diff --git a/app/openbel/api/helpers/base.rb b/app/openbel/api/helpers/base.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b588b91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/openbel/api/helpers/base.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+module OpenBEL
+  module Helpers
+
+    DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE    = 'application/hal+json'
+    DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE_ID = :hal
+
+    def wants_default?
+      if params[:format]
+        return params[:format] == DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE
+      end
+
+      request.accept.any? { |accept_entry|
+        accept_entry.to_s == DEFAULT_CONTENT_TYPE
+      }
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/openbel/api/helpers/evidence.rb b/app/openbel/api/helpers/evidence.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbabb52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/openbel/api/helpers/evidence.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+require_relative 'base'
+require_relative 'translators'
+
+module OpenBEL
+  module Helpers
+
+    def render_evidence_collection(
+      name, page_results, start, size, filters,
+      filtered_total, collection_total
+    )
+      # see if the user requested a BEL translator (Accept header or ?format)
+      translator        = Translators.requested_translator(request, params)
+      translator_plugin = Translators.requested_translator_plugin(request, params)
+
+      # Serialize to HAL if they [Accept]ed it, specified it as ?format, or
+      # no translator was found to match request.
+      if wants_default? || !translator
+        evidence          = page_results[:cursor].map { |item|
+          item.delete('facets')
+          item
+        }.to_a
+
+        facets            = page_results[:facets]
+
+        halt 404 if evidence.empty?
+
+        pager = Pager.new(start, size, filtered_total)
+
+        options = {
+          :facets   => facets,
+          :start    => start,
+          :size     => size,
+          :filters  => filters,
+          :metadata => {
+            :collection_paging => {
+              :total                  => collection_total,
+              :total_filtered         => pager.total_size,
+              :total_pages            => pager.total_pages,
+              :current_page           => pager.current_page,
+              :current_page_size      => evidence.size,
+            }
+          }
+        }
+
+        # pager links
+        options[:previous_page] = pager.previous_page
+        options[:next_page]     = pager.next_page
+
+        render_collection(evidence, :evidence, options)
+      else
+        extension = translator_plugin.file_extensions.first
+
+        response.headers['Content-Type'] = translator_plugin.media_types.first
+        status 200
+        attachment "#{name}.#{extension}"
+        stream :keep_open do |response|
+          cursor             = page_results[:cursor]
+          dataset_evidence = cursor.lazy.map { |evidence|
+            evidence.delete('facets')
+            evidence.delete('_id')
+            evidence = keys_to_symbols(evidence)
+            BEL::Model::Evidence.create(evidence)
+          }
+
+          translator.write(dataset_evidence, response)
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def keys_to_symbols(obj)
+      case obj
+        when Array
+          obj.inject([]) {|new_array, v|
+            new_array << keys_to_symbols(v)
+            new_array
+          }
+        when Hash
+          obj.inject({}) {|new_hash, (k, v)|
+            new_hash[k.to_sym] = keys_to_symbols(v)
+            new_hash
+          }
+        else
+          obj
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/openbel/api/routes/datasets.rb b/app/openbel/api/routes/datasets.rb
index 231cbfc..067c275 100644
--- a/app/openbel/api/routes/datasets.rb
+++ b/app/openbel/api/routes/datasets.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 require 'openbel/api/evidence/mongo'
 require 'openbel/api/evidence/facet_filter'
 require_relative '../resources/evidence_transform'
+require_relative '../helpers/evidence'
 require_relative '../helpers/filters'
 require_relative '../helpers/pager'
-require_relative '../helpers/translators'
 
 module OpenBEL
   module Routes
@@ -176,23 +176,6 @@ def retrieve_dataset(uri)
 
           dataset
         end
-
-        def keys_to_symbols(obj)
-          case obj
-						when Array
-							obj.inject([]) {|new_array, v|
-                new_array << keys_to_symbols(v)
-                new_array
-              }
-						when Hash
-							obj.inject({}) {|new_hash, (k, v)|
-                new_hash[k.to_sym] = keys_to_symbols(v)
-                new_hash
-              }
-            else
-              obj
-          end
-        end
       end
 
       options '/api/datasets' do
@@ -339,63 +322,12 @@ def keys_to_symbols(obj)
         collection_total  = @api.count_evidence
         filtered_total    = @api.count_evidence(filters)
         page_results      = @api.find_dataset_evidence(dataset, filters, start, size, faceted, max_values_per_facet)
+        name              = dataset[:identifier].gsub(/[^\w]/, '_')
 
