diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/ChoiceAuthority.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/ChoiceAuthority.java
index 8e0885b951a8..5744e70bf33a 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/ChoiceAuthority.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/ChoiceAuthority.java
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ public interface ChoiceAuthority
      * defaultSelected index in the Choices instance to the choice, if any,
      * that matches the value.
      *
+     * @param field being matched for
      * @param text user's value to match
      * @param collection database ID of Collection for context (owner of Item)
      * @param start choice at which to start, 0 is first.
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ public interface ChoiceAuthority
      * @param locale explicit localization key if available, or null
      * @return a Choices object (never null).
      */
-    public Choices getMatches(String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale);
+    public Choices getMatches(String field, String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale);
 
     /**
      * Get the single "best" match (if any) of a value in the authority
@@ -49,12 +50,13 @@ public interface ChoiceAuthority
      * This call is typically used in non-interactive metadata ingest
      * where there is no interactive agent to choose from among options.
      *
+     * @param field being matched for
      * @param text user's value to match
      * @param collection database ID of Collection for context (owner of Item)
      * @param locale explicit localization key if available, or null
      * @return a Choices object (never null) with 1 or 0 values.
      */
-    public Choices getBestMatch(String text, int collection, String locale);
+    public Choices getBestMatch(String field, String text, int collection, String locale);
 
     /**
      * Get the canonical user-visible "label" (i.e. short descriptive text)
@@ -64,9 +66,10 @@ public interface ChoiceAuthority
      * This may get called many times while populating a Web page so it should
      * be implemented as efficiently as possible.
      *
+     * @param field being matched for     
      * @param key authority key known to this authority.
      * @param locale explicit localization key if available, or null
      * @return descriptive label - should always return something, never null.
      */
-    public String getLabel(String key, String locale);
+    public String getLabel(String field, String key, String locale);
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/ChoiceAuthorityManager.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/ChoiceAuthorityManager.java
index 69ffcd21cdd8..0fa1bed8718f 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/ChoiceAuthorityManager.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/ChoiceAuthorityManager.java
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ private String config2fkey(String field)
      *  Wrapper that calls getMatches method of the plugin corresponding to
      *  the metadata field defined by schema,element,qualifier.
      *
-     * @see ChoiceAuthority#getMatches(String, int, int, int, String)
+     * @see ChoiceAuthority#getMatches(String, String, int, int, int, String)
      * @param schema schema of metadata field
      * @param element element of metadata field
      * @param qualifier qualifier of metadata field
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public Choices getMatches(String schema, String element, String qualifier,
      *  Wrapper calls getMatches method of the plugin corresponding to
      *  the metadata field defined by single field key.
      *
-     * @see ChoiceAuthority#getMatches(String, int, int, int, String)
+     * @see ChoiceAuthority#getMatches(String, String, int, int, int, String)
      * @param fieldKey single string identifying metadata field
      * @param query user's value to match
      * @param collection database ID of Collection for context (owner of Item)
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ public Choices getMatches(String fieldKey, String query, int collection,
                     "No choices plugin was configured for  field \"" + fieldKey
                             + "\".");
         }
-        return ma.getMatches(query, collection, start, limit, locale);
+        return ma.getMatches(fieldKey, query, collection, start, limit, locale);
     }
 
     /**
      *  Wrapper that calls getBestMatch method of the plugin corresponding to
      *  the metadata field defined by single field key.
      *
-     * @see ChoiceAuthority#getBestMatch(String, int, String)
+     * @see ChoiceAuthority#getBestMatch(String, String, int, String)
      * @param fieldKey single string identifying metadata field
      * @param query user's value to match
      * @param collection database ID of Collection for context (owner of Item)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ public Choices getBestMatch(String fieldKey, String query, int collection,
                     "No choices plugin was configured for  field \"" + fieldKey
                             + "\".");
         }
-        return ma.getBestMatch(query, collection, locale);
+        return ma.getBestMatch(fieldKey, query, collection, locale);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ public String getLabel(String fieldKey, String authKey, String locale)
         {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("No choices plugin was configured for  field \"" + fieldKey + "\".");
         }
-        return ma.getLabel(authKey, locale);
+        return ma.getLabel(fieldKey, authKey, locale);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/DCInputAuthority.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/DCInputAuthority.java
index deac35d29989..16524d3c40b6 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/DCInputAuthority.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/DCInputAuthority.java
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ private void init()
     }
 
 
-    public Choices getMatches(String query, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale)
+    public Choices getMatches(String field, String query, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale)
     {
         init();
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ public Choices getMatches(String query, int collection, int start, int limit, St
         return new Choices(v, 0, v.length, Choices.CF_AMBIGUOUS, false, dflt);
     }
 
-    public Choices getBestMatch(String text, int collection, String locale)
+    public Choices getBestMatch(String field, String text, int collection, String locale)
     {
         init();
         for (int i = 0; i < values.length; ++i)
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public Choices getBestMatch(String text, int collection, String locale)
         return new Choices(Choices.CF_NOTFOUND);
     }
 
