diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-guard.spec.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-guard.spec.ts
index 671e098762..9ef76b1212 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-guard.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-guard.spec.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import { first } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { BrowseByGuard } from './browse-by-guard';
 import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../shared/remote-data.utils';
-import { BrowseDefinition } from '../core/shared/browse-definition.model';
 import { BrowseByDataType } from './browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator';
+import { ValueListBrowseDefinition } from '../core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.model';
 import { DSONameServiceMock } from '../shared/mocks/dso-name.service.mock';
 import { DSONameService } from '../core/breadcrumbs/dso-name.service';
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('BrowseByGuard', () => {
     const id = 'author';
     const scope = '1234-65487-12354-1235';
     const value = 'Filter';
-    const browseDefinition = Object.assign(new BrowseDefinition(), { type: BrowseByDataType.Metadata, metadataKeys: ['dc.contributor'] });
+    const browseDefinition = Object.assign(new ValueListBrowseDefinition(), { type: BrowseByDataType.Metadata, metadataKeys: ['dc.contributor'] });
 
     beforeEach(() => {
       dsoService = {
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator.ts
index ceb4c6a6c6..b59a46cae1 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ const map = new Map();
  * @param browseByType  The type of page
  * @param theme The optional theme for the component
  */
-export function rendersBrowseBy(browseByType: BrowseByDataType, theme = DEFAULT_THEME) {
+export function rendersBrowseBy(browseByType: string, theme = DEFAULT_THEME) {
   return function decorator(component: any) {
     if (hasNoValue(map.get(browseByType))) {
       map.set(browseByType, new Map());
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.spec.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.spec.ts
index c2e1c9cb68..c13405dd4d 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.spec.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@ import { ComponentFixture, TestBed, waitForAsync } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
 import { BROWSE_BY_COMPONENT_FACTORY, BrowseByDataType } from './browse-by-decorator';
-import { BrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/browse-definition.model';
 import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { ThemeService } from '../../shared/theme-support/theme.service';
+import { FlatBrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/flat-browse-definition.model';
+import { ValueListBrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.model';
+import { NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/non-hierarchical-browse-definition';
 
 describe('BrowseBySwitcherComponent', () => {
   let comp: BrowseBySwitcherComponent;
@@ -13,33 +15,33 @@ describe('BrowseBySwitcherComponent', () => {
 
   const types = [
     Object.assign(
-      new BrowseDefinition(), {
+      new FlatBrowseDefinition(), {
         id: 'title',
         dataType: BrowseByDataType.Title,
       }
     ),
     Object.assign(
-      new BrowseDefinition(), {
+      new FlatBrowseDefinition(), {
         id: 'dateissued',
         dataType: BrowseByDataType.Date,
         metadataKeys: ['dc.date.issued']
       }
     ),
     Object.assign(
-      new BrowseDefinition(), {
+      new ValueListBrowseDefinition(), {
         id: 'author',
         dataType: BrowseByDataType.Metadata,
       }
     ),
     Object.assign(
-      new BrowseDefinition(), {
+      new ValueListBrowseDefinition(), {
         id: 'subject',
         dataType: BrowseByDataType.Metadata,
       }
     ),
   ];
 
-  const data = new BehaviorSubject(createDataWithBrowseDefinition(new BrowseDefinition()));
+  const data = new BehaviorSubject(createDataWithBrowseDefinition(new FlatBrowseDefinition()));
 
   const activatedRouteStub = {
     data
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ describe('BrowseBySwitcherComponent', () => {
     comp = fixture.componentInstance;
   }));
 
-  types.forEach((type: BrowseDefinition) => {
+  types.forEach((type: NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition) => {
     describe(`when switching to a browse-by page for "${type.id}"`, () => {
       beforeEach(() => {
         data.next(createDataWithBrowseDefinition(type));
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.ts
index 0d3a35bebf..35e4edf900 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export class BrowseBySwitcherComponent implements OnInit {
    */
   ngOnInit(): void {
     this.browseByComponent = this.route.data.pipe(
-      map((data: { browseDefinition: BrowseDefinition }) => this.getComponentByBrowseByType(data.browseDefinition.dataType, this.themeService.getThemeName()))
+      map((data: { browseDefinition: BrowseDefinition }) => this.getComponentByBrowseByType(data.browseDefinition.getRenderType(), this.themeService.getThemeName()))
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..87c7937b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<div class="container">
+  <div class="mb-3">
+    <ds-vocabulary-treeview [vocabularyOptions]=vocabularyOptions
+                            [multiSelect]="true"
+                            (select)="onSelect($event)"
+                            (deselect)="onDeselect($event)">
+    </ds-vocabulary-treeview>
+  </div>
+  <a class="btn btn-primary" [routerLink]="['/search']" [queryParams]="queryParams">{{ 'browse.taxonomy.button' | translate }}</a>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c724017b1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent } from './browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
+import { VocabularyEntryDetail } from '../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-entry-detail.model';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+import { NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
+import { createDataWithBrowseDefinition } from '../browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component.spec';
+import { HierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model';
+import { ThemeService } from '../../shared/theme-support/theme.service';
+
+describe('BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent', () => {
+  let component: BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent>;
+  let themeService: ThemeService;
+  let detail1: VocabularyEntryDetail;
+  let detail2: VocabularyEntryDetail;
+
+  const data = new BehaviorSubject(createDataWithBrowseDefinition(new HierarchicalBrowseDefinition()));
+  const activatedRouteStub = {
+    data
+  };
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    themeService = jasmine.createSpyObj('themeService', {
+      getThemeName: 'dspace',
+    });
+
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [ TranslateModule.forRoot() ],
+      declarations: [ BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent ],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: ActivatedRoute, useValue: activatedRouteStub },
+        { provide: ThemeService, useValue: themeService },
+      ],
+      schemas: [NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA]
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    detail1 = new VocabularyEntryDetail();
+    detail2 = new VocabularyEntryDetail();
+    detail1.value = 'HUMANITIES and RELIGION';
+    detail2.value = 'TECHNOLOGY';
+    detail1.id = 'id-1';
+    detail2.id = 'id-2';
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+
+  it('should handle select event', () => {
+    component.onSelect(detail1);
+    expect(component.selectedItems.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(component.selectedItems).toContain(detail1);
+    expect(component.selectedItems.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(component.filterValues).toEqual(['HUMANITIES and RELIGION,equals'] );
+  });
+
+  it('should handle select event with multiple selected items', () => {
+    component.onSelect(detail1);
+    component.onSelect(detail2);
+    expect(component.selectedItems.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(component.selectedItems).toContain(detail1, detail2);
+    expect(component.selectedItems.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(component.filterValues).toEqual(['HUMANITIES and RELIGION,equals', 'TECHNOLOGY,equals'] );
+  });
+
+  it('should handle deselect event', () => {
+    component.onSelect(detail1);
+    component.onSelect(detail2);
+    expect(component.selectedItems.length).toBe(2);
+    expect(component.selectedItems.length).toBe(2);
+    component.onDeselect(detail1);
+    expect(component.selectedItems.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(component.selectedItems).toContain(detail2);
+    expect(component.selectedItems.length).toBe(1);
+    expect(component.filterValues).toEqual(['TECHNOLOGY,equals'] );
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    fixture.destroy();
+    component = null;
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf6345bf39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+import { Component, OnInit, Inject, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
+import { VocabularyOptions } from '../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-options.model';
+import { VocabularyEntryDetail } from '../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-entry-detail.model';
+import { ActivatedRoute } from '@angular/router';
+import { Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
+import { BrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/browse-definition.model';
+import { GenericConstructor } from '../../core/shared/generic-constructor';
+import { BROWSE_BY_COMPONENT_FACTORY } from '../browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator';
+import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { ThemeService } from 'src/app/shared/theme-support/theme.service';
+import { HierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-browse-by-taxonomy-page',
+  templateUrl: './browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss']
+})
+/**
+ * Component for browsing items by metadata in a hierarchical controlled vocabulary
+ */
+export class BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
+
+  /**
+   * The {@link VocabularyOptions} object
+   */
+  vocabularyOptions: VocabularyOptions;
+
+  /**
+   * The selected vocabulary entries
+   */
+  selectedItems: VocabularyEntryDetail[] = [];
+
+  /**
+   * The query parameters, contain the selected entries
+   */
+  filterValues: string[];
+
+  /**
+   * The facet the use when filtering
+   */
+  facetType: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The used vocabulary
+   */
+  vocabularyName: string;
+
+  /**
+   * The parameters used in the URL
+   */
+  queryParams: any;
+
+  /**
+   * Resolved browse-by component
+   */
+  browseByComponent: Observable<any>;
+
+  /**
+   * Subscriptions to track
+   */
+  browseByComponentSubs: Subscription[] = [];
+
+  public constructor( protected route: ActivatedRoute,
+                      protected themeService: ThemeService,
+                      @Inject(BROWSE_BY_COMPONENT_FACTORY) private getComponentByBrowseByType: (browseByType, theme) => GenericConstructor<any>) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.browseByComponent = this.route.data.pipe(
+      map((data: { browseDefinition: BrowseDefinition }) => {
+        this.getComponentByBrowseByType(data.browseDefinition.getRenderType(), this.themeService.getThemeName());
+        return data.browseDefinition;
+      })
+    );
+    this.browseByComponentSubs.push(this.browseByComponent.subscribe((browseDefinition: HierarchicalBrowseDefinition) => {
+      this.facetType = browseDefinition.facetType;
+      this.vocabularyName = browseDefinition.vocabulary;
+      this.vocabularyOptions = { name: this.vocabularyName, closed: true };
+    }));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Adds detail to selectedItems, transforms it to be used as query parameter
+   * and adds that to filterValues.
+   *
+   * @param detail VocabularyEntryDetail to be added
+   */
+  onSelect(detail: VocabularyEntryDetail): void {
+      this.selectedItems.push(detail);
+      this.filterValues = this.selectedItems
+        .map((item: VocabularyEntryDetail) => `${item.value},equals`);
+    this.updateQueryParams();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Removes detail from selectedItems and filterValues.
+   *
+   * @param detail VocabularyEntryDetail to be removed
+   */
+  onDeselect(detail: VocabularyEntryDetail): void {
+    this.selectedItems = this.selectedItems.filter((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => { return entry.id !== detail.id; });
+    this.filterValues = this.filterValues.filter((value: string) => { return value !== `${detail.value},equals`; });
+    this.updateQueryParams();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Updates queryParams based on the current facetType and filterValues.
+   */
+  private updateQueryParams(): void {
+    this.queryParams = {
+      ['f.' + this.facetType]: this.filterValues
+    };
+  }
+
+  ngOnDestroy(): void {
+    this.browseByComponentSubs.forEach((sub: Subscription) => sub.unsubscribe());
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/themed-browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/themed-browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..212044b853
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/themed-browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { ThemedComponent } from '../../shared/theme-support/themed.component';
+import { rendersBrowseBy } from '../browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator';
+import { BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent } from './browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-themed-browse-by-taxonomy-page',
+  templateUrl: '../../shared/theme-support/themed.component.html',
+  styleUrls: []
+})
+/**
+ * Themed wrapper for BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent
+ */
+@rendersBrowseBy('hierarchy')
+export class ThemedBrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent extends ThemedComponent<BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent>{
+
+  protected getComponentName(): string {
+    return 'BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent';
+  }
+
+  protected importThemedComponent(themeName: string): Promise<any> {
+    return import(`../../../themes/${themeName}/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component`);
+  }
+
+  protected importUnthemedComponent(): Promise<any> {
+    return import(`./browse-by-taxonomy-page.component`);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
index 6c652376d5..c0e2d3f9ff 100644
--- a/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/browse-by/browse-by.module.ts
@@ -4,24 +4,28 @@ import { BrowseByTitlePageComponent } from './browse-by-title-page/browse-by-tit
 import { BrowseByMetadataPageComponent } from './browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component';
 import { BrowseByDatePageComponent } from './browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component';
 import { BrowseBySwitcherComponent } from './browse-by-switcher/browse-by-switcher.component';
+import { BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent } from './browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
 import { ThemedBrowseBySwitcherComponent } from './browse-by-switcher/themed-browse-by-switcher.component';
 import { ComcolModule } from '../shared/comcol/comcol.module';
 import { ThemedBrowseByMetadataPageComponent } from './browse-by-metadata-page/themed-browse-by-metadata-page.component';
 import { ThemedBrowseByDatePageComponent } from './browse-by-date-page/themed-browse-by-date-page.component';
 import { ThemedBrowseByTitlePageComponent } from './browse-by-title-page/themed-browse-by-title-page.component';
+import { ThemedBrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent } from './browse-by-taxonomy-page/themed-browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
 import { SharedBrowseByModule } from '../shared/browse-by/shared-browse-by.module';
 import { DsoPageModule } from '../shared/dso-page/dso-page.module';
+import { FormModule } from '../shared/form/form.module';
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   // put only entry components that use custom decorator
   BrowseByTitlePageComponent,
   BrowseByMetadataPageComponent,
   BrowseByDatePageComponent,
+  BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent,
 
   ThemedBrowseByMetadataPageComponent,
   ThemedBrowseByDatePageComponent,
   ThemedBrowseByTitlePageComponent,
-
+  ThemedBrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent,
 ];
 
