diff --git a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Theme/Root/Helper/Record.php b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Theme/Root/Helper/Record.php
index 5009d19f98cb55f4e4633a0a31a58a22e3b448ba..e8a77658be499ce8c62ed374dea6fc64fe83d4b1 100644
--- a/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Theme/Root/Helper/Record.php
+++ b/module/VuFind/src/VuFind/Theme/Root/Helper/Record.php
@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ class Record extends AbstractHelper
         return $this->renderTemplate('core.phtml');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Render the core metadata area of the collection view.
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public function getCollectionMetadata()
+    {
+        return $this->renderTemplate('collection-info.phtml');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Export the record in the requested format.  For legal values, see
      * getExportFormats().
diff --git a/themes/blueprint/templates/RecordDriver/SolrDefault/collection-info.phtml b/themes/blueprint/templates/RecordDriver/SolrDefault/collection-info.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..85b7e560e83d78c198eef8ce76830b51148030e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/blueprint/templates/RecordDriver/SolrDefault/collection-info.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,189 @@
+<? /* Display thumbnail if appropriate: */ ?>
+<? $mediumThumb = $this->record($this->driver)->getThumbnail('medium'); $largeThumb = $this->record($this->driver)->getThumbnail('large'); ?>
+<? if ($mediumThumb): ?>
+  <div class="floatright">
+    <? if ($largeThumb): ?><a href="<?=$this->escapeHtml($largeThumb)?>"><? endif; ?>
+      <img alt="<?=$this->transEsc('Cover Image')?>" class="recordcover" src="<?=$this->escapeHtml($mediumThumb);?>"/>
+    <? if ($largeThumb): ?></a><? endif; ?>
+  </div>
+<? endif; ?>
+<h1><?=$this->escapeHtml($this->driver->getShortTitle())?></h1>
+<? $summ = $this->driver->getSummary(); if (!empty($summ)): ?>
+  <p><?=$this->escapeHtml($summ[0])?></p>
+<? endif; ?>
+<div id="collectionInfo" class="collectionInfo">
+<table cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="0" class="citation" summary="{translate text='Bibliographic Details'}">
+  <? $authors = $this->driver->getDeduplicatedAuthors(); ?>
+  <? if (isset($authors['main']) && !empty($authors['main'])): ?>
+  <tr valign="top">
+    <th><?=$this->transEsc('Main Author')?>: </th>
+    <td><a href="<?=$this->record($this->driver)->getLink('author', $authors['main'])?>"><?=$this->escapeHtml($authors['main'])?></a></td>
+  </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? if (isset($authors['corporate']) && !empty($authors['corporate'])): ?>
+  <tr valign="top">
+    <th><?=$this->transEsc('Corporate Author')?>: </th>
+    <td><a href="<?=$this->record($this->driver)->getLink('author', $authors['corporate'])?>"><?=$this->escapeHtml($authors['corporate'])?></a></td>
+  </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? if (isset($authors['secondary']) && !empty($authors['secondary'])): ?>
+  <tr valign="top">
+    <th><?=$this->transEsc('Other Authors')?>: </th>
+    <td>
+      <? $i = 0; foreach ($authors['secondary'] as $field): ?><?=($i++ == 0)?'':', '?><a href="<?=$this->record($this->driver)->getLink('author', $field)?>"><?=$this->escapeHtml($field)?></a><? endforeach; ?>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? if (count($summ) > 1): ?>
+    <tr valign="top">
+      <th><?=$this->transEsc('Summary')?>: </th>
+      <td>
+        <? foreach (array_slice($summ, 1) as $field): ?>
+          <?=$this->escapeHtml($field)?><br/>
+        <? endforeach; ?>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $formats = $this->driver->getFormats(); if (!empty($formats)): ?>
+    <tr valign="top">
+      <th><?=$this->transEsc('Format')?>: </th>
+      <td><?=$this->record($this->driver)->getFormatList()?></td>
+    </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $langs = $this->driver->getLanguages(); if (!empty($langs)): ?>
+    <tr valign="top">
+      <th><?=$this->transEsc('Language')?>: </th>
+      <td><? foreach ($langs as $lang): ?><?= $this->escapeHtml($lang)?><br/><? endforeach; ?></td>
+    </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $publications = $this->driver->getPublicationDetails(); if (!empty($publications)): ?>
+  <tr valign="top">
+    <th><?=$this->transEsc('Published')?>: </th>
+    <td>
+      <? foreach ($publications as $field): ?>
+        <?=$this->escapeHtml($field)?><br/>
+      <? endforeach; ?>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $edition = $this->driver->getEdition(); if (!empty($edition)): ?>
+  <tr valign="top">
+    <th><?=$this->transEsc('Edition')?>: </th>
+    <td><?=$this->escapeHtml($edition)?></td>
+  </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <?/* Display series section if at least one series exists. */?>
+  <? $series = $this->driver->getSeries(); if (!empty($series)): ?>
+  <tr valign="top">
+    <th><?=$this->transEsc('Series')?>: </th>
+    <td>
+      <? foreach ($series as $field): ?>
+        <?/* Depending on the record driver, $field may either be an array with
+           "name" and "number" keys or a flat string containing only the series
+           name.  We should account for both cases to maximize compatibility. */?>
+        <? if (is_array($field)): ?>
+          <? if (!empty($field['name'])): ?>
+            <a href="<?=$this->record($this->driver)->getLink('series', $field['name'])?>"><?=$this->escapeHtml($field['name'])?></a>
+            <? if (!empty($field['number'])): ?>
+              <?=$this->escapeHtml($field['number'])?>
+            <? endif; ?>
+            <br/>
+          <? endif; ?>
+        <? else: ?>
+          <a href="<?=$this->record($this->driver)->getLink('series', $field)?>"><?=$this->escapeHtml($field)?></a><br/>
+        <? endif; ?>
+      <? endforeach; ?>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $subjects = $this->driver->getAllSubjectHeadings(); if (!empty($subjects)): ?>
+  <tr valign="top">
+    <th><?=$this->transEsc('Subjects')?>: </th>
+    <td>
+      <? foreach ($subjects as $field): ?>
+      <div class="subjectLine">
+        <? $subject = ''; ?>
+        <? $i = 0; foreach ($field as $subfield): ?>
+          <?=($i++ == 0) ? '' : ' &gt; '?>
+          <? $subject = trim($subject . ' ' . $subfield); ?>
+          <a title="<?=$this->escapeHtml($subject)?>" href="<?=$this->record($this->driver)->getLink('subject', $subject)?>" class="subjectHeading"><?=$this->escapeHtml($subfield)?></a>
+        <? endforeach; ?>
+      </div>
+      <? endforeach; ?>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <?