-        translator        = Translators.requested_translator(request, params)
-        translator_plugin = Translators.requested_translator_plugin(request, params)
-
-        # Serialize to HAL if they [Accept]ed it, specified it as ?format, or
-        # no translator was found to match request.
-        if wants_default? || !translator
-          evidence          = page_results[:cursor].map { |item|
-            item.delete('facets')
-            item
-          }.to_a
-
-          facets            = page_results[:facets]
-
-          halt 404 if evidence.empty?
-
-          pager = Pager.new(start, size, filtered_total)
-
-          options = {
-            :facets   => facets,
-            :start    => start,
-            :size     => size,
-            :filters  => filters,
-            :metadata => {
-              :collection_paging => {
-                :total                  => collection_total,
-                :total_filtered         => pager.total_size,
-                :total_pages            => pager.total_pages,
-                :current_page           => pager.current_page,
-                :current_page_size      => evidence.size,
-              }
-            }
-          }
-
-          # pager links
-          options[:previous_page] = pager.previous_page
-          options[:next_page]     = pager.next_page
-
-          render_collection(evidence, :evidence, options)
-        else
-          extension = translator_plugin.file_extensions.first
-
-          response.headers['Content-Type'] = translator_plugin.media_types.first
-          status 200
-          attachment "#{dataset[:identifier].gsub(/[^\w]/, '_')}.#{extension}"
-          stream :keep_open do |response|
-            cursor             = page_results[:cursor]
-            dataset_evidence = cursor.lazy.map { |evidence|
-              evidence.delete('facets')
-              evidence.delete('_id')
-              evidence = keys_to_symbols(evidence)
-              BEL::Model::Evidence.create(evidence)
-            }
-
-            translator.write(dataset_evidence, response)
-          end
-        end
+        render_evidence_collection(
+          name, page_results, start, size, filters,
+          filtered_total, collection_total
+        )
       end
 
       get '/api/datasets' do
diff --git a/app/openbel/api/routes/evidence.rb b/app/openbel/api/routes/evidence.rb
index 576f334..71146fa 100644
--- a/app/openbel/api/routes/evidence.rb
+++ b/app/openbel/api/routes/evidence.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 require 'openbel/api/evidence/mongo'
 require 'openbel/api/evidence/facet_filter'
 require_relative '../resources/evidence_transform'
+require_relative '../helpers/evidence'
+require_relative '../helpers/filters'
 require_relative '../helpers/pager'
 
 module OpenBEL
@@ -163,37 +165,11 @@ def keys_to_s_deep(hash)
         collection_total  = @api.count_evidence()
         filtered_total    = @api.count_evidence(filters)
         page_results      = @api.find_evidence(filters, start, size, faceted, max_values_per_facet)
-        evidence          = page_results[:cursor].map { |item|
-          item.delete('facets')
-          item
-        }.to_a
-        facets            = page_results[:facets]
-
-        halt 404 if evidence.empty?
-
-        pager = Pager.new(start, size, filtered_total)
-
-        options = {
-          :facets   => facets,
-          :start    => start,
-          :size     => size,
-          :filters  => filters,
-          :metadata => {
-            :collection_paging => {
-              :total                  => collection_total,
-              :total_filtered         => pager.total_size,
-              :total_pages            => pager.total_pages,
-              :current_page           => pager.current_page,
-              :current_page_size      => evidence.size,
-            }
-          }
-        }
-
-        # pager links
-        options[:previous_page] = pager.previous_page
-        options[:next_page]     = pager.next_page
-
-        render_collection(evidence, :evidence, options)
+
+        render_evidence_collection(
+          'evidence-export', page_results, start, size, filters,
+          filtered_total, collection_total
+        )
       end
 
       get '/api/evidence/:id' do