        map((data: RemoteData<Item>) => data.payload)
+      ).subscribe((item: Item) => {
+      this.item = item;
+    });
+
+    this.discardTimeOut = this.EnvConfig.item.edit.undoTimeout;
+    this.url = this.router.url;
+    if (this.url.indexOf('?') > 0) {
+      this.url = this.url.substr(0, this.url.indexOf('?'));
+    }
+    this.hasChanges().pipe(first()).subscribe((hasChanges) => {
+      if (!hasChanges) {
+        this.initializeOriginalFields();
+      } else {
+        this.checkLastModified();
+      }
+    });
+    this.updates$ = this.objectUpdatesService.getFieldUpdates(this.url, this.item.metadataAsList);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends a new add update for a field to the object updates service
+   * @param metadata The metadata to add, if no parameter is supplied, create a new Metadatum
+   */
+  add(metadata: MetadatumViewModel = new MetadatumViewModel()) {
+    this.objectUpdatesService.saveAddFieldUpdate(this.url, metadata);
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Request the object updates service to discard all current changes to this item
+   * Shows a notification to remind the user that they can undo this
+   */
+  discard() {
+    const undoNotification = this.notificationsService.info(this.getNotificationTitle('discarded'), this.getNotificationContent('discarded'), { timeOut: this.discardTimeOut });
+    this.objectUpdatesService.discardFieldUpdates(this.url, undoNotification);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Request the object updates service to undo discarding all changes to this item
+   */
+  reinstate() {
+    this.objectUpdatesService.reinstateFieldUpdates(this.url);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Sends all initial values of this item to the object updates service
+   */
+  private initializeOriginalFields() {
+    this.objectUpdatesService.initialize(this.url, this.item.metadataAsList, this.item.lastModified);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Prevent unnecessary rerendering so fields don't lose focus
+   */
+  trackUpdate(index, update: FieldUpdate) {
+    return update && update.field ? update.field.uuid : undefined;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Requests all current metadata for this item and requests the item service to update the item
+   * Makes sure the new version of the item is rendered on the page
+   */
+  submit() {
+    this.isValid().pipe(first()).subscribe((isValid) => {
+      if (isValid) {
+        const metadata$: Observable<Identifiable[]> = this.objectUpdatesService.getUpdatedFields(this.url, this.item.metadataAsList) as Observable<MetadatumViewModel[]>;
+        metadata$.pipe(
+          first(),
+          switchMap((metadata: MetadatumViewModel[]) => {
+            const updatedItem: Item = Object.assign(cloneDeep(this.item), { metadata: Metadata.toMetadataMap(metadata) });
+            return this.itemService.update(updatedItem);
+          }),
+          tap(() => this.itemService.commitUpdates()),
+          getSucceededRemoteData()
+        ).subscribe(
+          (rd: RemoteData<Item>) => {
+            this.item = rd.payload;
+            this.initializeOriginalFields();
+            this.updates$ = this.objectUpdatesService.getFieldUpdates(this.url, this.item.metadataAsList);
+            this.notificationsService.success(this.getNotificationTitle('saved'), this.getNotificationContent('saved'));
+          }
+        )
+      } else {
+        this.notificationsService.error(this.getNotificationTitle('invalid'), this.getNotificationContent('invalid'));
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether or not there are currently updates for this item
+   */
+  hasChanges(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.objectUpdatesService.hasUpdates(this.url);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks whether or not the item is currently reinstatable
+   */
+  isReinstatable(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.objectUpdatesService.isReinstatable(this.url);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if the current item is still in sync with the version in the store
+   * If it's not, a notification is shown and the changes are removed
+   */
+  private checkLastModified() {
+    const currentVersion = this.item.lastModified;
+    this.objectUpdatesService.getLastModified(this.url).pipe(first()).subscribe(
+      (updateVersion: Date) => {
+        if (updateVersion.getDate() !== currentVersion.getDate()) {
+          this.notificationsService.warning(this.getNotificationTitle('outdated'), this.getNotificationContent('outdated'));
+          this.initializeOriginalFields();
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Check if the current page is entirely valid
+   */
+  private isValid() {
+    return this.objectUpdatesService.isValidPage(this.url);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get translated notification title
+   * @param key
+   */
+  private getNotificationTitle(key: string) {
+    return this.translateService.instant(this.notificationsPrefix + key + '.title');
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Get translated notification content
+   * @param key
+   */
+  private getNotificationContent(key: string) {
+    return this.translateService.instant(this.notificationsPrefix + key + '.content');
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to request all metadata fields and convert them to a list of strings
+   */
+  findMetadataFields(): Observable<string[]> {
+    return this.metadataFieldService.getAllMetadataFields().pipe(
+      getSucceededRemoteData(),
+      take(1),
+      map((remoteData$) => remoteData$.payload.page.map((field: MetadataField) => field.toString())));
+  }
+}
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
index 0f7d9a5607..e60fa0490d 100644
--- 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
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     {{'item.edit.tabs.status.labels.itemPage' | translate}}:
   </div>
   <div class="col-9 float-left status-data" id="status-itemPage">
-    <a href="{{getItemPage()}}">{{getItemPage()}}</a>
+    <a href="{{getItemPage((itemRD$ | async)?.payload)}}">{{getItemPage((itemRD$ | async)?.payload)}}</a>
   </div>
 
   <div *ngFor="let operation of operations" class="w-100 pt-3">
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
index f5aec6e287..00ea9b9f62 100644
--- 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
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ 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 { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
 import { CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 
 describe('ItemStatusComponent', () => {
   let comp: ItemStatusComponent;
@@ -22,17 +23,20 @@ describe('ItemStatusComponent', () => {
     lastModified: '2018'
   });
 
-  const itemPageUrl = `fake-url/${mockItem.id}`;
-  const routerStub = Object.assign(new RouterStub(), {
-    url: `${itemPageUrl}/edit`
-  });
+  const itemPageUrl = `items/${mockItem.id}`;
+
+  const routeStub = {
+      parent: {
+        data: observableOf({ item: new RemoteData(false, false, true, null, mockItem) })
+      }
+    };
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
       imports: [CommonModule, RouterTestingModule.withRoutes([]), TranslateModule.forRoot(), NgbModule.forRoot()],
       declarations: [ItemStatusComponent],
       providers: [
-        { provide: Router, useValue: routerStub },
+        { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: routeStub },
         { provide: HostWindowService, useValue: new HostWindowServiceStub(0) }
       ], schemas: [CUSTOM_ELEMENTS_SCHEMA]
     }).compileComponents();
@@ -41,7 +45,6 @@ describe('ItemStatusComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemStatusComponent);
     comp = fixture.componentInstance;
-    comp.item = mockItem;
     fixture.detectChanges();
   });
 
@@ -65,4 +68,5 @@ describe('ItemStatusComponent', () => {
     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
index 2b2c7a2ed4..c7e3a023d1 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
-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';
+import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { fadeIn, fadeInOut } from '../../../shared/animations/fade';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { ItemOperation } from '../item-operation/itemOperation.model';
+import { first, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { getItemEditPath, getItemPageRoute } from '../../item-page-routing.module';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-status',
@@ -21,7 +25,7 @@ export class ItemStatusComponent implements OnInit {
   /**
    * The item to display the status for
    */
-  @Input() item: Item;
+  itemRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Item>>;
 
   /**
    * The data to show in the status
@@ -37,59 +41,62 @@ export class ItemStatusComponent implements OnInit {
    *  key: id   value: url to action's component
    */
   operations: ItemOperation[];
+
   /**
    * The keys of the actions (to loop over)
    */
   actionsKeys;
 
-  constructor(private router: Router) {
+  constructor(private route: ActivatedRoute) {
   }
 
   ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.statusData = Object.assign({
-      id: this.item.id,
-      handle: this.item.handle,
-      lastModified: this.item.lastModified
+    this.itemRD$ = this.route.parent.data.pipe(map((data) => data.item));
+    this.itemRD$.pipe(
+      first(),
+      map((data: RemoteData<Item>) => data.payload)
+    ).subscribe((item: Item) => {
+      this.statusData = Object.assign({
+        id: item.id,
+        handle: item.handle,
+        lastModified: 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 (item.isWithdrawn) {
+        this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('reinstate', this.getCurrentUrl(item) + '/reinstate'));
+      } else {
+        this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('withdraw', this.getCurrentUrl(item) + '/withdraw'));
+      }
+      if (item.isDiscoverable) {
+        this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('private', this.getCurrentUrl(item) + '/private'));
+      } else {
+        this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('public', this.getCurrentUrl(item) + '/public'));
+      }
+      this.operations.push(new ItemOperation('delete', this.getCurrentUrl(item) + '/delete'));
     });
-    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('/'));
+  getItemPage(item: Item): string {
+    return getItemPageRoute(item.id)
   }
 
   /**
    * 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;
-    }
+  getCurrentUrl(item: Item): string {
+    return getItemEditPath(item.id);
   }
 
 }
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
index 282f8687e1..974bc8d37f 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Component, Input, OnInit} from '@angular/core';
 import {Item} from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import {MetadataMap} from '../../../core/shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import {MetadataMap} from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-modify-item-overview',
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.ts
index 09d855e951..67684d44af 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-uri-values/metadata-uri-values.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { MetadataValuesComponent } from '../metadata-values/metadata-values.component';
-import { MetadataValue } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataValue } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 
 /**
  * This component renders the configured 'values' into the ds-metadata-field-wrapper component as a link.
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts
index 708bdb49c7..abcd90848d 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/field-components/metadata-values/metadata-values.component.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
-import { MetadataValue } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataValue } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 
 /**
  * This component renders the configured 'values' into the ds-metadata-field-wrapper component.
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
index fcb724b564..6e19a50864 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/full/full-item-page.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 
 import { ItemPageComponent } from '../simple/item-page.component';
-import { MetadataMap } from '../../core/shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataMap } from '../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { ItemDataService } from '../../core/data/item-data.service';
 
 import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts b/src/app/+item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
index 8c1f317bb7..ec562842aa 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/item-page-routing.module.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ 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 { URLCombiner } from '../core/url-combiner/url-combiner';
+import { getItemModulePath } from '../app-routing.module';
 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();
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const ITEM_EDIT_PATH = ':id/edit';
         path: ITEM_EDIT_PATH,
         loadChildren: './edit-item-page/edit-item-page.module#EditItemPageModule',
         canActivate: [AuthenticatedGuard]
-      }
+      },
     ])
   ],
   providers: [
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/normalized-search-result.model.ts b/src/app/+search-page/normalized-search-result.model.ts
index 3c1a46872c..46f14c042d 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/normalized-search-result.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/normalized-search-result.model.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { autoserialize } from 'cerialize';
-import { MetadataMap } from '../core/shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataMap } from '../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { ListableObject } from '../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 
 /**
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 fd5a75e7d1..1675dd051a 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
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { SearchService } from '../../../search-service/search.service';
 import { FILTER_CONFIG, SearchFilterService } from '../search-filter.service';
 import { SearchConfigurationService } from '../../../search-service/search-configuration.service';
 import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
+import { InputSuggestion } from '../../../../shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.model';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search-facet-filter',
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ export class SearchFacetFilterComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /**
    * Emits the result values for this filter found by the current filter query
    */
-  filterSearchResults: Observable<any[]> = observableOf([]);
+  filterSearchResults: Observable<InputSuggestion[]> = observableOf([]);
 
   /**
    * Emits the active values for this filter
@@ -266,7 +267,10 @@ export class SearchFacetFilterComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
               map(
                 (rd: RemoteData<PaginatedList<FacetValue>>) => {
                   return rd.payload.page.map((facet) => {
-                    return { displayValue: this.getDisplayValue(facet, data), value: facet.value }
+                    return {
+                      displayValue: this.getDisplayValue(facet, data),
+                      value: facet.value
+                    }
                   })
                 }
               ))
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-result.model.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-result.model.ts
index b2e5eafdec..ff865610c6 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-result.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-result.model.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { MetadataMap } from '../core/shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataMap } from '../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { ListableObject } from '../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/facet-value.model.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/facet-value.model.ts
index a597528d50..0f673f3485 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-service/facet-value.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-service/facet-value.model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 import { autoserialize, autoserializeAs } from 'cerialize';
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth-object-factory.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth-object-factory.ts
index b6df1fac34..e37475d94c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth-object-factory.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth-object-factory.ts
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ import { GenericConstructor } from '../shared/generic-constructor';
 import { NormalizedAuthStatus } from './models/normalized-auth-status.model';
 import { NormalizedEPerson } from '../eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model';
 import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
-import { EPerson } from '../eperson/models/eperson.model';
+import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 
 export class AuthObjectFactory {
-  public static getConstructor(type): GenericConstructor<NormalizedObject> {
+  public static getConstructor(type): GenericConstructor<NormalizedObject<CacheableObject>> {
     switch (type) {
       case AuthType.EPerson: {
         return NormalizedEPerson
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
index 3390997a1e..fdb372f643 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/auth.service.ts
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export class AuthService {
           // TODO this should be cleaned up, AuthStatus could be parsed by the RemoteDataService as a whole...
           // Review when https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-4006 is fixed
           // See https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular/issues/292
-          const person$ = this.rdbService.buildSingle<NormalizedEPerson, EPerson>(status.eperson.toString());
+          const person$ = this.rdbService.buildSingle<EPerson>(status.eperson.toString());
           return person$.pipe(map((eperson) => eperson.payload));
         } else {
           throw(new Error('Not authenticated'));
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/models/normalized-auth-status.model.ts b/src/app/core/auth/models/normalized-auth-status.model.ts
index b8dd2aa23e..a13a996604 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/models/normalized-auth-status.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/models/normalized-auth-status.model.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { IDToUUIDSerializer } from '../../cache/id-to-uuid-serializer';
 
 @mapsTo(AuthStatus)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedObject)
-export class NormalizedAuthStatus extends NormalizedObject {
+export class NormalizedAuthStatus extends NormalizedObject<AuthStatus> {
   @autoserialize
   id: string;
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/auth/server-auth.service.ts b/src/app/core/auth/server-auth.service.ts
index 868d444c26..b61b11a4f2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/auth/server-auth.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/auth/server-auth.service.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { AuthService } from './auth.service';
 import { AuthTokenInfo } from './models/auth-token-info.model';
 import { CheckAuthenticationTokenAction } from './auth.actions';
 import { EPerson } from '../eperson/models/eperson.model';
-import { NormalizedEPerson } from '../eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model';
 
 /**
  * The auth service.
@@ -40,8 +39,10 @@ export class ServerAuthService extends AuthService {
         if (status.authenticated) {
 
           // TODO this should be cleaned up, AuthStatus could be parsed by the RemoteDataService as a whole...
-          const person$ = this.rdbService.buildSingle<NormalizedEPerson, EPerson>(status.eperson.toString());
-          return person$.pipe(map((eperson) => eperson.payload));
+          const person$ = this.rdbService.buildSingle<EPerson>(status.eperson.toString());
+          return person$.pipe(
+            map((eperson) => eperson.payload)
+          );
         } else {
           throw(new Error('Not authenticated'));
         }
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
index 9d97ccda75..79665fec3d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export class NormalizedObjectBuildService {
    *
    * @param {TDomain} domainModel a domain model
    */
-  normalize<TDomain extends CacheableObject, TNormalized extends NormalizedObject>(domainModel: TDomain): TNormalized {
+  normalize<T extends CacheableObject>(domainModel: T): NormalizedObject<T> {
     const normalizedConstructor = NormalizedObjectFactory.getConstructor(domainModel.type);
     const relationships = getRelationships(normalizedConstructor) || [];
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
index 48490e5ecb..e30b8c9955 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/builders/remote-data-build.service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable, of as observableOf, race as observableRace } from 'rxjs';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+
+import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable, of as observableOf, race as observableRace } from 'rxjs';
 import { distinctUntilChanged, flatMap, map, startWith, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+
 import { hasValue, hasValueOperator, isEmpty, isNotEmpty, isNotUndefined } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../../data/paginated-list';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../data/remote-data';
@@ -8,7 +10,6 @@ import { RemoteDataError } from '../../data/remote-data-error';
 import { GetRequest } from '../../data/request.models';
 import { RequestEntry } from '../../data/request.reducer';
 import { RequestService } from '../../data/request.service';
-
 import { NormalizedObject } from '../models/normalized-object.model';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../object-cache.service';
 import { DSOSuccessResponse, ErrorResponse } from '../response.models';
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   getRequestFromRequestUUID,
   getResourceLinksFromResponse
 } from '../../shared/operators';
+import { CacheableObject } from '../object-cache.reducer';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class RemoteDataBuildService {
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
               protected requestService: RequestService) {
   }
 
-  buildSingle<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain>(href$: string | Observable<string>): Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>> {
+  buildSingle<T extends CacheableObject>(href$: string | Observable<string>): Observable<RemoteData<T>> {
     if (typeof href$ === 'string') {
       href$ = observableOf(href$);
     }
@@ -44,13 +46,13 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
     const payload$ =
       observableCombineLatest(
         href$.pipe(
-          switchMap((href: string) => this.objectCache.getBySelfLink<TNormalized>(href)),
+          switchMap((href: string) => this.objectCache.getBySelfLink<T>(href)),
           startWith(undefined)),
         requestEntry$.pipe(
           getResourceLinksFromResponse(),
           switchMap((resourceSelfLinks: string[]) => {
             if (isNotEmpty(resourceSelfLinks)) {
-              return this.objectCache.getBySelfLink(resourceSelfLinks[0]);
+              return this.objectCache.getBySelfLink<T>(resourceSelfLinks[0]);
             } else {
               return observableOf(undefined);
             }
@@ -67,8 +69,8 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
           }
         }),
         hasValueOperator(),
-        map((normalized: TNormalized) => {
-          return this.build<TNormalized, TDomain>(normalized);
+        map((normalized: NormalizedObject<T>) => {
+          return this.build<T>(normalized);
         }),
         startWith(undefined),
         distinctUntilChanged()
@@ -79,8 +81,8 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
   toRemoteDataObservable<T>(requestEntry$: Observable<RequestEntry>, payload$: Observable<T>) {
     return observableCombineLatest(requestEntry$, payload$).pipe(
       map(([reqEntry, payload]) => {
-        const requestPending = hasValue(reqEntry) && hasValue(reqEntry.requestPending) ? reqEntry.requestPending : true;
-        const responsePending = hasValue(reqEntry) && hasValue(reqEntry.responsePending) ? reqEntry.responsePending : false;
+        const requestPending = hasValue(reqEntry.requestPending) ? reqEntry.requestPending : true;
+        const responsePending = hasValue(reqEntry.responsePending) ? reqEntry.responsePending : false;
         let isSuccessful: boolean;
         let error: RemoteDataError;
         if (hasValue(reqEntry) && hasValue(reqEntry.response)) {
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
     );
   }
 
-  buildList<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain>(href$: string | Observable<string>): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<TDomain>>> {
+  buildList<T extends CacheableObject>(href$: string | Observable<string>): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<T>>> {
     if (typeof href$ === 'string') {
       href$ = observableOf(href$);
     }
@@ -115,9 +117,9 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
       getResourceLinksFromResponse(),
       flatMap((resourceUUIDs: string[]) => {
         return this.objectCache.getList(resourceUUIDs).pipe(
-          map((normList: TNormalized[]) => {
-            return normList.map((normalized: TNormalized) => {
-              return this.build<TNormalized, TDomain>(normalized);
+          map((normList: Array<NormalizedObject<T>>) => {
+            return normList.map((normalized: NormalizedObject<T>) => {
+              return this.build<T>(normalized);
             });
           }));
       }),
@@ -147,7 +149,7 @@ export class RemoteDataBuildService {
     return this.toRemoteDataObservable(requestEntry$, payload$);
   }
 