 @NgModule({
@@ -29,7 +33,8 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
     SharedBrowseByModule,
     CommonModule,
     ComcolModule,
-    DsoPageModule
+    DsoPageModule,
+    FormModule,
   ],
   declarations: [
     BrowseBySwitcherComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/core/browse/browse-definition-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/browse/browse-definition-data.service.ts
index 88d070000e..bc495a51f4 100644
--- a/src/app/core/browse/browse-definition-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/browse/browse-definition-data.service.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,60 @@
+// eslint-disable-next-line max-classes-per-file
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../shared/browse-definition.resource-type';
-import { BrowseDefinition } from '../shared/browse-definition.model';
 import { RequestService } from '../data/request.service';
 import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
 import { PaginatedList } from '../data/paginated-list.model';
 import { FindListOptions } from '../data/find-list-options.model';
 import { IdentifiableDataService } from '../data/base/identifiable-data.service';
 import { FindAllData, FindAllDataImpl } from '../data/base/find-all-data';
 import { dataService } from '../data/base/data-service.decorator';
+import { isNotEmpty, isNotEmptyOperator, hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import { take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { BrowseDefinitionRestRequest } from '../data/request.models';
 import { RequestParam } from '../cache/models/request-param.model';
 import { SearchData, SearchDataImpl } from '../data/base/search-data';
+import { BrowseDefinition } from '../shared/browse-definition.model';
+
+/**
+ * Create a GET request for the given href, and send it.
+ * Use a GET request specific for BrowseDefinitions.
+ */
+export const createAndSendBrowseDefinitionGetRequest = (requestService: RequestService,
+                                                        responseMsToLive: number,
+                                                        href$: string | Observable<string>,
+                                                        useCachedVersionIfAvailable: boolean = true): void => {
+  if (isNotEmpty(href$)) {
+    if (typeof href$ === 'string') {
+      href$ = observableOf(href$);
+    }
+
+    href$.pipe(
+      isNotEmptyOperator(),
+      take(1)
+    ).subscribe((href: string) => {
+      const requestId = requestService.generateRequestId();
+      const request = new BrowseDefinitionRestRequest(requestId, href);
+      if (hasValue(responseMsToLive)) {
+        request.responseMsToLive = responseMsToLive;
+      }
+      requestService.send(request, useCachedVersionIfAvailable);
+    });
+  }
+};
+
+/**
+ * Custom extension of {@link FindAllDataImpl} to be able to send BrowseDefinitionRestRequests
+ */
+class BrowseDefinitionFindAllDataImpl extends FindAllDataImpl<BrowseDefinition> {
+  createAndSendGetRequest(href$: string | Observable<string>, useCachedVersionIfAvailable: boolean = true) {
+    createAndSendBrowseDefinitionGetRequest(this.requestService, this.responseMsToLive, href$, useCachedVersionIfAvailable);
+  }
+}
 
 /**
  * Data service responsible for retrieving browse definitions from the REST server
@@ -24,7 +64,7 @@ import { SearchData, SearchDataImpl } from '../data/base/search-data';
 })
 @dataService(BROWSE_DEFINITION)
 export class BrowseDefinitionDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<BrowseDefinition> implements FindAllData<BrowseDefinition>, SearchData<BrowseDefinition> {
-  private findAllData: FindAllDataImpl<BrowseDefinition>;
+  private findAllData: BrowseDefinitionFindAllDataImpl;
   private searchData: SearchDataImpl<BrowseDefinition>;
 
   constructor(
@@ -35,7 +75,7 @@ export class BrowseDefinitionDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<BrowseD
   ) {
     super('browses', requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService);
     this.searchData = new SearchDataImpl(this.linkPath, requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService, this.responseMsToLive);
-    this.findAllData = new FindAllDataImpl(this.linkPath, requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService, this.responseMsToLive);
+    this.findAllData = new BrowseDefinitionFindAllDataImpl(this.linkPath, requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService, this.responseMsToLive);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -121,5 +161,8 @@ export class BrowseDefinitionDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<BrowseD
     );
   }
 
+  createAndSendGetRequest(href$: string | Observable<string>, useCachedVersionIfAvailable: boolean = true) {
+    createAndSendBrowseDefinitionGetRequest(this.requestService, this.responseMsToLive, href$, useCachedVersionIfAvailable);
+  }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.spec.ts
index 46ac8c44f4..9f166e3d19 100644
--- a/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.spec.ts
@@ -6,13 +6,15 @@ import { getMockRequestService } from '../../shared/mocks/request.service.mock';
 import { HALEndpointServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/hal-endpoint-service.stub';
 import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
 import { RequestService } from '../data/request.service';
-import { BrowseDefinition } from '../shared/browse-definition.model';
 import { BrowseEntrySearchOptions } from './browse-entry-search-options.model';
 import { BrowseService } from './browse.service';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { createPaginatedList, getFirstUsedArgumentOfSpyMethod } from '../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { getMockHrefOnlyDataService } from '../../shared/mocks/href-only-data.service.mock';
 import { RequestEntry } from '../data/request-entry.model';
+import { FlatBrowseDefinition } from '../shared/flat-browse-definition.model';
+import { ValueListBrowseDefinition } from '../shared/value-list-browse-definition.model';
+import { HierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from '../shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model';
 
 describe('BrowseService', () => {
   let scheduler: TestScheduler;
@@ -23,9 +25,9 @@ describe('BrowseService', () => {
   const browsesEndpointURL = 'https://rest.api/browses';
   const halService: any = new HALEndpointServiceStub(browsesEndpointURL);
   const browseDefinitions = [
-    Object.assign(new BrowseDefinition(), {
+    Object.assign(new FlatBrowseDefinition(), {
       id: 'date',
-      metadataBrowse: false,
+      browseType: 'flatBrowse',
       sortOptions: [
         {
           name: 'title',
@@ -50,9 +52,9 @@ describe('BrowseService', () => {
         items: { href: 'https://rest.api/discover/browses/dateissued/items' }
       }
     }),
-    Object.assign(new BrowseDefinition(), {
+    Object.assign(new ValueListBrowseDefinition(), {
       id: 'author',
-      metadataBrowse: true,
+      browseType: 'valueList',
       sortOptions: [
         {
           name: 'title',
@@ -78,7 +80,23 @@ describe('BrowseService', () => {
         entries: { href: 'https://rest.api/discover/browses/author/entries' },
         items: { href: 'https://rest.api/discover/browses/author/items' }
       }
-    })
+    }),
+    Object.assign(new HierarchicalBrowseDefinition(), {
+      id: 'srsc',
+      browseType: 'hierarchicalBrowse',
+      facetType: 'subject',
+      vocabulary: 'srsc',
+      type: 'browse',
+      metadata: [
+        'dc.subject'
+      ],
+      _links: {
+        vocabulary: { 'href': 'https://rest.api/submission/vocabularies/srsc/' },
+        items: { 'href': 'https://rest.api/discover/browses/srsc/items' },
+        entries: { 'href': 'https://rest.api/discover/browses/srsc/entries' },
+        self: { 'href': 'https://rest.api/discover/browses/srsc' }
+      }
+    }),
   ];
 
   let browseDefinitionDataService;
@@ -140,7 +158,7 @@ describe('BrowseService', () => {
 
     describe('when getBrowseEntriesFor is called with a valid browse definition id', () => {
       it('should call hrefOnlyDataService.findListByHref with the expected href', () => {
-        const expected = browseDefinitions[1]._links.entries.href;
+        const expected = (browseDefinitions[1] as ValueListBrowseDefinition)._links.entries.href;
 
         scheduler.schedule(() => service.getBrowseEntriesFor(new BrowseEntrySearchOptions(browseDefinitions[1].id)).subscribe());
         scheduler.flush();
diff --git a/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.ts b/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.ts
index 989213a978..b210b34949 100644
--- a/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/browse/browse.service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { PaginatedList } from '../data/paginated-list.model';
 import { RemoteData } from '../data/remote-data';
 import { RequestService } from '../data/request.service';
 import { BrowseDefinition } from '../shared/browse-definition.model';
+import { FlatBrowseDefinition } from '../shared/flat-browse-definition.model';
 import { BrowseEntry } from '../shared/browse-entry.model';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
@@ -240,7 +241,12 @@ export class BrowseService {
       getPaginatedListPayload(),
       map((browseDefinitions: BrowseDefinition[]) => browseDefinitions
         .find((def: BrowseDefinition) => {
-          const matchingKeys = def.metadataKeys.find((key: string) => searchKeyArray.indexOf(key) >= 0);
+          let matchingKeys = '';
+
+          if (Array.isArray((def as FlatBrowseDefinition).metadataKeys)) {
+            matchingKeys = (def as FlatBrowseDefinition).metadataKeys.find((key: string) => searchKeyArray.indexOf(key) >= 0);
+          }
+
           return isNotEmpty(matchingKeys);
         })
       ),
diff --git a/src/app/core/core.module.ts b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
index d35900ebe2..8cd24b0140 100644
--- a/src/app/core/core.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/core.module.ts
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ import { IdentifierData } from '../shared/object-list/identifier-data/identifier
 import { Subscription } from '../shared/subscriptions/models/subscription.model';
 import { SupervisionOrderDataService } from './supervision-order/supervision-order-data.service';
 import { ItemRequest } from './shared/item-request.model';
+import { HierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from './shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model';
+import { FlatBrowseDefinition } from './shared/flat-browse-definition.model';
+import { ValueListBrowseDefinition } from './shared/value-list-browse-definition.model';
+import { NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from './shared/non-hierarchical-browse-definition';
 
 /**
  * When not in production, endpoint responses can be mocked for testing purposes
@@ -333,6 +337,10 @@ export const models =
     AuthStatus,
     BrowseEntry,
     BrowseDefinition,
+    NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition,
+    FlatBrowseDefinition,
+    ValueListBrowseDefinition,
+    HierarchicalBrowseDefinition,
     ClaimedTask,
     TaskObject,
     PoolTask,
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/bitstream-data.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/bitstream-data.service.spec.ts
index c67eaa2d68..89178f8dd2 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/bitstream-data.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/bitstream-data.service.spec.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { BitstreamDataService } from './bitstream-data.service';
 import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
 import { RequestService } from './request.service';
 import { Bitstream } from '../shared/bitstream.model';
 import { HALEndpointService } from '../shared/hal-endpoint.service';
 import { BitstreamFormatDataService } from './bitstream-format-data.service';
-import { of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
 import { BitstreamFormat } from '../shared/bitstream-format.model';
 import { BitstreamFormatSupportLevel } from '../shared/bitstream-format-support-level';
-import { PutRequest } from './request.models';
+import { PatchRequest, PutRequest } from './request.models';
 import { getMockRequestService } from '../../shared/mocks/request.service.mock';
 import { HALEndpointServiceStub } from '../../shared/testing/hal-endpoint-service.stub';
 import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
@@ -15,6 +16,11 @@ import { getMockRemoteDataBuildService } from '../../shared/mocks/remote-data-bu
 import { testSearchDataImplementation } from './base/search-data.spec';
 import { testPatchDataImplementation } from './base/patch-data.spec';
 import { testDeleteDataImplementation } from './base/delete-data.spec';
+import { DSOChangeAnalyzer } from './dso-change-analyzer.service';
+import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.service';
+import objectContaining = jasmine.objectContaining;
+import { RemoteData } from './remote-data';
+import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 
 describe('BitstreamDataService', () => {
   let service: BitstreamDataService;
@@ -25,10 +31,18 @@ describe('BitstreamDataService', () => {
   let rdbService: RemoteDataBuildService;
   const bitstreamFormatHref = 'rest-api/bitstreamformats';
 
-  const bitstream = Object.assign(new Bitstream(), {
-    uuid: 'fake-bitstream',
+  const bitstream1 = Object.assign(new Bitstream(), {
+    id: 'fake-bitstream1',
+    uuid: 'fake-bitstream1',
     _links: {
-      self: { href: 'fake-bitstream-self' }
+      self: { href: 'fake-bitstream1-self' }
+    }
+  });
+  const bitstream2 = Object.assign(new Bitstream(), {
+    id: 'fake-bitstream2',
+    uuid: 'fake-bitstream2',
+    _links: {
+      self: { href: 'fake-bitstream2-self' }
     }
   });
   const format = Object.assign(new BitstreamFormat(), {
@@ -50,7 +64,18 @@ describe('BitstreamDataService', () => {
     });
     rdbService = getMockRemoteDataBuildService();
 