-    public String getLabel(String key, String locale)
+    public String getLabel(String field, String key, String locale)
     {
         init();
         return labels[Integer.parseInt(key)];
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/DSpaceControlledVocabulary.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/DSpaceControlledVocabulary.java
index a42c5f2427ed..37562cbc1c44 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/DSpaceControlledVocabulary.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/DSpaceControlledVocabulary.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ private String buildString(Node node)
     	}
     }
 
-    public Choices getMatches(String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale)
+    public Choices getMatches(String field, String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale)
     {
     	init();
     	log.debug("Getting matches for '" + text + "'");
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ public Choices getMatches(String text, int collection, int start, int limit, Str
     	return new Choices(choices, 0, choices.length, Choices.CF_AMBIGUOUS, false);
     }
 
-    public Choices getBestMatch(String text, int collection, String locale)
+    public Choices getBestMatch(String field, String text, int collection, String locale)
     {
     	init();
     	log.debug("Getting best match for '" + text + "'");
-        return getMatches(text, collection, 0, 2, locale);
+        return getMatches(field, text, collection, 0, 2, locale);
     }
 
-    public String getLabel(String key, String locale)
+    public String getLabel(String field, String key, String locale)
     {
     	init();
     	String xpathExpression = String.format(idTemplate, key);
@@ -222,4 +222,4 @@ public String getLabel(String key, String locale)
     		return("");
     	}
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/LCNameAuthority.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/LCNameAuthority.java
index 401eca86819f..879e600a9ee9 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/LCNameAuthority.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/LCNameAuthority.java
@@ -83,16 +83,16 @@ public LCNameAuthority()
     }
 
     // punt!  this is a poor implementation..
-    public Choices getBestMatch(String text, int collection, String locale)
+    public Choices getBestMatch(String field, String text, int collection, String locale)
     {
-        return getMatches(text, collection, 0, 2, locale);
+        return getMatches(field, text, collection, 0, 2, locale);
     }
 
     /**
      * Match a proposed value against name authority records
      * Value is assumed to be in "Lastname, Firstname" format.
      */
-    public Choices getMatches(String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale)
+    public Choices getMatches(String field, String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale)
     {
         Choices result = queryPerson(text, start, limit);
         if (result == null)
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ public Choices getMatches(String text, int collection, int start, int limit, Str
 
     // punt; supposed to get the canonical display form of a metadata authority key
     // XXX FIXME implement this with a query on the authority key, cache results
-    public String getLabel(String key, String locale)
+    public String getLabel(String field, String key, String locale)
     {
         return key;
     }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOJournalTitle.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOJournalTitle.java
index ff3d1c5d6dd4..8b7cba9cce64 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOJournalTitle.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOJournalTitle.java
@@ -52,4 +52,8 @@ public Choices getMatches(String text, int collection, int start, int limit, Str
         return result;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Choices getMatches(String field, String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale) {
+        return getMatches(text, collection, start, limit, locale);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOProtocol.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOProtocol.java
index 4371d42978a7..1356e238a73d 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOProtocol.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOProtocol.java
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ public SHERPARoMEOProtocol()
     // this implements the specific RoMEO API args and XML tag naming
     public abstract Choices getMatches(String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale);
 
-    public Choices getBestMatch(String text, int collection, String locale)
+    public Choices getBestMatch(String field, String text, int collection, String locale)
     {
-        return getMatches(text, collection, 0, 2, locale);
+        return getMatches(field, text, collection, 0, 2, locale);
     }
 
     // XXX FIXME just punt, returning value, never got around to
     //  implementing a reverse query.
-    public String getLabel(String key, String locale)
+    public String getLabel(String field, String key, String locale)
     {
         return key;
     }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOPublisher.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOPublisher.java
index e11f239d983b..58e1fc316b68 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOPublisher.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SHERPARoMEOPublisher.java
@@ -53,4 +53,9 @@ public Choices getMatches(String text, int collection, int start, int limit, Str
         }
         return result;
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Choices getMatches(String field, String text, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale) {
+        return getMatches(text, collection, start, limit, locale);
+    }    
 }
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SampleAuthority.java b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SampleAuthority.java
index d039bd447713..58a43a471663 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SampleAuthority.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/main/java/org/dspace/content/authority/SampleAuthority.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class SampleAuthority implements ChoiceAuthority
         "Saturday"
     };
 
-    public Choices getMatches(String query, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale)
+    public Choices getMatches(String field, String query, int collection, int start, int limit, String locale)
     {
         int dflt = -1;
         Choice v[] = new Choice[values.length];
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public Choices getMatches(String query, int collection, int start, int limit, St
         return new Choices(v, 0, v.length, Choices.CF_AMBIGUOUS, false, dflt);
     }
 
-    public Choices getBestMatch(String text, int collection, String locale)
+    public Choices getBestMatch(String field, String text, int collection, String locale)
     {
         for (int i = 0; i < values.length; ++i)
         {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public Choices getBestMatch(String text, int collection, String locale)
         return new Choices(Choices.CF_NOTFOUND);
     }
 
-    public String getLabel(String key, String locale)
+    public String getLabel(String field, String key, String locale)
     {
         return labels[Integer.parseInt(key)];
     }