-  build<TNormalized, TDomain>(normalized: TNormalized): TDomain {
+  build<T extends CacheableObject>(normalized: NormalizedObject<T>): T {
     const links: any = {};
     const relationships = getRelationships(normalized.constructor) || [];
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bitstream-format.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bitstream-format.model.ts
index 5d11c97107..994792d535 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bitstream-format.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bitstream-format.model.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { SupportLevel } from './support-level.model';
  */
 @mapsTo(BitstreamFormat)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedObject)
-export class NormalizedBitstreamFormat extends NormalizedObject {
+export class NormalizedBitstreamFormat extends NormalizedObject<BitstreamFormat> {
 
   /**
    * Short description of this Bitstream Format
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bitstream.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bitstream.model.ts
index 63f84add41..64a17aae84 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bitstream.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bitstream.model.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ResourceType } from '../../shared/resource-type';
  */
 @mapsTo(Bitstream)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedDSpaceObject)
-export class NormalizedBitstream extends NormalizedDSpaceObject {
+export class NormalizedBitstream extends NormalizedDSpaceObject<Bitstream> {
 
   /**
    * The size of this bitstream in bytes
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bundle.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bundle.model.ts
index 5535ab57e5..342b13629f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bundle.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-bundle.model.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ResourceType } from '../../shared/resource-type';
  */
 @mapsTo(Bundle)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedDSpaceObject)
-export class NormalizedBundle extends NormalizedDSpaceObject {
+export class NormalizedBundle extends NormalizedDSpaceObject<Bundle> {
   /**
    * The primary bitstream of this Bundle
    */
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-collection.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-collection.model.ts
index 5cbb2d327c..ddfcc29a2c 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-collection.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-collection.model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { autoserialize, inheritSerialization } from 'cerialize';
+import { autoserialize, deserialize, inheritSerialization } from 'cerialize';
 
 import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from './normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { Collection } from '../../shared/collection.model';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ResourceType } from '../../shared/resource-type';
  */
 @mapsTo(Collection)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedDSpaceObject)
-export class NormalizedCollection extends NormalizedDSpaceObject {
+export class NormalizedCollection extends NormalizedDSpaceObject<Collection> {
 
   /**
    * A string representing the unique handle of this Collection
@@ -35,28 +35,28 @@ export class NormalizedCollection extends NormalizedDSpaceObject {
   /**
    * The Bitstream that represents the logo of this Collection
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @deserialize
   @relationship(ResourceType.Bitstream, false)
   logo: string;
 
   /**
    * An array of Communities that are direct parents of this Collection
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @deserialize
   @relationship(ResourceType.Community, true)
   parents: string[];
 
   /**
    * The Community that owns this Collection
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @deserialize
   @relationship(ResourceType.Community, false)
   owner: string;
 
   /**
    * List of Items that are part of (not necessarily owned by) this Collection
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @deserialize
   @relationship(ResourceType.Item, true)
   items: string[];
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-community.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-community.model.ts
index e915d2f50a..f561089949 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-community.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-community.model.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ResourceType } from '../../shared/resource-type';
  */
 @mapsTo(Community)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedDSpaceObject)
-export class NormalizedCommunity extends NormalizedDSpaceObject {
+export class NormalizedCommunity extends NormalizedDSpaceObject<Community> {
 
   /**
    * A string representing the unique handle of this Community
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model.ts
index 87bd4b4369..2248b62509 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { autoserialize, autoserializeAs, deserialize, serialize } from 'cerialize';
+import { autoserializeAs, deserializeAs } from 'cerialize';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { MetadataMap } from '../../shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataMap, MetadataMapSerializer } from '../../shared/metadata.models';
 import { ResourceType } from '../../shared/resource-type';
 import { mapsTo } from '../builders/build-decorators';
 import { NormalizedObject } from './normalized-object.model';
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { NormalizedObject } from './normalized-object.model';
  * An model class for a DSpaceObject.
  */
 @mapsTo(DSpaceObject)
-export class NormalizedDSpaceObject extends NormalizedObject {
+export class NormalizedDSpaceObject<T extends DSpaceObject> extends NormalizedObject<T> {
 
   /**
    * The link to the rest endpoint where this object can be found
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export class NormalizedDSpaceObject extends NormalizedObject {
    * Repeated here to make the serialization work,
    * inheritSerialization doesn't seem to work for more than one level
    */
-  @deserialize
+  @deserializeAs(String)
   self: string;
 
   /**
@@ -35,31 +35,31 @@ export class NormalizedDSpaceObject extends NormalizedObject {
    * Repeated here to make the serialization work,
    * inheritSerialization doesn't seem to work for more than one level
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @autoserializeAs(String)
   uuid: string;
 
   /**
    * A string representing the kind of DSpaceObject, e.g. community, item, …
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @autoserializeAs(String)
   type: ResourceType;
 
   /**
    * All metadata of this DSpaceObject
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @autoserializeAs(MetadataMapSerializer)
   metadata: MetadataMap;
 
   /**
    * An array of DSpaceObjects that are direct parents of this DSpaceObject
    */
-  @deserialize
+  @deserializeAs(String)
   parents: string[];
 
   /**
    * The DSpaceObject that owns this DSpaceObject
    */
-  @deserialize
+  @deserializeAs(String)
   owner: string;
 
   /**
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class NormalizedDSpaceObject extends NormalizedObject {
    * Repeated here to make the serialization work,
    * inheritSerialization doesn't seem to work for more than one level
    */
-  @deserialize
+  @deserializeAs(Object)
   _links: {
     [name: string]: string
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-item.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-item.model.ts
index 7d518bd048..9e8c034e81 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-item.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-item.model.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { inheritSerialization, autoserialize, autoserializeAs } from 'cerialize';
+import { inheritSerialization, deserialize, autoserialize, autoserializeAs } from 'cerialize';
 
 import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from './normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { Item } from '../../shared/item.model';
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { ResourceType } from '../../shared/resource-type';
  */
 @mapsTo(Item)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedDSpaceObject)
-export class NormalizedItem extends NormalizedDSpaceObject {
+export class NormalizedItem extends NormalizedDSpaceObject<Item> {
 
   /**
    * A string representing the unique handle of this Item
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export class NormalizedItem extends NormalizedDSpaceObject {
   /**
    * The Date of the last modification of this Item
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @deserialize
   lastModified: Date;
 
   /**
@@ -45,21 +45,21 @@ export class NormalizedItem extends NormalizedDSpaceObject {
   /**
    * An array of Collections that are direct parents of this Item
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @deserialize
   @relationship(ResourceType.Collection, true)
   parents: string[];
 
   /**
    * The Collection that owns this Item
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @deserialize
   @relationship(ResourceType.Collection, false)
   owningCollection: string;
 
   /**
    * List of Bitstreams that are owned by this Item
    */
-  @autoserialize
+  @deserialize
   @relationship(ResourceType.Bitstream, true)
   bitstreams: string[];
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-object-factory.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-object-factory.ts
index 786b5b3de3..9a9c948a85 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-object-factory.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-object-factory.ts
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ import { SubmissionDefinitionsModel } from '../../config/models/config-submissio
 import { SubmissionFormsModel } from '../../config/models/config-submission-forms.model';
 import { SubmissionSectionModel } from '../../config/models/config-submission-section.model';
 import { NormalizedMetadataSchema } from '../../metadata/normalized-metadata-schema.model';
+import { CacheableObject } from '../object-cache.reducer';
 
 export class NormalizedObjectFactory {
-  public static getConstructor(type: ResourceType): GenericConstructor<NormalizedObject> {
+  public static getConstructor(type: ResourceType): GenericConstructor<NormalizedObject<CacheableObject>> {
     switch (type) {
       case ResourceType.Bitstream: {
         return NormalizedBitstream
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-object.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-object.model.ts
index e98081d68a..de04572dcd 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-object.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-object.model.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { ResourceType } from '../../shared/resource-type';
 /**
  * An abstract model class for a NormalizedObject.
  */
-export abstract class NormalizedObject implements CacheableObject {
+export abstract class NormalizedObject<T extends CacheableObject> implements CacheableObject {
 
   /**
    * The link to the rest endpoint where this object can be found
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-resource-policy.model.ts b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-resource-policy.model.ts
index d0ba3d3f68..02e8352622 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-resource-policy.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/models/normalized-resource-policy.model.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { ActionType } from './action-type.model';
  */
 @mapsTo(ResourcePolicy)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedObject)
-export class NormalizedResourcePolicy extends NormalizedObject {
+export class NormalizedResourcePolicy extends NormalizedObject<ResourcePolicy> {
 
   /**
    * The action that is allowed by this Resource Policy
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
index af30646f53..d4d52b404f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/object-cache.service.ts
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class ObjectCacheService {
    * @return Observable<T>
    *    An observable of the requested object
    */
-  getByUUID<T extends NormalizedObject>(uuid: string): Observable<T> {
+  getByUUID<T extends CacheableObject>(uuid: string): Observable<NormalizedObject<T>> {
     return this.store.pipe(
       select(selfLinkFromUuidSelector(uuid)),
       mergeMap((selfLink: string) => this.getBySelfLink(selfLink)
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export class ObjectCacheService {
     )
   }
 
-  getBySelfLink<T extends NormalizedObject>(selfLink: string): Observable<T> {
+  getBySelfLink<T extends CacheableObject>(selfLink: string): Observable<NormalizedObject<T>> {
     return this.getEntry(selfLink).pipe(
       map((entry: ObjectCacheEntry) => {
           if (isNotEmpty(entry.patches)) {
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ export class ObjectCacheService {
         }
       ),
       map((entry: ObjectCacheEntry) => {
-        const type: GenericConstructor<NormalizedObject> = NormalizedObjectFactory.getConstructor(entry.data.type);
-        return Object.assign(new type(), entry.data) as T
+        const type: GenericConstructor<NormalizedObject<T>> = NormalizedObjectFactory.getConstructor(entry.data.type);
+        return Object.assign(new type(), entry.data) as NormalizedObject<T>
       })
     );
   }
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ export class ObjectCacheService {
    *    The type of the objects to get
    * @return Observable<Array<T>>
    */
-  getList<T extends NormalizedObject>(selfLinks: string[]): Observable<T[]> {
+  getList<T extends CacheableObject>(selfLinks: string[]): Observable<Array<NormalizedObject<T>>> {
     return observableCombineLatest(
       selfLinks.map((selfLink: string) => this.getBySelfLink<T>(selfLink))
     );
diff --git a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer.ts
index 3e3715d186..c86a0d5654 100644
--- a/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ export interface ServerSyncBufferState {
   buffer: ServerSyncBufferEntry[];
 }
 
-// Object.create(null) ensures the object has no default js properties (e.g. `__proto__`)
 const initialState: ServerSyncBufferState = { buffer: [] };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/app/core/core.effects.ts b/src/app/core/core.effects.ts
index 7863ba8a69..bb25c49a7a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.effects.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.effects.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { RequestEffects } from './data/request.effects';
 import { AuthEffects } from './auth/auth.effects';
 import { JsonPatchOperationsEffects } from './json-patch/json-patch-operations.effects';
 import { ServerSyncBufferEffects } from './cache/server-sync-buffer.effects';
+import { ObjectUpdatesEffects } from './data/object-updates/object-updates.effects';
 
 export const coreEffects = [
   RequestEffects,
@@ -12,5 +13,6 @@ export const coreEffects = [
   UUIDIndexEffects,
   AuthEffects,
   JsonPatchOperationsEffects,
-  ServerSyncBufferEffects
+  ServerSyncBufferEffects,
+  ObjectUpdatesEffects
 ];
diff --git a/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index 7106d28b3d..6aa58f791e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ import { MenuService } from '../shared/menu/menu.service';
 import { SubmissionJsonPatchOperationsService } from './submission/submission-json-patch-operations.service';
 import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from './cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './data/dso-change-analyzer.service';
+import { ObjectUpdatesService } from './data/object-updates/object-updates.service';
+import { DefaultChangeAnalyzer } from './data/default-change-analyzer.service';
 
 const IMPORTS = [
   CommonModule,
@@ -154,8 +156,10 @@ const PROVIDERS = [
   FileService,
   DSpaceObjectDataService,
   DSOChangeAnalyzer,
+  DefaultChangeAnalyzer,
   CSSVariableService,
   MenuService,
+  ObjectUpdatesService,
   // register AuthInterceptor as HttpInterceptor
   {
     provide: HTTP_INTERCEPTORS,
diff --git a/src/app/core/core.reducers.ts b/src/app/core/core.reducers.ts
index c4bcdb20ab..ebfe578a6d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.reducers.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.reducers.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import { ActionReducerMap, createFeatureSelector } from '@ngrx/store';
+import {
+  ActionReducerMap,
+  createFeatureSelector,
+} from '@ngrx/store';
 
 import { objectCacheReducer, ObjectCacheState } from './cache/object-cache.reducer';
 import { indexReducer, IndexState } from './index/index.reducer';
@@ -6,10 +9,15 @@ import { requestReducer, RequestState } from './data/request.reducer';
 import { authReducer, AuthState } from './auth/auth.reducer';
 import { jsonPatchOperationsReducer, JsonPatchOperationsState } from './json-patch/json-patch-operations.reducer';
 import { serverSyncBufferReducer, ServerSyncBufferState } from './cache/server-sync-buffer.reducer';
+import {
+  objectUpdatesReducer,
+  ObjectUpdatesState
+} from './data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer';
 
 export interface CoreState {
   'cache/object': ObjectCacheState,
   'cache/syncbuffer': ServerSyncBufferState,
+  'cache/object-updates': ObjectUpdatesState
   'data/request': RequestState,
   'index': IndexState,
   'auth': AuthState,
@@ -19,6 +27,7 @@ export interface CoreState {
 export const coreReducers: ActionReducerMap<CoreState> = {
   'cache/object': objectCacheReducer,
   'cache/syncbuffer': serverSyncBufferReducer,
+  'cache/object-updates': objectUpdatesReducer,
   'data/request': requestReducer,
   'index': indexReducer,
   'auth': authReducer,
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/change-analyzer.ts b/src/app/core/data/change-analyzer.ts
index caf9e38c7c..6b5a69259b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/change-analyzer.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/change-analyzer.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
 import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch/lib/core';
+import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 
 /**
  * An interface to determine what differs between two
  * NormalizedObjects
  */
-export interface ChangeAnalyzer<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject> {
+export interface ChangeAnalyzer<T extends CacheableObject> {
 
   /**
    * Compare two objects and return their differences as a
@@ -16,5 +17,5 @@ export interface ChangeAnalyzer<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject> {
    * @param {NormalizedObject} object2
    *    The second object to compare
    */
-  diff(object1: TNormalized, object2: TNormalized):  Operation[];
+  diff(object1: T | NormalizedObject<T>, object2: T | NormalizedObject<T>):  Operation[];
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
index 55642a181c..3d03b9397d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/collection-data.service.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-objec
 import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 @Injectable()
-export class CollectionDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCollection, Collection> {
+export class CollectionDataService extends ComColDataService<Collection> {
   protected linkPath = 'collections';
   protected forceBypassCache = false;
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ export class CollectionDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCollectio
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer<Collection>
   ) {
     super();
   }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.spec.ts
index 52210164c7..cf7b6185ea 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -18,14 +18,16 @@ import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.s
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
+import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
+import { Community } from '../shared/community.model';
 
 const LINK_NAME = 'test';
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
-class NormalizedTestObject extends NormalizedObject {
+class NormalizedTestObject extends NormalizedObject<Item> {
 }
 
-class TestService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedTestObject, any> {
+class TestService extends ComColDataService<any> {
   protected forceBypassCache = false;
 
   constructor(
@@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ class TestService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedTestObject, any> {
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer,
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer<Community>,
     protected linkPath: string
   ) {
     super();
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.ts
index 8a1ea51bb3..693b8af58b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/comcol-data.service.ts
@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
-import {
-  distinctUntilChanged,
-  filter,
-  first,
-  map,
-  mergeMap,
-  share,
-  take,
-  tap
-} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, filter, map, mergeMap, share, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { merge as observableMerge, Observable, throwError as observableThrowError } from 'rxjs';
-import { hasValue, isEmpty, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { isEmpty, isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { NormalizedCommunity } from '../cache/models/normalized-community.model';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { CommunityDataService } from './community-data.service';
 
 import { DataService } from './data.service';
 import { FindAllOptions, FindByIDRequest } from './request.models';
-import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
-import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
 import { getResponseFromEntry } from '../shared/operators';
 import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 
-export abstract class ComColDataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain extends CacheableObject> extends DataService<TNormalized, TDomain> {
+export abstract class ComColDataService<T extends CacheableObject> extends DataService<T> {
   protected abstract cds: CommunityDataService;
   protected abstract objectCache: ObjectCacheService;
   protected abstract halService: HALEndpointService;
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/community-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/community-data.service.ts
index 89895aea11..75ef58b06b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/community-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/community-data.service.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-objec
 import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 @Injectable()
-export class CommunityDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCommunity, Community> {
+export class CommunityDataService extends ComColDataService<Community> {
   protected linkPath = 'communities';
   protected topLinkPath = 'communities/search/top';
   protected cds = this;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class CommunityDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCommunity,
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer<Community>
   ) {
     super();
   }
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ export class CommunityDataService extends ComColDataService<NormalizedCommunity,
         this.requestService.configure(request);
       });
 
-    return this.rdbService.buildList<NormalizedCommunity, Community>(hrefObs) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Community>>>;
+    return this.rdbService.buildList<Community>(hrefObs) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<Community>>>;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/data.service.spec.ts
index 3b2c6a975a..910506bc29 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/data.service.spec.ts
@@ -16,15 +16,17 @@ import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { compare } from 'fast-json-patch';
+import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
 
 const endpoint = 'https://rest.api/core';
 
 // tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file
-class NormalizedTestObject extends NormalizedObject {
+class NormalizedTestObject extends NormalizedObject<Item> {
 }
 
-class TestService extends DataService<NormalizedTestObject, any> {
+class TestService extends DataService<any> {
   protected forceBypassCache = false;
+
   constructor(
     protected requestService: RequestService,
     protected rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService,
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
index 945c881bba..984495078b 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/data.service.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,7 @@
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import {
-  distinctUntilChanged,
-  filter,
-  find,
-  first,
-  map,
-  mergeMap,
-  switchMap,
-  take
-} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, filter, find, first, map, mergeMap, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 
 import { hasValue, isNotEmpty, isNotEmptyOperator } from '../../shared/empty.util';
@@ -34,7 +27,6 @@ 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, getResponseFromEntry } from '../shared/operators';
 import { ErrorResponse, RestResponse } from '../cache/response.models';
 import { NotificationOptions } from '../../shared/notifications/models/notification-options.model';
@@ -44,8 +36,9 @@ import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
 import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 import { ChangeAnalyzer } from './change-analyzer';
+import { RestRequestMethod } from './rest-request-method';
 
-export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain extends CacheableObject> {
+export abstract class DataService<T extends CacheableObject> {
   protected abstract requestService: RequestService;
   protected abstract rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService;
   protected abstract dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService;
@@ -56,7 +49,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
   protected abstract objectCache: ObjectCacheService;
   protected abstract notificationsService: NotificationsService;
   protected abstract http: HttpClient;
-  protected abstract comparator: ChangeAnalyzer<TNormalized>;
+  protected abstract comparator: ChangeAnalyzer<T>;
 
   public abstract getBrowseEndpoint(options: FindAllOptions, linkPath?: string): Observable<string>
 
@@ -106,7 +99,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
     }
   }
 
-  findAll(options: FindAllOptions = {}): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<TDomain>>> {
+  findAll(options: FindAllOptions = {}): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<T>>> {
     const hrefObs = this.getFindAllHref(options);
 
     hrefObs.pipe(
@@ -116,7 +109,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
         this.requestService.configure(request, this.forceBypassCache);
       });
 
-    return this.rdbService.buildList<TNormalized, TDomain>(hrefObs) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<TDomain>>>;
+    return this.rdbService.buildList<T>(hrefObs) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<T>>>;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -128,7 +121,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
     return `${endpoint}/${resourceID}`;
   }
 
-  findById(id: string): Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>> {
+  findById(id: string): Observable<RemoteData<T>> {
     const hrefObs = this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
       map((endpoint: string) => this.getIDHref(endpoint, id)));
 