-    service = new BitstreamDataService(requestService, rdbService, objectCache, halService, null, bitstreamFormatService, null, null);
+    TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [
+        { provide: ObjectCacheService, useValue: objectCache },
+        { provide: RequestService, useValue: requestService },
+        { provide: HALEndpointService, useValue: halService },
+        { provide: BitstreamFormatDataService, useValue: bitstreamFormatService },
+        { provide: RemoteDataBuildService, useValue: rdbService },
+        { provide: DSOChangeAnalyzer, useValue: {} },
+        { provide: NotificationsService, useValue: {} },
+      ],
+    });
+    service = TestBed.inject(BitstreamDataService);
   });
 
   describe('composition', () => {
@@ -62,11 +87,49 @@ describe('BitstreamDataService', () => {
 
   describe('when updating the bitstream\'s format', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
-      service.updateFormat(bitstream, format);
+      service.updateFormat(bitstream1, format);
     });
 
     it('should send a put request', () => {
       expect(requestService.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.any(PutRequest));
     });
   });
+
+  describe('removeMultiple', () => {
+    function mockBuildFromRequestUUIDAndAwait(requestUUID$: string | Observable<string>, callback: (rd?: RemoteData<any>) => Observable<unknown>, ..._linksToFollow: FollowLinkConfig<any>[]): Observable<RemoteData<any>> {
+      callback();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn(service, 'invalidateByHref');
+      spyOn(rdbService, 'buildFromRequestUUIDAndAwait').and.callFake((requestUUID$: string | Observable<string>, callback: (rd?: RemoteData<any>) => Observable<unknown>, ...linksToFollow: FollowLinkConfig<any>[]) => mockBuildFromRequestUUIDAndAwait(requestUUID$, callback, ...linksToFollow));
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to 1 bitstream', () => {
+      service.removeMultiple([bitstream1]);
+
+      expect(requestService.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(objectContaining({
+        href: `${url}/bitstreams`,
+        body: [
+          { op: 'remove', path: '/bitstreams/fake-bitstream1' },
+        ],
+      } as PatchRequest));
+      expect(service.invalidateByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fake-bitstream1-self');
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to delete multiple bitstreams', () => {
+      service.removeMultiple([bitstream1, bitstream2]);
+
+      expect(requestService.send).toHaveBeenCalledWith(objectContaining({
+        href: `${url}/bitstreams`,
+        body: [
+          { op: 'remove', path: '/bitstreams/fake-bitstream1' },
+          { op: 'remove', path: '/bitstreams/fake-bitstream2' },
+        ],
+      } as PatchRequest));
+      expect(service.invalidateByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fake-bitstream1-self');
+      expect(service.invalidateByHref).toHaveBeenCalledWith('fake-bitstream2-self');
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/bitstream-data.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/bitstream-data.service.ts
index 6bdcefe187..bb4ec28166 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/bitstream-data.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/bitstream-data.service.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { HttpHeaders } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
 import { combineLatest as observableCombineLatest, Observable } from 'rxjs';
-import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { find, map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { FollowLinkConfig } from '../../shared/utils/follow-link-config.model';
 import { RemoteDataBuildService } from '../cache/builders/remote-data-build.service';
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { Item } from '../shared/item.model';
 import { BundleDataService } from './bundle-data.service';
 import { buildPaginatedList, PaginatedList } from './paginated-list.model';
 import { RemoteData } from './remote-data';
-import { PutRequest } from './request.models';
+import { PatchRequest, PutRequest } from './request.models';
 import { RequestService } from './request.service';
 import { BitstreamFormatDataService } from './bitstream-format-data.service';
 import { BitstreamFormat } from '../shared/bitstream-format.model';
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { NotificationsService } from '../../shared/notifications/notifications.s
 import { NoContent } from '../shared/NoContent.model';
 import { IdentifiableDataService } from './base/identifiable-data.service';
 import { dataService } from './base/data-service.decorator';
-import { Operation } from 'fast-json-patch';
+import { Operation, RemoveOperation } from 'fast-json-patch';
 
 /**
  * A service to retrieve {@link Bitstream}s from the REST API
@@ -277,4 +277,34 @@ export class BitstreamDataService extends IdentifiableDataService<Bitstream> imp
   deleteByHref(href: string, copyVirtualMetadata?: string[]): Observable<RemoteData<NoContent>> {
     return this.deleteData.deleteByHref(href, copyVirtualMetadata);
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete multiple {@link Bitstream}s at once by sending a PATCH request to the backend
+   *
+   * @param bitstreams The bitstreams that should be removed
+   */
+  removeMultiple(bitstreams: Bitstream[]): Observable<RemoteData<NoContent>> {
+    const operations: RemoveOperation[] = bitstreams.map((bitstream: Bitstream) => {
+      return {
+        op: 'remove',
+        path: `/bitstreams/${bitstream.id}`,
+      };
+    });
+    const requestId: string = this.requestService.generateRequestId();
+
+    const hrefObs: Observable<string> = this.halService.getEndpoint(this.linkPath);
+
+    hrefObs.pipe(
+      find((href: string) => hasValue(href)),
+    ).subscribe((href: string) => {
+      const request = new PatchRequest(requestId, href, operations);
+      if (hasValue(this.responseMsToLive)) {
+        request.responseMsToLive = this.responseMsToLive;
+      }
+      this.requestService.send(request);
+    });
+
+    return this.rdbService.buildFromRequestUUIDAndAwait(requestId, () => observableCombineLatest(bitstreams.map((bitstream: Bitstream) => this.invalidateByHref(bitstream._links.self.href))));
+  }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/browse-response-parsing.service.spec.ts b/src/app/core/data/browse-response-parsing.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9fa7239ef7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/browse-response-parsing.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+import { getMockObjectCacheService } from '../../shared/mocks/object-cache.service.mock';
+import { BrowseResponseParsingService } from './browse-response-parsing.service';
+import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
+import { HIERARCHICAL_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.resource-type';
+import { FLAT_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../shared/flat-browse-definition.resource-type';
+import { VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../shared/value-list-browse-definition.resource-type';
+
+class TestService extends BrowseResponseParsingService {
+  constructor(protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService) {
+    super(objectCache);
+  }
+
+  // Overwrite method to make it public for testing
+  public deserialize<ObjectDomain>(obj): any {
+    return super.deserialize(obj);
+  }
+}
+
+describe('BrowseResponseParsingService', () => {
+  let service: TestService;
+
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    service = new TestService(getMockObjectCacheService());
+  });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    const mockFlatBrowse = {
+        id: 'title',
+        browseType: 'flatBrowse',
+        type: 'browse',
+      };
+
+    const mockValueList = {
+        id: 'author',
+        browseType: 'valueList',
+        type: 'browse',
+      };
+
+    const mockHierarchicalBrowse = {
+        id: 'srsc',
+        browseType: 'hierarchicalBrowse',
+        type: 'browse',
+      };
+
+    it('should deserialize flatBrowses correctly', () => {
+      let deserialized = service.deserialize(mockFlatBrowse);
+      expect(deserialized.type).toBe(FLAT_BROWSE_DEFINITION);
+      expect(deserialized.id).toBe(mockFlatBrowse.id);
+    });
+
+    it('should deserialize valueList browses correctly', () => {
+      let deserialized = service.deserialize(mockValueList);
+      expect(deserialized.type).toBe(VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION);
+      expect(deserialized.id).toBe(mockValueList.id);
+    });
+
+    it('should deserialize hierarchicalBrowses correctly', () => {
+      let deserialized = service.deserialize(mockHierarchicalBrowse);
+      expect(deserialized.type).toBe(HIERARCHICAL_BROWSE_DEFINITION);
+      expect(deserialized.id).toBe(mockHierarchicalBrowse.id);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/browse-response-parsing.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/browse-response-parsing.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a568cdb617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/data/browse-response-parsing.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
+import { ObjectCacheService } from '../cache/object-cache.service';
+import { hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
+import {
+  HIERARCHICAL_BROWSE_DEFINITION
+} from '../shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.resource-type';
+import { FLAT_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../shared/flat-browse-definition.resource-type';
+import { HierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from '../shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model';
+import { FlatBrowseDefinition } from '../shared/flat-browse-definition.model';
+import { DspaceRestResponseParsingService } from './dspace-rest-response-parsing.service';
+import { Serializer } from '../serializer';
+import { BrowseDefinition } from '../shared/browse-definition.model';
+import { BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../shared/browse-definition.resource-type';
+import { ValueListBrowseDefinition } from '../shared/value-list-browse-definition.model';
+import { VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../shared/value-list-browse-definition.resource-type';
+
+/**
+ * A ResponseParsingService used to parse a REST API response to a BrowseDefinition object
+ */
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root',
+})
+export class BrowseResponseParsingService extends DspaceRestResponseParsingService {
+  constructor(
+    protected objectCache: ObjectCacheService,
+  ) {
+    super(objectCache);
+  }
+
+  protected deserialize<ObjectDomain>(obj): any {
+    const browseType: string = obj.browseType;
+    if (obj.type === BROWSE_DEFINITION.value && hasValue(browseType)) {
+      let serializer: Serializer<BrowseDefinition>;
+      if (browseType === HIERARCHICAL_BROWSE_DEFINITION.value) {
+        serializer = new this.serializerConstructor(HierarchicalBrowseDefinition);
+      } else if (browseType === FLAT_BROWSE_DEFINITION.value) {
+        serializer = new this.serializerConstructor(FlatBrowseDefinition);
+      } else if (browseType === VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION.value) {
+        serializer = new this.serializerConstructor(ValueListBrowseDefinition);
+      } else {
+        throw new Error('An error occurred while retrieving the browse definitions.');
+      }
+      return serializer.deserialize(obj);
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('An error occurred while retrieving the browse definitions.');
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/dso-response-parsing.service.ts b/src/app/core/data/dso-response-parsing.service.ts
index fd5a22fae9..74117e79d3 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/dso-response-parsing.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/dso-response-parsing.service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ import { hasNoValue, hasValue } from '../../shared/empty.util';
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { RestRequest } from './rest-request.model';
 
+/**
+ * @deprecated use DspaceRestResponseParsingService for new code, this is only left to support a
+ * few legacy use cases, and should get removed eventually
+ */
 @Injectable()
 export class DSOResponseParsingService extends BaseResponseParsingService implements ResponseParsingService {
   protected toCache = true;
diff --git a/src/app/core/data/request.models.ts b/src/app/core/data/request.models.ts
index 6ab3f180d3..9809bc0fde 100644
--- a/src/app/core/data/request.models.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/data/request.models.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { TaskResponseParsingService } from '../tasks/task-response-parsing.servi
 import { ContentSourceResponseParsingService } from './content-source-response-parsing.service';
 import { RestRequestWithResponseParser } from './rest-request-with-response-parser.model';
 import { DspaceRestResponseParsingService } from './dspace-rest-response-parsing.service';
+import { BrowseResponseParsingService } from './browse-response-parsing.service';
 import { FindListOptions } from './find-list-options.model';
 
 
@@ -118,6 +119,15 @@ export class PatchRequest extends DSpaceRestRequest {
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Class representing a BrowseDefinition HTTP Rest request object
+ */
+export class BrowseDefinitionRestRequest extends DSpaceRestRequest {
+  getResponseParser(): GenericConstructor<ResponseParsingService> {
+    return BrowseResponseParsingService;
+  }
+}
+
 export class FindListRequest extends GetRequest {
   constructor(
     uuid: string,
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/browse-definition.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/browse-definition.model.ts
index 863f454422..a5bed53c9f 100644
--- a/src/app/core/shared/browse-definition.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/browse-definition.model.ts
@@ -1,50 +1,16 @@
-import { autoserialize, autoserializeAs, deserialize } from 'cerialize';
-import { typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
-import { excludeFromEquals } from '../utilities/equals.decorators';
-import { BROWSE_DEFINITION } from './browse-definition.resource-type';
-import { HALLink } from './hal-link.model';
-import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
-import { SortOption } from './sort-option.model';
+import { autoserialize } from 'cerialize';
 import { CacheableObject } from '../cache/cacheable-object.model';
-import { BrowseByDataType } from '../../browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator';
 
-@typedObject
-export class BrowseDefinition extends CacheableObject {
-  static type = BROWSE_DEFINITION;
-
-  /**
-   * The object type
-   */
-  @excludeFromEquals
-  @autoserialize
-  type: ResourceType;
+/**
+ * Base class for BrowseDefinition models
+ */
+export abstract class BrowseDefinition extends CacheableObject {
 
   @autoserialize
   id: string;
 
