diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
index a78cfa063..a49eaf024 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/controller/freemarker/FreemarkerHttpServlet.java
@@ -36,9 +36,8 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.responsevalues.Tem
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.utils.StringUtils;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.BreadCrumbsUtil;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.PortalWebUtil;
+import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.Tags;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.User;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.files.Scripts;
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.files.Stylesheets;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.menu.MainMenu;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.menu.TabMenu;
 import freemarker.ext.beans.BeansWrapper;
@@ -290,35 +289,21 @@ public class FreemarkerHttpServlet extends VitroHttpServlet {
         return wrapper;
     }
     
-    private TemplateModel getStylesheetList(String themeDir) {
+    private TemplateModel getTagList() {
         
         // For script and stylesheet lists, use an object wrapper that exposes write methods, 
         // instead of the configuration's object wrapper, which doesn't. The templates can
         // add stylesheets and scripts to the lists by calling their add() methods.
         BeansWrapper wrapper = getNonDefaultBeansWrapper(BeansWrapper.EXPOSE_SAFE);
         try {
-            // Here themeDir SHOULD NOT have the context path already added to it.
-            return wrapper.wrap(new Stylesheets(themeDir));       
+            return wrapper.wrap(new Tags());       
         } catch (TemplateModelException e) {
-            log.error("Error creating stylesheet TemplateModel");
+            log.error("Error creating Tags template model");
             return null;
         }
     }
     
-    private TemplateModel getScriptList(String themeDir) {
-        
-        // For script and stylesheet lists, use an object wrapper that exposes write methods, 
-        // instead of the configuration's object wrapper, which doesn't. The templates can
-        // add stylesheets and scripts to the lists by calling their add() methods.
-        BeansWrapper wrapper = getNonDefaultBeansWrapper(BeansWrapper.EXPOSE_SAFE);
-        try {
-            return wrapper.wrap(new Scripts(themeDir));       
-        } catch (TemplateModelException e) {
-            log.error("Error creating script TemplateModel");
-            return null;
-        }        
-    }
-    
+
     /**
      *  Add any Java directives the templates should have access to.
      *  This is public and static so that these may be used by other classes during
@@ -368,9 +353,9 @@ public class FreemarkerHttpServlet extends VitroHttpServlet {
 
         map.put("themeDir", themeDir);
         map.put("currentTheme", themeDir.substring(themeDir.lastIndexOf('/')+1));
-        map.put("stylesheets", getStylesheetList(themeDir));
-        map.put("scripts", getScriptList(themeDir));
-        map.put("headScripts", getScriptList(themeDir));
+        map.put("stylesheets", getTagList());
+        map.put("scripts", getTagList());
+        map.put("headScripts", getTagList());
         
