diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ee16505df9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.js
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+Scholar.EditPane = new function()
+{
+	var _editpane;
+	var _dynamicFields;
+	var _dynamicCreators;
+	var _itemBeingEdited;
+	var _creatorTypes = Scholar.CreatorTypes.getTypes();
+
+	this.init = init;
+	this.editItem = editItem;
+	this.close = close;
+	this.addCreator = addCreator;
+	
+	function init()
+	{
+		_editpane = document.getElementById('editpane');
+		_dynamicFields = document.getElementById('editpane-dynamic-fields');
+		_dynamicCreators = document.getElementById('editpane-dynamic-creators');
+		
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	function editItem(thisItem)
+	{
+
+		_editpane.hidden = false;
+
+		removeDynamicRows(_dynamicFields);
+		var fieldNames = getFullFieldList(thisItem);
+	
+		for(var i = 0; i<fieldNames.length; i++)
+		{
+			if(!thisItem.isPrimaryField(fieldNames[i]) || thisItem.isEditableField(fieldNames[i]))
+			{
+				var label = document.createElement("label");
+				label.setAttribute("value",Scholar.LocalizedStrings.getString("itemFields."+fieldNames[i])+":");
+				label.setAttribute("control","dynamic-field-"+i);
+				
+				//create the textbox
+				var valueElement = document.createElement("textbox");
+				valueElement.setAttribute("value",thisItem.getField(fieldNames[i]));
+				valueElement.setAttribute("id","dynamic-field-"+i);		//just so the label can be assigned to this valueElement
+				valueElement.setAttribute("fieldName",fieldNames[i]);	//we will use this later
+				
+				var row = document.createElement("row");
+				row.appendChild(label);
+				row.appendChild(valueElement);
+				_dynamicFields.appendChild(row);
+			}
+		}
+		
+		removeDynamicRows(_dynamicCreators);
+				
+		for(var i = 0, len=thisItem.numCreators(); i<len; i++)
+		{
+			addCreator(thisItem.getCreator(i)['firstName'],thisItem.getCreator(i)['lastName'],thisItem.getCreator(i)['creatorTypeID']);
+		}
+	
+		_itemBeingEdited = thisItem;
+	}
+	
+	function close(save)
+	{
+		if(save)
+		{
+			//get fields, call data access methods
+			var valueElements = _dynamicFields.getElementsByTagName("textbox");		//All elements of tagname 'textbox' should be the values of edits
+			for(var i=0; i<valueElements.length; i++)
+				_itemBeingEdited.setField(valueElements[i].getAttribute("fieldName"),valueElements[i].value);
+			
+			var creatorRows = _dynamicCreators.childNodes;
+			for(var i=0; i<creatorRows.length; i++)
+			{
+				var firstname = creatorRows[i].firstChild.value;
+				var lastname = creatorRows[i].firstChild.nextSibling.value;
+				var typeMenu = creatorRows[i].firstChild.nextSibling.nextSibling;
+				var typeID = typeMenu.firstChild.childNodes[typeMenu.selectedIndex].getAttribute('typeid');
+				
+				_itemBeingEdited.setCreator(i, firstname, lastname, typeID);
+			}
+			
+			if(!_itemBeingEdited.getID())  //NEW ITEM
+			{
+				/* get ref to myTreeView?
+				myTreeView._showItem(_itemBeingEdited, 0, myTreeView.rowCount);
+				myTreeView._treebox.rowCountChanged(myTreeView.rowCount-1,1);
+				*/
+			}
+			
+			_itemBeingEdited.save();
+	
+			
+		}
+		_itemBeingEdited = null;
+	
+		_editpane.hidden = true;
+	}
+
+	function getFullFieldList(item)
+	{