@@ -139,12 +132,12 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
         this.requestService.configure(request, this.forceBypassCache);
       });
 
-    return this.rdbService.buildSingle<TNormalized, TDomain>(hrefObs);
+    return this.rdbService.buildSingle<T>(hrefObs);
   }
 
-  findByHref(href: string, options?: HttpOptions): Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>> {
+  findByHref(href: string, options?: HttpOptions): Observable<RemoteData<T>> {
     this.requestService.configure(new GetRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), href, null, options), this.forceBypassCache);
-    return this.rdbService.buildSingle<TNormalized, TDomain>(href);
+    return this.rdbService.buildSingle<T>(href);
   }
 
   protected getSearchEndpoint(searchMethod: string): Observable<string> {
@@ -153,7 +146,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
       map((href: string) => `${href}/${searchMethod}`));
   }
 
-  protected searchBy(searchMethod: string, options: FindAllOptions = {}): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<TDomain>>> {
+  protected searchBy(searchMethod: string, options: FindAllOptions = {}): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<T>>> {
 
     const hrefObs = this.getSearchByHref(searchMethod, options);
 
@@ -164,7 +157,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
         this.requestService.configure(request, true);
       });
 
-    return this.rdbService.buildList<TNormalized, TDomain>(hrefObs) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<TDomain>>>;
+    return this.rdbService.buildList<T>(hrefObs) as Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<T>>>;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -181,11 +174,10 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
    * The patch is derived from the differences between the given object and its version in the object cache
    * @param {DSpaceObject} object The given object
    */
-  update(object: TDomain): Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>> {
+  update(object: T): Observable<RemoteData<T>> {
     const oldVersion$ = this.objectCache.getBySelfLink(object.self);
-    return oldVersion$.pipe(first(), mergeMap((oldVersion: TNormalized) => {
-        const newVersion = this.dataBuildService.normalize<TDomain, TNormalized>(object);
-        const operations = this.comparator.diff(oldVersion, newVersion);
+    return oldVersion$.pipe(take(1), mergeMap((oldVersion: T) => {
+        const operations = this.comparator.diff(oldVersion, object);
         if (isNotEmpty(operations)) {
           this.objectCache.addPatch(object.self, operations);
         }
@@ -204,7 +196,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
    * @param {string} parentUUID
    *    The UUID of the parent to create the new object under
    */
-  create(dso: TDomain, parentUUID: string): Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>> {
+  create(dso: T, parentUUID: string): Observable<RemoteData<T>> {
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
     const endpoint$ = this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
       isNotEmptyOperator(),
@@ -212,7 +204,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
       map((endpoint: string) => parentUUID ? `${endpoint}?parent=${parentUUID}` : endpoint)
     );
 
-    const normalizedObject: TNormalized = this.dataBuildService.normalize<TDomain, TNormalized>(dso);
+    const normalizedObject: NormalizedObject<T> = this.dataBuildService.normalize<T>(dso);
     const serializedDso = new DSpaceRESTv2Serializer(NormalizedObjectFactory.getConstructor(dso.type)).serialize(normalizedObject);
 
     const request$ = endpoint$.pipe(
@@ -253,7 +245,7 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
    * @param dso The DSpace Object to be removed
    * Return an observable that emits true when the deletion was successful, false when it failed
    */
-  delete(dso: TDomain): Observable<boolean> {
+  delete(dso: T): Observable<boolean> {
     const requestId = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
 
     const hrefObs = this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath).pipe(
@@ -273,4 +265,12 @@ export abstract class DataService<TNormalized extends NormalizedObject, TDomain
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Commit current object changes to the server
+   * @param method The RestRequestMethod for which de server sync buffer should be committed
+   */
+  commitUpdates(method?: RestRequestMethod) {
+    this.requestService.commit(method);
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/default-change-analyzer.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/default-change-analyzer.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1fd207d2bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/default-change-analyzer.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+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';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../shared/dspace-object.model';
+import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
+import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
+
+/**
+ * A class to determine what differs between two
+ * CacheableObjects
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class DefaultChangeAnalyzer<T extends CacheableObject> implements ChangeAnalyzer<T> {
+
+  /**
+   * Compare the metadata of two CacheableObject and return the differences as
+   * a JsonPatch Operation Array
+   *
+   * @param {NormalizedObject} object1
+   *    The first object to compare
+   * @param {NormalizedObject} object2
+   *    The second object to compare
+   */
+  diff(object1: T | NormalizedObject<T>, object2: T | NormalizedObject<T>): Operation[] {
+    return compare(object1, object2);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service.ts
index a47359e5c0..dd3487d3d0 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dso-change-analyzer.service.ts
@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ 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';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../shared/dspace-object.model';
 
 /**
  * A class to determine what differs between two
  * DSpaceObjects
  */
 @Injectable()
-export class DSOChangeAnalyzer implements ChangeAnalyzer<NormalizedDSpaceObject> {
+export class DSOChangeAnalyzer<T extends DSpaceObject> implements ChangeAnalyzer<T> {
 
   /**
    * Compare the metadata of two DSpaceObjects and return the differences as
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ export class DSOChangeAnalyzer implements ChangeAnalyzer<NormalizedDSpaceObject>
    * @param {NormalizedDSpaceObject} object2
    *    The second object to compare
    */
-  diff(object1: NormalizedDSpaceObject, object2: NormalizedDSpaceObject): Operation[] {
+  diff(object1: T | NormalizedDSpaceObject<T>, object2: T | NormalizedDSpaceObject<T>): 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-response-parsing.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/dso-response-parsing.service.ts
index 54933ac823..eb95cdae8a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/dso-response-parsing.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dso-response-parsing.service.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { RestRequest } from './request.models';
 import { ResponseParsingService } from './parsing.service';
 import { BaseResponseParsingService } from './base-response-parsing.service';
 import { hasNoValue, hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { DSpaceObject } from '../shared/dspace-object.model';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class DSOResponseParsingService extends BaseResponseParsingService implements ResponseParsingService {
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ export class DSOResponseParsingService extends BaseResponseParsingService implem
     if (hasValue(data.payload) && hasValue(data.payload.page) && data.payload.page.totalElements === 0) {
       processRequestDTO = { page: [] };
     } else {
-      processRequestDTO = this.process<NormalizedObject, ResourceType>(data.payload, request.uuid);
+      processRequestDTO = this.process<NormalizedObject<DSpaceObject>, ResourceType>(data.payload, request.uuid);
     }
     let objectList = processRequestDTO;
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
index 02f64ae9be..4f0653f416 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dspace-object-data.service.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
-import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-objec
 import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
-class DataServiceImpl extends DataService<NormalizedDSpaceObject, DSpaceObject> {
+class DataServiceImpl extends DataService<DSpaceObject> {
   protected linkPath = 'dso';
   protected forceBypassCache = false;
 
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ class DataServiceImpl extends DataService<NormalizedDSpaceObject, DSpaceObject>
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer) {
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer<DSpaceObject>) {
     super();
   }
 
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ export class DSpaceObjectDataService {
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer) {
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer<DSpaceObject>) {
     this.dataService = new DataServiceImpl(requestService, rdbService, dataBuildService, null, objectCache, halService, notificationsService, http, comparator);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
index c98037624b..f6adbb23c2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/item-data.service.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-import {distinctUntilChanged, map, filter} from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, filter, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { BrowseService } from '../browse/browse.service';
 import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
-import { NormalizedItem } from '../cache/models/normalized-item.model';
 import { CoreState } from '../core.reducers';
 import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
 import { URLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/url-combiner';
@@ -13,16 +12,17 @@ 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 { DeleteRequest, FindAllOptions, PatchRequest, RestRequest } from './request.models';
+import { FindAllOptions, PatchRequest, RestRequest } from './request.models';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
-import { configureRequest, getResponseFromEntry } from '../shared/operators';
-import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
 import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { configureRequest, getRequestFromRequestHref } from '../shared/operators';
+import { RequestEntry } from './request.reducer';
 
 @Injectable()
-export class ItemDataService extends DataService<NormalizedItem, Item> {
+export class ItemDataService extends DataService<Item> {
   protected linkPath = 'items';
   protected forceBypassCache = false;
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ItemDataService extends DataService<NormalizedItem, Item> {
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer) {
+    protected comparator: DSOChangeAnalyzer<Item>) {
     super();
   }
 
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ export class ItemDataService extends DataService<NormalizedItem, Item> {
         new PatchRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL, patchOperation)
       ),
       configureRequest(this.requestService),
-      getResponseFromEntry()
+      map((request: RestRequest) => request.href),
+      getRequestFromRequestHref(this.requestService),
+      map((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.response)
     );
   }
 
@@ -111,7 +113,9 @@ export class ItemDataService extends DataService<NormalizedItem, Item> {
         new PatchRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), endpointURL, patchOperation)
       ),
       configureRequest(this.requestService),
-      getResponseFromEntry()
+      map((request: RestRequest) => request.href),
+      getRequestFromRequestHref(this.requestService),
+      map((requestEntry: RequestEntry) => requestEntry.response)
     );
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/metadata-schema-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/metadata-schema-data.service.ts
index 919bc11913..1d2bf3b221 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/metadata-schema-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/metadata-schema-data.service.ts
@@ -10,17 +10,16 @@ import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { FindAllOptions } from './request.models';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { MetadataSchema } from '../metadata/metadataschema.model';
-import { NormalizedMetadataSchema } from '../metadata/normalized-metadata-schema.model';
-import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
-import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
-import { ChangeAnalyzer } from './change-analyzer';
 import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { DefaultChangeAnalyzer } from './default-change-analyzer.service';
 
 /**
  * A service responsible for fetching/sending data from/to the REST API on the metadataschemas endpoint
  */
 @Injectable()
-export class MetadataSchemaDataService extends DataService<NormalizedMetadataSchema, MetadataSchema> {
+export class MetadataSchemaDataService extends DataService<MetadataSchema> {
   protected linkPath = 'metadataschemas';
   protected forceBypassCache = false;
 