         map.putAll(getDirectives());
         map.putAll(getMethods());
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/Tags.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/Tags.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..81293c994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/Tags.java
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
+
+package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels;
+
+import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
+
+public class Tags extends BaseTemplateModel {
+    
+    protected LinkedHashSet<String> tags = null;
+
+    public Tags() {
+        this.tags = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
+    }
+    
+    public Tags(LinkedHashSet<String> tags) {
+        this.tags = tags;
+    }
+
+    public void add(String... tags) {
+        for (String tag : tags) {
+            add(tag);
+        }
+    }
+    
+    public void add(String tag) {
+        tags.add(tag);
+    }
+    
+    public String getList() {
+        String tagList = "";
+        
+        for (String tag : tags) {
+            tagList += tag;
+        }
+        return tagList;
+    }
+    
+}
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Files.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Files.java
deleted file mode 100644
index f9300bb22..000000000
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Files.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
-
-package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.files;
-
-import java.util.HashSet;
-import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
-import java.util.Set;
-
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.BaseTemplateModel;
-
-public abstract class Files extends BaseTemplateModel {
-    
-    protected LinkedHashSet<String> list = null;
-    private String themeDir = null;
-    
-    @SuppressWarnings("serial")
-	private static final Set<String> allowedExternalUrlPatterns = new HashSet<String>() {{
-    	add("http://");
-    	add("https://");
-    }};  
-    
-    public Files() {
-        this.list = new LinkedHashSet<String>();
-    }
-    
-    public Files(String themeDir) {
-        this();
-        this.themeDir = themeDir;
-    }
-    
-    public Files(LinkedHashSet<String> list) {
-        this.list = list;
-    }
-    
-    public void add(String path) {
-
-    	// Allow for an external url
-    	for (String currentPattern : allowedExternalUrlPatterns) {
-    		if (path.startsWith(currentPattern)) {
-    			list.add(path);
-    			return;
-    		}
-    	}
-
-    	// If an external url pattern was not found. 
-        list.add(getUrl(path));
-    }
-    
-    public void add(String... paths) {
-        for (String path : paths) {
-            add(path);
-        }
-    }
-    
-    public void addFromTheme(String path) {
-        if (!path.startsWith("/")) {
-            path = "/" + path;
-        }
-        path = themeDir + path;
-        add(path);
-    }
-    
-    public void addFromTheme(String... paths) {
-        for (String path : paths) {
-            addFromTheme(path);
-        }
-    }
-    
-    public String getTags() {
-        String tags = "";
-      
-        for (String file : list) {
-            tags += getTag(file);
-        }
-        return tags;
-    }
-
-    public String dump() {
-        return list.toString();
-    }
-    
-    protected abstract String getTag(String url);
-    
-}
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Scripts.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Scripts.java
deleted file mode 100644
index b0fc16fdb..000000000
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Scripts.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
-
-package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.files;
-
-public class Scripts extends Files {
-
-    public Scripts() { }
-    
-    public Scripts(String themeDir) {
-        super(themeDir);
-    }
-
-    protected String getTag(String url) {
-        return "<script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"" + url + "\"></script>\n";
-    }
-}
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Stylesheets.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Stylesheets.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 7d4051b35..000000000
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/templatemodels/files/Stylesheets.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-/* $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ */
-
-package edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.web.templatemodels.files;
-
-public class Stylesheets extends Files {
-    
-    public Stylesheets() { }
-    
-    public Stylesheets(String themeDir) {
-        super(themeDir);
-    }
-    
-    protected String getTag(String url) {
-        return "<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"" + url + "\" />\n";
-    }
-
-}
diff --git a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/widgets/Widget.java b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/widgets/Widget.java
index 3357bd092..d3e46524d 100644
--- a/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/widgets/Widget.java
+++ b/webapp/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/web/widgets/Widget.java
@@ -41,9 +41,12 @@ public abstract class Widget {
         Map<String, Object> map = new HashMap<String, Object>(); 
         
         try {
+            // Once we remove portals, we can define these as Configuration shared variables. Then the 
+            // templates will automatically get these and we don't have to add them to the data model.
             map.put("stylesheets", dataModel.get("stylesheets"));
             map.put("scripts", dataModel.get("scripts"));
             map.put("headScripts", dataModel.get("headScripts"));
+            map.put("urls", dataModel.get("urls"));
         } catch (TemplateModelException e) {
             log.error("Error getting asset values from data model.");
         }
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/contactForm/contactForm-form.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/contactForm/contactForm-form.ftl
index 1acf615e7..0e58669d5 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/contactForm/contactForm-form.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/contactForm/contactForm-form.ftl
@@ -54,4 +54,4 @@
     
 </div>
 
-${scripts.add("/js/commentForm.js")}
+${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/commentForm.js"></script>')}
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-cropImage.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-cropImage.ftl
index 887c58ded..7dc768ce7 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-cropImage.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-cropImage.ftl
@@ -2,14 +2,12 @@
 
 <#-- Crop the replacement main image for an Individual, to produce a thumbnail. -->
 
-${scripts.add("/js/jquery.js")}
-${scripts.add("/js/jquery_plugins/jcrop/jquery.Jcrop.js")}
-${scripts.add("/js/imageUpload/cropImage.js")}
-
-
-${stylesheets.add("/css/uploadImages.css")}
-${stylesheets.add("/js/jquery_plugins/jcrop/jquery.Jcrop.css")}
+${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery.js"></script>',
+              '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery_plugins/jcrop/jquery.Jcrop.js"></script>',
+              '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/imageUpload/cropImage.js"></script>')}
 
