--- ECHO_content/ECHO_collection.py	2012/01/18 16:57:00	1.310.2.5
+++ ECHO_content/ECHO_collection.py	2012/01/19 19:03:28	1.310.2.6
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ from Globals import Persistent, package_
 from Acquisition import Implicit
 from Products.ZCatalog.CatalogPathAwareness import CatalogAware
 from Products.ZCTextIndex.ZCTextIndex import manage_addLexicon
+import ECHO_helpers
 from Acquisition import aq_parent
 try:
 	from Products.MetaDataProvider.MetaDataClient import MetaDataClient
@@ -732,25 +733,15 @@ class ECHO_collection(CatalogAware, Fold
             p = aq_parent(p.context)
           
         return subsec
+    
+    
+    def getCrumb(self):
+        """returns breadcrumb for this object"""
+        return ECHO_helpers.getCrumb(self)
 
     def getHierCrumbs(self):
         """returns a list of hierarchical breadcrumbs from self to the ECHO_root"""
-        # crumb for this object
-        crumb = {'obj': self,
-                 'url': self.absolute_url(),
-                 'label': self.getLabel()}
-        crumbs = [crumb]
-        # call the parent's method recursively
-        parent = aq_parent(self)
-        if hasattr(parent, 'getHierCrumbs'):
-            if self.title:
-                return parent.getHierCrumbs() + crumbs
-            else:
-                # if there's no title, skip this level
-                return parent.getHierCrumbs()
-        
-        return crumbs
-        
+        return ECHO_helpers.getHierCrumbs(self)
 
     
     def exportImportObjects_html(self,RESPONSE):