@@ -30,10 +29,10 @@ export class MetadataSchemaDataService extends DataService<NormalizedMetadataSch
     protected store: Store<CoreState>,
     protected halService: HALEndpointService,
     protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
+    protected comparator: DefaultChangeAnalyzer<MetadataSchema>,
     protected dataBuildService: NormalizedObjectBuildService,
-    protected notificationsService: NotificationsService,
     protected http: HttpClient,
-    protected comparator: ChangeAnalyzer<NormalizedMetadataSchema>) {
+    protected notificationsService: NotificationsService) {
     super();
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6cd74b2626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+import { type } from '../../../shared/ngrx/type';
+import { Action } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { Identifiable } from './object-updates.reducer';
+import { INotification } from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification.model';
+
+/**
+ * The list of ObjectUpdatesAction type definitions
+ */
+export const ObjectUpdatesActionTypes = {
+  INITIALIZE_FIELDS: type('dspace/core/cache/object-updates/INITIALIZE_FIELDS'),
+  SET_EDITABLE_FIELD: type('dspace/core/cache/object-updates/SET_EDITABLE_FIELD'),
+  SET_VALID_FIELD: type('dspace/core/cache/object-updates/SET_VALID_FIELD'),
+  ADD_FIELD: type('dspace/core/cache/object-updates/ADD_FIELD'),
+  DISCARD: type('dspace/core/cache/object-updates/DISCARD'),
+  REINSTATE: type('dspace/core/cache/object-updates/REINSTATE'),
+  REMOVE: type('dspace/core/cache/object-updates/REMOVE'),
+  REMOVE_FIELD: type('dspace/core/cache/object-updates/REMOVE_FIELD'),
+};
+
+/* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
+
+/**
+ * Enum that represents the different types of updates that can be performed on a field in the ObjectUpdates store
+ */
+export enum FieldChangeType {
+  UPDATE = 0,
+  ADD = 1,
+  REMOVE = 2
+}
+
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to initialize a new page's fields in the ObjectUpdates state
+ */
+export class InitializeFieldsAction implements Action {
+  type = ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.INITIALIZE_FIELDS;
+  payload: {
+    url: string,
+    fields: Identifiable[],
+    lastModified: Date
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new InitializeFieldsAction
+   *
+   * @param url
+   *    the unique url of the page for which the fields are being initialized
+   * @param fields The identifiable fields of which the updates are kept track of
+   * @param lastModified The last modified date of the object that belongs to the page
+   */
+  constructor(
+    url: string,
+    fields: Identifiable[],
+    lastModified: Date
+  ) {
+    this.payload = { url, fields, lastModified };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to add a new field update in the ObjectUpdates state for a certain page url
+ */
+export class AddFieldUpdateAction implements Action {
+  type = ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.ADD_FIELD;
+  payload: {
+    url: string,
+    field: Identifiable,
+    changeType: FieldChangeType,
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new AddFieldUpdateAction
+   *
+   * @param url
+   *    the unique url of the page for which a field update is added
+   * @param field The identifiable field of which a new update is added
+   * @param changeType The update's change type
+   */
+  constructor(
+    url: string,
+    field: Identifiable,
+    changeType: FieldChangeType) {
+    this.payload = { url, field, changeType };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to set the editable state of an existing field in the ObjectUpdates state for a certain page url
+ */
+export class SetEditableFieldUpdateAction implements Action {
+  type = ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.SET_EDITABLE_FIELD;
+  payload: {
+    url: string,
+    uuid: string,
+    editable: boolean,
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new SetEditableFieldUpdateAction
+   *
+   * @param url
+   *    the unique url of the page
+   * @param fieldUUID The UUID of the field of which
+   * @param editable The new editable value for the field
+   */
+  constructor(
+    url: string,
+    fieldUUID: string,
+    editable: boolean) {
+    this.payload = { url, uuid: fieldUUID, editable };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to set the isValid state of an existing field in the ObjectUpdates state for a certain page url
+ */
+export class SetValidFieldUpdateAction implements Action {
+  type = ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.SET_VALID_FIELD;
+  payload: {
+    url: string,
+    uuid: string,
+    isValid: boolean,
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new SetValidFieldUpdateAction
+   *
+   * @param url
+   *    the unique url of the page
+   * @param fieldUUID The UUID of the field of which
+   * @param isValid The new isValid value for the field
+   */
+  constructor(
+    url: string,
+    fieldUUID: string,
+    isValid: boolean) {
+    this.payload = { url, uuid: fieldUUID, isValid };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to discard all existing updates in the ObjectUpdates state for a certain page url
+ */
+export class DiscardObjectUpdatesAction implements Action {
+  type = ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.DISCARD;
+  payload: {
+    url: string,
+    notification: INotification
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new DiscardObjectUpdatesAction
+   *
+   * @param url
+   *    the unique url of the page for which the changes should be discarded
+   * @param notification The notification that is raised when changes are discarded
+   */
+  constructor(
+    url: string,
+    notification: INotification
+  ) {
+    this.payload = { url, notification };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to reinstate all previously discarded updates in the ObjectUpdates state for a certain page url
+ */
+export class ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction implements Action {
+  type = ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.REINSTATE;
+  payload: {
+    url: string
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction
+   *
+   * @param url
+   *    the unique url of the page for which the changes should be reinstated
+   */
+  constructor(
+    url: string
+  ) {
+    this.payload = { url };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to remove all previously discarded updates in the ObjectUpdates state for a certain page url
+ */
+export class RemoveObjectUpdatesAction implements Action {
+  type = ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.REMOVE;
+  payload: {
+    url: string
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction
+   *
+   * @param url
+   *    the unique url of the page for which the changes should be removed
+   */
+  constructor(
+    url: string
+  ) {
+    this.payload = { url };
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * An ngrx action to remove a single field update in the ObjectUpdates state for a certain page url and field uuid
+ */
+export class RemoveFieldUpdateAction implements Action {
+  type = ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.REMOVE_FIELD;
+  payload: {
+    url: string,
+    uuid: string
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction
+   *
+   * @param url
+   *    the unique url of the page for which a field's change should be removed
+   * @param uuid The UUID of the field for which the change should be removed
+   */
+  constructor(
+    url: string,
+    uuid: string
+  ) {
+    this.payload = { url, uuid };
+  }
+}
+
+/* tslint:enable:max-classes-per-file */
+
+/**
+ * A type to encompass all ObjectUpdatesActions
+ */
+export type ObjectUpdatesAction
+  = AddFieldUpdateAction
+  | InitializeFieldsAction
+  | DiscardObjectUpdatesAction
+  | ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction
+  | RemoveObjectUpdatesAction
+  | RemoveFieldUpdateAction;
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.effects.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.effects.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79b1b2df72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.effects.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { async, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Observable, Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { provideMockActions } from '@ngrx/effects/testing';
+import { cold, hot } from 'jasmine-marbles';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { ObjectUpdatesEffects } from './object-updates.effects';
+import {
+  DiscardObjectUpdatesAction,
+  ObjectUpdatesAction,
+  ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction,
+  RemoveFieldUpdateAction,
+  RemoveObjectUpdatesAction
+} from './object-updates.actions';
+import {
+  INotification,
+  Notification
+} from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification.model';
+import { NotificationType } from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification-type';
+import { filter } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+
+describe('ObjectUpdatesEffects', () => {
+  let updatesEffects: ObjectUpdatesEffects;
+  let actions: Observable<any>;
+  let testURL = 'www.dspace.org/dspace7';
+  let testUUID = '20e24c2f-a00a-467c-bdee-c929e79bf08d';
+  beforeEach(async(() => {
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        ObjectUpdatesEffects,
+        provideMockActions(() => actions),
+        {
+          provide: NotificationsService,
+          useValue: {
+            remove: (notification) => { /* empty */
+            }
+          }
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  }));
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    testURL = 'www.dspace.org/dspace7';
+    testUUID = '20e24c2f-a00a-467c-bdee-c929e79bf08d';
+    updatesEffects = TestBed.get(ObjectUpdatesEffects);
+    (updatesEffects as any).actionMap[testURL] = new Subject<ObjectUpdatesAction>();
+  });
+
+  describe('mapLastActions$', () => {
+    describe('When any ObjectUpdatesAction is triggered', () => {
+      let action;
+      let emittedAction;
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        action = new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction(testURL);
+      });
+      it('should emit the action from the actionMap\'s value which key matches the action\'s URL', () => {
+        action = new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction(testURL);
+        actions = hot('--a-', { a: action });
+        (updatesEffects as any).actionMap[testURL].subscribe((act) => emittedAction = act);
+        const expected = cold('--b-', { b: undefined });
+
+        expect(updatesEffects.mapLastActions$).toBeObservable(expected);
+        expect(emittedAction).toBe(action);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('removeAfterDiscardOrReinstateOnUndo$', () => {
+    describe('When an ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.DISCARD action is triggered', () => {
+      let infoNotification: INotification;
+      let removeAction;
+      describe('When there is no user interactions before the timeout is finished', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          infoNotification = new Notification('id', NotificationType.Info, 'info');
+          infoNotification.options.timeOut = 0;
+          removeAction = new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction(testURL)
+        });
+        it('should return a RemoveObjectUpdatesAction', () => {
+          actions = hot('a|', { a: new DiscardObjectUpdatesAction(testURL, infoNotification) });
+          updatesEffects.removeAfterDiscardOrReinstateOnUndo$.pipe(
+            filter(((action) => hasValue(action))))
+            .subscribe((t) => {
+              expect(t).toEqual(removeAction);
+            }
+          )
+          ;
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('When there a REINSTATE action is fired before the timeout is finished', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          infoNotification = new Notification('id', NotificationType.Info, 'info');
+          infoNotification.options.timeOut = 10;
+        });
+        it('should return an action with type NO_ACTION', () => {
+          actions = hot('a', { a: new DiscardObjectUpdatesAction(testURL, infoNotification) });
+          actions = hot('b', { b: new ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction(testURL) });
+          updatesEffects.removeAfterDiscardOrReinstateOnUndo$.subscribe((t) => {
+              expect(t).toEqual({ type: 'NO_ACTION' });
+            }
+          );
+        });
+      });
+
+      describe('When there any ObjectUpdates action - other than REINSTATE - is fired before the timeout is finished', () => {
+        beforeEach(() => {
+          infoNotification = new Notification('id', NotificationType.Info, 'info');
+          infoNotification.options.timeOut = 10;
+        });
+        it('should return a RemoveObjectUpdatesAction', () => {
+          actions = hot('a', { a: new DiscardObjectUpdatesAction(testURL, infoNotification) });
+          actions = hot('b', { b: new RemoveFieldUpdateAction(testURL, testUUID) });
+
+          updatesEffects.removeAfterDiscardOrReinstateOnUndo$.subscribe((t) =>
+            expect(t).toEqual(new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction(testURL))
+          );
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.effects.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.effects.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae49071dc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.effects.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { Actions, Effect, ofType } from '@ngrx/effects';
+import {
+  DiscardObjectUpdatesAction,
+  ObjectUpdatesAction,
+  ObjectUpdatesActionTypes,
+  RemoveObjectUpdatesAction
+} from './object-updates.actions';
+import { delay, map, switchMap, take, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { of as observableOf, race as observableRace, Subject } from 'rxjs';
+import { hasNoValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import { INotification } from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification.model';
+
+/**
+ * NGRX effects for ObjectUpdatesActions
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ObjectUpdatesEffects {
+  /**
+   * Map that keeps track of the latest ObjectUpdatesAction for each page's url
+   */
+  private actionMap: {
+    /* Use Subject instead of BehaviorSubject:
+      we only want Actions that are fired while we're listening
+      actions that were previously fired do not matter anymore
+    */
+    [url: string]: Subject<ObjectUpdatesAction>
+  } = {};
+
+  /**
+   * Effect that makes sure all last fired ObjectUpdatesActions are stored in the map of this service, with the url as their key
+   */
+  @Effect({ dispatch: false }) mapLastActions$ = this.actions$
+    .pipe(
+      ofType(...Object.values(ObjectUpdatesActionTypes)),
+      map((action: DiscardObjectUpdatesAction) => {
+          const url: string = action.payload.url;
+          if (hasNoValue(this.actionMap[url])) {
+            this.actionMap[url] = new Subject<ObjectUpdatesAction>();
+          }
+          this.actionMap[url].next(action);
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+  /**
+   * Effect that checks whether the removeAction's notification timeout ends before a user triggers another ObjectUpdatesAction
+   * When no ObjectUpdatesAction is fired during the timeout, a RemoteObjectUpdatesAction will be returned
+   * When a REINSTATE action is fired during the timeout, a NO_ACTION action will be returned
+   * When any other ObjectUpdatesAction is fired during the timeout, a RemoteObjectUpdatesAction will be returned
+   */
+  @Effect() removeAfterDiscardOrReinstateOnUndo$ = this.actions$
+    .pipe(
+      ofType(ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.DISCARD),
+      switchMap((action: DiscardObjectUpdatesAction) => {
+          const url: string = action.payload.url;
+          const notification: INotification = action.payload.notification;
+          const timeOut = notification.options.timeOut;
+          return observableRace(
+            // Either wait for the delay and perform a remove action
+            observableOf(new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction(action.payload.url)).pipe(delay(timeOut)),
+            // Or wait for a a user action
+            this.actionMap[url].pipe(
+              take(1),
+              tap(() => this.notificationsService.remove(notification)),
+              map((updateAction: ObjectUpdatesAction) => {
+                if (updateAction.type === ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.REINSTATE) {
+                  // If someone reinstated, do nothing, just let the reinstating happen
+                  return { type: 'NO_ACTION' }
+                } else {
+                  // If someone performed another action, assume the user does not want to reinstate and remove all changes
+                  return new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction(action.payload.url);
+                }
+              })
+            )
+          )
+        }
+      )
+    );
+
+  constructor(private actions$: Actions,
+              private notificationsService: NotificationsService) {
+
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5698b9b78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+import * as deepFreeze from 'deep-freeze';
+import {
+  AddFieldUpdateAction,
+  DiscardObjectUpdatesAction,
+  FieldChangeType,
+  InitializeFieldsAction,
+  ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction,
+  RemoveFieldUpdateAction, RemoveObjectUpdatesAction,
+  SetEditableFieldUpdateAction, SetValidFieldUpdateAction
+} from './object-updates.actions';
+import { OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH, objectUpdatesReducer } from './object-updates.reducer';
+
+class NullAction extends RemoveFieldUpdateAction {
+  type = null;
+  payload = null;
+
+  constructor() {
+    super(null, null);
+  }
+}
+
+const identifiable1 = {
+  uuid: '8222b07e-330d-417b-8d7f-3b82aeaf2320',
+  key: 'dc.contributor.author',
+  language: null,
+  value: 'Smith, John'
+};
+
+const identifiable1update = {
+  uuid: '8222b07e-330d-417b-8d7f-3b82aeaf2320',
+  key: 'dc.contributor.author',
+  language: null,
+  value: 'Smith, James'
+};
+const identifiable2 = {
+  uuid: '26cbb5ce-5786-4e57-a394-b9fcf8eaf241',
+  key: 'dc.title',
+  language: null,
+  value: 'New title'
+};
+const identifiable3 = {
+  uuid: 'c5d2c2f7-d757-48bf-84cc-8c9229c8407e',
+  key: 'dc.description.abstract',
+  language: null,
+  value: 'Unchanged value'
+};
+
+const modDate = new Date(2010, 2, 11);
+const uuid = identifiable1.uuid;
+const url = 'test-object.url/edit';
+describe('objectUpdatesReducer', () => {
+  const testState = {
+    [url]: {
+      fieldStates: {
+        [identifiable1.uuid]: {
+          editable: true,
+          isNew: false,
+          isValid: true
+        },
+        [identifiable2.uuid]: {
+          editable: false,
+          isNew: true,
+          isValid: true
+        },
+        [identifiable3.uuid]: {
+          editable: false,
+          isNew: false,
+          isValid: false
+        },
+      },
+      fieldUpdates: {
+        [identifiable2.uuid]: {
+          field: {
+            uuid: identifiable2.uuid,
+            key: 'dc.titl',
+            language: null,
+            value: 'New title'
+          },
+          changeType: FieldChangeType.ADD
+        }
+      },
+      lastModified: modDate
+    }
+  };
+
+  const discardedTestState = {
+    [url]: {
+      fieldStates: {
+        [identifiable1.uuid]: {
+          editable: true,
+          isNew: false,
+          isValid: true
+        },
+        [identifiable2.uuid]: {
+          editable: false,
+          isNew: true,
+          isValid: true
+        },
+        [identifiable3.uuid]: {
+          editable: false,
+          isNew: false,
+          isValid: true
+        },
+      },
+      lastModified: modDate
+    },
+    [url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH]: {
+      fieldStates: {
+        [identifiable1.uuid]: {
+          editable: true,
+          isNew: false,
+          isValid: true
+        },
+        [identifiable2.uuid]: {
+          editable: false,
+          isNew: true,
+          isValid: true
+        },
+        [identifiable3.uuid]: {
+          editable: false,
+          isNew: false,
+          isValid: false
+        },
+      },
+      fieldUpdates: {
+        [identifiable2.uuid]: {
+          field: {
+            uuid: identifiable2.uuid,
+            key: 'dc.titl',
+            language: null,
+            value: 'New title'
+          },
+          changeType: FieldChangeType.ADD
+        }
+      },
+      lastModified: modDate
+    }
+  };
+
+  deepFreeze(testState);
+
+  it('should return the current state when no valid actions have been made', () => {
+    const action = new NullAction();
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+
+    expect(newState).toEqual(testState);
+  });
+
+  it('should start with an empty object', () => {
+    const action = new NullAction();
+    const initialState = objectUpdatesReducer(undefined, action);
+
+    expect(initialState).toEqual({});
+  });
+
+  it('should perform the INITIALIZE_FIELDS action without affecting the previous state', () => {
+    const action = new InitializeFieldsAction(url, [identifiable1, identifiable2], modDate);
+    // testState has already been frozen above
+    objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+  });
+
+  it('should perform the SET_EDITABLE_FIELD action without affecting the previous state', () => {
+    const action = new SetEditableFieldUpdateAction(url, uuid, false);
+    // testState has already been frozen above
+    objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+  });
+
+  it('should perform the ADD_FIELD action without affecting the previous state', () => {
+    const action = new AddFieldUpdateAction(url, identifiable1update, FieldChangeType.UPDATE);
+    // testState has already been frozen above
+    objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+  });
+
+  it('should perform the DISCARD action without affecting the previous state', () => {
+    const action = new DiscardObjectUpdatesAction(url, null);
+    // testState has already been frozen above
+    objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+  });
+
+  it('should perform the REINSTATE action without affecting the previous state', () => {
+    const action = new ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction(url);
+    // testState has already been frozen above
+    objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+  });
+
+  it('should perform the REMOVE action without affecting the previous state', () => {
+    const action = new RemoveFieldUpdateAction(url, uuid);
+    // testState has already been frozen above
+    objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+  });
+
+  it('should perform the REMOVE_FIELD action without affecting the previous state', () => {
+    const action = new RemoveFieldUpdateAction(url, uuid);
+    // testState has already been frozen above
+    objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+  });
+
+  it('should initialize all fields when the INITIALIZE action is dispatched, based on the payload', () => {
+    const action = new InitializeFieldsAction(url, [identifiable1, identifiable3], modDate);
+
+    const expectedState = {
+      [url]: {
+        fieldStates: {
+          [identifiable1.uuid]: {
+            editable: false,
+            isNew: false,
+            isValid: true
+          },
+          [identifiable3.uuid]: {
+            editable: false,
+            isNew: false,
+            isValid: true
+          },
+        },
+        fieldUpdates: {},
+        lastModified: modDate
+      }
+    };
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+    expect(newState).toEqual(expectedState);
+  });
+
+  it('should set the given field\'s fieldStates when the SET_EDITABLE_FIELD action is dispatched, based on the payload', () => {
+    const action = new SetEditableFieldUpdateAction(url, identifiable3.uuid, true);
+
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+    expect(newState[url].fieldStates[identifiable3.uuid].editable).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should set the given field\'s fieldStates when the SET_VALID_FIELD action is dispatched, based on the payload', () => {
+    const action = new SetValidFieldUpdateAction(url, identifiable3.uuid, false);
+
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+    expect(newState[url].fieldStates[identifiable3.uuid].isValid).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('should add a given field\'s update to the state when the ADD_FIELD action is dispatched, based on the payload', () => {
+    const action = new AddFieldUpdateAction(url, identifiable1update, FieldChangeType.UPDATE);
+
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+    expect(newState[url].fieldUpdates[identifiable1.uuid].field).toEqual(identifiable1update);
+    expect(newState[url].fieldUpdates[identifiable1.uuid].changeType).toEqual(FieldChangeType.UPDATE);
+  });
+
+  it('should discard a given url\'s updates from the state when the DISCARD action is dispatched, based on the payload', () => {
+    const action = new DiscardObjectUpdatesAction(url, null);
+
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+    expect(newState[url].fieldUpdates).toEqual({});
+    expect(newState[url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH]).toEqual(testState[url]);
+  });
+
+  it('should reinstate a given url\'s updates from the state when the REINSTATE action is dispatched, based on the payload', () => {
+    const action = new ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction(url);
+
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(discardedTestState, action);
+    expect(newState).toEqual(testState);
+  });
+
+  it('should remove a given url\'s updates from the state when the REMOVE action is dispatched, based on the payload', () => {
+    const action = new RemoveObjectUpdatesAction(url);
+
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(discardedTestState, action);
+    expect(newState[url].fieldUpdates).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(newState[url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH]).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('should remove a given field\'s update from the state when the REMOVE_FIELD action is dispatched, based on the payload', () => {
+    const action = new RemoveFieldUpdateAction(url, uuid);
+
+    const newState = objectUpdatesReducer(testState, action);
+    expect(newState[url].fieldUpdates[uuid]).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0f10ff92a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.reducer.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,332 @@
+import {
+  AddFieldUpdateAction,
+  DiscardObjectUpdatesAction,
+  FieldChangeType,
+  InitializeFieldsAction,
+  ObjectUpdatesAction,
+  ObjectUpdatesActionTypes,
+  ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction,
+  RemoveFieldUpdateAction,
+  RemoveObjectUpdatesAction, SetEditableFieldUpdateAction, SetValidFieldUpdateAction
+} from './object-updates.actions';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+
+/**
+ * Path where discarded objects are saved
+ */
+export const OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH = '/trash';
+
+/**
+ * The state for a single field
+ */
+export interface FieldState {
+  editable: boolean,
+  isNew: boolean,
+  isValid: boolean
+}
+
+/**
+ * A list of states for all the fields for a single page, mapped by uuid
+ */
+export interface FieldStates {
+  [uuid: string]: FieldState;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Represents every object that has a UUID
+ */
+export interface Identifiable {
+  uuid: string
+}
+
+/**
+ * The state of a single field update
+ */
+export interface FieldUpdate {
+  field: Identifiable,
+  changeType: FieldChangeType
+}
+
+/**
+ * The states of all field updates available for a single page, mapped by uuid
+ */
+export interface FieldUpdates {
+  [uuid: string]: FieldUpdate;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The updated state of a single page
+ */
+export interface ObjectUpdatesEntry {
+  fieldStates: FieldStates;
+  fieldUpdates: FieldUpdates
+  lastModified: Date;
+}
+
+/**
+ * The updated state of all pages, mapped by the page URL
+ */
+export interface ObjectUpdatesState {
+  [url: string]: ObjectUpdatesEntry;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initial state for an existing initialized field
+ */
+const initialFieldState = { editable: false, isNew: false, isValid: true };
+
+/**
+ * Initial state for a newly added field
+ */
+const initialNewFieldState = { editable: true, isNew: true, isValid: undefined };
+
+// Object.create(null) ensures the object has no default js properties (e.g. `__proto__`)
+const initialState = Object.create(null);
+
+/**
+ * Reducer method to calculate the next ObjectUpdates state, based on the current state and the ObjectUpdatesAction
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+export function objectUpdatesReducer(state = initialState, action: ObjectUpdatesAction): ObjectUpdatesState {
+  switch (action.type) {
+    case ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.INITIALIZE_FIELDS: {
+      return initializeFieldsUpdate(state, action as InitializeFieldsAction);
+    }
+    case ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.ADD_FIELD: {
+      return addFieldUpdate(state, action as AddFieldUpdateAction);
+    }
+    case ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.DISCARD: {
+      return discardObjectUpdates(state, action as DiscardObjectUpdatesAction);
+    }
+    case ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.REINSTATE: {
+      return reinstateObjectUpdates(state, action as ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction);
+    }
+    case ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.REMOVE: {
+      return removeObjectUpdates(state, action as RemoveObjectUpdatesAction);
+    }
+    case ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.REMOVE_FIELD: {
+      return removeFieldUpdate(state, action as RemoveFieldUpdateAction);
+    }
+    case ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.SET_EDITABLE_FIELD: {
+      return setEditableFieldUpdate(state, action as SetEditableFieldUpdateAction);
+    }
+    case ObjectUpdatesActionTypes.SET_VALID_FIELD: {
+      return setValidFieldUpdate(state, action as SetValidFieldUpdateAction);
+    }
+    default: {
+      return state;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the state for a specific url and store all its fields in the store
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function initializeFieldsUpdate(state: any, action: InitializeFieldsAction) {
+  const url: string = action.payload.url;
+  const fields: Identifiable[] = action.payload.fields;
+  const lastModifiedServer: Date = action.payload.lastModified;
+  const fieldStates = createInitialFieldStates(fields);
+  const newPageState = Object.assign(
+    {},
+    state[url],
+    { fieldStates: fieldStates },
+    { fieldUpdates: {} },
+    { lastModified: lastModifiedServer }
+  );