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/uploadImages.css" />',
+                  '<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/js/jquery_plugins/jcrop/jquery.Jcrop.css" />')}
 
 <#--Reduce original image to fit in the page layout  
 	If the width of the image is bigger or equal to 500 pixels, 
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-newImage.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-newImage.ftl
index 581da8c10..272716f9c 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-newImage.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-newImage.ftl
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 <#-- Upload a replacement main image for an Individual. -->
 
-${scripts.add("/js/jquery.js")}
-${scripts.add("/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js")}
+${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery.js"></script>',
+              '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js"></script>')}
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/uploadImages.css")}
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/uploadImages.css" />')}
 
 <section id="photoUploadContainer" role="region">
     <h2>Photo Upload</h2>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-replaceImage.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-replaceImage.ftl
index 269c8d962..1b8ded027 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-replaceImage.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/imageUpload/imageUpload-replaceImage.ftl
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 <#-- Upload a replacement main image for an Individual. -->
 
-${scripts.add("/js/jquery.js")}
-${scripts.add("/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js")}
+${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery.js"></script>',
+              '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js"></script>')}
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/uploadImages.css")}
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/uploadImages.css" />')}
 
 <section id="photoUpload" role="region">
     <h2>Photo Upload</h2>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual-vitro.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual-vitro.ftl
index 1b7984243..9b55e5e20 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual-vitro.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/individual/individual-vitro.ftl
@@ -70,14 +70,13 @@
 <#-- Ontology properties -->
 <#include "individual-properties.ftl">
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/individual/individual.css")}
-                           
-<#-- RY Figure out which of these scripts really need to go into the head, and which are needed at all (e.g., tinyMCE??) -->
-${headScripts.add("/js/jquery_plugins/getURLParam.js",                  
-                  "/js/jquery_plugins/colorAnimations.js",
-                  "/js/jquery_plugins/jquery.form.js",
-                  "/js/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js", 
-                  "/js/controls.js",
-                  "/js/toggle.js")}
-                  
-${scripts.add("/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js")}
\ No newline at end of file
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/individual/individual.css" />')}
+
+${headScripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery_plugins/getURLParam.js"></script>',
+                  '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery_plugins/colorAnimations.js"></script>',
+                  '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery_plugins/jquery.form.js.js"></script>',
+                  '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/tiny_mce/tiny_mce.js"></script>',
+                  '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/controls.js"></script>',
+                  '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/toggle.js"></script>')}
+
+${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/imageUpload/imageUploadUtils.js"></script>')}
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/individualList.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/individualList.ftl
index ad8fe3f1d..dd544ba0a 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/individualList.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/individualList.ftl
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 <#-- List individuals in the requested class. -->
 
 <#import "lib-list.ftl" as l>
-${stylesheets.add("/css/browseIndex.css")}
+
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/browseIndex.css" />')}
 
 <section class="individualList">
    <h2>${title} <span class="rdfLink"><a class="icon-rdf" href="${redirecturl}" title="View the ${title} list in RDF format">RDF</a></span></h2>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/menupage/menupage.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/menupage/menupage.ftl
index adc6dd0ec..cfed77089 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/menupage/menupage.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/menupage/menupage.ftl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     
     <#include "menupage-browse.ftl">
     
-    ${stylesheets.add("/css/menupage/menupage.css")}
+    ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/menupage/menupage.css" />')}
     
     <#include "menupage-scripts.ftl">
 <#else>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/browse-classgroups.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/browse-classgroups.ftl
index d04d9e5ae..fb91778b5 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/browse-classgroups.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/browse-classgroups.ftl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <#-- Browse class groups on the home page. Could potentially become a widget -->
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/browseClassGroups.css")}
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/browseClassGroups.css" />')}
 
 <#macro allClassGroups classGroups>
     <#-- Loop through classGroups first so we can account for situations when all class groups are empty -->
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ ${stylesheets.add("/css/browseClassGroups.css")}
                 defaultBrowseClassGroupCount: '${firstPopulatedClassGroup.individualCount!}'
             };
         </script>
+        ${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/browseClassGroups.js"></script>')}
 