-  @autoserialize
-  metadataBrowse: boolean;
-
-  @autoserialize
-  sortOptions: SortOption[];
-
-  @autoserializeAs('order')
-  defaultSortOrder: string;
-
-  @autoserializeAs('metadata')
-  metadataKeys: string[];
-
-  @autoserialize
-  dataType: BrowseByDataType;
-
-  get self(): string {
-    return this._links.self.href;
-  }
-
-  @deserialize
-  _links: {
-    self: HALLink;
-    entries: HALLink;
-    items: HALLink;
-  };
+  /**
+   * Get the render type of the BrowseDefinition model
+   */
+  abstract getRenderType(): string;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/flat-browse-definition.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/flat-browse-definition.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..086fca891b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/flat-browse-definition.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { inheritSerialization, deserialize } from 'cerialize';
+import { typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
+import { excludeFromEquals } from '../utilities/equals.decorators';
+import { FLAT_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from './flat-browse-definition.resource-type';
+import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
+import { NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from './non-hierarchical-browse-definition';
+import { HALLink } from './hal-link.model';
+
+/**
+ * BrowseDefinition model for browses of type 'flatBrowse'
+ */
+@typedObject
+@inheritSerialization(NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition)
+export class FlatBrowseDefinition extends NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition {
+  static type = FLAT_BROWSE_DEFINITION;
+
+  /**
+   * The object type
+   */
+  @excludeFromEquals
+  type: ResourceType = FLAT_BROWSE_DEFINITION;
+
+  get self(): string {
+    return this._links.self.href;
+  }
+
+  @deserialize
+  _links: {
+    self: HALLink;
+    items: HALLink;
+  };
+
+  getRenderType(): string {
+    return this.dataType;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/flat-browse-definition.resource-type.ts b/src/app/core/shared/flat-browse-definition.resource-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bfb01cd98c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/flat-browse-definition.resource-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
+
+/**
+ * The resource type for FlatBrowseDefinition
+ *
+ * Needs to be in a separate file to prevent circular
+ * dependencies in webpack.
+ */
+export const FLAT_BROWSE_DEFINITION = new ResourceType('flatBrowse');
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d561fff643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { autoserialize, autoserializeAs, deserialize, inheritSerialization } from 'cerialize';
+import { typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
+import { excludeFromEquals } from '../utilities/equals.decorators';
+import { HIERARCHICAL_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from './hierarchical-browse-definition.resource-type';
+import { HALLink } from './hal-link.model';
+import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
+import { BrowseDefinition } from './browse-definition.model';
+
+/**
+ * BrowseDefinition model for browses of type 'hierarchicalBrowse'
+ */
+@typedObject
+@inheritSerialization(BrowseDefinition)
+export class HierarchicalBrowseDefinition extends BrowseDefinition {
+  static type = HIERARCHICAL_BROWSE_DEFINITION;
+
+  /**
+   * The object type
+   */
+  @excludeFromEquals
+  type: ResourceType = HIERARCHICAL_BROWSE_DEFINITION;
+
+  @autoserialize
+  facetType: string;
+
+  @autoserialize
+  vocabulary: string;
+
+  @autoserializeAs('metadata')
+  metadataKeys: string[];
+
+  get self(): string {
+    return this._links.self.href;
+  }
+
+  @deserialize
+  _links: {
+    self: HALLink;
+    vocabulary: HALLink;
+  };
+
+  getRenderType(): string {
+    return 'hierarchy';
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.resource-type.ts b/src/app/core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.resource-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..df06d67c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.resource-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
+
+/**
+ * The resource type for HierarchicalBrowseDefinition
+ *
+ * Needs to be in a separate file to prevent circular
+ * dependencies in webpack.
+ */
+export const HIERARCHICAL_BROWSE_DEFINITION = new ResourceType('hierarchicalBrowse');
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/non-hierarchical-browse-definition.ts b/src/app/core/shared/non-hierarchical-browse-definition.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d5481fcc8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/non-hierarchical-browse-definition.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { autoserialize, autoserializeAs, inheritSerialization } from 'cerialize';
+import { SortOption } from './sort-option.model';
+import { BrowseByDataType } from '../../browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator';
+import { BrowseDefinition } from './browse-definition.model';
+
+/**
+ * Super class for NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition models,
+ * e.g. FlatBrowseDefinition and ValueListBrowseDefinition
+ */
+@inheritSerialization(BrowseDefinition)
+export abstract class NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition extends BrowseDefinition {
+
+  @autoserialize
+  sortOptions: SortOption[];
+
+  @autoserializeAs('order')
+  defaultSortOrder: string;
+
+  @autoserializeAs('metadata')
+  metadataKeys: string[];
+
+  @autoserialize
+  dataType: BrowseByDataType;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.model.ts b/src/app/core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3378263962
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { inheritSerialization, deserialize } from 'cerialize';
+import { typedObject } from '../cache/builders/build-decorators';
+import { excludeFromEquals } from '../utilities/equals.decorators';
+import { VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from './value-list-browse-definition.resource-type';
+import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
+import { NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from './non-hierarchical-browse-definition';
+import { HALLink } from './hal-link.model';
+
+/**
+ * BrowseDefinition model for browses of type 'valueList'
+ */
+@typedObject
+@inheritSerialization(NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition)
+export class ValueListBrowseDefinition extends NonHierarchicalBrowseDefinition {
+  static type = VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION;
+
+  /**
+   * The object type
+   */
+  @excludeFromEquals
+  type: ResourceType = VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION;
+
+  get self(): string {
+    return this._links.self.href;
+  }
+
+  @deserialize
+  _links: {
+    self: HALLink;
+    entries: HALLink;
+  };
+
+  getRenderType(): string {
+    return this.dataType;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.resource-type.ts b/src/app/core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.resource-type.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8904dc472f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.resource-type.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import { ResourceType } from './resource-type';
+
+/**
+ * The resource type for ValueListBrowseDefinition
+ *
+ * Needs to be in a separate file to prevent circular
+ * dependencies in webpack.
+ */
+export const VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION = new ResourceType('valueList');
diff --git a/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.ts b/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.ts
index f2c1747658..1ff5b30ee0 100644
--- a/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service.ts
@@ -223,13 +223,15 @@ export class VocabularyService {
    *                                    no valid cached version. Defaults to true
    * @param reRequestOnStale            Whether or not the request should automatically be re-
    *                                    requested after the response becomes stale
+   * @param constructId                 Whether constructing the full vocabularyDetail ID
+   *                                    ({vocabularyName}:{detailName}) is still necessary
    * @param linksToFollow               List of {@link FollowLinkConfig} that indicate which
    *                                    {@link HALLink}s should be automatically resolved
    * @return {Observable<RemoteData<VocabularyEntryDetail>>}
    *    Return an observable that emits VocabularyEntryDetail object
    */
-  findEntryDetailById(id: string, name: string, useCachedVersionIfAvailable = true, reRequestOnStale = true, ...linksToFollow: FollowLinkConfig<VocabularyEntryDetail>[]): Observable<RemoteData<VocabularyEntryDetail>> {
-    const findId = `${name}:${id}`;
+  findEntryDetailById(id: string, name: string, useCachedVersionIfAvailable = true, reRequestOnStale = true, constructId: boolean = true, ...linksToFollow: FollowLinkConfig<VocabularyEntryDetail>[]): Observable<RemoteData<VocabularyEntryDetail>> {
+    const findId: string = (constructId ? `${name}:${id}` : id);
     return this.vocabularyEntryDetailDataService.findById(findId, useCachedVersionIfAvailable, reRequestOnStale, ...linksToFollow);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.spec.ts b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.spec.ts
index 67d047d776..10e1812131 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/edit-item-page/item-bitstreams/item-bitstreams.component.spec.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import { getMockRequestService } from '../../../shared/mocks/request.service.moc
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../../../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { createPaginatedList } from '../../../shared/testing/utils.test';
 import { FieldChangeType } from '../../../core/data/object-updates/field-change-type.model';
+import { BitstreamDataServiceStub } from '../../../shared/testing/bitstream-data-service.stub';
 
 let comp: ItemBitstreamsComponent;
 let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemBitstreamsComponent>;
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ let objectUpdatesService: ObjectUpdatesService;
 let router: any;
 let route: ActivatedRoute;
 let notificationsService: NotificationsService;
-let bitstreamService: BitstreamDataService;
+let bitstreamService: BitstreamDataServiceStub;
 let objectCache: ObjectCacheService;
 let requestService: RequestService;
 let searchConfig: SearchConfigurationService;
@@ -112,9 +113,7 @@ describe('ItemBitstreamsComponent', () => {
         success: successNotification
       }
     );
-    bitstreamService = jasmine.createSpyObj('bitstreamService', {
-      delete: jasmine.createSpy('delete')
-    });
+    bitstreamService = new BitstreamDataServiceStub();
     objectCache = jasmine.createSpyObj('objectCache', {
       remove: jasmine.createSpy('remove')
     });
@@ -179,15 +178,16 @@ describe('ItemBitstreamsComponent', () => {
 
   describe('when submit is called', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
+      spyOn(bitstreamService, 'removeMultiple').and.callThrough();
       comp.submit();
     });
 
-    it('should call delete on the bitstreamService for the marked field', () => {
-      expect(bitstreamService.delete).toHaveBeenCalledWith(bitstream2.id);
+    it('should call removeMultiple on the bitstreamService for the marked field', () => {
+      expect(bitstreamService.removeMultiple).toHaveBeenCalledWith([bitstream2]);
     });
 
-    it('should not call delete on the bitstreamService for the unmarked field', () => {
-      expect(bitstreamService.delete).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(bitstream1.id);
+    it('should not call removeMultiple on the bitstreamService for the unmarked field', () => {
+      expect(bitstreamService.removeMultiple).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith([bitstream1]);
     });
   });
 
@@ -210,7 +210,6 @@ describe('ItemBitstreamsComponent', () => {
       comp.dropBitstream(bundle, {
         fromIndex: 0,
         toIndex: 50,
-        // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty, @typescript-eslint/no-empty-function
         finish: () => {
           done();
         }
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
index 0c7dfb1e34..ee53bd919c 100644
--- 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
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, NgZone, OnDestroy } from '@angular/core';
 import { AbstractItemUpdateComponent } from '../abstract-item-update/abstract-item-update.component';
 import { filter, map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
-import { Observable, of as observableOf, Subscription, zip as observableZip } from 'rxjs';
+import { Observable, Subscription, zip as observableZip } from 'rxjs';
 import { ItemDataService } from '../../../core/data/item-data.service';
 import { ObjectUpdatesService } from '../../../core/data/object-updates/object-updates.service';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
@@ -133,20 +133,16 @@ export class ItemBitstreamsComponent extends AbstractItemUpdateComponent impleme
     );
 
     // Send out delete requests for all deleted bitstreams
-    const removedResponses$ = removedBitstreams$.pipe(
+    const removedResponses$: Observable<RemoteData<NoContent>> = removedBitstreams$.pipe(
       take(1),
-      switchMap((removedBistreams: Bitstream[]) => {
-        if (isNotEmpty(removedBistreams)) {
-          return observableZip(...removedBistreams.map((bitstream: Bitstream) => this.bitstreamService.delete(bitstream.id)));
-        } else {
-          return observableOf(undefined);
-        }
+      switchMap((removedBitstreams: Bitstream[]) => {
+        return this.bitstreamService.removeMultiple(removedBitstreams);
       })
     );
 
     // Perform the setup actions from above in order and display notifications
-    removedResponses$.pipe(take(1)).subscribe((responses: RemoteData<NoContent>[]) => {
-      this.displayNotifications('item.edit.bitstreams.notifications.remove', responses);
+    removedResponses$.subscribe((responses: RemoteData<NoContent>) => {
+      this.displayNotifications('item.edit.bitstreams.notifications.remove', [responses]);
       this.submitting = false;
     });
   }
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 49ce453fbe..cbbae9006d 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
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { MetadataValue } from '../../../core/shared/metadata.models';
 import { APP_CONFIG, AppConfig } from '../../../../config/app-config.interface';
 import { BrowseDefinition } from '../../../core/shared/browse-definition.model';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../shared/empty.util';
+import { VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../../../core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.resource-type';
 
 /**
  * This component renders the configured 'values' into the ds-metadata-field-wrapper component.
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ export class MetadataValuesComponent implements OnChanges {
    */
   getQueryParams(value) {
     let queryParams = {startsWith: value};
-    if (this.browseDefinition.metadataBrowse) {
+    if (this.browseDefinition.getRenderType() === VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION.value) {
       return {value: value};
     }
     return queryParams;
diff --git a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-queue/orcid-queue.component.html b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-queue/orcid-queue.component.html
index 9358bcf835..6ba318f7fd 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-queue/orcid-queue.component.html
+++ b/src/app/item-page/orcid-page/orcid-queue/orcid-queue.component.html
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@
               <div class="btn-group edit-field">
                 <button [ngbTooltip]="getOperationTooltip(entry) | translate" container="body"
                         class="btn btn-outline-primary my-1 col-md" (click)="send(entry)">
-                  <i [ngClass]="getOperationClass(entry)"></i>
+                  <span [ngClass]="getOperationClass(entry)"></span>
+                  <span class="sr-only">{{ getOperationTooltip(entry) | translate }}</span>
                 </button>
                 <button [ngbTooltip]="'person.page.orcid.sync-queue.discard' | translate" container="body"
                         class="btn btn-outline-danger my-1 col-md" (click)="discardEntry(entry)">
-                  <i class="fas fa-unlink"></i>
+                  <span class="fas fa-unlink"></span>
+                  <span class="sr-only">{{ 'person.page.orcid.sync-queue.discard' | translate }}</span>
                 </button>
               </div>
             </td>
diff --git a/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.spec.ts b/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.spec.ts
index ada9be9d0b..983eace055 100644
--- a/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/navbar/navbar.component.spec.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ import { RouterTestingModule } from '@angular/router/testing';
 import { BrowseService } from '../core/browse/browse.service';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject, createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject$ } from '../shared/remote-data.utils';
 import { buildPaginatedList } from '../core/data/paginated-list.model';
-import { BrowseDefinition } from '../core/shared/browse-definition.model';
 import { BrowseByDataType } from '../browse-by/browse-by-switcher/browse-by-decorator';
 import { Item } from '../core/shared/item.model';
 import { AuthorizationDataService } from '../core/data/feature-authorization/authorization-data.service';
@@ -28,6 +27,9 @@ import { authReducer } from '../core/auth/auth.reducer';
 import { provideMockStore } from '@ngrx/store/testing';
 import { AuthTokenInfo } from '../core/auth/models/auth-token-info.model';
 import { EPersonMock } from '../shared/testing/eperson.mock';
+import { FlatBrowseDefinition } from '../core/shared/flat-browse-definition.model';
+import { ValueListBrowseDefinition } from '../core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.model';
+import { HierarchicalBrowseDefinition } from '../core/shared/hierarchical-browse-definition.model';
 