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: newPageState });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add a new update for a specific field to the store
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function addFieldUpdate(state: any, action: AddFieldUpdateAction) {
+  const url: string = action.payload.url;
+  const field: Identifiable = action.payload.field;
+  const changeType: FieldChangeType = action.payload.changeType;
+  const pageState: ObjectUpdatesEntry = state[url] || {};
+
+  let states = pageState.fieldStates;
+  if (changeType === FieldChangeType.ADD) {
+    states = Object.assign({}, { [field.uuid]: initialNewFieldState }, pageState.fieldStates)
+  }
+
+  let fieldUpdate: any = pageState.fieldUpdates[field.uuid] || {};
+  const newChangeType = determineChangeType(fieldUpdate.changeType, changeType);
+
+  fieldUpdate = Object.assign({}, { field, changeType: newChangeType });
+
+  const fieldUpdates = Object.assign({}, pageState.fieldUpdates, { [field.uuid]: fieldUpdate });
+
+  const newPageState = Object.assign({}, pageState,
+    { fieldStates: states },
+    { fieldUpdates: fieldUpdates });
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: newPageState });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Discard all updates for a specific action's url in the store
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function discardObjectUpdates(state: any, action: DiscardObjectUpdatesAction) {
+  const url: string = action.payload.url;
+  const pageState: ObjectUpdatesEntry = state[url];
+  const newFieldStates = {};
+  Object.keys(pageState.fieldStates).forEach((uuid: string) => {
+    const fieldState: FieldState = pageState.fieldStates[uuid];
+    if (!fieldState.isNew) {
+      /* After discarding we don't want the reset fields to stay editable or invalid */
+      newFieldStates[uuid] = Object.assign({}, fieldState, { editable: false, isValid: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  const discardedPageState = Object.assign({}, pageState, {
+    fieldUpdates: {},
+    fieldStates: newFieldStates
+  });
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: discardedPageState }, { [url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH]: pageState });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reinstate all updates for a specific action's url in the store
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function reinstateObjectUpdates(state: any, action: ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction) {
+  const url: string = action.payload.url;
+  const trashState = state[url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH];
+
+  const newState = Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: trashState });
+  delete newState[url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH];
+  return newState;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove all updates for a specific action's url in the store
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function removeObjectUpdates(state: any, action: RemoveObjectUpdatesAction) {
+  const url: string = action.payload.url;
+  return removeObjectUpdatesByURL(state, url);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Remove all updates for a specific url in the store
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function removeObjectUpdatesByURL(state: any, url: string) {
+  const newState = Object.assign({}, state);
+  delete newState[url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH];
+  return newState;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Discard the update for a specific action's url and field UUID in the store
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function removeFieldUpdate(state: any, action: RemoveFieldUpdateAction) {
+  const url: string = action.payload.url;
+  const uuid: string = action.payload.uuid;
+  let newPageState: ObjectUpdatesEntry = state[url];
+  if (hasValue(newPageState)) {
+    const newUpdates: FieldUpdates = Object.assign({}, newPageState.fieldUpdates);
+    if (hasValue(newUpdates[uuid])) {
+      delete newUpdates[uuid];
+    }
+    const newFieldStates: FieldStates = Object.assign({}, newPageState.fieldStates);
+    if (hasValue(newFieldStates[uuid])) {
+      /* When resetting, make field not editable */
+      if (newFieldStates[uuid].isNew) {
+        /* If this field was added, just throw it away */
+        delete newFieldStates[uuid];
+      } else {
+        newFieldStates[uuid] = Object.assign({}, newFieldStates[uuid], { editable: false, isValid: true });
+      }
+    }
+    newPageState = Object.assign({}, state[url], {
+      fieldUpdates: newUpdates,
+      fieldStates: newFieldStates
+    });
+  }
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: newPageState });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Determine the most prominent FieldChangeType, ordered as follows:
+ * undefined < UPDATE < ADD < REMOVE
+ * @param oldType The current type
+ * @param newType The new type that should possibly override the new type
+ */
+function determineChangeType(oldType: FieldChangeType, newType: FieldChangeType): FieldChangeType {
+  if (hasNoValue(newType)) {
+    return oldType;
+  }
+  if (hasNoValue(oldType)) {
+    return newType;
+  }
+  return oldType.valueOf() > newType.valueOf() ? oldType : newType;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set the editable state of a specific action's url and uuid to false or true
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function setEditableFieldUpdate(state: any, action: SetEditableFieldUpdateAction) {
+  const url: string = action.payload.url;
+  const uuid: string = action.payload.uuid;
+  const editable: boolean = action.payload.editable;
+
+  const pageState: ObjectUpdatesEntry = state[url];
+
+  const fieldState = pageState.fieldStates[uuid];
+  const newFieldState = Object.assign({}, fieldState, { editable });
+
+  const newFieldStates = Object.assign({}, pageState.fieldStates, { [uuid]: newFieldState });
+
+  const newPageState = Object.assign({}, pageState, { fieldStates: newFieldStates });
+
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: newPageState });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set the isValid state of a specific action's url and uuid to false or true
+ * @param state The current state
+ * @param action The action to perform on the current state
+ */
+function setValidFieldUpdate(state: any, action: SetValidFieldUpdateAction) {
+  const url: string = action.payload.url;
+  const uuid: string = action.payload.uuid;
+  const isValid: boolean = action.payload.isValid;
+
+  const pageState: ObjectUpdatesEntry = state[url];
+
+  const fieldState = pageState.fieldStates[uuid];
+  const newFieldState = Object.assign({}, fieldState, { isValid });
+
+  const newFieldStates = Object.assign({}, pageState.fieldStates, { [uuid]: newFieldState });
+
+  const newPageState = Object.assign({}, pageState, { fieldStates: newFieldStates });
+
+  return Object.assign({}, state, { [url]: newPageState });
+}
+
+/**
+ * Method to create an initial FieldStates object based on a list of Identifiable objects
+ * @param fields Identifiable objects
+ */
+function createInitialFieldStates(fields: Identifiable[]) {
+  const uuids = fields.map((field: Identifiable) => field.uuid);
+  const fieldStates = {};
+  uuids.forEach((uuid: string) => fieldStates[uuid] = initialFieldState);
+  return fieldStates;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e9fc4652b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { CoreState } from '../../core.reducers';
+import { ObjectUpdatesService } from './object-updates.service';
+import {
+  DiscardObjectUpdatesAction,
+  FieldChangeType,
+  InitializeFieldsAction, ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction, RemoveFieldUpdateAction,
+  SetEditableFieldUpdateAction
+} from './object-updates.actions';
+import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { Notification } from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification.model';
+import { NotificationType } from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification-type';
+import { OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH } from './object-updates.reducer';
+
+describe('ObjectUpdatesService', () => {
+  let service: ObjectUpdatesService;
+  let store: Store<CoreState>;
+  const value = 'test value';
+  const url = 'test-url.com/dspace';
+  const identifiable1 = { uuid: '8222b07e-330d-417b-8d7f-3b82aeaf2320' };
+  const identifiable1Updated = { uuid: '8222b07e-330d-417b-8d7f-3b82aeaf2320', value: value };
+  const identifiable2 = { uuid: '26cbb5ce-5786-4e57-a394-b9fcf8eaf241' };
+  const identifiable3 = { uuid: 'c5d2c2f7-d757-48bf-84cc-8c9229c8407e' };
+  const identifiables = [identifiable1, identifiable2];
+
+  const fieldUpdates = {
+    [identifiable1.uuid]: { field: identifiable1Updated, changeType: FieldChangeType.UPDATE },
+    [identifiable3.uuid]: { field: identifiable3, changeType: FieldChangeType.ADD }
+  };
+
+  const modDate = new Date(2010, 2, 11);
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    const fieldStates = {
+      [identifiable1.uuid]: { editable: false, isNew: false, isValid: true },
+      [identifiable2.uuid]: { editable: true, isNew: false, isValid: false },
+      [identifiable3.uuid]: { editable: true, isNew: true, isValid: true },
+    };
+
+    const objectEntry = {
+      fieldStates, fieldUpdates, lastModified: modDate
+    };
+    store = new Store<CoreState>(undefined, undefined, undefined);
+    spyOn(store, 'dispatch');
+    service = new ObjectUpdatesService(store);
+
+    spyOn(service as any, 'getObjectEntry').and.returnValue(observableOf(objectEntry));
+    spyOn(service as any, 'getFieldState').and.callFake((uuid) => {
+      return observableOf(fieldStates[uuid]);
+    });
+    spyOn(service as any, 'saveFieldUpdate');
+  });
+
+  describe('initialize', () => {
+    it('should dispatch an INITIALIZE action with the correct URL, initial identifiables and the last modified date', () => {
+      service.initialize(url, identifiables, modDate);
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new InitializeFieldsAction(url, identifiables, modDate));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getFieldUpdates', () => {
+    it('should return the list of all fields, including their update if there is one', () => {
+      const result$ = service.getFieldUpdates(url, identifiables);
+      expect((service as any).getObjectEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url);
+
+      const expectedResult = {
+        [identifiable1.uuid]: { field: identifiable1Updated, changeType: FieldChangeType.UPDATE },
+        [identifiable2.uuid]: { field: identifiable2, changeType: undefined },
+        [identifiable3.uuid]: { field: identifiable3, changeType: FieldChangeType.ADD }
+      };
+
+      result$.subscribe((result) => {
+        expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isEditable', () => {
+    it('should return false if this identifiable is currently not editable in the store', () => {
+      const result$ = service.isEditable(url, identifiable1.uuid);
+      expect((service as any).getFieldState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, identifiable1.uuid);
+      result$.subscribe((result) => {
+        expect(result).toEqual(false);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if this identifiable is currently editable in the store', () => {
+      const result$ = service.isEditable(url, identifiable2.uuid);
+      expect((service as any).getFieldState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, identifiable2.uuid);
+      result$.subscribe((result) => {
+        expect(result).toEqual(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isValid', () => {
+    it('should return false if this identifiable is currently not valid in the store', () => {
+      const result$ = service.isValid(url, identifiable2.uuid);
+      expect((service as any).getFieldState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, identifiable2.uuid);
+      result$.subscribe((result) => {
+        expect(result).toEqual(false);
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should return true if this identifiable is currently valid in the store', () => {
+      const result$ = service.isValid(url, identifiable1.uuid);
+      expect((service as any).getFieldState).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, identifiable1.uuid);
+      result$.subscribe((result) => {
+        expect(result).toEqual(true);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('saveAddFieldUpdate', () => {
+    it('should call saveFieldUpdate on the service with FieldChangeType.ADD', () => {
+      service.saveAddFieldUpdate(url, identifiable1);
+      expect((service as any).saveFieldUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, identifiable1, FieldChangeType.ADD);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('saveRemoveFieldUpdate', () => {
+    it('should call saveFieldUpdate on the service with FieldChangeType.REMOVE', () => {
+      service.saveRemoveFieldUpdate(url, identifiable1);
+      expect((service as any).saveFieldUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, identifiable1, FieldChangeType.REMOVE);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('saveChangeFieldUpdate', () => {
+    it('should call saveFieldUpdate on the service with FieldChangeType.UPDATE', () => {
+      service.saveChangeFieldUpdate(url, identifiable1);
+      expect((service as any).saveFieldUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url, identifiable1, FieldChangeType.UPDATE);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('setEditableFieldUpdate', () => {
+    it('should dispatch a SetEditableFieldUpdateAction action with the correct URL, uuid and true when true was set', () => {
+      service.setEditableFieldUpdate(url, identifiable1.uuid, true);
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new SetEditableFieldUpdateAction(url, identifiable1.uuid, true));
+    });
+
+    it('should dispatch an SetEditableFieldUpdateAction action with the correct URL, uuid and false when false was set', () => {
+      service.setEditableFieldUpdate(url, identifiable1.uuid, false);
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new SetEditableFieldUpdateAction(url, identifiable1.uuid, false));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('discardFieldUpdates', () => {
+    it('should dispatch a DiscardObjectUpdatesAction action with the correct URL and passed notification ', () => {
+      const undoNotification = new Notification('id', NotificationType.Info, 'undo');
+      service.discardFieldUpdates(url, undoNotification);
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new DiscardObjectUpdatesAction(url, undoNotification));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('reinstateFieldUpdates', () => {
+    it('should dispatch a ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction action with the correct URL ', () => {
+      service.reinstateFieldUpdates(url);
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction(url));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('removeSingleFieldUpdate', () => {
+    it('should dispatch a RemoveFieldUpdateAction action with the correct URL and uuid', () => {
+      service.removeSingleFieldUpdate(url, identifiable1.uuid);
+      expect(store.dispatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(new RemoveFieldUpdateAction(url, identifiable1.uuid));
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getUpdatedFields', () => {
+    it('should return the list of all metadata fields with their new values', () => {
+      const result$ = service.getUpdatedFields(url, identifiables);
+      expect((service as any).getObjectEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url);
+
+      const expectedResult = [identifiable1Updated, identifiable2, identifiable3];
+      result$.subscribe((result) => {
+        expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('hasUpdates', () => {
+    it('should return true when there are updates', () => {
+      const result$ = service.hasUpdates(url);
+      expect((service as any).getObjectEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url);
+
+      const expectedResult = true;
+      result$.subscribe((result) => {
+        expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
+      });
+    });
+    describe('when updates are emtpy', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        (service as any).getObjectEntry.and.returnValue(observableOf({}))
+      });
+
+      it('should return false when there are no updates', () => {
+        const result$ = service.hasUpdates(url);
+        expect((service as any).getObjectEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url);
+
+        const expectedResult = false;
+        result$.subscribe((result) => {
+          expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('isReinstatable', () => {
+
+    describe('when updates are not emtpy', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        spyOn(service, 'hasUpdates').and.returnValue(observableOf(true));
+      });
+
+      it('should return true', () => {
+        const result$ = service.isReinstatable(url);
+        expect(service.hasUpdates).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH);
+
+        const expectedResult = true;
+        result$.subscribe((result) => {
+          expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+
+    describe('when updates are emtpy', () => {
+      beforeEach(() => {
+        spyOn(service, 'hasUpdates').and.returnValue(observableOf(false));
+      });
+
+      it('should return false', () => {
+        const result$ = service.isReinstatable(url);
+        expect(service.hasUpdates).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH);
+        const expectedResult = false;
+        result$.subscribe((result) => {
+          expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getLastModified', () => {
+    it('should return true when hasUpdates returns true', () => {
+      const result$ = service.getLastModified(url);
+      expect((service as any).getObjectEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(url);
+
+      const expectedResult = modDate;
+      result$.subscribe((result) => {
+        expect(result).toEqual(expectedResult);
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..85e17b5b2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,268 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { createSelector, MemoizedSelector, select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
+import { coreSelector, CoreState } from '../../core.reducers';
+import {
+  FieldState,
+  FieldUpdates,
+  Identifiable, OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH,
+  ObjectUpdatesEntry,
+  ObjectUpdatesState
+} from './object-updates.reducer';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  AddFieldUpdateAction,
+  DiscardObjectUpdatesAction,
+  FieldChangeType,
+  InitializeFieldsAction,
+  ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction,
+  RemoveFieldUpdateAction,
+  SetEditableFieldUpdateAction, SetValidFieldUpdateAction
+} from './object-updates.actions';
+import { distinctUntilChanged, filter, map, tap } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue, isEmpty, isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { INotification } from '../../../shared/notifications/models/notification.model';
+
+function objectUpdatesStateSelector(): MemoizedSelector<CoreState, ObjectUpdatesState> {
+  return createSelector(coreSelector, (state: CoreState) => state['cache/object-updates']);
+}
+
+function filterByUrlObjectUpdatesStateSelector(url: string): MemoizedSelector<CoreState, ObjectUpdatesEntry> {
+  return createSelector(objectUpdatesStateSelector(), (state: ObjectUpdatesState) => state[url]);
+}
+
+function filterByUrlAndUUIDFieldStateSelector(url: string, uuid: string): MemoizedSelector<CoreState, FieldState> {
+  return createSelector(filterByUrlObjectUpdatesStateSelector(url), (state: ObjectUpdatesEntry) => state.fieldStates[uuid]);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Service that dispatches and reads from the ObjectUpdates' state in the store
+ */
+@Injectable()
+export class ObjectUpdatesService {
+  constructor(private store: Store<CoreState>) {
+
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to dispatch an InitializeFieldsAction to the store
+   * @param url The page's URL for which the changes are being mapped
+   * @param fields The initial fields for the page's object
+   * @param lastModified The date the object was last modified
+   */
+  initialize(url, fields: Identifiable[], lastModified: Date): void {
+    this.store.dispatch(new InitializeFieldsAction(url, fields, lastModified));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to dispatch an AddFieldUpdateAction to the store
+   * @param url The page's URL for which the changes are saved
+   * @param field An updated field for the page's object
+   * @param changeType The last type of change applied to this field
+   */
+  private saveFieldUpdate(url: string, field: Identifiable, changeType: FieldChangeType) {
+    this.store.dispatch(new AddFieldUpdateAction(url, field, changeType))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Request the ObjectUpdatesEntry state for a specific URL
+   * @param url The URL to filter by
+   */
+  private getObjectEntry(url: string): Observable<ObjectUpdatesEntry> {
+    return this.store.pipe(select(filterByUrlObjectUpdatesStateSelector(url)));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Request the getFieldState state for a specific URL and UUID
+   * @param url The URL to filter by
+   * @param uuid The field's UUID to filter by
+   */
+  private getFieldState(url: string, uuid: string): Observable<FieldState> {
+    return this.store.pipe(select(filterByUrlAndUUIDFieldStateSelector(url, uuid)));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method that combines the state's updates with the initial values (when there's no update) to create
+   * a FieldUpdates object
+   * @param url The URL of the page for which the FieldUpdates should be requested
+   * @param initialFields The initial values of the fields
+   */
+  getFieldUpdates(url: string, initialFields: Identifiable[]): Observable<FieldUpdates> {
+    const objectUpdates = this.getObjectEntry(url);
+    return objectUpdates.pipe(map((objectEntry) => {
+      const fieldUpdates: FieldUpdates = {};
+      Object.keys(objectEntry.fieldStates).forEach((uuid) => {
+        let fieldUpdate = objectEntry.fieldUpdates[uuid];
+        if (isEmpty(fieldUpdate)) {
+          const identifiable = initialFields.find((object: Identifiable) => object.uuid === uuid);
+          fieldUpdate = { field: identifiable, changeType: undefined };
+        }
+        fieldUpdates[uuid] = fieldUpdate;
+      });
+      return fieldUpdates;
+    }))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to check if a specific field is currently editable in the store
+   * @param url The URL of the page on which the field resides
+   * @param uuid The UUID of the field
+   */
+  isEditable(url: string, uuid: string): Observable<boolean> {
+    const fieldState$ = this.getFieldState(url, uuid);
+    return fieldState$.pipe(
+      filter((fieldState) => hasValue(fieldState)),
+      map((fieldState) => fieldState.editable),
+      distinctUntilChanged()
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to check if a specific field is currently valid in the store
+   * @param url The URL of the page on which the field resides
+   * @param uuid The UUID of the field
+   */
+  isValid(url: string, uuid: string): Observable<boolean> {
+    const fieldState$ = this.getFieldState(url, uuid);
+    return fieldState$.pipe(
+      filter((fieldState) => hasValue(fieldState)),
+      map((fieldState) => fieldState.isValid),
+      distinctUntilChanged()
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to check if a specific page is currently valid in the store
+   * @param url The URL of the page
+   */
+  isValidPage(url: string): Observable<boolean> {
+    const objectUpdates = this.getObjectEntry(url);
+    return objectUpdates.pipe(
+      map((entry: ObjectUpdatesEntry) => {
+        return Object.values(entry.fieldStates).findIndex((state: FieldState) => !state.isValid) < 0
+      }),
+      distinctUntilChanged()
+    )
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls the saveFieldUpdate method with FieldChangeType.ADD
+   * @param url The page's URL for which the changes are saved
+   * @param field An updated field for the page's object
+   */
+  saveAddFieldUpdate(url: string, field: Identifiable) {
+    this.saveFieldUpdate(url, field, FieldChangeType.ADD);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls the saveFieldUpdate method with FieldChangeType.REMOVE
+   * @param url The page's URL for which the changes are saved
+   * @param field An updated field for the page's object
+   */
+  saveRemoveFieldUpdate(url: string, field: Identifiable) {
+    this.saveFieldUpdate(url, field, FieldChangeType.REMOVE);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Calls the saveFieldUpdate method with FieldChangeType.UPDATE
+   * @param url The page's URL for which the changes are saved
+   * @param field An updated field for the page's object
+   */
+  saveChangeFieldUpdate(url: string, field: Identifiable) {
+    this.saveFieldUpdate(url, field, FieldChangeType.UPDATE);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Dispatches a SetEditableFieldUpdateAction to the store to set a field's editable state
+   * @param url The URL of the page on which the field resides
+   * @param uuid The UUID of the field that should be set
+   * @param editable The new value of editable in the store for this field
+   */
+  setEditableFieldUpdate(url: string, uuid: string, editable: boolean) {
+    this.store.dispatch(new SetEditableFieldUpdateAction(url, uuid, editable));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Dispatches a SetValidFieldUpdateAction to the store to set a field's isValid state
+   * @param url The URL of the page on which the field resides
+   * @param uuid The UUID of the field that should be set
+   * @param valid The new value of isValid in the store for this field
+   */
+  setValidFieldUpdate(url: string, uuid: string, valid: boolean) {
+    this.store.dispatch(new SetValidFieldUpdateAction(url, uuid, valid));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to dispatch an DiscardObjectUpdatesAction to the store
+   * @param url The page's URL for which the changes should be discarded
+   * @param undoNotification The notification which is should possibly be canceled
+   */
+  discardFieldUpdates(url: string, undoNotification: INotification) {
+    this.store.dispatch(new DiscardObjectUpdatesAction(url, undoNotification));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to dispatch an ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction to the store
+   * @param url The page's URL for which the changes should be reinstated
+   */
+  reinstateFieldUpdates(url: string) {
+    this.store.dispatch(new ReinstateObjectUpdatesAction(url));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method to dispatch an RemoveFieldUpdateAction to the store
+   * @param url The page's URL for which the changes should be removed
+   */
+  removeSingleFieldUpdate(url: string, uuid) {
+    this.store.dispatch(new RemoveFieldUpdateAction(url, uuid));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Method that combines the state's updates with the initial values (when there's no update) to create
+   * a list of updates fields
+   * @param url The URL of the page for which the updated fields should be requested
+   * @param initialFields The initial values of the fields
+   */
+  getUpdatedFields(url: string, initialFields: Identifiable[]): Observable<Identifiable[]> {
+    const objectUpdates = this.getObjectEntry(url);
+    return objectUpdates.pipe(map((objectEntry) => {
+      const fields: Identifiable[] = [];
+      Object.keys(objectEntry.fieldStates).forEach((uuid) => {
+        const fieldUpdate = objectEntry.fieldUpdates[uuid];
+        if (hasNoValue(fieldUpdate) || fieldUpdate.changeType !== FieldChangeType.REMOVE) {
+          let field;
+          if (isNotEmpty(fieldUpdate)) {
+            field = fieldUpdate.field;
+          } else {
+            field = initialFields.find((object: Identifiable) => object.uuid === uuid);
+          }
+          fields.push(field);
+        }
+      });
+      return fields;
+    }))
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if the page currently has updates in the store or not
+   * @param url The page's url to check for in the store
+   */
+  hasUpdates(url: string): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.getObjectEntry(url).pipe(map((objectEntry) => hasValue(objectEntry) && isNotEmpty(objectEntry.fieldUpdates)));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Checks if the page currently is reinstatable in the store or not
+   * @param url The page's url to check for in the store
+   */
+  isReinstatable(url: string): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.hasUpdates(url + OBJECT_UPDATES_TRASH_PATH)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Request the current lastModified date stored for the updates in the store
+   * @param url The page's url to check for in the store
+   */
+  getLastModified(url: string): Observable<Date> {
+    return this.getObjectEntry(url).pipe(map((entry: ObjectUpdatesEntry) => entry.lastModified));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/search-response-parsing.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/search-response-parsing.service.ts
index 0e6ac0fd05..0ca793c5ae 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/search-response-parsing.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/search-response-parsing.service.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { DSpaceRESTV2Response } from '../dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2-response.
 import { DSpaceRESTv2Serializer } from '../dspace-rest-v2/dspace-rest-v2.serializer';
 import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { SearchQueryResponse } from '../../+search-page/search-service/search-query-response.model';
-import { MetadataMap, MetadataValue } from '../shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataMap, MetadataValue } from '../shared/metadata.models';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class SearchResponseParsingService implements ResponseParsingService {
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export class SearchResponseParsingService implements ResponseParsingService {
         const mdMap: MetadataMap = {};
         if (hhObject) {
           for (const key of Object.keys(hhObject)) {
-            const value: MetadataValue = { value: hhObject[key].join('...'), language: null };
+            const value: MetadataValue = Object.assign(new MetadataValue(), { value: hhObject[key].join('...'), language: null });
             mdMap[key] = [ value ];
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/models/eperson.model.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/models/eperson.model.ts
index 45d26761b0..7d2138b633 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/models/eperson.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/models/eperson.model.ts
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ export class EPerson extends DSpaceObject {
 