-        ${scripts.add("/js/browseClassGroups.js")}
     <#else>
         <#-- Would be nice to update classgroups-checkForData.ftl with macro so it could be used here as well -->
         <#-- <#include "classgroups-checkForData.ftl"> -->
@@ -104,5 +104,7 @@ ${stylesheets.add("/css/browseClassGroups.css")}
         <#-- Will be populated dynamically via AJAX request -->
     </section>
     
-    ${scripts.add("/js/raphael/raphael.js", "/js/raphael/g.raphael.js", "/js/raphael/g.bar.js")}
+    ${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/raphael/raphael.js"></script>',
+                  '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/raphael/g.raphael.js"></script>',
+                  '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/raphael/g.bar.js"></script>')}
 </#macro>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/describe.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/describe.ftl
index 2ffb81b3d..79fc5e0a5 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/describe.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/describe.ftl
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@
     </#list>
 </div>
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/dump.css")}
\ No newline at end of file
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/dump.css" />')}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/dump.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/dump.ftl
index 6d6a843ef..6498ee85b 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/dump.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/dump.ftl
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 </div>
 
 <#if stylesheets??>
-    ${stylesheets.add("/css/dump.css")}
+    ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/dump.css" />')}
 </#if>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/dumpAll.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/dumpAll.ftl
index f6609e583..dad5e6436 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/dumpAll.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/dumpAll.ftl
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@
 </div>
 
 <#if stylesheets??>
-    ${stylesheets.add("/css/dump.css")}
+    ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/dump.css" />')}
 </#if>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/help.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/help.ftl
index 9594bc751..9a6ad6e6b 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/help.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/dump/help.ftl
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@
     ${help}
 </div>
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/dump.css")}
\ No newline at end of file
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/dump.css" />')}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/menupage/menupage-scripts.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/menupage/menupage-scripts.ftl
index 8e56d6947..f7287d26d 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/menupage/menupage-scripts.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/partials/menupage/menupage-scripts.ftl
@@ -25,4 +25,5 @@
 </script>
 
 <#-- Script to enable browsing individuals within a class -->
-${scripts.add("/js/jquery_plugins/jquery.scrollTo-min.js", "/js/menupage/browseByVClass.js")}
\ No newline at end of file
+${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery_plugins/jquery.scrollTo-min.js"></script>',
+              '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/menupage/browseByVClass.js"></script>')}
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/revisionInfo.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/revisionInfo.ftl
index 4b0a143a6..b5a947da3 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/revisionInfo.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/revisionInfo.ftl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <#-- Template for the Revision Information page. -->
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/revision.css")} 
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/revision.css" />')}
 
 <section role="region">
     <h2>Revision Information</h2>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/samples.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/samples.ftl
index 9e8ae4989..4f5f78b17 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/samples.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/samples.ftl
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ ${s2} => ${str.unCamelCase(s2)}<br />
 <@dump var="zoo1" />
 <@dump var="pojo" />
 
-${stylesheets.addFromTheme("/css/sstest.css", "/css/sstest2.css")}
-${scripts.addFromTheme("/js/jstest.js")}
-${scripts.add("/js/script1.js", "/js/script2.js", "/js/script3.js")}
+${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/script1.js"></script>',
+              '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/script2.js"></script>',
+              '<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/script3.js"></script>')}
 
 <@dumpAll />
 
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-form.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-form.ftl
index 21e55dbb1..0ab9109ae 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-form.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-form.ftl
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 </div>
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/search.css")}
\ No newline at end of file
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/search.css" />')}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-pagedResults.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-pagedResults.ftl
index af36c8ca6..bf4600af4 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-pagedResults.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/search/search-pagedResults.ftl
@@ -56,4 +56,4 @@
 
 </div> <!-- end contentsBrowseGroup -->
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/search.css")}
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/search.css" />')}
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/siteAdmin/siteAdmin-main.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/siteAdmin/siteAdmin-main.ftl
index df8aa29f0..d82c13410 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/siteAdmin/siteAdmin-main.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/body/siteAdmin/siteAdmin-main.ftl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <#-- Template for the main Site Administration page -->
 
-${stylesheets.add("/css/admin.css")}
+${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/admin.css" />')}
 
