diff --git a/frontend/plugin_init.rb b/frontend/plugin_init.rb
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+++ b/frontend/plugin_init.rb
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+Rails.application.config.after_initialize do
+
+  AppConfig[:large_index_notes_threshold] = 100 unless AppConfig.has_key?(:large_index_notes_threshold)
+
+  unless AppConfig[:large_index_notes_threshold].is_a?(Integer)
+    raise "large_index_notes plugin configuration error: AppConfig[:large_index_notes_threshold] must be an integer!"
+  end
+
+  module AspaceFormHelper
+    def define_final_template(name, definition = nil, &block)
+      @templates ||= {}
+
+      @templates[name] = {
+        :final => true,
+        :block =>  block,
+        :definition => (definition || BaseDefinition.new),
+      }
+    end
+
+    def define_template(name, definition = nil, &block)
+      @templates ||= {}
+
+      return if @templates[name] && @templates[name][:final]
+
+      @templates[name] = {
+        :final => false,
+        :block =>  block,
+        :definition => (definition || BaseDefinition.new),
+      }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/frontend/views/_top_of_basic_information_resource.html.erb b/frontend/views/_top_of_basic_information_resource.html.erb
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+++ b/frontend/views/_top_of_basic_information_resource.html.erb
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+<% define_final_template "note_index", jsonmodel_definition(:note_index) do |form| %>
+  <div class="subrecord-form-fields" data-type="note_index">
+    <h3 class="subrecord-form-heading"><%= I18n.t("note.note_index") %></h3>
+    <div class="subrecord-form-container">
+      <%= form.hidden_input(:jsonmodel_type, "note_index") %>
+      <%= form.hidden_input("ingest_problem") %>
+      <%= form.label_and_textfield("persistent_id") %>
+      <%= form.label_and_textfield("label") %>
+      <% form.emit_template("content_items", :required => form.required?('content')) %>
+      <%= form.label_and_boolean("publish", {}, user_prefs["publish"]) %>
+
+      <section class="subrecord-form">
+        <h4 class="subrecord-form-heading">
+          <%= I18n.t("note_index.items") %>
+          <% if not form.readonly? %>
+            <button class="btn btn-xs btn-default pull-right add-item-btn"><%= I18n.t("note._frontend.action.add_note_index_item") %></button>
+          <% end %>
+        </h4>
+        <div class="subrecord-form-container">
+
+          <% if form["items"] && form["items"].count > AppConfig[:large_index_notes_threshold] %>
+            <table class="table table-striped table-bordered table-condensed">
+              <tr>
+                <th> <%= t('note_index_item.value') %> </th>
+                <th> <%= t('note_index_item.type') %> </th>
+                <th> <%= t('note_index_item.reference') %> </th>
+                <th> <%= t('note_index_item.reference_text') %> </th>
+              </tr>
+
+              <%= form.list_for(form["items"], "items[]") do |item| %>
+                <% form.emit_template("note_index_item_table", item) %>
+              <% end %>
+            </table>
+          <% else %>
+            <%= form.list_for(form["items"], "items[]") do |item| %>
+              <% form.emit_template("note_index_item", item) %>
+            <% end %>
+          <% end %>
+        </div>
+      </section>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
+
+<% define_template "note_index_item_table", jsonmodel_definition(:note_index_item) do |form| %>
+  <%
+    # calling I18n.t thousands of times is slow - let's cache em
+    @type_enum ||= {}
+    @type_enum[form["type"]] ||= t('enums.note_index_item_type.' + form["type"]) if form["type"]
+  %>
+
+  <%= form.hidden_input(:jsonmodel_type, "note_index_item") %>
+  <%= form.hidden_input("value", form["value"]) %>
+  <%= form.hidden_input("type", form["type"]) %>
+  <%= form.hidden_input("reference", form["reference"]) %>
+  <%= form.hidden_input("reference_text", form["reference_text"]) %>
+
+  <tr>
+    <td> <%= form["value"] %> </td>
+    <td style="white-space:nowrap;"> <%= @type_enum[form["type"]] %> </td>
+    <td> <%= form["reference"] %> </td>
+    <td width="50%"> <%= form["reference_text"] %> </td>
+  </tr>
+<% end %>