+		var fields = Scholar.ItemFields.getItemTypeFields(item.getField("itemTypeID"));
+		var fieldNames = new Array("title","dateAdded","dateModified","source","rights");
+		for(var i = 0; i<fields.length; i++)
+			fieldNames.push(Scholar.ItemFields.getName(fields[i]));
+		return fieldNames;
+	}
+	
+	function removeDynamicRows(box)
+	{
+		while(box.hasChildNodes())
+			box.removeChild(box.firstChild);
+	}
+	
+	function addCreator(firstname, lastname, typeID)
+	{
+		if(!lastname)
+			lastname = "";
+		if(!firstname)
+			firstname = "";
+		if(!typeID)
+			typeID = 0;
+		
+		var first = document.createElement("textbox");
+		first.setAttribute("value",firstname);
+		var last = document.createElement("textbox");
+		last.setAttribute("value",lastname);
+		
+		var type = document.createElement("menulist");
+		type.setAttribute("label","Type");
+		var typeMenu = document.createElement("menupopup");
+		for(var j = 0; j < _creatorTypes.length; j++)
+		{
+			var menuitem = document.createElement("menuitem");
+			menuitem.setAttribute("label",Scholar.LocalizedStrings.getString('creatorTypes.'+_creatorTypes[j]['name']));
+			menuitem.setAttribute("typeid",_creatorTypes[j]['id']);
+			if(_creatorTypes[j]['id'] == typeID)
+				menuitem.setAttribute("selected",true);
+			typeMenu.appendChild(menuitem);
+		}
+		type.appendChild(typeMenu);
+		
+		var remove = document.createElement("toolbarbutton");
+		remove.setAttribute("label","x");
+		
+		var row = document.createElement("row");
+		row.appendChild(first);
+		row.appendChild(last);
+		row.appendChild(type);
+		row.appendChild(remove);
+		_dynamicCreators.appendChild(row);
+		
+	}
+}
+
+window.addEventListener("load", function(e) { Scholar.EditPane.init(e); }, false);
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.xul
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9267e6589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/editpane.xul
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<?xml-stylesheet href="chrome://scholar/skin/scholar.css" type="text/css"?>
+<!DOCTYPE window SYSTEM "chrome://scholar/locale/scholar.dtd">
+
+<overlay id="editpane-overlay" 
+	xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
+
+	<script src="editpane.js"/>
+	<vbox id="appcontent">
+			<vbox id="editpane" hidden="true">
+				<grid>
+					<columns>
+						<column/>
+						<column flex="1"/>
+					</columns>
+					
+					<rows id="editpane-dynamic-fields">
+					</rows>
+				</grid>
+				<grid>
+					<columns>
+						<column flex="1"/>
+						<column flex="1"/>
+						<column/>
+						<column/>
+					</columns>
+					
+					<rows id="editpane-dynamic-creators">
+					</rows>
+				</grid>
+				<sidebarheader>
+					<spacer flex="1" />
+					<toolbarbutton id="tb-creator-add" label="Add Creator" oncommand="Scholar.EditPane.addCreator()"/>
+				</sidebarheader>
+				<hbox>
+					<button label="Cancel" oncommand="Scholar.EditPane.close(false)"/>
+					<button label="Save" oncommand="Scholar.EditPane.close(true)"/>
+				</hbox>
+			</vbox>
+	</vbox>
+</overlay>
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diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.js
index e5f00435da..e763982200 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ var Scholar = new function(){
 	var _initialized = false
 	
