diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts b/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
index fdf9d19674..62253a3183 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/item-page.module.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import { ItemPageFieldsComponent } from './simple/entity-types/item/item-page-fi
 import { OrgUnitPageFieldsComponent } from './simple/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-page-fields.component';
 import { PersonPageFieldsComponent } from './simple/entity-types/person/person-page-fields.component';
 import { ProjectPageFieldsComponent } from './simple/entity-types/project/project-page-fields.component';
-import { EntityTypeSwitcherComponent } from './simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
 
 @NgModule({
   imports: [
@@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ import { EntityTypeSwitcherComponent } from './simple/entity-types/switcher/enti
     FileSectionComponent,
     CollectionsComponent,
     FullFileSectionComponent,
-    EntityTypeSwitcherComponent,
     ItemPageFieldsComponent,
     ProjectPageFieldsComponent,
     OrgUnitPageFieldsComponent,
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/item/item-page-fields.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/item/item-page-fields.component.ts
index 90504812d7..4a5469c3c2 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/item/item-page-fields.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/item/item-page-fields.component.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {
   rendersEntityType
 } from '../../../../shared/entities/entity-type-decorator';
 import { ElementViewMode } from '../../../../shared/view-mode';
-import { ITEM } from '../switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
+import { ITEM } from '../../../../shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
 
 @rendersEntityType('Item', ElementViewMode.Full)
 @rendersEntityType(DEFAULT_ENTITY_TYPE, ElementViewMode.Full)
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-page-fields.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-page-fields.component.ts
index 97a0d4f477..74e75e1dc9 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-page-fields.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-page-fields.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
 import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { rendersEntityType } from '../../../../shared/entities/entity-type-decorator';
 import { ElementViewMode } from '../../../../shared/view-mode';
-import { ITEM } from '../switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
+import { ITEM } from '../../../../shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
 
 @rendersEntityType('OrgUnit', ElementViewMode.Full)
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/person/person-page-fields.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/person/person-page-fields.component.ts
index 058ca8a7cc..dce8fe5dbe 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/person/person-page-fields.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/person/person-page-fields.component.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { getRemoteDataPayload } from '../../../../core/shared/operators';
 import { hasValue } from '../../../../shared/empty.util';
 import { rendersEntityType } from '../../../../shared/entities/entity-type-decorator';
 import { ElementViewMode } from '../../../../shared/view-mode';
-import { ITEM } from '../switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
+import { ITEM } from '../../../../shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
 
 const compareArraysUsing = <T>(mapFn: (t: T) => any) =>
   (a: T[], b: T[]): boolean => {
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ const relationsToItems = (thisId: string, ids: ItemDataService) =>
       distinctUntilChanged(compareArraysUsingIds()),
     );
 
-
 @rendersEntityType('Person', ElementViewMode.Full)
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-person-page-fields',
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/project/project-page-fields.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/project/project-page-fields.component.ts
index f6e93dcfa6..d648247a58 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/project/project-page-fields.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/project/project-page-fields.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
 import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { rendersEntityType } from '../../../../shared/entities/entity-type-decorator';
 import { ElementViewMode } from '../../../../shared/view-mode';
-import { ITEM } from '../switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
+import { ITEM } from '../../../../shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
 