 let comp: NavbarComponent;
 let fixture: ComponentFixture<NavbarComponent>;
@@ -66,30 +68,35 @@ describe('NavbarComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(waitForAsync(() => {
     browseDefinitions = [
       Object.assign(
-        new BrowseDefinition(), {
+        new FlatBrowseDefinition(), {
           id: 'title',
           dataType: BrowseByDataType.Title,
         }
       ),
       Object.assign(
-        new BrowseDefinition(), {
+        new FlatBrowseDefinition(), {
           id: 'dateissued',
           dataType: BrowseByDataType.Date,
           metadataKeys: ['dc.date.issued']
         }
       ),
       Object.assign(
-        new BrowseDefinition(), {
+        new ValueListBrowseDefinition(), {
           id: 'author',
           dataType: BrowseByDataType.Metadata,
         }
       ),
       Object.assign(
-        new BrowseDefinition(), {
+        new ValueListBrowseDefinition(), {
           id: 'subject',
           dataType: BrowseByDataType.Metadata,
         }
       ),
+      Object.assign(
+        new HierarchicalBrowseDefinition(), {
+          id: 'srsc',
+        }
+      ),
     ];
     initialState = {
       core: {
diff --git a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu.resolver.ts b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu.resolver.ts
index 749d5580a4..80a69c2830 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu.resolver.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/dso-page/dso-edit-menu.resolver.ts
@@ -50,27 +50,32 @@ export class DSOEditMenuResolver implements Resolve<{ [key: string]: MenuSection
     if (hasNoValue(id) && hasValue(route.queryParams.scope)) {
       id = route.queryParams.scope;
     }
-    return this.dSpaceObjectDataService.findById(id, true, false).pipe(
-      getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
-      switchMap((dsoRD) => {
-        if (dsoRD.hasSucceeded) {
-          const dso = dsoRD.payload;
-          return combineLatest(this.getDsoMenus(dso, route, state)).pipe(
-            // Menu sections are retrieved as an array of arrays and flattened into a single array
-            map((combinedMenus) => [].concat.apply([], combinedMenus)),
-            map((menus) => this.addDsoUuidToMenuIDs(menus, dso)),
-            map((menus) => {
-              return {
-                ...route.data?.menu,
-                [MenuID.DSO_EDIT]: menus
-              };
-            })
-          );
-        } else {
-          return observableOf({...route.data?.menu});
-        }
-      })
-    );
+    if (hasNoValue(id)) {
+      // If there's no ID, we're not on a DSO homepage, so pass on any pre-existing menu route data
+      return observableOf({ ...route.data?.menu });
+    } else {
+      return this.dSpaceObjectDataService.findById(id, true, false).pipe(
+        getFirstCompletedRemoteData(),
+        switchMap((dsoRD) => {
+          if (dsoRD.hasSucceeded) {
+            const dso = dsoRD.payload;
+            return combineLatest(this.getDsoMenus(dso, route, state)).pipe(
+              // Menu sections are retrieved as an array of arrays and flattened into a single array
+              map((combinedMenus) => [].concat.apply([], combinedMenus)),
+              map((menus) => this.addDsoUuidToMenuIDs(menus, dso)),
+              map((menus) => {
+                return {
+                  ...route.data?.menu,
+                  [MenuID.DSO_EDIT]: menus
+                };
+              })
+            );
+          } else {
+            return observableOf({...route.data?.menu});
+          }
+        })
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.ts
index 251ff36a68..db278716e1 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/models/onebox/dynamic-onebox.component.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ import { VocabularyEntry } from '../../../../../../core/submission/vocabularies/
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
 import { DsDynamicVocabularyComponent } from '../dynamic-vocabulary.component';
 import { Vocabulary } from '../../../../../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary.model';
-import { VocabularyTreeviewComponent } from '../../../../vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component';
 import { VocabularyEntryDetail } from '../../../../../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-entry-detail.model';
+import { VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent } from '../../../../vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component';
 
 /**
  * Component representing a onebox input field.
@@ -222,10 +222,10 @@ export class DsDynamicOneboxComponent extends DsDynamicVocabularyComponent imple
       map((vocabulary: Vocabulary) => vocabulary.preloadLevel),
       take(1)
     ).subscribe((preloadLevel) => {
-      const modalRef: NgbModalRef = this.modalService.open(VocabularyTreeviewComponent, { size: 'lg', windowClass: 'treeview' });
+      const modalRef: NgbModalRef = this.modalService.open(VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent, { size: 'lg', windowClass: 'treeview' });
       modalRef.componentInstance.vocabularyOptions = this.model.vocabularyOptions;
       modalRef.componentInstance.preloadLevel = preloadLevel;
-      modalRef.componentInstance.selectedItem = this.currentValue ? this.currentValue : '';
+      modalRef.componentInstance.selectedItems = this.currentValue ? [this.currentValue.value] : [];
       modalRef.result.then((result: VocabularyEntryDetail) => {
         if (result) {
           this.currentValue = result;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/form.module.ts b/src/app/shared/form/form.module.ts
index de18c53363..792de6f251 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/form.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/form.module.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { NumberPickerComponent } from './number-picker/number-picker.component';
 import { AuthorityConfidenceStateDirective } from './directives/authority-confidence-state.directive';
 import { SortablejsModule } from 'ngx-sortablejs';
 import { VocabularyTreeviewComponent } from './vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component';
-import { VocabularyTreeviewService } from './vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service';
+import { VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent } from './vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component';
 import { FormBuilderService } from './builder/form-builder.service';
 import { DsDynamicTypeBindRelationService } from './builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/ds-dynamic-type-bind-relation.service';
 import { FormService } from './form.service';
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   ChipsComponent,
   NumberPickerComponent,
   VocabularyTreeviewComponent,
-  ThemedExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent
+  VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent,
+  ThemedExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent,
 ];
 
 const DIRECTIVES = [
@@ -105,7 +106,6 @@ const DIRECTIVES = [
       provide: DYNAMIC_FORM_CONTROL_MAP_FN,
       useValue: dsDynamicFormControlMapFn
     },
-    VocabularyTreeviewService,
     DynamicFormLayoutService,
     DynamicFormService,
     DynamicFormValidationService,
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71eb8e1476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<div class="modal-header">
+  <h4 class="modal-title">{{'vocabulary-treeview.header' | translate}}</h4>
+  <button type="button" class="close" aria-label="Close" (click)="activeModal.dismiss('Cross click')">
+    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
+  </button>
+</div>
+<div class="modal-body">
+  <div class="p-3">
+    <ds-vocabulary-treeview [vocabularyOptions]="vocabularyOptions"
+                            [preloadLevel]="preloadLevel"
+                            [selectedItems]="selectedItems"
+                            [multiSelect]="multiSelect"
+                            (select)="onSelect($event)">
+    </ds-vocabulary-treeview>
+  </div>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.scss b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..590c69a159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+
+import { VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent } from './vocabulary-treeview-modal.component';
+import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+describe('VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent', () => {
+  let component: VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent;
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent>;
+
+  const modalStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('modalStub', ['close']);
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [ TranslateModule.forRoot() ],
+      declarations: [ VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent ],
+      providers: [
+        { provide: NgbActiveModal, useValue: modalStub },
+      ],
+    })
+    .compileComponents();
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent);
+    component = fixture.componentInstance;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+  });
+
+  it('should create', () => {
+    expect(component).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c6b0bf20fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core';
+import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
+import { VocabularyOptions } from '../../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-options.model';
+import { VocabularyEntryDetail } from '../../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-entry-detail.model';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-vocabulary-treeview-modal',
+  templateUrl: './vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./vocabulary-treeview-modal.component.scss']
+})
+/**
+ * Component that contains a modal to display a VocabularyTreeviewComponent
+ */
+export class VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent {
+
+  /**
+   * The {@link VocabularyOptions} object
+   */
+  @Input() vocabularyOptions: VocabularyOptions;
+
+  /**
+   * Representing how many tree level load at initialization
+   */
+  @Input() preloadLevel = 2;
+
+  /**
+   * The vocabulary entries already selected, if any
+   */
+  @Input() selectedItems: string[] = [];
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to allow selecting multiple values with checkboxes
+   */
+  @Input() multiSelect = false;
+
+  /**
+   * Initialize instance variables
+   *
+   * @param {NgbActiveModal} activeModal
+   */
+  constructor(
+    public activeModal: NgbActiveModal,
+  ) { }
+
+  /**
+   * Method called on entry select
+   */
+  onSelect(item: VocabularyEntryDetail) {
+    this.activeModal.close(item);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview-node.model.ts b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview-node.model.ts
index c167328cab..4ac1b08425 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview-node.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview-node.model.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export class TreeviewNode {
               public pageInfo: PageInfo = new PageInfo(),
               public loadMoreParentItem: VocabularyEntryDetail | null = null,
               public isSearchNode = false,
-              public isInInitValueHierarchy = false) {
+              public isInInitValueHierarchy = false,
+              public isSelected = false) {
   }
 