 	this.testString = 'Sidebar is not registered';
-	
+	this.LocalizedStrings;
 	this.init = init;
 	this.debug = debug;
 	this.varDump = varDump;
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ var Scholar = new function(){
 	 * Initialize the extension
 	 */
 	function init(){
+		this.LocalizedStrings = document.getElementById('scholar-strings');
+		
 		if (!_initialized){
 			Scholar.DB.updateSchema();
 			_initialized = true;
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.xul
index 4dc9923dc1..69a74a04ed 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.xul
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/scholar.xul
@@ -4,34 +4,39 @@
 
 <overlay id="scholar"
 	xmlns="http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul">
+
+	<?xul-overlay href="editpane.xul" ?>
 	
 	<script src="scholar.js"/>
 	<script src="db.js"/>
 	<script src="data_access.js"/>
 	
+	<stringbundleset id="stringbundleset">
+		<stringbundle id="scholar-strings" src="chrome://scholar/locale/scholar.properties"/>
+	</stringbundleset>
+	
 	<statusbar id="status-bar">
 		<statusbarpanel onclick="alert(Scholar.testString)" id="my-panel" label="&statusbarpanel.helloworld;"/>
 	</statusbar>
 	
-  <menupopup id="viewSidebarMenu">
-    <menuitem key="key_openScholarSidebar" observes="viewScholarSidebar"  />
-  </menupopup>
+	<menupopup id="viewSidebarMenu">
+		<menuitem key="key_openScholarSidebar" observes="viewScholarSidebar"  />
+	</menupopup>
   
-  <keyset id="mainKeyset">
-    <key id="key_openScholarSidebar" command="viewScholarSidebar"
-         key="S" 
-         modifiers="shift accel" />
-  </keyset>
+	<keyset id="mainKeyset">
+		<key id="key_openScholarSidebar" command="viewScholarSidebar"
+			 key="S" 
+			 modifiers="shift accel" />
+	</keyset>
   
-  <broadcasterset id="mainBroadcasterSet"> 
-    <broadcaster id="viewScholarSidebar" 
-                 label="Scholar"
-                 autoCheck="false"
-                 type="checkbox"
-                 group="sidebar"
-                 sidebarurl="chrome://scholar/content/sidebar.xul"
-                 sidebartitle="Scholar"
-                 oncommand="toggleSidebar('viewScholarSidebar');" />
-  </broadcasterset>
-
+	<broadcasterset id="mainBroadcasterSet"> 
+		<broadcaster id="viewScholarSidebar" 
+					label="Scholar"
+					autoCheck="false"
+					type="checkbox"
+					group="sidebar"
+					sidebarurl="chrome://scholar/content/sidebar.xul"
+					sidebartitle="Scholar"
+					oncommand="toggleSidebar('viewScholarSidebar');" />
+	</broadcasterset>
 </overlay>
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.js
index 8fc9c55932..6257499da2 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-var ScholarLocalizedStrings;
 var myTreeView;
 var dynamicBox;
 var itemBeingEdited; 			//the item currently being edited
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ function viewSelectedItem()
 		if(thisItem.getField(fieldNames[i]) != "")
 		{
 			var label = document.createElement("label");
-			label.setAttribute("value",ScholarLocalizedStrings.getString("itemFields."+fieldNames[i])+":");
+			label.setAttribute("value",Scholar.LocalizedStrings.getString("itemFields."+fieldNames[i])+":");
 			
 			var valueElement = document.createElement("description");
 			valueElement.appendChild(document.createTextNode(thisItem.getField(fieldNames[i])));
@@ -229,44 +228,13 @@ function viewSelectedItem()
 
 function newItem(typeID)
 {
-	editItem(Scholar.Items.getNewItemByType(typeID));
+	Scholar.EditPane.editItem(Scholar.Items.getNewItemByType(typeID));
 }
 
 function editSelectedItem()
 {
-	editItem(myTreeView._getItemAtRow(myTreeView.selection.currentIndex));
-}
-
-function editItem(thisItem)
-{
-	document.getElementById('list-pane').hidden = true;
-	document.getElementById('edit-pane').hidden = false;
-	
-	removeDynamicRows(dynamicBox);
-	var fieldNames = getFullFieldList(thisItem);
-
-	for(var i = 0; i<fieldNames.length; i++)
-	{
-		if(!thisItem.isPrimaryField(fieldNames[i]) || thisItem.isEditableField(fieldNames[i]))
-		{
-			var label = document.createElement("label");
-			label.setAttribute("value",ScholarLocalizedStrings.getString("itemFields."+fieldNames[i])+":");
-			label.setAttribute("control","dynamic-field-"+i);
-			
-			//create the textbox
-			var valueElement = document.createElement("textbox");
-			valueElement.setAttribute("value",thisItem.getField(fieldNames[i]));
-			valueElement.setAttribute("id","dynamic-field-"+i);		//just so the label can be assigned to this valueElement
-			valueElement.setAttribute("fieldName",fieldNames[i]);	//we will use this later
-			
-			var row = document.createElement("row");
-			row.appendChild(label);
-			row.appendChild(valueElement);
-			dynamicBox.appendChild(row);
-		}
-	}
-
-	itemBeingEdited = thisItem;
+	Scholar.EditPane.editItem(myTreeView._getItemAtRow(myTreeView.selection.currentIndex));
+//	editItem(myTreeView._getItemAtRow(myTreeView.selection.currentIndex));
 }
 