 @rendersEntityType('Project', ElementViewMode.Full)
 @Component({
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.scss b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.scss
deleted file mode 100644
index 3575cae797..0000000000
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-@import '../../../../../styles/variables.scss';
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.ts b/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index d2e2374e8e..0000000000
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-import { Component, InjectionToken, Injector, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
-import { GenericConstructor } from '../../../../core/shared/generic-constructor';
-import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { getComponentByEntityType } from '../../../../shared/entities/entity-type-decorator';
-import { rendersDSOType } from '../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/dso-element-decorator';
-import { ListableObject } from '../../../../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
-import { ElementViewMode, SetViewMode } from '../../../../shared/view-mode';
-
-export const ITEM: InjectionToken<string> = new InjectionToken<string>('item');
-
-@Component({
-  selector: 'ds-entity-type-switcher',
-  styleUrls: ['./entity-type-switcher.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './entity-type-switcher.component.html'
-})
-export class EntityTypeSwitcherComponent implements OnInit {
-  @Input() item: Item;
-  @Input() viewMode: ElementViewMode;
-  objectInjector: Injector;
-
-  constructor(private injector: Injector) {
-  }
-
-  ngOnInit(): void {
-    this.objectInjector = Injector.create({
-      providers: [{ provide: ITEM, useFactory: () => this.item, deps:[] }],
-      parent: this.injector
-    });
-
-  }
-
-  getComponent(): string {
-    const type = this.item.findMetadata('relationship.type');
-    return getComponentByEntityType(type, this.viewMode);
-  }
-}
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-page.component.html b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
index 7c75887f38..17d271f368 100644
--- a/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
+++ b/src/app/+item-page/simple/item-page.component.html
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <div class="container" *ngVar="(itemRDObs | async) as itemRD">
   <div class="item-page" *ngIf="itemRD?.hasSucceeded" @fadeInOut>
     <div *ngIf="itemRD?.payload as item">
-      <ds-entity-type-switcher [item]="item" [viewMode]="ElementViewMode.Full"></ds-entity-type-switcher>
+      <ds-entity-type-switcher [object]="item" [viewMode]="ElementViewMode.Full"></ds-entity-type-switcher>
     </div>
   </div>
   <ds-error *ngIf="itemRD?.hasFailed" message="{{'error.item' | translate}}"></ds-error>
diff --git a/src/app/+search-page/search-result.model.ts b/src/app/+search-page/search-result.model.ts
index cc2bd8cd58..2298f453e1 100644
--- a/src/app/+search-page/search-result.model.ts
+++ b/src/app/+search-page/search-result.model.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { DSpaceObject } from '../core/shared/dspace-object.model';
 import { Metadatum } from '../core/shared/metadatum.model';
+import { hasNoValue, isEmpty } from '../shared/empty.util';
 import { ListableObject } from '../shared/object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
 
 export class SearchResult<T extends DSpaceObject> implements ListableObject {
diff --git a/src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.html b/src/app/shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.html
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/+item-page/simple/entity-types/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.html
rename to src/app/shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.html
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.scss
similarity index 100%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.scss
rename to src/app/shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.scss
diff --git a/src/app/shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.ts b/src/app/shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a981f2665c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { Component, InjectionToken, Injector, Input, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { SearchResult } from '../../../+search-page/search-result.model';
+import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { hasValue } from '../../empty.util';
+import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
+import { getComponentByEntityType } from '../entity-type-decorator';
+import { ElementViewMode } from '../../view-mode';
+
+export const ITEM: InjectionToken<string> = new InjectionToken<string>('item');
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-entity-type-switcher',
+  styleUrls: ['./entity-type-switcher.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './entity-type-switcher.component.html'
+})
+export class EntityTypeSwitcherComponent implements OnInit {
+  @Input() object: Item | SearchResult<Item>;
+  @Input() viewMode: ElementViewMode;
+  objectInjector: Injector;
+
+  constructor(private injector: Injector) {
+  }
+
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    this.objectInjector = Injector.create({
+      providers: [{ provide: ITEM, useFactory: () => this.object, deps:[] }],
+      parent: this.injector
+    });
+
+  }
+
+  getComponent(): string {
+    let item: Item;
+    if (hasValue((this.object as any).dspaceObject)) {
+      const searchResult = this.object as ItemSearchResult;
+      item = searchResult.dspaceObject;
+    } else {
+      item = this.object as Item;
+    }
+
+    const type = item.findMetadata('relationship.type');
+    return getComponentByEntityType(type, this.viewMode);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..777f131a23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<ds-entity-type-switcher [object]="object" [viewMode]="ElementViewMode.SetElement"></ds-entity-type-switcher>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..45a533cd01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import '../../../../styles/variables';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.spec.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.spec.ts
similarity index 87%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.spec.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.spec.ts
index fc40527693..8ff375c1ea 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.spec.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { ItemListElementComponent } from './item-list-element.component';
+import { EntityListElementComponent } from './entity-list-element.component';
 import { async, ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
 import { ChangeDetectionStrategy, NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA } from '@angular/core';
 import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser';
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import { TruncatePipe } from '../../utils/truncate.pipe';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
 