+      $openUrl = $this->driver->openURLActive('record') ? $this->driver->getOpenURL() : false;
+      // Account for replace_other_urls setting
+      $urls = ($openUrl && $this->driver->replaceURLsWithOpenURL()) ? array() : $this->record($this->driver)->getLinkDetails();
+  ?>
+  <? if (!empty($urls) || $openUrl): ?>
+  <tr valign="top">
+    <th><?=$this->transEsc('Online Access')?>: </th>
+    <td>
+      <? foreach ($urls as $current): ?>
+        <a href="<?=$this->escapeHtml($this->proxyUrl($current['url']))?>"><?=$this->escapeHtml($current['desc'])?></a><br/>
+      <? endforeach; ?>
+      <? if ($openUrl): ?>
+        <?=$this->openUrl($openUrl)?><br/>
+      <? endif; ?>
+    </td>
+  </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $notes = $this->driver->getGeneralNotes(); if (!empty($notes)): ?>
+    <tr valign="top">
+      <th><?=$this->transEsc('Notes')?>: </th>
+      <td>
+        <? foreach ($notes as $field): ?>
+          <?=$this->escapeHtml($field)?><br/>
+        <? endforeach; ?>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $credits = $this->driver->getProductionCredits(); if (!empty($credits)): ?>
+    <tr valign="top">
+      <th><?=$this->transEsc('Production Credits')?>: </th>
+      <td>
+        <? foreach ($credits as $field): ?>
+          <?=$this->escapeHtml($field)?><br/>
+        <? endforeach; ?>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $isbns = $this->driver->getISBNs(); if (!empty($isbns)): ?>
+    <tr valign="top">
+      <th><?=$this->transEsc('ISBN')?>: </th>
+      <td>
+        <? foreach ($isbns as $field): ?>
+          <?=$this->escapeHtml($field)?><br/>
+        <? endforeach; ?>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+
+  <? $issns = $this->driver->getISSNs(); if (!empty($issns)): ?>
+    <tr valign="top">
+      <th><?=$this->transEsc('ISSN')?>: </th>
+      <td>
+        <? foreach ($issns as $field): ?>
+          <?=$this->escapeHtml($field)?><br/>
+        <? endforeach; ?>
+      </td>
+    </tr>
+  <? endif; ?>
+</table>
+</div>
diff --git a/themes/blueprint/templates/collection/view.phtml b/themes/blueprint/templates/collection/view.phtml
index e968bd623bb866981f0aadf801b327a88de08245..4f0ea3f756474ccf1d11e6919e813790bca06e0f 100644
--- a/themes/blueprint/templates/collection/view.phtml
+++ b/themes/blueprint/templates/collection/view.phtml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <? if ($this->scrollData['nextRecord']): ?><a href="<?=$this->recordLink()->getUrl($this->scrollData['nextRecord'])?>"><?=$this->transEsc('Next')?> &raquo;</a><? endif; ?>
       </div>
     <? endif; ?>
-    <?=$this->record($this->driver)->getCoreMetadata()?>
+    <?=$this->record($this->driver)->getCollectionMetadata()?>
   </div>
 
   <? if (count($this->tabs) > 0): ?>
diff --git a/themes/jquerymobile/templates/RecordDriver/SolrDefault/collection-info.phtml b/themes/jquerymobile/templates/RecordDriver/SolrDefault/collection-info.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..550e2f6ca9fcde390bdda1f2a40f98235efc538b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/jquerymobile/templates/RecordDriver/SolrDefault/collection-info.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<h1><?=$this->escapeHtml($this->driver->getShortTitle())?></h1>
+<? $summ = $this->driver->getSummary(); if (!empty($summ)): ?>
+  <p><?=$this->escapeHtml($summ[0])?></p>
+<? endif; ?>
diff --git a/themes/jquerymobile/templates/collection/view.phtml b/themes/jquerymobile/templates/collection/view.phtml
index 7a9daa50018c7464dada6cb70bbf499276137e04..0a785bcfa63eadb195ef9bf698fa075ecc2d2732 100644
--- a/themes/jquerymobile/templates/collection/view.phtml
+++ b/themes/jquerymobile/templates/collection/view.phtml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <div class="record" data-role="content" data-record-id="<?=$this->escapeHtml($this->driver->getUniqueId())?>">
     <?=$this->flashmessages()?>
     <? if ($this->activeTab == $this->defaultTab): ?>
-      <?=$this->record($this->driver)->getCoreMetadata()?>
+      <?=$this->record($this->driver)->getCollectionMetadata()?>
     <? else: ?>
       <h3><?=$this->escapeHtml($this->driver->getBreadcrumb())?></h3>
     <? endif; ?>