   public selfRegistered: boolean;
 
+  /** Getter to retrieve the EPerson's full name as a string */
+  get name(): string {
+    return this.firstMetadataValue('eperson.firstname') + ' ' + this.firstMetadataValue('eperson.lastname');
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model.ts
index 4f2a5edcd4..1032c84db1 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-eperson.model.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { NormalizedGroup } from './normalized-group.model';
 
 @mapsTo(EPerson)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedDSpaceObject)
-export class NormalizedEPerson extends NormalizedDSpaceObject implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
+export class NormalizedEPerson extends NormalizedDSpaceObject<EPerson> implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
 
   @autoserialize
   public handle: string;
diff --git a/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-group.model.ts b/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-group.model.ts
index 3189adbc8f..34a0da7adf 100644
--- a/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-group.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/eperson/models/normalized-group.model.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { Group } from './group.model';
 
 @mapsTo(Group)
 @inheritSerialization(NormalizedDSpaceObject)
-export class NormalizedGroup extends NormalizedDSpaceObject implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
+export class NormalizedGroup extends NormalizedDSpaceObject<Group> implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
 
   @autoserialize
   public handle: string;
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
index d6aec339a1..cfb5a0751d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/metadata.service.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { EmptyError } from 'rxjs/internal-compatibility';
 import { NormalizedObjectBuildService } from '../cache/builders/normalized-object-build.service';
 import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from '../data/dso-change-analyzer.service';
-import { MetadataValue } from '../shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataValue } from '../shared/metadata.models';
 
 /* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/metadatafield.model.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/metadatafield.model.ts
index f9b5155649..ba28b59d0e 100644
--- a/src/app/core/metadata/metadatafield.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/metadatafield.model.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { MetadataSchema } from './metadataschema.model';
 import { autoserialize } from 'cerialize';
 import { ListableObject } from '../../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
+import { isNotEmpty } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 
 export class MetadataField implements ListableObject {
   @autoserialize
@@ -20,4 +21,12 @@ export class MetadataField implements ListableObject {
 
   @autoserialize
   schema: MetadataSchema;
+
+  toString(separator: string = '.'): string {
+    let key = this.schema.prefix + separator + this.element;
+    if (isNotEmpty(this.qualifier)) {
+      key += separator + this.qualifier;
+    }
+    return key;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/metadata/normalized-metadata-schema.model.ts b/src/app/core/metadata/normalized-metadata-schema.model.ts
index 844efd232f..c121938940 100644
--- a/src/app/core/metadata/normalized-metadata-schema.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/metadata/normalized-metadata-schema.model.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { autoserialize } from 'cerialize';
 import { NormalizedObject } from '../cache/models/normalized-object.model';
 import { mapsTo } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
-import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 import { ListableObject } from '../../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 import { MetadataSchema } from './metadataschema.model';
 
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import { MetadataSchema } from './metadataschema.model';
  * Normalized class for a DSpace MetadataSchema
  */
 @mapsTo(MetadataSchema)
-export class NormalizedMetadataSchema extends NormalizedObject implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
+export class NormalizedMetadataSchema extends NormalizedObject<MetadataSchema> implements ListableObject {
   /**
    * The unique identifier for this schema
    */
diff --git a/src/app/core/registry/registry.service.ts b/src/app/core/registry/registry.service.ts
index 969024e330..8fa1ca893a 100644
--- a/src/app/core/registry/registry.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/registry/registry.service.ts
@@ -29,18 +29,24 @@ import {
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { RegistryMetadatafieldsResponseParsingService } from '../data/registry-metadatafields-response-parsing.service';
 import { RegistryMetadatafieldsResponse } from './registry-metadatafields-response.model';
-import { hasValue, isNotEmpty, isNotEmptyOperator } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { hasValue, hasNoValue, isNotEmpty, isNotEmptyOperator } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { URLCombiner } from '../url-combiner/url-combiner';
 import { PaginationComponentOptions } from '../../shared/pagination/pagination-component-options.model';
 import { RegistryBitstreamformatsResponseParsingService } from '../data/registry-bitstreamformats-response-parsing.service';
 import { RegistryBitstreamformatsResponse } from './registry-bitstreamformats-response.model';
-import { configureRequest, getResponseFromEntry, getSucceededRemoteData } from '../shared/operators';
+import {
+  configureRequest,
+  getResponseFromEntry,
+  getSucceededRemoteData
+} from '../shared/operators';
 import { createSelector, select, Store } from '@ngrx/store';
 import { AppState } from '../../app.reducer';
 import { MetadataRegistryState } from '../../+admin/admin-registries/metadata-registry/metadata-registry.reducers';
 import {
   MetadataRegistryCancelFieldAction,
-  MetadataRegistryCancelSchemaAction, MetadataRegistryDeselectAllFieldAction, MetadataRegistryDeselectAllSchemaAction,
+  MetadataRegistryCancelSchemaAction,
+  MetadataRegistryDeselectAllFieldAction,
+  MetadataRegistryDeselectAllSchemaAction,
   MetadataRegistryDeselectFieldAction,
   MetadataRegistryDeselectSchemaAction,
   MetadataRegistryEditFieldAction,
@@ -167,6 +173,47 @@ export class RegistryService {
     return this.rdb.toRemoteDataObservable(requestEntryObs, payloadObs);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieve all existing metadata fields as a paginated list
+   * @param pagination Pagination options to determine which page of metadata fields should be requested
+   * When no pagination is provided, all metadata fields are requested in one large page
+   * @returns an observable that emits a remote data object with a page of metadata fields
+   */
+  public getAllMetadataFields(pagination?: PaginationComponentOptions): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<MetadataField>>> {
+    if (hasNoValue(pagination)) {
+      pagination = { currentPage: 1, pageSize: 10000 } as any;
+    }
+    const requestObs = this.getMetadataFieldsRequestObs(pagination);
+
+    const requestEntryObs = requestObs.pipe(
+      flatMap((request: RestRequest) => this.requestService.getByHref(request.href))
+    );
+
+    const rmrObs: Observable<RegistryMetadatafieldsResponse> = requestEntryObs.pipe(
+      getResponseFromEntry(),
+      map((response: RegistryMetadatafieldsSuccessResponse) => response.metadatafieldsResponse)
+    );
+
+    const metadatafieldsObs: Observable<MetadataField[]> = rmrObs.pipe(
+      map((rmr: RegistryMetadatafieldsResponse) => rmr.metadatafields),
+      map((metadataFields: MetadataField[]) => metadataFields)
+    );
+
+    const pageInfoObs: Observable<PageInfo> = requestEntryObs.pipe(
+      getResponseFromEntry(),
+
+      map((response: RegistryMetadatafieldsSuccessResponse) => response.pageInfo)
+    );
+
+    const payloadObs = observableCombineLatest(metadatafieldsObs, pageInfoObs).pipe(
+      map(([metadatafields, pageInfo]) => {
+        return new PaginatedList(pageInfo, metadatafields);
+      })
+    );
+
+    return this.rdb.toRemoteDataObservable(requestEntryObs, payloadObs);
+  }
+
   public getBitstreamFormats(pagination: PaginationComponentOptions): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<BitstreamFormat>>> {
     const requestObs = this.getBitstreamFormatsRequestObs(pagination);
 
@@ -239,6 +286,26 @@ export class RegistryService {
     );
   }
 
+  private getMetadataFieldsRequestObs(pagination: PaginationComponentOptions): Observable<RestRequest> {
+    return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.metadataFieldsPath).pipe(
+      map((url: string) => {
+        const args: string[] = [];
+        args.push(`size=${pagination.pageSize}`);
+        args.push(`page=${pagination.currentPage - 1}`);
+        if (isNotEmpty(args)) {
+          url = new URLCombiner(url, `?${args.join('&')}`).toString();
+        }
+        const request = new GetRequest(this.requestService.generateRequestId(), url);
+        return Object.assign(request, {
+          getResponseParser(): GenericConstructor<ResponseParsingService> {
+            return RegistryMetadatafieldsResponseParsingService;
+          }
+        });
+      }),
+      tap((request: RestRequest) => this.requestService.configure(request)),
+    );
+  }
+
   private getBitstreamFormatsRequestObs(pagination: PaginationComponentOptions): Observable<RestRequest> {
     return this.halService.getEndpoint(this.bitstreamFormatsPath).pipe(
       map((url: string) => {
@@ -495,4 +562,21 @@ export class RegistryService {
       }
     });
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieve a filtered paginated list of metadata fields
+   * @param query {string} The query to filter the field names by
+   * @returns an observable that emits a remote data object with a page of metadata fields that match the query
+   */
+  queryMetadataFields(query: string): Observable<RemoteData<PaginatedList<MetadataField>>> {
+    return this.getAllMetadataFields().pipe(
+      map((rd: RemoteData<PaginatedList<MetadataField>>) => {
+        const filteredFields: MetadataField[] = rd.payload.page.filter(
+          (field: MetadataField) => field.toString().indexOf(query) >= 0
+        );
+        const page: PaginatedList<MetadataField> = new PaginatedList<MetadataField>(new PageInfo(), filteredFields)
+        return Object.assign({}, rd, { payload: page });
+      })
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model.ts
index 100d4da557..71c6ee7837 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/dspace-object.model.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { MetadataMap, MetadataValue, MetadataValueFilter } from './metadata.interfaces';
-import { Metadata } from './metadata.model';
-import { isEmpty, isNotEmpty, isUndefined } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+
+import { MetadataMap, MetadataValue, MetadataValueFilter, MetadatumViewModel } from './metadata.models';
+import { Metadata } from './metadata.utils';
+import { isUndefined } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/object-cache.reducer';
 import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
 import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
 import { ListableObject } from '../../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { autoserialize } from 'cerialize';
 
 /**
  * An abstract model class for a DSpaceObject.
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ export class DSpaceObject implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
   /**
    * The human-readable identifier of this DSpaceObject
    */
-  @autoserialize
   id: string;
 
   /**
    * The universally unique identifier of this DSpaceObject
    */
-  @autoserialize
   uuid: string;
 
   /**
@@ -51,9 +49,15 @@ export class DSpaceObject implements CacheableObject, ListableObject {
   /**
    * All metadata of this DSpaceObject
    */
-  @autoserialize
   metadata: MetadataMap;
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieve the current metadata as a list of MetadatumViewModels
+   */
+  get metadataAsList(): MetadatumViewModel[] {
+    return Metadata.toViewModelList(this.metadata);
+  }
+
   /**
    * An array of DSpaceObjects that are direct parents of this DSpaceObject
    */
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/metadata.interfaces.ts b/src/app/core/shared/metadata.interfaces.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 3590117ce8..0000000000
--- a/src/app/core/shared/metadata.interfaces.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-/** A map of metadata keys to an ordered list of MetadataValue objects. */
-export interface MetadataMap {
-  [ key: string ]: MetadataValue[];
-}
-
-/** A single metadata value and its properties. */
-export interface MetadataValue {
-
-  /** The language. */
-  language: string;
-
-  /** The string value. */
-  value: string;
-}
-
-/** Constraints for matching metadata values. */
-export interface MetadataValueFilter {
-
-  /** The language constraint. */
-  language?: string;
-
-  /** The value constraint. */
-  value?: string;
-
-  /** Whether the value constraint should match without regard to case. */
-  ignoreCase?: boolean;
-
-  /** Whether the value constraint should match as a substring. */
-  substring?: boolean;
-}
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/metadata.models.ts b/src/app/core/shared/metadata.models.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b72eb340d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/metadata.models.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import * as uuidv4 from 'uuid/v4';
+import { autoserialize, Serialize, Deserialize } from 'cerialize';
+/* tslint:disable:max-classes-per-file */
+
+/** A map of metadata keys to an ordered list of MetadataValue objects. */
+export class MetadataMap {
+  [key: string]: MetadataValue[];
+}
+
+/** A single metadata value and its properties. */
+
+export class MetadataValue {
+  /** The uuid. */
+  uuid: string = uuidv4();
+
+  /** The language. */
+  @autoserialize
+  language: string;
+
+  /** The string value. */
+  @autoserialize
+  value: string;
+}
+
+/** Constraints for matching metadata values. */
+export interface MetadataValueFilter {
+  /** The language constraint. */
+  language?: string;
+
+  /** The value constraint. */
+  value?: string;
+
+  /** Whether the value constraint should match without regard to case. */
+  ignoreCase?: boolean;
+
+  /** Whether the value constraint should match as a substring. */
+  substring?: boolean;
+}
+
+export class MetadatumViewModel {
+  /** The uuid. */
+  uuid: string = uuidv4();
+
+  /** The metadatafield key. */
+  key: string;
+
+  /** The language. */
+  language: string;
+
+  /** The string value. */
+  value: string;
+
+  /** The order. */
+  order: number;
+}
+
+/** Serializer used for MetadataMaps.
+ * This is necessary because Cerialize has trouble instantiating the MetadataValues using their constructor
+ * when they are inside arrays which also represent the values in a map.
+ */
+export const MetadataMapSerializer = {
+  Serialize(map: MetadataMap): any {
+    const json = {};
+    Object.keys(map).forEach((key: string) => {
+      json[key] = Serialize(map[key], MetadataValue);
+    });
+    return json;
+  },
+
+  Deserialize(json: any): MetadataMap {
+    const metadataMap: MetadataMap = {};
+    Object.keys(json).forEach((key: string) => {
+      metadataMap[key] = Deserialize(json[key], MetadataValue);
+    });
+    return metadataMap;
+  }
+};
+/* tslint:enable:max-classes-per-file */
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/metadata.model.spec.ts b/src/app/core/shared/metadata.utils.spec.ts
similarity index 55%
rename from src/app/core/shared/metadata.model.spec.ts
rename to src/app/core/shared/metadata.utils.spec.ts
index dfeff8d600..7fbea14b13 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/metadata.model.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/metadata.utils.spec.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import { isUndefined } from '../../shared/empty.util';
-import { MetadataValue, MetadataValueFilter } from './metadata.interfaces';
-import { Metadata } from './metadata.model';
+import * as uuidv4 from 'uuid/v4';
+import {
+  MetadataMap,
+  MetadataValue,
+  MetadataValueFilter,
+  MetadatumViewModel
+} from './metadata.models';
+import { Metadata } from './metadata.utils';
 
 const mdValue = (value: string, language?: string): MetadataValue => {
-  return { value: value, language: isUndefined(language) ? null : language };
-}
+  return { uuid: uuidv4(), value: value, language: isUndefined(language) ? null : language };
+};
 
 const dcDescription = mdValue('Some description');
 const dcAbstract = mdValue('Some abstract');
@@ -13,19 +19,27 @@ const dcTitle1 = mdValue('Title 1');
 const dcTitle2 = mdValue('Title 2', 'en_US');
 const bar = mdValue('Bar');
 
-const singleMap = { 'dc.title': [ dcTitle0 ] };
+const singleMap = { 'dc.title': [dcTitle0] };
 
 const multiMap = {
-  'dc.description': [ dcDescription ],
-  'dc.description.abstract': [ dcAbstract ],
-  'dc.title': [ dcTitle1, dcTitle2 ],
-  'foo': [ bar ]
+  'dc.description': [dcDescription],
+  'dc.description.abstract': [dcAbstract],
+  'dc.title': [dcTitle1, dcTitle2],
+  'foo': [bar]
 };
 
+const multiViewModelList = [
+  { key: 'dc.description', ...dcDescription, order: 0 },
+  { key: 'dc.description.abstract', ...dcAbstract, order: 0 },
+  { key: 'dc.title', ...dcTitle1, order: 0 },
+  { key: 'dc.title', ...dcTitle2, order: 1 },
+  { key: 'foo', ...bar, order: 0 }
+];
+
 const testMethod = (fn, resultKind, mapOrMaps, keyOrKeys, expected, filter?) => {
-  const keys = keyOrKeys instanceof Array ? keyOrKeys : [ keyOrKeys ];
+  const keys = keyOrKeys instanceof Array ? keyOrKeys : [keyOrKeys];
   describe('and key' + (keys.length === 1 ? (' ' + keys[0]) : ('s ' + JSON.stringify(keys)))
-        + ' with ' + (isUndefined(filter) ? 'no filter' : 'filter ' + JSON.stringify(filter)), () => {
+    + ' with ' + (isUndefined(filter) ? 'no filter' : 'filter ' + JSON.stringify(filter)), () => {
     const result = fn(mapOrMaps, keys, filter);
     let shouldReturn;
     if (resultKind === 'boolean') {
@@ -34,7 +48,7 @@ const testMethod = (fn, resultKind, mapOrMaps, keyOrKeys, expected, filter?) =>
       shouldReturn = 'undefined';
     } else if (expected instanceof Array) {
       shouldReturn = 'an array with ' + expected.length + ' ' + (expected.length > 1 ? 'ordered ' : '')
-          + resultKind + (expected.length !== 1 ? 's' : '');
+        + resultKind + (expected.length !== 1 ? 's' : '');
     } else {
       shouldReturn = 'a ' + resultKind;
     }
@@ -57,30 +71,30 @@ describe('Metadata', () => {
     });
     describe('with singleMap', () => {
       testAll(singleMap, 'foo', []);
-      testAll(singleMap, '*', [ dcTitle0 ]);
+      testAll(singleMap, '*', [dcTitle0]);
       testAll(singleMap, '*', [], { value: 'baz' });
-      testAll(singleMap, 'dc.title', [ dcTitle0 ]);
-      testAll(singleMap, 'dc.*', [ dcTitle0 ]);
+      testAll(singleMap, 'dc.title', [dcTitle0]);
+      testAll(singleMap, 'dc.*', [dcTitle0]);
     });
     describe('with multiMap', () => {
-      testAll(multiMap, 'foo', [ bar ]);
-      testAll(multiMap, '*', [ dcDescription, dcAbstract, dcTitle1, dcTitle2, bar ]);
-      testAll(multiMap, 'dc.title', [ dcTitle1, dcTitle2 ]);
-      testAll(multiMap, 'dc.*', [ dcDescription, dcAbstract, dcTitle1, dcTitle2 ]);
-      testAll(multiMap, [ 'dc.title', 'dc.*' ], [ dcTitle1, dcTitle2, dcDescription, dcAbstract ]);
+      testAll(multiMap, 'foo', [bar]);
+      testAll(multiMap, '*', [dcDescription, dcAbstract, dcTitle1, dcTitle2, bar]);
+      testAll(multiMap, 'dc.title', [dcTitle1, dcTitle2]);
+      testAll(multiMap, 'dc.*', [dcDescription, dcAbstract, dcTitle1, dcTitle2]);
+      testAll(multiMap, ['dc.title', 'dc.*'], [dcTitle1, dcTitle2, dcDescription, dcAbstract]);
     });
     describe('with [ singleMap, multiMap ]', () => {
-      testAll([ singleMap, multiMap ], 'foo', [ bar ]);
-      testAll([ singleMap, multiMap ], '*', [ dcTitle0 ]);
-      testAll([ singleMap, multiMap ], 'dc.title', [ dcTitle0 ]);
-      testAll([ singleMap, multiMap ], 'dc.*', [ dcTitle0 ]);
+      testAll([singleMap, multiMap], 'foo', [bar]);
+      testAll([singleMap, multiMap], '*', [dcTitle0]);
+      testAll([singleMap, multiMap], 'dc.title', [dcTitle0]);
+      testAll([singleMap, multiMap], 'dc.*', [dcTitle0]);
     });
     describe('with [ multiMap, singleMap ]', () => {
-      testAll([ multiMap, singleMap ], 'foo', [ bar ]);
-      testAll([ multiMap, singleMap ], '*', [ dcDescription, dcAbstract, dcTitle1, dcTitle2, bar ]);
-      testAll([ multiMap, singleMap ], 'dc.title', [ dcTitle1, dcTitle2 ]);
-      testAll([ multiMap, singleMap ], 'dc.*', [ dcDescription, dcAbstract, dcTitle1, dcTitle2 ]);
-      testAll([ multiMap, singleMap ], [ 'dc.title', 'dc.*' ], [ dcTitle1, dcTitle2, dcDescription, dcAbstract ]);
+      testAll([multiMap, singleMap], 'foo', [bar]);
+      testAll([multiMap, singleMap], '*', [dcDescription, dcAbstract, dcTitle1, dcTitle2, bar]);
+      testAll([multiMap, singleMap], 'dc.title', [dcTitle1, dcTitle2]);
+      testAll([multiMap, singleMap], 'dc.*', [dcDescription, dcAbstract, dcTitle1, dcTitle2]);
+      testAll([multiMap, singleMap], ['dc.title', 'dc.*'], [dcTitle1, dcTitle2, dcDescription, dcAbstract]);
     });
   });
 