-let itemListElementComponent: ItemListElementComponent;
-let fixture: ComponentFixture<ItemListElementComponent>;
+let itemListElementComponent: EntityListElementComponent;
+let fixture: ComponentFixture<EntityListElementComponent>;
 
 const mockItemWithAuthorAndDate: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
   bitstreams: Observable.of({}),
@@ -38,22 +38,22 @@ const mockItemWithoutAuthorAndDate: Item = Object.assign(new Item(), {
     }]
 });
 
-describe('ItemListElementComponent', () => {
+describe('EntityListElementComponent', () => {
   beforeEach(async(() => {
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
-      declarations: [ ItemListElementComponent , TruncatePipe],
+      declarations: [ EntityListElementComponent , TruncatePipe],
       providers: [
         { provide: 'objectElementProvider', useValue: {mockItemWithAuthorAndDate}}
       ],
 
       schemas: [ NO_ERRORS_SCHEMA ]
-    }).overrideComponent(ItemListElementComponent, {
+    }).overrideComponent(EntityListElementComponent, {
       set: { changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.Default }
     }).compileComponents();
   }));
 
   beforeEach(async(() => {
-    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(ItemListElementComponent);
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(EntityListElementComponent);
     itemListElementComponent = fixture.componentInstance;
 
   }));
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.ts
similarity index 51%
rename from src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.ts
rename to src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.ts
index 8dd09f71b9..0a284708a9 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
-import { Component, Input, Inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
 
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { AbstractListableElementComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component';
+import * as viewMode from '../../../shared/view-mode';
 import { renderElementsFor } from '../../object-collection/shared/dso-element-decorator';
+import { AbstractListableElementComponent } from '../../object-collection/shared/object-collection-element/abstract-listable-element.component';
 import { SetViewMode } from '../../view-mode';
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ds-item-list-element',
-  styleUrls: ['./item-list-element.component.scss'],
-  templateUrl: './item-list-element.component.html'
+  selector: 'ds-entity-list-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./entity-list-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './entity-list-element.component.html'
 })
 