 <div class="tab">
     <h2>Site Administration</h2>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/page.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/page.ftl
index 79b117886..a3b39d0de 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/page.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/page.ftl
@@ -41,21 +41,3 @@
 </body>
 </html>
 
-<#-- 
-Three ways to add a stylesheet:
-
-A. In theme directory:
-${stylesheets.addFromTheme("/css/sample.css")}
-${stylesheets.add(themeDir + "/css/sample.css")}
-
-B. Any location
-${stylesheets.add("/edit/forms/css/sample.css)"}
-
-To add a script: 
-
-A. In theme directory:
-${scripts.addFromTheme("/css/sample.js")}
-
-B. Any location
-${scripts("/edit/forms/js/sample.js)"}
--->
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/headScripts.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/headScripts.ftl
index 87de18146..4d2357fb0 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/headScripts.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/headScripts.ftl
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 <script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/html5.js"></script>
 <![endif]-->
 
-${headScripts.tags}
+${headScripts.list} 
 
 <!--[if lt IE 7]>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/jquery_plugins/supersleight.js"></script>
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/scripts.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/scripts.ftl
index 54d93d7bd..2a00d5432 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/scripts.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/scripts.ftl
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 <#-- Template for scripts loaded at the end of the body element -->
 
-${scripts.tags}
+${scripts.list}
 
 <#include "googleAnalytics.ftl">
 
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/stylesheets.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/stylesheets.ftl
index 93b91c41a..4cad88372 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/stylesheets.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/page/partials/stylesheets.ftl
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 <#-- $This file is distributed under the terms of the license in /doc/license.txt$ -->
+
 <#-- Template for loading stylesheets in the head -->
-${stylesheets.add("/css/edit.css")} <#--temporary until edit controller can include this when needed -->
 
 <!-- vitro base styles (application-wide) -->
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/vitro.css" />
 
-${stylesheets.tags}
\ No newline at end of file
+${stylesheets.list}
+
+<#--temporary until edit controller can include this when needed -->
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/edit.css" />
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-SelectList.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-SelectList.ftl
index cae4cfeb9..59dde7ee5 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-SelectList.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-SelectList.ftl
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 <#macro assets>
     <#--
-    ${stylesheets.add("/css/something.css")}
-    ${scripts.add("/js/somejavascript.js")}
+    ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/something.css" />')}
+    ${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/somejavascript.js"></script>')}
     --> 
 </#macro>
 
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-browse.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-browse.ftl
index 0e2d51c0f..2f741baee 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-browse.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-browse.ftl
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 <#macro assets>
   <#-- 
    Are there stylesheets or scripts needed? 
-   ${stylesheets.add("/css/browse.css")} 
-   ${scripts.add("/js/browse.js")}
+   ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/browse.css" />')}
+   ${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/browse.js"></script>'}
    -->        
 </#macro>
 
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
index 95f8c614e..77b20394b 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-login.ftl
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
          because we don't have the user in the template data model when we generate the assets. This can also be fixed by 
          NIHVIVO-1357.     
     <#if ! user.loggedIn> -->
-        ${stylesheets.add("/css/login.css")} 
+        ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/login.css" />')}
         <#-- ${scripts.add("")} -->
-        ${headScripts.add("/js/login/loginUtils.js")}
+        ${headScripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/login/loginUtils.js"></script>')}
     <#-- </#if> -->
 </#macro>
 
diff --git a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-test.ftl b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-test.ftl
index 3bedce176..6d21f844c 100644
--- a/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-test.ftl
+++ b/webapp/web/templates/freemarker/widgets/widget-test.ftl
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 <#-- Test widget -->
 
 <#macro assets>
-    ${stylesheets.add("/css/test.css")}
-    ${scripts.add("/js/testscript.js")}
-    ${headScripts.add("/js/testheadscript.js")} 
+    ${stylesheets.add('<link rel="stylesheet" href="${urls.base}/css/test.css" />')}
+    ${scripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/testscript.js"></script>')}
+    ${headScripts.add('<script type="text/javascript" src="${urls.base}/js/testheadscript.js"></script>')}
 </#macro>
 
 <#macro loggedIn>