 function removeDynamicRows(box)
@@ -284,35 +252,10 @@ function getFullFieldList(item)
 	return fieldNames;
 }
 
-function returnToTree(save)
-{
-	if(save)
-	{
-		//get fields, call data access methods
-		var valueElements = dynamicBox.getElementsByTagName("textbox");		//All elements of tagname 'textbox' should be the values of edits
-		for(var i=0; i<valueElements.length; i++)
-			itemBeingEdited.setField(valueElements[i].getAttribute("fieldName"),valueElements[i].value);
-		
-		if(!itemBeingEdited.getID())
-		{
-			myTreeView._showItem(itemBeingEdited, 0, myTreeView.rowCount);
-			myTreeView._treebox.rowCountChanged(myTreeView.rowCount-1,1);
-		}
-		
-		itemBeingEdited.save();
-	}
-	itemBeingEdited = null;
-
-	document.getElementById('list-pane').hidden = false;
-	document.getElementById('edit-pane').hidden = true;
-
-	viewSelectedItem();
-}
-
 function init()
 {
 	myTreeView = new Scholar.TreeView();
-	ScholarLocalizedStrings = document.getElementById('scholar-strings');
+	
 	dynamicBox = document.getElementById('dynamic-fields');
 	
 	var addMenu = document.getElementById('tb-add').firstChild;
@@ -320,7 +263,7 @@ function init()
 	for(var i = 0; i<itemTypes.length; i++)
 	{
 		var menuitem = document.createElement("menuitem");
-		menuitem.setAttribute("label",ScholarLocalizedStrings.getString("itemTypes."+itemTypes[i]['name']));
+		menuitem.setAttribute("label",Scholar.LocalizedStrings.getString("itemTypes."+itemTypes[i]['name']));
 		menuitem.setAttribute("oncommand","newItem("+itemTypes[i]['id']+")");
 		addMenu.appendChild(menuitem);
 	}
diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.xul b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.xul
index 10a94c7498..350f63f42b 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.xul
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/sidebar.xul
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 			<toolbarbutton id="tb-edit" label="Edit&#8230;" oncommand="editSelectedItem();" hidden="true"/>
 		</sidebarheader>
    	</vbox>
-
 	
    	<vbox id="view-pane">
 		<grid>
@@ -65,9 +64,4 @@
 		  	</rows>
 		</grid>
 	</vbox>
-	
-	<hbox id="edit-pane" hidden="true">
-		<button label="Cancel" oncommand="returnToTree(false)"/>
-		<button label="Save" oncommand="returnToTree(true)"/>
-	</hbox>
 </page>
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diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.properties b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.properties
index 3fe8f8f09b..1bda8d5ad5 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.properties
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/locale/en-US/scholar/scholar.properties
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ itemFields.ISBN         		= ISBN
 itemFields.publication  		= Publication
 itemFields.ISSN         		= ISSN
 
-
 itemTypes.book					= Book
-itemTypes.journalArticle 		= Journal Article
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+itemTypes.journalArticle 		= Journal Article
+
+creatorTypes.author				= Author
+creatorTypes.contributor		= Contributor
+creatorTypes.editor				= Editor
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diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/scholar.css b/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/scholar.css
index dc2935d221..74dbdc3c42 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/scholar.css
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/skin/default/scholar/scholar.css
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 #scholar-sidebar-object-pane-dynamic-fields label {
 	font-weight: bold;
+}
+
+#editpane {
+	background-color: rgb(239, 248, 206);
 }
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