@@ -93,10 +107,10 @@ describe('Metadata', () => {
       testAllValues({}, '*', []);
     });
     describe('with singleMap', () => {
-      testAllValues([ singleMap, multiMap ], '*', [ dcTitle0.value ]);
+      testAllValues([singleMap, multiMap], '*', [dcTitle0.value]);
     });
     describe('with [ multiMap, singleMap ]', () => {
-      testAllValues([ multiMap, singleMap ], '*', [ dcDescription.value, dcAbstract.value, dcTitle1.value, dcTitle2.value, bar.value ]);
+      testAllValues([multiMap, singleMap], '*', [dcDescription.value, dcAbstract.value, dcTitle1.value, dcTitle2.value, bar.value]);
     });
   });
 
@@ -112,7 +126,7 @@ describe('Metadata', () => {
       testFirst(singleMap, '*', dcTitle0);
     });
     describe('with [ multiMap, singleMap ]', () => {
-      testFirst([ multiMap, singleMap ], '*', dcDescription);
+      testFirst([multiMap, singleMap], '*', dcDescription);
     });
   });
 
@@ -128,7 +142,7 @@ describe('Metadata', () => {
       testFirstValue(singleMap, '*', dcTitle0.value);
     });
     describe('with [ multiMap, singleMap ]', () => {
-      testFirstValue([ multiMap, singleMap ], '*', dcDescription.value);
+      testFirstValue([multiMap, singleMap], '*', dcDescription.value);
     });
   });
 
@@ -145,7 +159,7 @@ describe('Metadata', () => {
       testHas(singleMap, '*', false, { value: 'baz' });
     });
     describe('with [ multiMap, singleMap ]', () => {
-      testHas([ multiMap, singleMap ], '*', true);
+      testHas([multiMap, singleMap], '*', true);
     });
   });
 
@@ -153,7 +167,7 @@ describe('Metadata', () => {
 
     const testValueMatches = (value: MetadataValue, expected: boolean, filter?: MetadataValueFilter) => {
       describe('with value ' + JSON.stringify(value) + ' and filter '
-          + (isUndefined(filter) ? 'undefined' : JSON.stringify(filter)), () => {
+        + (isUndefined(filter) ? 'undefined' : JSON.stringify(filter)), () => {
         const result = Metadata.valueMatches(value, filter);
         it('should return ' + expected, () => {
           expect(result).toEqual(expected);
@@ -172,4 +186,32 @@ describe('Metadata', () => {
     testValueMatches(mdValue('a', 'en_US'), true, { language: 'en_US' });
   });
 
+  describe('toViewModelList method', () => {
+
+    const testToViewModelList = (map: MetadataMap, expected: MetadatumViewModel[]) => {
+      describe('with map ' + JSON.stringify(map), () => {
+        const result = Metadata.toViewModelList(map);
+        it('should return ' + JSON.stringify(expected), () => {
+          expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    testToViewModelList(multiMap, multiViewModelList);
+  });
+
+  describe('toMetadataMap method', () => {
+
+    const testToMetadataMap = (metadatumList: MetadatumViewModel[], expected: MetadataMap) => {
+      describe('with metadatum list ' + JSON.stringify(metadatumList), () => {
+        const result = Metadata.toMetadataMap(metadatumList);
+        it('should return ' + JSON.stringify(expected), () => {
+          expect(result).toEqual(expected);
+        });
+      });
+    };
+
+    testToMetadataMap(multiViewModelList, multiMap);
+  });
+
 });
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/metadata.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/metadata.utils.ts
similarity index 78%
rename from src/app/core/shared/metadata.model.ts
rename to src/app/core/shared/metadata.utils.ts
index 2b29659252..1e9446912d 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/metadata.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/metadata.utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import { isEmpty, isNotUndefined, isUndefined } from '../../shared/empty.util';
-import { MetadataMap, MetadataValue, MetadataValueFilter } from './metadata.interfaces';
+import {
+  MetadataMap,
+  MetadataValue,
+  MetadataValueFilter,
+  MetadatumViewModel
+} from './metadata.models';
+import { groupBy, sortBy } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * Utility class for working with DSpace object metadata.
@@ -27,7 +33,7 @@ export class Metadata {
    */
   public static all(mapOrMaps: MetadataMap | MetadataMap[], keyOrKeys: string | string[],
                     filter?: MetadataValueFilter): MetadataValue[] {
-    const mdMaps: MetadataMap[] = mapOrMaps instanceof Array ? mapOrMaps : [ mapOrMaps ];
+    const mdMaps: MetadataMap[] = mapOrMaps instanceof Array ? mapOrMaps : [mapOrMaps];
     const matches: MetadataValue[] = [];
     for (const mdMap of mdMaps) {
       for (const mdKey of Metadata.resolveKeys(mdMap, keyOrKeys)) {
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ export class Metadata {
    */
   public static first(mdMapOrMaps: MetadataMap | MetadataMap[], keyOrKeys: string | string[],
                       filter?: MetadataValueFilter): MetadataValue {
-    const mdMaps: MetadataMap[] = mdMapOrMaps instanceof Array ? mdMapOrMaps : [ mdMapOrMaps ];
+    const mdMaps: MetadataMap[] = mdMapOrMaps instanceof Array ? mdMapOrMaps : [mdMapOrMaps];
     for (const mdMap of mdMaps) {
       for (const key of Metadata.resolveKeys(mdMap, keyOrKeys)) {
         const values: MetadataValue[] = mdMap[key];
@@ -143,8 +149,8 @@ export class Metadata {
    * @param {MetadataMap} mdMap The source map.
    * @param {string|string[]} keyOrKeys The metadata key(s) in scope. Wildcards are supported; see above.
    */
-  private static resolveKeys(mdMap: MetadataMap, keyOrKeys: string | string[]): string[] {
-    const inputKeys: string[] = keyOrKeys instanceof Array ? keyOrKeys : [ keyOrKeys ];
+  private static resolveKeys(mdMap: MetadataMap = {}, keyOrKeys: string | string[]): string[] {
+    const inputKeys: string[] = keyOrKeys instanceof Array ? keyOrKeys : [keyOrKeys];
     const outputKeys: string[] = [];
     for (const inputKey of inputKeys) {
       if (inputKey.includes('*')) {
@@ -160,4 +166,53 @@ export class Metadata {
     }
     return outputKeys;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an array of MetadatumViewModels from an existing MetadataMap.
+   *
+   * @param {MetadataMap} mdMap The source map.
+   * @returns {MetadatumViewModel[]} List of metadata view models based on the source map.
+   */
+  public static toViewModelList(mdMap: MetadataMap): MetadatumViewModel[] {
+    let metadatumList: MetadatumViewModel[] = [];
+    Object.keys(mdMap)
+      .sort()
+      .forEach((key: string) => {
+        const fields = mdMap[key].map(
+          (metadataValue: MetadataValue, index: number) =>
+            Object.assign(
+              {},
+              metadataValue,
+              {
+                order: index,
+                key
+              }));
+        metadatumList = [...metadatumList, ...fields];
+      });
+    return metadatumList;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an MetadataMap from an existing array of MetadatumViewModels.
+   *
+   * @param {MetadatumViewModel[]} viewModelList The source list.
+   * @returns {MetadataMap} Map with metadata values based on the source list.
+   */
+  public static toMetadataMap(viewModelList: MetadatumViewModel[]): MetadataMap {
+    const metadataMap: MetadataMap = {};
+    const groupedList = groupBy(viewModelList, (viewModel) => viewModel.key);
+    Object.keys(groupedList)
+      .sort()
+      .forEach((key: string) => {
+        const orderedValues = sortBy(groupedList[key], ['order']);
+        metadataMap[key] = orderedValues.map((value: MetadataValue) => {
+            const val = Object.assign({}, value);
+            delete (val as any).order;
+            delete (val as any).key;
+            return val;
+          }
+        )
+      });
+    return metadataMap;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/operators.spec.ts b/src/app/core/shared/operators.spec.ts
index 0f426ba2c3..2eb47507b2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/operators.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/operators.spec.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
       scheduler.schedule(() => source.pipe(getRequestFromRequestHref(requestService)).subscribe());
       scheduler.flush();
 
-      expect(requestService.getByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testRequestHref)
+      expect(requestService.getByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith(testRequestHref);
     });
 
     it('shouldn\'t return anything if there is no request matching the self link', () => {
@@ -159,6 +159,22 @@ describe('Core Module - RxJS Operators', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('getResponseFromEntry', () => {
+    it('should return the response for all not empty request entries, when they have a value', () => {
+      const source = hot('abcdefg', testRCEs);
+      const result = source.pipe(getResponseFromEntry());
+      const expected = cold('abcde--', {
+        a: testRCEs.a.response,
+        b: testRCEs.b.response,
+        c: testRCEs.c.response,
+        d: testRCEs.d.response,
+        e: testRCEs.e.response
+      });
+
+      expect(result).toBeObservable(expected)
+    });
+  });
+
   describe('getSucceededRemoteData', () => {
     it('should return the first() hasSucceeded RemoteData Observable', () => {
       const testRD = {
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/operators.ts b/src/app/core/shared/operators.ts
index 9a429df5e1..5a325509bf 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/operators.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/operators.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const getRemoteDataPayload = () =>
 
 export const getSucceededRemoteData = () =>
   <T>(source: Observable<RemoteData<T>>): Observable<RemoteData<T>> =>
-    source.pipe(find((rd: RemoteData<T>) => rd.hasSucceeded), hasValueOperator());
+    source.pipe(find((rd: RemoteData<T>) => rd.hasSucceeded));
 
 export const getFinishedRemoteData = () =>
   <T>(source: Observable<RemoteData<T>>): Observable<RemoteData<T>> =>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component.html b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component.html
index 56a62c0fbd..97c3e39353 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/auth-nav-menu/auth-nav-menu.component.html
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     <div ngbDropdown placement="bottom-right" class="d-inline-block" @fadeInOut>
       <a href="#" id="dropdownUser" (click)="$event.preventDefault()" class="px-1" ngbDropdownToggle><i class="fas fa-user-circle fa-lg fa-fw" [title]="'nav.logout' | translate"></i></a>
       <ul id="logoutDropdownMenu" ngbDropdownMenu aria-labelledby="dropdownUser">
-        <li class="dropdown-item">{{(user | async).name}}</li>
+        <li class="dropdown-item">{{(user | async).name}} ({{(user | async).email}})</li>
         <li class="dropdown-item"><ds-log-out></ds-log-out></li>
       </ul>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.html b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.html
index 720ad0c1cf..6c67937063 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <ds-form *ngIf="formModel"
          [formId]="'comcol-form-id'"
-         [formModel]="formModel" (submitForm)="onSubmit()"></ds-form>
+         [formModel]="formModel" (submitForm)="onSubmit()" (cancel)="onCancel()"></ds-form>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.spec.ts
index cc1e2063ff..3f52f0e46a 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/comcol-form/comcol-form.component.spec.ts
@@ -50,10 +50,7 @@ describe('ComColFormComponent', () => {
   ];
 
   /* tslint:disable:no-empty */
-  const locationStub = {
-    back: () => {
-    }
-  };
+  const locationStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('location', ['back']);
   /* tslint:enable:no-empty */
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
@@ -112,4 +109,11 @@ describe('ComColFormComponent', () => {
       );
     })
   });
+
+  describe('onCancel', () => {
+    it('should call the back method on the Location service', () => {
+        comp.onCancel();
+        expect(locationStub.back).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
 });
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 0e0195aaaa..e24676a646 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
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { FormGroup } from '@angular/forms';
 import { DynamicFormControlModel } from '@ng-dynamic-forms/core/src/model/dynamic-form-control.model';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { MetadataMap, MetadataValue } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.interfaces';
+import { MetadataMap, MetadataValue } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { isNotEmpty } from '../../empty.util';
 import { ResourceType } from '../../../core/shared/resource-type';
 
@@ -83,11 +83,14 @@ export class ComColFormComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> implements OnInit {
   onSubmit() {
     const formMetadata = new Object() as MetadataMap;
     this.formModel.forEach((fieldModel: DynamicInputModel) => {
-      const value: MetadataValue = { value: fieldModel.value as string, language: null };
+      const value: MetadataValue = {
+          value: fieldModel.value as string,
+          language: null
+        } as any;
       if (formMetadata.hasOwnProperty(fieldModel.name)) {
         formMetadata[fieldModel.name].push(value);
       } else {
-        formMetadata[fieldModel.name] = [ value ];
+        formMetadata[fieldModel.name] = [value];
       }
     });
 
@@ -117,4 +120,8 @@ export class ComColFormComponent<T extends DSpaceObject> implements OnInit {
       }
     );
   }
+
+  onCancel() {
+    this.location.back();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
index fd3464ba5e..4dad4a703f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -11,13 +11,12 @@ import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../../../core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { CreateComColPageComponent } from './create-comcol-page.component';
 import { DataService } from '../../../core/data/data.service';
 
 describe('CreateComColPageComponent', () => {
-  let comp: CreateComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject, NormalizedDSpaceObject>;
-  let fixture: ComponentFixture<CreateComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject, NormalizedDSpaceObject>>;
+  let comp: CreateComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject>;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<CreateComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject>>;
   let communityDataService: CommunityDataService;
   let dsoDataService: CommunityDataService;
   let routeService: RouteService;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component.ts
index fc7ee3ee70..c9fcfecb97 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/create-comcol-page.component.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { DataService } from '../../../core/data/data.service';
-import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../../../core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 
 /**
  * Component representing the create page for communities and collections
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../../../core/cache/models/normalized-ds
   selector: 'ds-create-comcol',
   template: ''
 })
-export class CreateComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject, TNormalized extends NormalizedDSpaceObject> implements OnInit {
+export class CreateComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject> implements OnInit {
   /**
    * Frontend endpoint for this type of DSO
    */
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ export class CreateComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject, TNormalized
   public parentRD$: Observable<RemoteData<Community>>;
 
   public constructor(
-    protected dsoDataService: DataService<TNormalized, TDomain>,
+    protected dsoDataService: DataService<TDomain>,
     protected parentDataService: CommunityDataService,
     protected routeService: RouteService,
     protected router: Router
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
index c1444ec25b..3b39d36008 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -9,15 +9,14 @@ import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../../../core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { DataService } from '../../../core/data/data.service';
 import { DeleteComColPageComponent } from './delete-comcol-page.component';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../notifications/notifications.service';
 import { NotificationsServiceStub } from '../../testing/notifications-service-stub';
 
 describe('DeleteComColPageComponent', () => {
-  let comp: DeleteComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject, NormalizedDSpaceObject>;
-  let fixture: ComponentFixture<DeleteComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject, NormalizedDSpaceObject>>;
+  let comp: DeleteComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject>;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<DeleteComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject>>;
   let dsoDataService: CommunityDataService;
   let router: Router;
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component.ts
index 6e3a826e87..e2e73bae14 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/delete-comcol-page/delete-comcol-page.component.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,9 @@
 import { Component, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { RouteService } from '../../services/route.service';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
-import { isNotUndefined } from '../../empty.util';
 import { first, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { DataService } from '../../../core/data/data.service';
-import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../../../core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { NotificationsService } from '../../notifications/notifications.service';
 import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
@@ -19,7 +15,7 @@ import { TranslateService } from '@ngx-translate/core';
   selector: 'ds-delete-comcol',
   template: ''
 })
-export class DeleteComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject, TNormalized extends NormalizedDSpaceObject> implements OnInit {
+export class DeleteComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject> implements OnInit {
   /**
    * Frontend endpoint for this type of DSO
    */
@@ -30,7 +26,7 @@ export class DeleteComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject, TNormalized
   public dsoRD$: Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>>;
 
   public constructor(
-    protected dsoDataService: DataService<TNormalized, TDomain>,
+    protected dsoDataService: DataService<TDomain>,
     protected router: Router,
     protected route: ActivatedRoute,
     protected notifications: NotificationsService,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
index 88c11a0b4d..75b7fe40e7 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,12 @@ import { CommonModule } from '@angular/common';
 import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
-import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../../../core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { EditComColPageComponent } from './edit-comcol-page.component';
 import { DataService } from '../../../core/data/data.service';
 
 describe('EditComColPageComponent', () => {
-  let comp: EditComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject, NormalizedDSpaceObject>;
-  let fixture: ComponentFixture<EditComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject, NormalizedDSpaceObject>>;
+  let comp: EditComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject>;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<EditComColPageComponent<DSpaceObject>>;
   let dsoDataService: CommunityDataService;
   let router: Router;
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.ts b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.ts
index b669fcea54..24181b5e61 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/comcol-forms/edit-comcol-page/edit-comcol-page.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { isNotUndefined } from '../../empty.util';
 import { first, map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { getSucceededRemoteData } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { DataService } from '../../../core/data/data.service';
-import { NormalizedDSpaceObject } from '../../../core/cache/models/normalized-dspace-object.model';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 
 /**
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
   selector: 'ds-edit-comcol',
   template: ''
 })
-export class EditComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject, TNormalized extends NormalizedDSpaceObject> implements OnInit {
+export class EditComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject> implements OnInit {
   /**
    * Frontend endpoint for this type of DSO
    */
@@ -27,7 +26,7 @@ export class EditComColPageComponent<TDomain extends DSpaceObject, TNormalized e
   public dsoRD$: Observable<RemoteData<TDomain>>;
 