 @renderElementsFor(Item, SetViewMode.List)
-export class ItemListElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Item> {}
+export class EntityListElementComponent extends AbstractListableElementComponent<Item> {
+  ElementViewMode = viewMode.ElementViewMode;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/entity-search-result-component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/entity-search-result-component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bcf2e45a8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/entity-search-result-component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { Component, Inject } from '@angular/core';
+import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { Metadatum } from '../../../../core/shared/metadatum.model';
+import { hasNoValue, hasValue, isEmpty } from '../../../empty.util';
+import { ITEM } from '../../../entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
+import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
+import { TruncatableService } from '../../../truncatable/truncatable.service';
+
+// TODO lot of overlap with SearchResultListElementComponent => refactor!
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-entity-search-result',
+  template: ''
+})
+export class EntitySearchResultComponent {
+  item: Item;
+  searchResult: ItemSearchResult;
+
+  constructor(
+    private truncatableService: TruncatableService,
+    @Inject(ITEM) public object: Item | ItemSearchResult,
+  ) {
+
+    if (hasValue((this.object as any).dspaceObject)) {
+      this.searchResult = this.object as ItemSearchResult;
+      this.item = this.searchResult.dspaceObject;
+    } else {
+      this.searchResult = {
+        dspaceObject: this.object as Item,
+        hitHighlights: []
+      };
+      this.item = this.object as Item;
+    }
+  }
+
+  getValues(keys: string[]): string[] {
+    const results: string[] = new Array<string>();
+    this.searchResult.hitHighlights.forEach(
+      (md: Metadatum) => {
+        if (keys.indexOf(md.key) > -1) {
+          results.push(md.value);
+        }
+      }
+    );
+    if (isEmpty(results)) {
+      this.item.filterMetadata(keys).forEach(
+        (md: Metadatum) => {
+          results.push(md.value);
+        }
+      );
+    }
+    return results;
+  }
+
+  getFirstValue(key: string): string {
+    let result: string;
+    this.searchResult.hitHighlights.some(
+      (md: Metadatum) => {
+        if (key === md.key) {
+          result = md.value;
+          return true;
+        }
+      }
+    );
+    if (hasNoValue(result)) {
+      result = this.item.findMetadata(key);
+    }
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  isCollapsed(): Observable<boolean> {
+    return this.truncatableService.isCollapsed(this.item.id);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b5c125afaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<ds-truncatable [id]="item.id" *ngIf="item !== undefined && item !== null">
+  <a
+    [routerLink]="['/items/' + item.id]" class="lead"
+    [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.title')"></a>
+  <span class="text-muted">
+    <ds-truncatable-part [id]="item.id" [minLines]="1">
+            (<span *ngIf="item.findMetadata('dc.publisher')" class="item-list-publisher"
+                   [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.publisher')">, </span><span
+      *ngIf="item.findMetadata('dc.date.issued')" class="item-list-date"
+      [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.date.issued')"></span>)
+            <span *ngIf="item.filterMetadata(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']).length > 0"
+                  class="item-list-authors">
+                    <span *ngFor="let author of getValues(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']); let last=last;">
+                        <span [innerHTML]="author"><span [innerHTML]="author"></span></span>
+                    </span>
+            </span>
+        </ds-truncatable-part>
+  </span>
+  <div *ngIf="item.findMetadata('dc.description.abstract')" class="item-list-abstract">
+    <ds-truncatable-part [id]="item.id" [minLines]="3"><span
+      [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.description.abstract')"></span>
+    </ds-truncatable-part>
+  </div>
+</ds-truncatable>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ab410dcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import '../../../../../../styles/variables';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..db68ecec7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { DEFAULT_ENTITY_TYPE, rendersEntityType } from '../../../../entities/entity-type-decorator';
+import { ElementViewMode } from '../../../../view-mode';
+import { EntitySearchResultComponent } from '../entity-search-result-component';
+
+@rendersEntityType('Item', ElementViewMode.SetElement)
+@rendersEntityType(DEFAULT_ENTITY_TYPE, ElementViewMode.SetElement)
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-item-list-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./item-list-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './item-list-element.component.html'
+})
+
+export class ItemListElementComponent extends EntitySearchResultComponent {
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..901d521033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<ds-truncatable [id]="item.id">
+  <a
+    [routerLink]="['/items/' + item.id]" class="lead"
+    [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('orgunit.identifier.name')"></a>
+  <span class="text-muted">
+    <ds-truncatable-part [id]="item.id" [minLines]="1">
+            <span *ngIf="item.filterMetadata(['orgunit.identifier.description']).length > 0"
+                  class="item-list-authors">
+                <ds-truncatable-part [id]="item.id" [minLines]="3"><span
+                  [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('orgunit.identifier.description')"></span>
+                </ds-truncatable-part>
+            </span>
+        </ds-truncatable-part>
+  </span>
+</ds-truncatable>
+
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ab410dcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import '../../../../../../styles/variables';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ae7489e97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { rendersEntityType } from '../../../../entities/entity-type-decorator';
+import { ElementViewMode } from '../../../../view-mode';
+import { EntitySearchResultComponent } from '../entity-search-result-component';
+
+@rendersEntityType('OrgUnit', ElementViewMode.SetElement)
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-orgunit-list-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./orgunit-list-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './orgunit-list-element.component.html'
+})
+