   updatePageInfo(pageInfo: PageInfo) {
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ export class TreeviewFlatNode {
               public pageInfo: PageInfo = new PageInfo(),
               public loadMoreParentItem: VocabularyEntryDetail | null = null,
               public isSearchNode = false,
-              public isInInitValueHierarchy = false) {
+              public isInInitValueHierarchy = false,
+              public isSelected = false) {
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.html b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.html
index 39c62d6e53..fb7d162008 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.html
@@ -1,77 +1,98 @@
-<div class="modal-header">
-  <h4 class="modal-title">{{'vocabulary-treeview.header' | translate}}</h4>
-  <button type="button" class="close" aria-label="Close" (click)="activeModal.dismiss('Cross click')">
-    <span aria-hidden="true">&times;</span>
-  </button>
-</div>
-<div class="modal-body">
-  <div class="p-3">
-    <ds-alert *ngIf="description | async" [content]="description | async" [type]="'alert-info'"></ds-alert>
-    <div class="treeview-header row">
-      <div class="col-12">
-        <div class="input-group">
-          <input type="text" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="searchText" (keyup.enter)="search()">
-          <div class="input-group-append" id="button-addon4">
-            <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" type="button" (click)="search()" [disabled]="!isSearchEnabled()">
-              {{'vocabulary-treeview.search.form.search' | translate}}
-            </button>
-            <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button" (click)="reset()">
-              {{'vocabulary-treeview.search.form.reset' | translate}}
-            </button>
-          </div>
-        </div>
+<ds-alert *ngIf="description | async" [content]="description | async" [type]="'alert-info'"></ds-alert>
+<div class="treeview-header row">
+  <div class="col-12">
+    <div class="input-group">
+      <input type="text" class="form-control" [(ngModel)]="searchText" (keyup.enter)="search()">
+      <div class="input-group-append" id="button-addon4">
+        <button class="btn btn-outline-primary" type="button" (click)="search()" [disabled]="!isSearchEnabled()">
+          {{'vocabulary-treeview.search.form.search' | translate}}
+        </button>
+        <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button" (click)="reset()">
+          {{'vocabulary-treeview.search.form.reset' | translate}}
+        </button>
       </div>
     </div>
-    <div class="treeview-container">
-      <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="loading | async" [showMessage]="false"></ds-themed-loading>
-      <h4 *ngIf="!(loading | async) && dataSource.data.length === 0" class="text-center text-muted mt-4" >
-        <span>{{'vocabulary-treeview.search.no-result' | translate}}</span>
-      </h4>
-      <cdk-tree [dataSource]="dataSource" [treeControl]="treeControl">
-        <!-- Leaf node -->
-        <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node" cdkTreeNodePadding class="d-flex">
-            <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" cdkTreeNodeToggle>
-              <span class="fas fa-angle-right fa-2x invisible" aria-hidden="true"></span>
-            </button>
-            <button class="btn btn-outline-link btn-sm text-left"
-                    [class.text-success]="node.item?.value === selectedItem?.value"
-                    [disabled]="!node.item?.selectable"
-                    [ngbTooltip]="node.item?.otherInformation?.note"
-                    [openDelay]="500"
-                    container="body"
-                    (click)="onSelect(node.item)">{{node.item.display}}</button>
-        </cdk-tree-node>
-
-        <!-- expandable node -->
-        <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node; when: hasChildren" cdkTreeNodePadding class="d-flex">
-            <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" cdkTreeNodeToggle
-                    [attr.aria-label]="'toggle ' + node.name"
-                    (click)="loadChildren(node)">
-              <span class="fas {{treeControl.isExpanded(node) ? 'fa-angle-down' : 'fa-angle-right'}} fa-2x"
-                    aria-hidden="true"></span>
-            </button>
-
-            <button class="btn btn-outline-link btn-sm text-left"
-                    [class.text-success]="node.item?.value === selectedItem?.value"
-                    [disabled]="!node.item?.selectable"
-                    [ngbTooltip]="node.item?.otherInformation?.note"
-                    [openDelay]="500"
-                    container="body"
-                    (click)="onSelect(node.item)">{{node.item.display}}</button>
-        </cdk-tree-node>
-
-        <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node; when: isLoadMore" cdkTreeNodePadding>
-          <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" (click)="loadMore(node.loadMoreParentItem)">
-            {{'vocabulary-treeview.load-more' | translate}}...
-          </button>
-        </cdk-tree-node>
-
-        <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node; when: isLoadMoreRoot">
-          <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" (click)="loadMoreRoot(node)">
-            {{'vocabulary-treeview.load-more' | translate}}...
-          </button>
-        </cdk-tree-node>
-      </cdk-tree>
-    </div>
   </div>
 </div>
+<div class="treeview-container">
+  <ds-themed-loading *ngIf="loading | async" [showMessage]="false"></ds-themed-loading>
+  <h4 *ngIf="!(loading | async) && dataSource.data.length === 0" class="text-center text-muted mt-4" >
+    <span>{{'vocabulary-treeview.search.no-result' | translate}}</span>
+  </h4>
+  <cdk-tree [dataSource]="dataSource" [treeControl]="treeControl">
+    <!-- Leaf node -->
+    <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node" cdkTreeNodePadding class="d-flex">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" cdkTreeNodeToggle>
+          <span class="fas fa-angle-right invisible" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        </button>
+          <label *ngIf="multiSelect" class="d-flex align-items-center m-0 p-0 form-check"
+                 [class.text-success]="node.isSelected"
+                 [ngbTooltip]="node.item?.otherInformation?.note"
+                 [openDelay]="500"
+                 container="body"
+          >
+            <input class="mr-2" type="checkbox"
+                   [disabled]="!node.item?.selectable"
+                   [(ngModel)]="node.isSelected"
+                   [checked]="node.isSelected"
+                   (change)="onSelect(node.item)"
+            >
+            <span>{{node.item.display}}</span>
+          </label>
+          <button *ngIf="!multiSelect" class="btn btn-outline-link btn-sm text-left"
+                  [class.text-success]="node.isSelected"
+                  [disabled]="!node.item?.selectable"
+                  [ngbTooltip]="node.item?.otherInformation?.note"
+                  [openDelay]="500"
+                  container="body"
+                  (click)="onSelect(node.item)">
+          <span>{{node.item.display}}</span>
+        </button>
+    </cdk-tree-node>
+
+    <!-- expandable node -->
+    <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node; when: hasChildren" cdkTreeNodePadding class="d-flex">
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" cdkTreeNodeToggle
+                [attr.aria-label]="'toggle ' + node.name"
+                (click)="loadChildren(node)">
+          <span class="fas {{treeControl.isExpanded(node) ? 'fa-angle-down' : 'fa-angle-right'}}"
+                aria-hidden="true"></span>
+        </button>
+
+          <label *ngIf="multiSelect" class="d-flex align-items-center m-0 p-0 form-check"
+                [class.text-success]="node.isSelected"
+                [ngbTooltip]="node.item?.otherInformation?.note"
+                [openDelay]="500"
+                container="body">
+            <input class="mr-2" type="checkbox"
+                   [disabled]="!node.item?.selectable"
+                   [(ngModel)]="node.isSelected"
+                   [checked]="node.isSelected"
+                   (change)="onSelect(node.item)"
+            >
+            <span>{{node.item.display}}</span>
+          </label>
+          <button *ngIf="!multiSelect" class="btn btn-outline-link btn-sm text-left"
+                  [class.text-success]="node.isSelected"
+                  [disabled]="!node.item?.selectable"
+                  [ngbTooltip]="node.item?.otherInformation?.note"
+                  [openDelay]="500"
+                  container="body"
+                  (click)="onSelect(node.item)">
+            <span>{{node.item.display}}</span>
+          </button>
+    </cdk-tree-node>
+
+    <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node; when: isLoadMore" cdkTreeNodePadding>
+      <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" (click)="loadMore(node.loadMoreParentItem)">
+        {{'vocabulary-treeview.load-more' | translate}}...
+      </button>
+    </cdk-tree-node>
+
+    <cdk-tree-node *cdkTreeNodeDef="let node; when: isLoadMoreRoot">
+      <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary btn-sm" (click)="loadMoreRoot(node)">
+        {{'vocabulary-treeview.load-more' | translate}}...
+      </button>
+    </cdk-tree-node>
+  </cdk-tree>
+</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.scss b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.scss
index 39050ff85b..3f0cea10d2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.scss
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.scss
@@ -5,3 +5,7 @@
 cdk-tree .btn:focus {
   box-shadow: none !important;
 }
+
+label {
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.spec.ts
index 642d81bbd1..9e6e8dedd3 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { createTestComponent } from '../../testing/utils.test';
 import { VocabularyTreeviewComponent } from './vocabulary-treeview.component';
 import { VocabularyTreeviewService } from './vocabulary-treeview.service';
 import { VocabularyEntryDetail } from '../../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-entry-detail.model';
-import { TreeviewFlatNode } from './vocabulary-treeview-node.model';
+import { TreeviewFlatNode, TreeviewNode } from './vocabulary-treeview-node.model';
 import { FormFieldMetadataValueObject } from '../builder/models/form-field-metadata-value.model';
 import { VocabularyOptions } from '../../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-options.model';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ import { VocabularyEntry } from '../../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vo
 import { AuthTokenInfo } from '../../../core/auth/models/auth-token-info.model';
 import { authReducer } from '../../../core/auth/auth.reducer';
 import { storeModuleConfig } from '../../../app.reducer';
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import { VocabularyService } from '../../../core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service';
 
 describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
 
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
   let compAsAny: any;
   let fixture: ComponentFixture<VocabularyTreeviewComponent>;
   let initialState;
+  let de;
 
   const item = new VocabularyEntryDetail();
   item.id = 'node1';
@@ -47,6 +50,14 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
     restoreNodes: jasmine.createSpy('restoreNodes'),
     cleanTree: jasmine.createSpy('cleanTree'),
   });
+  const vocabularyServiceStub = jasmine.createSpyObj('VocabularyService', {
+    getVocabularyEntriesByValue: jasmine.createSpy('getVocabularyEntriesByValue'),
+    getEntryDetailParent: jasmine.createSpy('getEntryDetailParent'),
+    findEntryDetailById: jasmine.createSpy('findEntryDetailById'),
+    searchTopEntries: jasmine.createSpy('searchTopEntries'),
+    getEntryDetailChildren: jasmine.createSpy('getEntryDetailChildren'),
+    clearSearchTopRequests: jasmine.createSpy('clearSearchTopRequests')
+  });
 
   initialState = {
     core: {
@@ -75,6 +86,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
       ],
       providers: [
         { provide: VocabularyTreeviewService, useValue: vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub },
+        { provide: VocabularyService, useValue: vocabularyServiceStub },
         { provide: NgbActiveModal, useValue: modalStub },
         provideMockStore({ initialState }),
         ChangeDetectorRef,
@@ -117,13 +129,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
       comp = fixture.componentInstance;
       compAsAny = comp;
       comp.vocabularyOptions = vocabularyOptions;
-      comp.selectedItem = null;
-    });
-
-    afterEach(() => {
-      fixture.destroy();
-      comp = null;
-      compAsAny = null;
+      comp.selectedItems = [];
     });
 
     it('should should init component properly', () => {
@@ -138,10 +144,10 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
       currentValue.otherInformation = {
         id: 'entryID'
       };
-      comp.selectedItem = currentValue;
+      comp.selectedItems = [currentValue.value];
       fixture.detectChanges();
       expect(comp.dataSource.data).toEqual([]);
-      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.initialize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(comp.vocabularyOptions, new PageInfo(), null);
+      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.initialize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(comp.vocabularyOptions, new PageInfo(), ['testValue'], null);
     });
 
     it('should should init component properly with init value as VocabularyEntry', () => {
@@ -150,30 +156,30 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
       currentValue.otherInformation = {
         id: 'entryID'
       };
-      comp.selectedItem = currentValue;
+      comp.selectedItems = [currentValue.value];
       fixture.detectChanges();
       expect(comp.dataSource.data).toEqual([]);
-      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.initialize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(comp.vocabularyOptions, new PageInfo(), null);
+      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.initialize).toHaveBeenCalledWith(comp.vocabularyOptions, new PageInfo(), ['testValue'], null);
     });
 
     it('should call loadMore function', () => {
       comp.loadMore(item);
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.loadMore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(item);
+      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.loadMore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(item, []);
     });
 
     it('should call loadMoreRoot function', () => {
       const node = new TreeviewFlatNode(item);
       comp.loadMoreRoot(node);
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.loadMoreRoot).toHaveBeenCalledWith(node);
+      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.loadMoreRoot).toHaveBeenCalledWith(node, []);
     });
 
     it('should call loadChildren function', () => {
       const node = new TreeviewFlatNode(item);
       comp.loadChildren(node);
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.loadMore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(node.item, true);
+      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.loadMore).toHaveBeenCalledWith(node.item, [], true);
     });
 
     it('should emit select event', () => {
@@ -188,7 +194,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
       comp.nodeMap.set('test', new TreeviewFlatNode(item));
       comp.search();
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.searchByQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test search');
+      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.searchByQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test search', []);
       expect(comp.storedNodeMap).toEqual(nodeMap);
       expect(comp.nodeMap).toEqual(emptyNodeMap);
     });
@@ -199,7 +205,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
       comp.storedNodeMap.set('test', new TreeviewFlatNode(item2));
       comp.search();
       fixture.detectChanges();
-      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.searchByQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test search');
+      expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.searchByQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith('test search', []);
       expect(comp.storedNodeMap).toEqual(storedNodeMap);
       expect(comp.nodeMap).toEqual(emptyNodeMap);
     });
@@ -229,6 +235,50 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewComponent test suite', () => {
       expect(vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.cleanTree).toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
   });
+
+  describe('', () => {
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      vocabularyTreeviewServiceStub.getData.and.returnValue(observableOf([
+        {
+          'item': {
+            'id': 'srsc:SCB11',
+            'display': 'HUMANITIES and RELIGION'
+          }
+        } as TreeviewNode,
+        {
+          'item': {
+            'id': 'srsc:SCB12',
+            'display': 'LAW/JURISPRUDENCE'
+          }
+        } as TreeviewNode,
+        {
+          'item': {
+            'id': 'srsc:SCB13',
+            'display': 'SOCIAL SCIENCES'
+          }
+        } as TreeviewNode,
+      ]));
+      fixture = TestBed.createComponent(VocabularyTreeviewComponent);
+      comp = fixture.componentInstance;
+      compAsAny = comp;
+      comp.vocabularyOptions = vocabularyOptions;
+      comp.selectedItems = [];
+      de = fixture.debugElement;
+    });
+
+    it('should not display checkboxes by default', async () => {
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(de.query(By.css('input[type=checkbox]'))).toBeNull();
+      expect(de.queryAll(By.css('cdk-tree-node')).length).toEqual(3);
+    });
+
+    it('should display checkboxes if multiSelect is true', async () => {
+      comp.multiSelect = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(de.queryAll(By.css('input[type=checkbox]')).length).toEqual(3);
+      expect(de.queryAll(By.css('cdk-tree-node')).length).toEqual(3);
+    });
+  });
 });
 
 // declare a test component
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.ts b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.ts
index 56909090c7..017416e8c2 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { FlatTreeControl } from '@angular/cdk/tree';
 import { Component, EventEmitter, Input, OnDestroy, OnInit, Output } from '@angular/core';
 
-import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { map } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { Store } from '@ngrx/store';
@@ -18,9 +17,11 @@ import { VocabularyTreeFlattener } from './vocabulary-tree-flattener';
 import { VocabularyTreeFlatDataSource } from './vocabulary-tree-flat-data-source';
 import { CoreState } from '../../../core/core-state.model';
 import { lowerCase } from 'lodash/string';
+import { VocabularyService } from '../../../core/submission/vocabularies/vocabulary.service';
+import { getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../core/shared/operators';
 
 /**
- * Component that show a hierarchical vocabulary in a tree view
+ * Component that shows a hierarchical vocabulary in a tree view
  */
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-vocabulary-treeview',
@@ -40,9 +41,14 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   @Input() preloadLevel = 2;
 
   /**
-   * The vocabulary entry already selected, if any
+   * The vocabulary entries already selected, if any
    */
-  @Input() selectedItem: any = null;
+  @Input() selectedItems: string[] = [];
+
+  /**
+   * Whether to allow selecting multiple values with checkboxes
+   */
+  @Input() multiSelect = false;
 
   /**
    * Contain a descriptive message for this vocabulary retrieved from i18n files
@@ -90,6 +96,12 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    */
   @Output() select: EventEmitter<VocabularyEntryDetail> = new EventEmitter<VocabularyEntryDetail>(null);
 
+  /**
+   * An event fired when a vocabulary entry is deselected.
+   * Event's payload equals to {@link VocabularyEntryDetail} deselected.
+   */
+  @Output() deselect: EventEmitter<VocabularyEntryDetail> = new EventEmitter<VocabularyEntryDetail>(null);
+
   /**
    * A boolean representing if user is authenticated
    */
@@ -103,14 +115,14 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
   /**
    * Initialize instance variables
    *
-   * @param {NgbActiveModal} activeModal
    * @param {VocabularyTreeviewService} vocabularyTreeviewService
+   * @param {vocabularyService} vocabularyService
    * @param {Store<CoreState>} store
    * @param {TranslateService} translate
    */
   constructor(
-    public activeModal: NgbActiveModal,
     private vocabularyTreeviewService: VocabularyTreeviewService,
+    private vocabularyService: VocabularyService,
     private store: Store<CoreState>,
     private translate: TranslateService
   ) {
@@ -148,7 +160,8 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
       node.pageInfo,
       node.loadMoreParentItem,
       node.isSearchNode,
-      node.isInInitValueHierarchy
+      node.isInInitValueHierarchy,
+      node.isSelected
     );
     this.nodeMap.set(node.item.id, newNode);
 