   public constructor(
-    protected dsoDataService: DataService<TNormalized, TDomain>,
+    protected dsoDataService: DataService<TDomain>,
     protected router: Router,
     protected route: ActivatedRoute
   ) {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.html b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.html
index bbe090dac0..49e4c0a1d5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.html
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-<form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="submitSuggestion.emit(ngModel)"
+<form #form="ngForm" (ngSubmit)="onSubmit(value)"
       [action]="action" (keydown)="onKeydown($event)"
       (keydown.arrowdown)="shiftFocusDown($event)"
       (keydown.arrowup)="shiftFocusUp($event)" (keydown.esc)="close()"
-      (dsClickOutside)="close()">
-    <input #inputField type="text" [(ngModel)]="ngModel" [name]="name"
+      (dsClickOutside)="close();">
+    <input #inputField type="text" [(ngModel)]="value" [name]="name"
            class="form-control suggestion_input"
+           [ngClass]="{'is-invalid': !valid}"
            [dsDebounce]="debounceTime" (onDebounce)="find($event)"
            [placeholder]="placeholder"
            [ngModelOptions]="{standalone: true}" autocomplete="off"/>
     <input type="submit" class="d-none"/>
     <div class="autocomplete dropdown-menu" [ngClass]="{'show': (show | async) && isNotEmpty(suggestions)}">
-        <ul class="list-unstyled">
-            <li *ngFor="let suggestionOption of suggestions">
+        <div class="dropdown-list">
+            <div *ngFor="let suggestionOption of suggestions">
                 <a href="#" class="d-block dropdown-item"  (click)="onClickSuggestion(suggestionOption.value)" #suggestion>
                     <span [innerHTML]="suggestionOption.displayValue"></span>
                 </a>
-            </li>
-        </ul>
+            </div>
+        </div>
     </div>
 </form>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.scss b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.scss
index bea74cf7af..f2587e1b6f 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.scss
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+@import "../../../styles/_variables.scss";
+
 .autocomplete {
     width: 100%;
     .dropdown-item {
         white-space: normal;
         word-break: break-word;
+        padding: $input-padding-y $input-padding-x;
         &:focus {
             outline: none;
         }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.spec.ts
index 8b6cdd2aa5..1f16a84b2c 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.spec.ts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should put the focus on the last element ', () => {
-        const lastLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:last-child a'));
+        const lastLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:last-child a'));
         const activeElement = el.ownerDocument.activeElement;
         expect(activeElement).toEqual(lastLink.nativeElement);
       });
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should put the focus on the first element ', () => {
-        const firstLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:first-child a'));
+        const firstLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:first-child a'));
         const activeElement = el.ownerDocument.activeElement;
         expect(activeElement).toEqual(firstLink.nativeElement);
       });
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should put the focus on the second element', () => {
-        const secondLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:nth-child(2) a'));
+        const secondLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:nth-child(2) a'));
         const activeElement = el.ownerDocument.activeElement;
         expect(activeElement).toEqual(secondLink.nativeElement);
       });
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
 
   describe('when the first element is in focus', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      const firstLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:first-child a'));
+      const firstLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:first-child a'));
       firstLink.nativeElement.focus();
       comp.selectedIndex = 0;
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should put the focus on the last element ', () => {
-        const lastLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:last-child a'));
+        const lastLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:last-child a'));
         const activeElement = el.ownerDocument.activeElement;
         expect(activeElement).toEqual(lastLink.nativeElement);
       });
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should put the focus on the second element ', () => {
-        const secondLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:nth-child(2) a'));
+        const secondLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:nth-child(2) a'));
         const activeElement = el.ownerDocument.activeElement;
         expect(activeElement).toEqual(secondLink.nativeElement);
       });
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
 
   describe('when the last element is in focus', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      const lastLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:last-child a'));
+      const lastLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:last-child a'));
       lastLink.nativeElement.focus();
       comp.selectedIndex = suggestions.length - 1;
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should put the focus on the second last element ', () => {
-        const secondLastLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:nth-last-child(2) a'));
+        const secondLastLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:nth-last-child(2) a'));
         const activeElement = el.ownerDocument.activeElement;
         expect(activeElement).toEqual(secondLastLink.nativeElement);
       });
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
       });
 
       it('should put the focus on the first element ', () => {
-        const firstLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:first-child a'));
+        const firstLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:first-child a'));
         const activeElement = el.ownerDocument.activeElement;
         expect(activeElement).toEqual(firstLink.nativeElement);
       });
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ describe('InputSuggestionsComponent', () => {
     const clickedIndex = 0;
     beforeEach(() => {
       spyOn(comp, 'onClickSuggestion');
-      const clickedLink = de.query(By.css('.list-unstyled > li:nth-child(' + (clickedIndex + 1) + ') a'));
+      const clickedLink = de.query(By.css('.dropdown-list > div:nth-child(' + (clickedIndex + 1) + ') a'));
       clickedLink.triggerEventHandler('click', {} );
       fixture.detectChanges();
     });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.ts b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.ts
index 8a8069d71e..727421c83e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.component.ts
@@ -1,29 +1,44 @@
 import {
   Component,
-  ElementRef, EventEmitter,
+  ElementRef,
+  EventEmitter,
+  forwardRef,
   Input,
+  OnChanges,
   Output,
-  QueryList, SimpleChanges,
+  QueryList,
+  SimpleChanges,
   ViewChild,
   ViewChildren
 } from '@angular/core';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
-import { hasValue, isNotEmpty } from '../empty.util';
+import { hasValue, isNotEmpty, isNotUndefined } from '../empty.util';
+import { InputSuggestion } from './input-suggestions.model';
+import { ControlValueAccessor, NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR } from '@angular/forms';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-input-suggestions',
   styleUrls: ['./input-suggestions.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './input-suggestions.component.html'
+  templateUrl: './input-suggestions.component.html',
+  providers: [
+    {
+      provide: NG_VALUE_ACCESSOR,
+      // Usage of forwardRef necessary https://github.com/angular/angular.io/issues/1151
+      // tslint:disable-next-line:no-forward-ref
+      useExisting: forwardRef(() => InputSuggestionsComponent),
+      multi: true
+    }
+  ]
 })
 
 /**
  * Component representing a form with a autocomplete functionality
  */
-export class InputSuggestionsComponent {
+export class InputSuggestionsComponent implements ControlValueAccessor, OnChanges {
   /**
    * The suggestions that should be shown
    */
-  @Input() suggestions: any[] = [];
+  @Input() suggestions: InputSuggestion[] = [];
 
   /**
    * The time waited to detect if any other input will follow before requesting the suggestions
@@ -46,14 +61,9 @@ export class InputSuggestionsComponent {
   @Input() name;
 
   /**
-   * Value of the input field
+   * Whether or not the current input is valid
    */
-  @Input() ngModel;
-
-  /**
-   * Output for when the input field's value changes
-   */
-  @Output() ngModelChange = new EventEmitter();
+  @Input() valid = true;
 
   /**
    * Output for when the form is submitted
@@ -65,6 +75,11 @@ export class InputSuggestionsComponent {
    */
   @Output() clickSuggestion = new EventEmitter();
 
+  /**
+   * Output for when something is typed in the input field
+   */
+  @Output() typeSuggestion = new EventEmitter();
+
   /**
    * Output for when new suggestions should be requested
    */
@@ -94,12 +109,26 @@ export class InputSuggestionsComponent {
    */
   @ViewChildren('suggestion') resultViews: QueryList<ElementRef>;
 
+  /**
+   * Value of the input field
+   */
+  _value: string;
+
+  /** Fields needed to add ngModel */
+  @Input() disabled = false;
+  propagateChange = (_: any) => {
+    /* Empty implementation */
+  };
+  propagateTouch = (_: any) => {
+    /* Empty implementation */
+  };
+
   /**
    * When any of the inputs change, check if we should still show the suggestions
    */
   ngOnChanges(changes: SimpleChanges) {
     if (hasValue(changes.suggestions)) {
-      this.show.next(isNotEmpty(changes.suggestions.currentValue));
+      this.show.next(isNotEmpty(changes.suggestions.currentValue) && !changes.suggestions.firstChange);
     }
   }
 
@@ -170,6 +199,7 @@ export class InputSuggestionsComponent {
    * Make sure that if a suggestion is clicked, the suggestions dropdown closes, does not reopen and the focus moves to the input field
    */
   onClickSuggestion(data) {
+    this.value = data;
     this.clickSuggestion.emit(data);
     this.close();
     this.blockReopen = true;
@@ -184,8 +214,40 @@ export class InputSuggestionsComponent {
   find(data) {
     if (!this.blockReopen) {
       this.findSuggestions.emit(data);
+      this.typeSuggestion.emit(data);
     }
     this.blockReopen = false;
   }
 
+  onSubmit(data) {
+    this.value = data;
+    this.submitSuggestion.emit(data);
+  }
+
+  /* START - Method's needed to add ngModel (ControlValueAccessor) to a component */
+  registerOnChange(fn: any): void {
+    this.propagateChange = fn;
+  }
+
+  registerOnTouched(fn: any): void {
+    this.propagateTouch = fn;
+  }
+
+  setDisabledState(isDisabled: boolean): void {
+    this.disabled = isDisabled;
+  }
+
+  writeValue(value: any): void {
+    this.value = value;
+  }
+
+  get value() {
+    return this._value;
+  }
+
+  set value(val) {
+    this._value = val;
+    this.propagateChange(this._value);
+  }
+  /* END - Method's needed to add ngModel to a component */
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.model.ts b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1ccdbbe566
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/input-suggestions/input-suggestions.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/**
+ * Interface representing a single suggestion for the input suggestions component
+ */
+export interface InputSuggestion {
+  /**
+   * The displayed value of the suggestion
+   */
+  displayValue: string,
+
+  /**
+   * The actual value of the suggestion
+   */
+  value: string
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications.service.ts b/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications.service.ts
index b8a10da1c7..4a8d5fb912 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/notifications/notifications.service.ts
@@ -29,27 +29,30 @@ export class NotificationsService {
 
   success(title: any = observableOf(''),
           content: any = observableOf(''),
-          options: NotificationOptions = this.getDefaultOptions(),
+          options: Partial<NotificationOptions> = {},
           html: boolean = false): INotification {
-    const notification = new Notification(uniqueId(), NotificationType.Success, title, content, options, html);
+    const notificationOptions = { ...this.getDefaultOptions(), ...options };
+    const notification = new Notification(uniqueId(), NotificationType.Success, title, content, notificationOptions, html);
     this.add(notification);
     return notification;
   }
 
   error(title: any = observableOf(''),
         content: any = observableOf(''),
-        options: NotificationOptions = this.getDefaultOptions(),
+        options: Partial<NotificationOptions> = {},
         html: boolean = false): INotification {
-    const notification = new Notification(uniqueId(), NotificationType.Error, title, content, options, html);
+    const notificationOptions = { ...this.getDefaultOptions(), ...options };
+    const notification = new Notification(uniqueId(), NotificationType.Error, title, content, notificationOptions, html);
     this.add(notification);
     return notification;
   }
 
   info(title: any = observableOf(''),
        content: any = observableOf(''),
-       options: NotificationOptions = this.getDefaultOptions(),
+       options: Partial<NotificationOptions> = {},
        html: boolean = false): INotification {
-    const notification = new Notification(uniqueId(), NotificationType.Info, title, content, options, html);
+    const notificationOptions = { ...this.getDefaultOptions(), ...options };
+    const notification = new Notification(uniqueId(), NotificationType.Info, title, content, notificationOptions, html);
     this.add(notification);
     return notification;
   }
@@ -58,7 +61,8 @@ export class NotificationsService {
           content: any = observableOf(''),
           options: NotificationOptions = this.getDefaultOptions(),
           html: boolean = false): INotification {
-    const notification = new Notification(uniqueId(), NotificationType.Warning, title, content, options, html);
+    const notificationOptions = { ...this.getDefaultOptions(), ...options };
+    const notification = new Notification(uniqueId(), NotificationType.Warning, title, content, notificationOptions, html);
     this.add(notification);
     return notification;
   }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/search-result-grid-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/search-result-grid-element.component.ts
index 0901b7b8cc..844d0bc165 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/search-result-grid-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-grid/search-result-grid-element/search-result-grid-element.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { AbstractListableElementComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared
 import { ListableObject } from '../../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 import { TruncatableService } from '../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { Metadata } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.model';
+import { Metadata } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.utils';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search-result-grid-element',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 2a16b0b754..525d39e798 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import { DSpaceObject } from '../../../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { ListableObject } from '../../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 import { AbstractListableElementComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component';
 import { TruncatableService } from '../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
-import { Metadata } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.model';
+import { Metadata } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.utils';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search-result-list-element',
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index b7250a6e18..87a9198b8d 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,9 @@ import { CreateComColPageComponent } from './comcol-forms/create-comcol-page/cre
 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';
+import { ObjectValuesPipe } from './utils/object-values-pipe';
+import { InListValidator } from './utils/in-list-validator.directive';
+import { AutoFocusDirective } from './utils/auto-focus.directive';
 import { ComcolPageBrowseByComponent } from './comcol-page-browse-by/comcol-page-browse-by.component';
 
 const MODULES = [
@@ -129,7 +132,8 @@ const PIPES = [
   CapitalizePipe,
   ObjectKeysPipe,
   ConsolePipe,
-  ObjNgFor
+  ObjNgFor,
+  ObjectValuesPipe
 ];
 
 const COMPONENTS = [
@@ -220,7 +224,9 @@ const DIRECTIVES = [
   DragClickDirective,
   DebounceDirective,
   ClickOutsideDirective,
-  AuthorityConfidenceStateDirective
+  AuthorityConfidenceStateDirective,
+  InListValidator,
+  AutoFocusDirective
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/auto-focus.directive.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/auto-focus.directive.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a2d860a8e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/auto-focus.directive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Directive, AfterViewInit, ElementRef, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { isNotEmpty } from '../empty.util';
+
+/**
+ * Directive to set focus on an element when it is rendered
+ */
+@Directive({
+  selector: '[dsAutoFocus]'
+})
+export class AutoFocusDirective implements AfterViewInit {
+
+  /**
+   * Optional input to specify which element in a component should get the focus
+   * If left empty, the component itself will get the focus
+   */
+  @Input() autoFocusSelector: string = undefined;
+
+  constructor(private el: ElementRef) {
+  }
+
+  ngAfterViewInit() {
+    if (isNotEmpty(this.autoFocusSelector)) {
+      return this.el.nativeElement.querySelector(this.autoFocusSelector).focus();
+    } else {
+      return this.el.nativeElement.focus();
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/click-outside.directive.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/click-outside.directive.ts
index e8efdf2d7a..b9397c65e5 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/utils/click-outside.directive.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/click-outside.directive.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ export class ClickOutsideDirective {
   constructor(private _elementRef: ElementRef) {
   }
 
-  @HostListener('document:click', ['$event.target'])
-  public onClick(targetElement) {
-    const clickedInside = this._elementRef.nativeElement.contains(targetElement);
+  @HostListener('document:click')
+  public onClick() {
+    const hostElement = this._elementRef.nativeElement;
+    const focusElement = hostElement.ownerDocument.activeElement;
+    const clickedInside = hostElement.contains(focusElement);
     if (!clickedInside) {
       this.dsClickOutside.emit(null);
     }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/debounce.directive.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/debounce.directive.ts
index a84a2d379e..8830679e2b 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/utils/debounce.directive.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/debounce.directive.ts
@@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ export class DebounceDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   @Input()
   public dsDebounce = 500;
 
-  /**
-   * True if no changes have been made to the input field's value
-   */
-  private isFirstChange = true;
-
   /**
    * Subject to unsubscribe from
    */
@@ -46,11 +41,9 @@ export class DebounceDirective implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this.model.valueChanges.pipe(
       takeUntil(this.subject),
       debounceTime(this.dsDebounce),
-      distinctUntilChanged(),)
+      distinctUntilChanged())
       .subscribe((modelValue) => {
-        if (this.isFirstChange) {
-          this.isFirstChange = false;
-        } else {
+        if (this.model.dirty) {
           this.onDebounce.emit(modelValue);
         }
       });
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/in-list-validator.directive.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/in-list-validator.directive.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42ff7da1fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/in-list-validator.directive.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import { Directive, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { FormControl, NG_VALIDATORS, ValidationErrors, Validator } from '@angular/forms';
+import { inListValidator } from './validator.functions';
+
+/**
+ * Directive for validating if a ngModel value is in a given list
+ */
+@Directive({
+  selector: '[ngModel][dsInListValidator]',
+  // We add our directive to the list of existing validators
+  providers: [
+    { provide: NG_VALIDATORS, useExisting: InListValidator, multi: true }
+  ]
+})
+export class InListValidator implements Validator {
+  /**
+   * The list to look in
+   */
+  @Input()
+  dsInListValidator: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * The function that checks if the form control's value is currently valid
+   * @param c The FormControl
+   */
+  validate(c: FormControl): ValidationErrors | null {
+    return inListValidator(this.dsInListValidator)(c);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/object-values-pipe.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/object-values-pipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79efd1cb76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/object-values-pipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+import { PipeTransform, Pipe } from '@angular/core';
+
+@Pipe({name: 'dsObjectValues'})
+/**
+ * Pipe for parsing all values of an object to an array of values
+ */
+export class ObjectValuesPipe implements PipeTransform {
+
+  /**
+   * @param value An object
+   * @returns {any} Array with all values of the input object
+   */
+  transform(value, args:string[]): any {
+    const values = [];
+    Object.values(value).forEach((v) => values.push(v));
+    return values;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/validator.functions.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/validator.functions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..464a4f5487
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/validator.functions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import { AbstractControl, ValidatorFn } from '@angular/forms';
+import { isNotEmpty } from '../empty.util';
+
+/**
+ * Returns a validator function to check if the control's value is in a given list
+ * @param list The list to look in
+ */
+export function inListValidator(list: string[]): ValidatorFn {
+  return (control: AbstractControl): { [key: string]: any } | null => {
+    const hasValue = isNotEmpty(control.value);
+    let inList = true;
+    if (isNotEmpty(list)) {
+      inList = list.indexOf(control.value) > -1;
+    }
+    return (hasValue && inList) ? null : { inList: { value: control.value } }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/src/config/global-config.interface.ts b/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
index b449a18be4..5bd2c27ae4 100644
--- a/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
+++ b/src/config/global-config.interface.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { INotificationBoardOptions } from './notifications-config.interfaces';
 import { SubmissionConfig } from './submission-config.interface';
 import { FormConfig } from './form-config.interfaces';
 import {LangConfig} from './lang-config.interface';
+import { ItemPageConfig } from './item-page-config.interface';
 
 export interface GlobalConfig extends Config {
   ui: ServerConfig;
@@ -21,4 +22,5 @@ export interface GlobalConfig extends Config {
   debug: boolean;
   defaultLanguage: string;
   languages: LangConfig[];
+  item: ItemPageConfig;
 }
diff --git a/src/config/item-page-config.interface.ts b/src/config/item-page-config.interface.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c76d2cdb01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/config/item-page-config.interface.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { Config } from './config.interface';
+
+export interface ItemPageConfig extends Config {
+  edit: {
+    undoTimeout: number;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/styles/_bootstrap_variables.scss b/src/styles/_bootstrap_variables.scss
index 2739503284..7be76ff5d3 100644
--- a/src/styles/_bootstrap_variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_bootstrap_variables.scss
@@ -19,12 +19,11 @@ $gray-700: lighten($gray-base, 46.6%) !default; // #777
 $gray-600: lighten($gray-base, 73.3%) !default; // #bbb
 $gray-100: lighten($gray-base, 93.5%) !default; // #eee
 
-
 /* Reassign color vars to semantic color scheme */
 $blue:      #2B4E72 !default;
 $green: #94BA65 !default;
 $cyan: #2790B0 !default;
-$yellow: #EBBB54 !default;
+$yellow: #ec9433 !default;
 $red: #CF4444 !default;
 $dark: darken($blue, 17%) !default;
 
@@ -56,3 +55,4 @@ $grid-breakpoints: (
         xl: (1200px - $collapsed-sidebar-width)
 ) !default;
 
+$yiq-contrasted-threshold:  165 !default;
diff --git a/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss b/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss
index 10282132c2..716002327a 100644
--- a/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss
+++ b/src/styles/_custom_variables.scss
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 $content-spacing: $spacer * 1.5;
 
 $button-height: $input-btn-padding-y * 2 + $input-btn-line-height + calculateRem($input-btn-border-width*2);
+
 $card-height-percentage:98%;
 $card-thumbnail-height:240px;
 $dropdown-menu-max-height: 200px;
@@ -27,3 +28,7 @@ $dark-scrollbar-background: $admin-sidebar-active-bg;
 $dark-scrollbar-foreground: #47495d;
 
 $submission-sections-margin-bottom: .5rem !default;
+
+$edit-item-button-min-width: 100px;
+$edit-item-metadata-field-width: 190px;
+$edit-item-language-field-width: 43px;