diff --git a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/data_access.js b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/data_access.js
index 7d6694461..63647cf15 100644
--- a/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/data_access.js
+++ b/chrome/chromeFiles/content/scholar/data_access.js
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ Scholar.Object.prototype._init = function(){
 }
 
 
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Public Scholar.Object methods
+//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 /*
  * Check if the specified field is a primary field from the objects table
  */
@@ -107,6 +113,11 @@ Scholar.Object.prototype.getType = function(){
 }
 
 
+Scholar.Object.prototype.getParent = function(){
+	return this._data['folderID'] ? this._data['folderID'] : false;
+}
+
+
 /*
  * Set or change the object's type
  */
@@ -650,6 +661,17 @@ Scholar.Object.prototype.toString = function(){
 }
 
 
+Scholar.Object.prototype.isFolder = function(){
+	return false;
+}
+
+
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+// Private Scholar.Object methods
+//
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
 /*
  * Load in the creators from the database
  */
@@ -713,6 +735,7 @@ Scholar.Object.prototype._loadObjectData = function(){
 
 
 
+
 /*
  * Primary interface for accessing Scholar objects
  */
@@ -903,6 +926,8 @@ Scholar.Objects = new function(){
 
 
 
+
+
 /*
  * Constructor for Folder object
  *
@@ -947,6 +972,13 @@ Scholar.Folder.prototype.getLevel = function(){
 	return this._level;
 }
 
+Scholar.Folder.prototype.isFolder = function(){
+	return true;
+}
+
+Scholar.Folder.prototype.getParent = function(){
+	return this._parent;
+}
 
 
 /*
@@ -987,6 +1019,9 @@ Scholar.Folders = new function(){
 }
 
 
+
+
+
 Scholar.Creators = new function(){
 	var _creators = new Array; // indexed by first%%%last%%%creatorTypeID hash
 	var _creatorsByID = new Array; // indexed by creatorID
@@ -1119,6 +1154,10 @@ Scholar.Creators = new function(){
 }
 
 
+
+
+
+
 Scholar.ObjectFields = new function(){
 	// Private members
 	var _fields = new Array();