@@ -211,7 +224,7 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
 
     this.loading = this.vocabularyTreeviewService.isLoading();
 
-    this.vocabularyTreeviewService.initialize(this.vocabularyOptions, new PageInfo(), null);
+    this.vocabularyTreeviewService.initialize(this.vocabularyOptions, new PageInfo(), this.selectedItems, null);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -219,7 +232,7 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * @param item The VocabularyEntryDetail for which to load more nodes
    */
   loadMore(item: VocabularyEntryDetail) {
-    this.vocabularyTreeviewService.loadMore(item);
+    this.vocabularyTreeviewService.loadMore(item, this.selectedItems);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -227,7 +240,7 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * @param node The TreeviewFlatNode for which to load more nodes
    */
   loadMoreRoot(node: TreeviewFlatNode) {
-    this.vocabularyTreeviewService.loadMoreRoot(node);
+    this.vocabularyTreeviewService.loadMoreRoot(node, this.selectedItems);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -235,16 +248,20 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * @param node The TreeviewFlatNode for which to load children nodes
    */
   loadChildren(node: TreeviewFlatNode) {
-    this.vocabularyTreeviewService.loadMore(node.item, true);
+    this.vocabularyTreeviewService.loadMore(node.item, this.selectedItems, true);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Method called on entry select
-   * Emit a new select Event
+   * Method called on entry select/deselect
    */
   onSelect(item: VocabularyEntryDetail) {
-    this.select.emit(item);
-    this.activeModal.close(item);
+    if (!this.selectedItems.includes(item.id)) {
+      this.selectedItems.push(item.id);
+      this.select.emit(item);
+    } else {
+      this.selectedItems = this.selectedItems.filter((detail: string) => { return detail !== item.id; });
+      this.deselect.emit(item);
+    }
   }
 
   /**
@@ -256,7 +273,7 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
         this.storedNodeMap = this.nodeMap;
       }
       this.nodeMap = new Map<string, TreeviewFlatNode>();
-      this.vocabularyTreeviewService.searchByQuery(this.searchText);
+      this.vocabularyTreeviewService.searchByQuery(this.searchText, this.selectedItems);
     }
   }
 
@@ -271,13 +288,22 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewComponent implements OnDestroy, OnInit {
    * Reset tree resulting from a previous search
    */
   reset() {
+    this.searchText = '';
+    for (const item of this.selectedItems) {
+      this.subs.push(this.vocabularyService.findEntryDetailById(item, this.vocabularyOptions.name, true, true, false).pipe(
+        getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload(),
+      ).subscribe((detail: VocabularyEntryDetail) => {
+        this.deselect.emit(detail);
+      }));
+      this.nodeMap.get(item).isSelected = false;
+    }
+    this.selectedItems = [];
+
     if (isNotEmpty(this.storedNodeMap)) {
       this.nodeMap = this.storedNodeMap;
       this.storedNodeMap = new Map<string, TreeviewFlatNode>();
       this.vocabularyTreeviewService.restoreNodes();
     }
-
-    this.searchText = '';
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.spec.ts
index 752ef10fee..97be15a041 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.spec.ts
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewService test suite', () => {
         a: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(buildPaginatedList(pageInfo, [item, item2, item3]))
       }));
 
-      scheduler.schedule(() => service.initialize(vocabularyOptions, pageInfo));
+      scheduler.schedule(() => service.initialize(vocabularyOptions, pageInfo, []));
       scheduler.flush();
 
       expect(serviceAsAny.vocabularyName).toEqual(vocabularyOptions.name);
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewService test suite', () => {
           b: createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject(item)
         })
       );
-      scheduler.schedule(() => service.initialize(vocabularyOptions, pageInfo, 'root2'));
+      scheduler.schedule(() => service.initialize(vocabularyOptions, pageInfo, [], 'root2'));
       scheduler.flush();
 
       expect(serviceAsAny.vocabularyName).toEqual(vocabularyOptions.name);
@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewService test suite', () => {
   describe('loadMoreRoot', () => {
     it('should call retrieveTopNodes properly', () => {
       spyOn(serviceAsAny, 'retrieveTopNodes');
-      service.initialize(vocabularyOptions, new PageInfo());
+      service.initialize(vocabularyOptions, new PageInfo(), []);
       serviceAsAny.dataChange.next(treeNodeListWithLoadMoreRoot);
-      service.loadMoreRoot(loadMoreRootFlatNode);
+      service.loadMoreRoot(loadMoreRootFlatNode, []);
 
-      expect(serviceAsAny.retrieveTopNodes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(loadMoreRootFlatNode.pageInfo, treeNodeList);
+      expect(serviceAsAny.retrieveTopNodes).toHaveBeenCalledWith(loadMoreRootFlatNode.pageInfo, treeNodeList, []);
     });
   });
 
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewService test suite', () => {
       serviceAsAny.nodeMap = nodeMapWithChildren;
       treeNodeListWithChildren.push(new TreeviewNode(child2, false, new PageInfo(), item));
 
-      scheduler.schedule(() => service.loadMore(item));
+      scheduler.schedule(() => service.loadMore(item, []));
       scheduler.flush();
 
       expect(serviceAsAny.dataChange.value).toEqual(treeNodeListWithChildren);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewService test suite', () => {
       treeNodeListWithChildren.push(childNode2);
       treeNodeListWithChildren.push(loadMoreNode);
 
-      scheduler.schedule(() => service.loadMore(item));
+      scheduler.schedule(() => service.loadMore(item, []));
       scheduler.flush();
 
       expect(serviceAsAny.dataChange.value).toEqual(treeNodeListWithChildren);
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ describe('VocabularyTreeviewService test suite', () => {
       );
       vocabularyOptions.query = 'root1-child1-child1';
 
-      scheduler.schedule(() => service.searchByQuery(vocabularyOptions));
+      scheduler.schedule(() => service.searchByQuery(vocabularyOptions, []));
       scheduler.flush();
 
       // We can't check the tree by comparing root TreeviewNodes directly in this particular test;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.ts b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.ts
index 8804716927..f524af4c0e 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import { VocabularyEntryDetail } from '../../../core/submission/vocabularies/mod
 /**
  * A service that provides methods to deal with vocabulary tree
  */
-@Injectable()
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root'
+})
 export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
 
   /**
@@ -101,21 +103,22 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
    *
    * @param options The {@link VocabularyOptions} object
    * @param pageInfo The {@link PageInfo} object
+   * @param selectedItems The currently selected items
    * @param initValueId The entry id of the node to mark as selected, if any
    */
-  initialize(options: VocabularyOptions, pageInfo: PageInfo, initValueId?: string): void {
+  initialize(options: VocabularyOptions, pageInfo: PageInfo, selectedItems: string[], initValueId?: string): void {
     this.loading.next(true);
     this.vocabularyOptions = options;
     this.vocabularyName = options.name;
     this.pageInfo = pageInfo;
     if (isNotEmpty(initValueId)) {
-      this.getNodeHierarchyById(initValueId)
+      this.getNodeHierarchyById(initValueId, selectedItems)
         .subscribe((hierarchy: string[]) => {
           this.initValueHierarchy = hierarchy;
-          this.retrieveTopNodes(pageInfo, []);
+          this.retrieveTopNodes(pageInfo, [], selectedItems);
       });
     } else {
-      this.retrieveTopNodes(pageInfo, []);
+      this.retrieveTopNodes(pageInfo, [], selectedItems);
     }
   }
 
@@ -129,19 +132,21 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
   /**
    * Expand the root node whose children are not loaded
    * @param node The root node
+   * @param selectedItems The currently selected items
    */
-  loadMoreRoot(node: TreeviewFlatNode) {
+  loadMoreRoot(node: TreeviewFlatNode, selectedItems: string[]) {
     const nodes = this.dataChange.value;
     nodes.pop();
-    this.retrieveTopNodes(node.pageInfo, nodes);
+    this.retrieveTopNodes(node.pageInfo, nodes, selectedItems);
   }
 
   /**
    * Expand a node whose children are not loaded
    * @param item
+   * @param selectedItems
    * @param onlyFirstTime
    */
-  loadMore(item: VocabularyEntryDetail, onlyFirstTime = false) {
+  loadMore(item: VocabularyEntryDetail, selectedItems: string[], onlyFirstTime = false) {
     if (!this.nodeMap.has(item.otherInformation.id)) {
       return;
     }
@@ -154,7 +159,7 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
         return;
       }
 
-      const newNodes: TreeviewNode[] = list.page.map((entry) => this._generateNode(entry));
+      const newNodes: TreeviewNode[] = list.page.map((entry) => this._generateNode(entry, selectedItems));
       children.push(...newNodes);
 
       if ((list.pageInfo.currentPage + 1) <= list.pageInfo.totalPages) {
@@ -183,7 +188,7 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
   /**
    * Perform a search operation by query
    */
-  searchByQuery(query: string) {
+  searchByQuery(query: string, selectedItems: string[]) {
     this.loading.next(true);
     if (isEmpty(this.storedNodes)) {
       this.storedNodes = this.dataChange.value;
@@ -200,7 +205,7 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
           getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
         )
       ),
-      mergeMap((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => this.getNodeHierarchy(entry)),
+      mergeMap((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => this.getNodeHierarchy(entry, selectedItems)),
       scan((acc: TreeviewNode[], value: TreeviewNode) => {
         if (isEmpty(value) || findIndex(acc, (node) => node.item.otherInformation.id === value.item.otherInformation.id) !== -1) {
           return acc;
@@ -231,11 +236,12 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
    * Generate a {@link TreeviewNode} object from vocabulary entry
    *
    * @param entry The vocabulary entry detail
+   * @param selectedItems An array containing the currently selected items
    * @param isSearchNode A Boolean representing if given entry is the result of a search
    * @param toStore A Boolean representing if the node created is to store or not
    * @return TreeviewNode
    */
-  private _generateNode(entry: VocabularyEntryDetail, isSearchNode = false, toStore = true): TreeviewNode {
+  private _generateNode(entry: VocabularyEntryDetail, selectedItems: string[], isSearchNode = false, toStore = true): TreeviewNode {
     const entryId = entry.otherInformation.id;
     if (this.nodeMap.has(entryId)) {
       return this.nodeMap.get(entryId)!;
@@ -243,13 +249,15 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
     const hasChildren = entry.hasOtherInformation() && (entry.otherInformation as any)!.hasChildren === 'true';
     const pageInfo: PageInfo = this.pageInfo;
     const isInInitValueHierarchy = this.initValueHierarchy.includes(entryId);
+    const isSelected: boolean = selectedItems.some(() => selectedItems.includes(entry.id));
     const result = new TreeviewNode(
       entry,
       hasChildren,
       pageInfo,
       null,
       isSearchNode,
-      isInInitValueHierarchy);
+      isInInitValueHierarchy,
+      isSelected);
 
     if (toStore) {
       this.nodeMap.set(entryId, result);
@@ -260,12 +268,13 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
   /**
    * Return the node Hierarchy by a given node's id
    * @param id The node id
+   * @param selectedItems The currently selected items
    * @return Observable<string[]>
    */
-  private getNodeHierarchyById(id: string): Observable<string[]> {
+  private getNodeHierarchyById(id: string, selectedItems: string[]): Observable<string[]> {
     return this.getById(id).pipe(
-      mergeMap((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => this.getNodeHierarchy(entry, [], false)),
-      map((node: TreeviewNode) => this.getNodeHierarchyIds(node))
+      mergeMap((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => this.getNodeHierarchy(entry, selectedItems,[], false)),
+      map((node: TreeviewNode) => this.getNodeHierarchyIds(node, selectedItems))
     );
   }
 