+export class OrgUnitListElementComponent extends EntitySearchResultComponent {
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..81e9300bb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<ds-truncatable [id]="item.id">
+  <a
+    [routerLink]="['/items/' + item.id]" class="lead"
+    [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.contributor.author')"></a>
+  <span class="text-muted">
+    <ds-truncatable-part [id]="item.id" [minLines]="1">
+            <span *ngIf="item.filterMetadata(['person.identifier.jobtitle']).length > 0"
+                  class="item-list-authors">
+                    <span *ngFor="let value of getValues(['person.identifier.jobtitle']); let last=last;">
+                        <span [innerHTML]="value"><span [innerHTML]="value"></span></span>
+                    </span>
+            </span>
+        </ds-truncatable-part>
+  </span>
+</ds-truncatable>
+
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ab410dcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import '../../../../../../styles/variables';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b1156b1372
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { rendersEntityType } from '../../../../entities/entity-type-decorator';
+import { ElementViewMode } from '../../../../view-mode';
+import { EntitySearchResultComponent } from '../entity-search-result-component';
+
+@rendersEntityType('Person', ElementViewMode.SetElement)
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-person-list-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./person-list-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './person-list-element.component.html'
+})
+
+export class PersonListElementComponent extends EntitySearchResultComponent {
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7eafd91317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<ds-truncatable [id]="item.id">
+  <a
+    [routerLink]="['/items/' + item.id]" class="lead"
+    [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('project.identifier.name')"></a>
+  <span class="text-muted">
+    <ds-truncatable-part [id]="item.id" [minLines]="1">
+            <span *ngIf="item.filterMetadata(['project.identifier.status']).length > 0"
+                  class="item-list-authors">
+                    <span *ngFor="let value of getValues(['project.identifier.status']); let last=last;">
+                        <span [innerHTML]="value"><span [innerHTML]="value"></span></span>
+                    </span>
+            </span>
+        </ds-truncatable-part>
+  </span>
+</ds-truncatable>
+
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.scss b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ab410dcb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import '../../../../../../styles/variables';
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5275c47e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { rendersEntityType } from '../../../../entities/entity-type-decorator';
+import { ElementViewMode } from '../../../../view-mode';
+import { EntitySearchResultComponent } from '../entity-search-result-component';
+
+@rendersEntityType('Project', ElementViewMode.SetElement)
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-project-list-element',
+  styleUrls: ['./project-list-element.component.scss'],
+  templateUrl: './project-list-element.component.html'
+})
+
+export class ProjectListElementComponent extends EntitySearchResultComponent {
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.html
deleted file mode 100644
index b4259c25c2..0000000000
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-<a [routerLink]="['/items/' + object.id]" class="lead">
-    {{object.findMetadata("dc.title")}}
-</a>
-<div>
-  <span class="text-muted">
-    <span *ngIf="object.filterMetadata(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']).length > 0"
-          class="item-list-authors">
-        <span *ngFor="let authorMd of object.filterMetadata(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']); let last=last;">{{authorMd.value}}
-            <span *ngIf="!last">; </span>
-        </span>
-    </span>
-    (<span *ngIf="object.findMetadata('dc.publisher')" class="item-list-publisher">{{object.findMetadata("dc.publisher")}}, </span><span
-          *ngIf="object.findMetadata('dc.date.issued')" class="item-list-date">{{object.findMetadata("dc.date.issued")}}</span>)
-  </span>
-    <div *ngIf="object.findMetadata('dc.description.abstract')" class="item-list-abstract">
-        {{object.findMetadata("dc.description.abstract") | dsTruncate:[200] }}
-    </div>
-</div>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.html b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
index b8f3197a7c..777f131a23 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.html
@@ -1,24 +1 @@
-<ds-truncatable [id]="dso.id">
-        <a
-            [routerLink]="['/items/' + dso.id]" class="lead"
-            [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.title')"></a>
-  <span class="text-muted">
-    <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="1">
-            (<span *ngIf="dso.findMetadata('dc.publisher')" class="item-list-publisher"
-                   [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.publisher')">, </span><span
-            *ngIf="dso.findMetadata('dc.date.issued')" class="item-list-date"
-            [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.date.issued')"></span>)
-            <span *ngIf="dso.filterMetadata(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']).length > 0"
-                  class="item-list-authors">
-                    <span *ngFor="let author of getValues(['dc.contributor.author', 'dc.creator', 'dc.contributor.*']); let last=last;">
-                        <span [innerHTML]="author"><span [innerHTML]="author"></span></span>
-                    </span>
-            </span>
-        </ds-truncatable-part>
-  </span>
-            <div *ngIf="dso.findMetadata('dc.description.abstract')" class="item-list-abstract">
-                <ds-truncatable-part [id]="dso.id" [minLines]="3"><span
-                        [innerHTML]="getFirstValue('dc.description.abstract')"></span>
-                </ds-truncatable-part>
-            </div>
-</ds-truncatable>
\ No newline at end of file
+<ds-entity-type-switcher [object]="object" [viewMode]="ElementViewMode.SetElement"></ds-entity-type-switcher>
diff --git a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
index 37dcb907ef..b9ac52ca40 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/object-list/search-result-list-element/item-search-result/item-search-result-list-element.component.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { ChangeDetectorRef, Component, Inject, OnInit } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
+import { focusBackground } from '../../../animations/focus';
 