@@ -306,13 +315,14 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
    * Retrieve the top level vocabulary entries
    * @param pageInfo The {@link PageInfo} object
    * @param nodes The top level nodes already loaded, if any
+   * @param selectedItems The currently selected items
    */
-  private retrieveTopNodes(pageInfo: PageInfo, nodes: TreeviewNode[]): void {
+  private retrieveTopNodes(pageInfo: PageInfo, nodes: TreeviewNode[], selectedItems: string[]): void {
     this.vocabularyService.searchTopEntries(this.vocabularyName, pageInfo).pipe(
       getFirstSucceededRemoteDataPayload()
     ).subscribe((list: PaginatedList<VocabularyEntryDetail>) => {
       this.vocabularyService.clearSearchTopRequests();
-      const newNodes: TreeviewNode[] = list.page.map((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => this._generateNode(entry));
+      const newNodes: TreeviewNode[] = list.page.map((entry: VocabularyEntryDetail) => this._generateNode(entry, selectedItems));
       nodes.push(...newNodes);
 
       if ((list.pageInfo.currentPage + 1) <= list.pageInfo.totalPages) {
@@ -334,15 +344,16 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
    * Build and return the tree node hierarchy by a given vocabulary entry
    *
    * @param item The vocabulary entry
+   * @param selectedItems The currently selected items
    * @param children The vocabulary entry
    * @param toStore A Boolean representing if the node created is to store or not
    * @return Observable<string[]>
    */
-  private getNodeHierarchy(item: VocabularyEntryDetail, children?: TreeviewNode[], toStore = true): Observable<TreeviewNode> {
+  private getNodeHierarchy(item: VocabularyEntryDetail, selectedItems: string[], children?: TreeviewNode[], toStore = true): Observable<TreeviewNode> {
     if (isEmpty(item)) {
       return observableOf(null);
     }
-    const node = this._generateNode(item, toStore, toStore);
+    const node = this._generateNode(item, selectedItems, toStore, toStore);
 
     if (isNotEmpty(children)) {
       const newChildren = children
@@ -357,7 +368,7 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
 
     if (node.item.hasOtherInformation() && isNotEmpty(node.item.otherInformation.parent)) {
       return this.getParentNode(node.item.otherInformation.id).pipe(
-        mergeMap((parentItem: VocabularyEntryDetail) => this.getNodeHierarchy(parentItem, [node], toStore))
+        mergeMap((parentItem: VocabularyEntryDetail) => this.getNodeHierarchy(parentItem, selectedItems, [node], toStore))
       );
     } else {
       return observableOf(node);
@@ -368,15 +379,16 @@ export class VocabularyTreeviewService {
    * Build and return the node Hierarchy ids by a given node
    *
    * @param node The given node
+   * @param selectedItems The currently selected items
    * @param hierarchyIds The ids already present in the Hierarchy's array
    * @return string[]
    */
-  private getNodeHierarchyIds(node: TreeviewNode, hierarchyIds: string[] = []): string[] {
+  private getNodeHierarchyIds(node: TreeviewNode, selectedItems: string[], hierarchyIds: string[] = []): string[] {
     if (!hierarchyIds.includes(node.item.otherInformation.id)) {
       hierarchyIds.push(node.item.otherInformation.id);
     }
     if (isNotEmpty(node.children)) {
-      return this.getNodeHierarchyIds(node.children[0], hierarchyIds);
+      return this.getNodeHierarchyIds(node.children[0], selectedItems, hierarchyIds);
     } else {
       return hierarchyIds;
     }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/browse-link/browse-link-metadata-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/browse-link/browse-link-metadata-list-element.component.ts
index 51907b5641..8015583767 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/browse-link/browse-link-metadata-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/browse-link/browse-link-metadata-list-element.component.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { MetadataRepresentationType } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata-rep
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { MetadataRepresentationListElementComponent } from '../metadata-representation-list-element.component';
 import { metadataRepresentationComponent } from '../../../metadata-representation/metadata-representation.decorator';
+import { VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../../../../core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.resource-type';
 //@metadataRepresentationComponent('Publication', MetadataRepresentationType.PlainText)
 // For now, authority controlled fields are rendered the same way as plain text fields
 //@metadataRepresentationComponent('Publication', MetadataRepresentationType.AuthorityControlled)
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export class BrowseLinkMetadataListElementComponent extends MetadataRepresentati
    */
   getQueryParams() {
     let queryParams = {startsWith: this.mdRepresentation.getValue()};
-    if (this.mdRepresentation.browseDefinition.metadataBrowse) {
+    if (this.mdRepresentation.browseDefinition.getRenderType() === VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION.value) {
       return {value: this.mdRepresentation.getValue()};
     }
     return queryParams;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/plain-text/plain-text-metadata-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/plain-text/plain-text-metadata-list-element.component.ts
index 4ff16e949a..8a3e1d51a6 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/plain-text/plain-text-metadata-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/metadata-representation-list-element/plain-text/plain-text-metadata-list-element.component.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { MetadataRepresentationType } from '../../../../core/shared/metadata-rep
 import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 import { MetadataRepresentationListElementComponent } from '../metadata-representation-list-element.component';
 import { metadataRepresentationComponent } from '../../../metadata-representation/metadata-representation.decorator';
+import { VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION } from '../../../../core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.resource-type';
 
 @metadataRepresentationComponent('Publication', MetadataRepresentationType.PlainText)
 // For now, authority controlled fields are rendered the same way as plain text fields
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ export class PlainTextMetadataListElementComponent extends MetadataRepresentatio
    */
   getQueryParams() {
     let queryParams = {startsWith: this.mdRepresentation.getValue()};
-    if (this.mdRepresentation.browseDefinition.metadataBrowse) {
+    if (this.mdRepresentation.browseDefinition.getRenderType() === VALUE_LIST_BROWSE_DEFINITION.value) {
       return {value: this.mdRepresentation.getValue()};
     }
     return queryParams;
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-hierarchy-filter/search-hierarchy-filter.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-hierarchy-filter/search-hierarchy-filter.component.ts
index 8504237f09..f9b3f2bff9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-hierarchy-filter/search-hierarchy-filter.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search-filters/search-filter/search-hierarchy-filter/search-hierarchy-filter.component.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { renderFacetFor } from '../search-filter-type-decorator';
 import { FilterType } from '../../../models/filter-type.model';
 import { facetLoad, SearchFacetFilterComponent } from '../search-facet-filter/search-facet-filter.component';
 import { NgbModal, NgbModalRef } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
-import { VocabularyTreeviewComponent } from '../../../../form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.component';
 import {
   VocabularyEntryDetail
 } from '../../../../../core/submission/vocabularies/models/vocabulary-entry-detail.model';
@@ -26,6 +25,7 @@ import { Observable, BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../../../../core/shared/page-info.model';
 import { environment } from '../../../../../../environments/environment';
 import { addOperatorToFilterValue } from '../../../search.utils';
+import { VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent } from '../../../../form/vocabulary-treeview-modal/vocabulary-treeview-modal.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-search-hierarchy-filter',
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class SearchHierarchyFilterComponent extends SearchFacetFilterComponent i
    * When an entry is selected, add the filter query to the search options.
    */
   showVocabularyTree() {
-    const modalRef: NgbModalRef = this.modalService.open(VocabularyTreeviewComponent, {
+    const modalRef: NgbModalRef = this.modalService.open(VocabularyTreeviewModalComponent, {
       size: 'lg',
       windowClass: 'treeview'
     });
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export class SearchHierarchyFilterComponent extends SearchFacetFilterComponent i
       name: this.getVocabularyEntry(),
       closed: true
     };
-    modalRef.componentInstance.select.subscribe((detail: VocabularyEntryDetail) => {
+    modalRef.result.then((detail: VocabularyEntryDetail) => {
       this.selectedValues$
         .pipe(take(1))
         .subscribe((selectedValues) => {
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ export class SearchHierarchyFilterComponent extends SearchFacetFilterComponent i
             },
           );
         });
-    });
+    }).catch();
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
index 2195d428c9..652b107827 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/search/search.component.ts
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export class SearchComponent implements OnInit {
    * The configuration to use for the search options
    * If empty, 'default' is used
    */
-  @Input() configuration = 'default';
+  @Input() configuration;
 
   /**
    * The actual query for the fixed filter.
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/bitstream-data-service.stub.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/bitstream-data-service.stub.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5b05109b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/bitstream-data-service.stub.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Bitstream } from '../../core/shared/bitstream.model';
+import { Observable, of as observableOf } from 'rxjs';
+import { RemoteData } from '../../core/data/remote-data';
+import { NoContent } from '../../core/shared/NoContent.model';
+import { RequestEntryState } from '../../core/data/request-entry-state.model';
+
+export class BitstreamDataServiceStub {
+
+  removeMultiple(_bitstreams: Bitstream[]): Observable<RemoteData<NoContent>> {
+    return observableOf(new RemoteData(0, 0, 0, RequestEntryState.Success));
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/testing/browse-definition-data-service.stub.ts b/src/app/shared/testing/browse-definition-data-service.stub.ts
index ec1fc2f05e..8d46fcda00 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/testing/browse-definition-data-service.stub.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/testing/browse-definition-data-service.stub.ts
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import { BrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/browse-definition.model';
 import { BrowseService } from '../../core/browse/browse.service';
 import { createSuccessfulRemoteDataObject } from '../remote-data.utils';
 import { PageInfo } from '../../core/shared/page-info.model';
+import { FlatBrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/flat-browse-definition.model';
+import { ValueListBrowseDefinition } from '../../core/shared/value-list-browse-definition.model';
 
 // This data is in post-serialized form (metadata -> metadataKeys)
 export const mockData: BrowseDefinition[] = [
-      Object.assign(new BrowseDefinition, {
+      Object.assign(new FlatBrowseDefinition(), {
       'id' : 'dateissued',
-      'metadataBrowse' : false,
+      'browseType': 'flatBrowse',
       'dataType' : 'date',
       'sortOptions' : EMPTY,
       'order' : 'ASC',
@@ -18,9 +20,9 @@ export const mockData: BrowseDefinition[] = [
       'metadataKeys' : [ 'dc.date.issued' ],
       '_links' : EMPTY
      }),
-     Object.assign(new BrowseDefinition, {
+     Object.assign(new ValueListBrowseDefinition(), {
       'id' : 'author',
-      'metadataBrowse' : true,
+      'browseType' : 'valueList',
       'dataType' : 'text',
       'sortOptions' : EMPTY,
       'order' : 'ASC',
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 88b5e17a01..4bbc628e5e 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@
 
   "browse.metadata.subject.breadcrumbs": "Browse by Subject",
 
+  "browse.metadata.srsc.breadcrumbs": "Browse by Subject Category",
+
   "browse.metadata.title.breadcrumbs": "Browse by Title",
 
   "pagination.next.button": "Next",
@@ -851,6 +853,8 @@
 
   "browse.startsWith.input": "Filter",
 
+  "browse.taxonomy.button": "Browse",
+
   "browse.title": "Browsing {{ collection }} by {{ field }}{{ startsWith }} {{ value }}",
 
   "browse.title.page": "Browsing {{ collection }} by {{ field }} {{ value }}",
@@ -2536,6 +2540,8 @@
 
   "item.preview.dc.identifier.doi": "DOI",
 
+  "item.preview.dc.publisher": "Publisher:",
+
   "item.preview.person.familyName": "Surname:",
 
   "item.preview.person.givenName": "Name:",
@@ -2907,6 +2913,8 @@
 
   "menu.section.browse_global_by_subject": "By Subject",
 
+  "menu.section.browse_global_by_srsc": "By Subject Category",
+
   "menu.section.browse_global_by_title": "By Title",
 
   "menu.section.browse_global_communities_and_collections": "Communities & Collections",
diff --git a/src/modules/app/browser-app.module.ts b/src/modules/app/browser-app.module.ts
index 4cdf7fbe2f..68e328a8d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/app/browser-app.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/app/browser-app.module.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import { GoogleAnalyticsService } from '../../app/statistics/google-analytics.se
 import { AuthRequestService } from '../../app/core/auth/auth-request.service';
 import { BrowserAuthRequestService } from '../../app/core/auth/browser-auth-request.service';
 import { BrowserInitService } from './browser-init.service';
-import { VocabularyTreeviewService } from 'src/app/shared/form/vocabulary-treeview/vocabulary-treeview.service';
 
 export const REQ_KEY = makeStateKey<string>('req');
 
@@ -111,10 +110,6 @@ export function getRequest(transferState: TransferState): any {
     {
       provide: LocationToken,
       useFactory: locationProvider,
-    },
-    {
-      provide: VocabularyTreeviewService,
-      useClass: VocabularyTreeviewService,
     }
   ]
 })
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html b/src/themes/custom/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss b/src/themes/custom/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts b/src/themes/custom/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..34d80a0cb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/themes/custom/app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent as BaseComponent } from '../../../../../app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-browse-by-taxonomy-page',
+  // templateUrl: './browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html',
+  templateUrl: '../../../../../app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.html',
+  // styleUrls: ['./browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss'],
+  styleUrls: ['../../../../../app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component.scss'],
+})
+/**
+ * Component for browsing items by metadata in a hierarchical controlled vocabulary
+ */
+export class BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent extends BaseComponent {
+}
diff --git a/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts b/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
index 33a618871b..d61486ed3d 100644
--- a/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
+++ b/src/themes/custom/lazy-theme.module.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ import { ObjectListComponent } from './app/shared/object-list/object-list.compon
 import { BrowseByMetadataPageComponent } from './app/browse-by/browse-by-metadata-page/browse-by-metadata-page.component';
 import { BrowseByDatePageComponent } from './app/browse-by/browse-by-date-page/browse-by-date-page.component';
 import { BrowseByTitlePageComponent } from './app/browse-by/browse-by-title-page/browse-by-title-page.component';
+import { BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent } from './app/browse-by/browse-by-taxonomy-page/browse-by-taxonomy-page.component';
 import {
   ExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent
 } from './app/shared/form/builder/ds-dynamic-form-ui/relation-lookup-modal/external-source-tab/external-source-entry-import-modal/external-source-entry-import-modal.component';
@@ -200,6 +201,7 @@ const DECLARATIONS = [
   BrowseByMetadataPageComponent,
   BrowseByDatePageComponent,
   BrowseByTitlePageComponent,
+  BrowseByTaxonomyPageComponent,
   ExternalSourceEntryImportModalComponent,
   SearchFiltersComponent,
   SearchSidebarComponent,