 import { renderElementsFor } from '../../../object-collection/shared/dso-element-decorator';
-import { SearchResultListElementComponent } from '../search-result-list-element.component';
-import { Item } from '../../../../core/shared/item.model';
 import { ItemSearchResult } from '../../../object-collection/shared/item-search-result.model';
+import * as viewMode from '../../../../shared/view-mode';
 import { SetViewMode } from '../../../view-mode';
-import { ListableObject } from '../../../object-collection/shared/listable-object.model';
-import { focusBackground } from '../../../animations/focus';
+import { SearchResultListElementComponent } from '../search-result-list-element.component';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'ds-item-search-result-list-element',
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ import { focusBackground } from '../../../animations/focus';
 
 @renderElementsFor(ItemSearchResult, SetViewMode.List)
 export class ItemSearchResultListElementComponent extends SearchResultListElementComponent<ItemSearchResult, Item> {
+  ElementViewMode = viewMode.ElementViewMode;
 }
diff --git a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
index 79ddd8680f..90d498eedd 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/shared.module.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ import { NgbModule } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap';
 import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
 
 import { NgxPaginationModule } from 'ngx-pagination';
+import { EntityTypeSwitcherComponent } from './entities/switcher/entity-type-switcher.component';
+import { EntitySearchResultComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/entity-search-result-component';
+import { ItemListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/item/item-list-element.component';
+import { OrgUnitListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/orgunit/orgunit-list-element.component';
+import { PersonListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/person/person-list-element.component';
+import { ProjectListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/entity-types/project/project-list-element.component';
 
 import { EnumKeysPipe } from './utils/enum-keys-pipe';
 import { FileSizePipe } from './utils/file-size-pipe';
@@ -15,7 +21,7 @@ import { SafeUrlPipe } from './utils/safe-url-pipe';
 
 import { CollectionListElementComponent } from './object-list/collection-list-element/collection-list-element.component';
 import { CommunityListElementComponent } from './object-list/community-list-element/community-list-element.component';
-import { ItemListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/item-list-element.component';
+import { EntityListElementComponent } from './object-list/item-list-element/entity-list-element.component';
 import { SearchResultListElementComponent } from './object-list/search-result-list-element/search-result-list-element.component';
 import { WrapperListElementComponent } from './object-list/wrapper-list-element/wrapper-list-element.component';
 import { ObjectListComponent } from './object-list/object-list.component';
@@ -89,11 +95,13 @@ const COMPONENTS = [
   ViewModeSwitchComponent,
   TruncatableComponent,
   TruncatablePartComponent,
+  EntitySearchResultComponent,
+  EntityTypeSwitcherComponent
 ];
 
 const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   // put shared entry components (components that are created dynamically) here
-  ItemListElementComponent,
+  EntityListElementComponent,
   CollectionListElementComponent,
   CommunityListElementComponent,
   SearchResultListElementComponent,
@@ -101,6 +109,10 @@ const ENTRY_COMPONENTS = [
   CollectionGridElementComponent,
   CommunityGridElementComponent,
   SearchResultGridElementComponent,
+  ItemListElementComponent,
+  PersonListElementComponent,
+  OrgUnitListElementComponent,
+  ProjectListElementComponent
 ];
 
 const PROVIDERS = [
diff --git a/src/app/shared/view-mode.ts b/src/app/shared/view-mode.ts
index c12d051943..e78da4fa83 100644
--- a/src/app/shared/view-mode.ts
+++ b/src/app/shared/view-mode.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export enum SetViewMode {
 
 export enum ElementViewMode {
   Full,
-  setElement
+  SetElement
 }
 
 export type ViewMode = SetViewMode | ElementViewMode;