diff --git a/static/js/mainMenu.js b/static/js/mainMenu.js
index b53bec0b..58282ecf 100644
--- a/static/js/mainMenu.js
+++ b/static/js/mainMenu.js
@@ -1647,12 +1647,10 @@ pandora.ui.mainMenu = function() {
     function getViewMenu() {
         return { id: 'viewMenu', title: Ox._('View'), items: [
             { id: 'section', title: Ox._('Section'), items: [
-                { group: 'viewsection', min: 1, max: 1, items: Object.keys(pandora.site.sectionFolders).map(function(section) {
-                    return {
-                        id: section,
-                        title: section == 'items' ? Ox._(pandora.site.itemName.plural) : Ox._(Ox.toTitleCase(section)),
-                        checked: ui.section == section
-                    };
+                { group: 'viewsection', min: 1, max: 1, items: pandora.site.sections.map(function(section) {
+                    section = Ox.extend({}, section)
+                    section.checked = section.id == ui.section;
+                    return section;
                 }) }
             ] },
             {},
diff --git a/static/js/pandora.js b/static/js/pandora.js
index 0c0f76ba..92f34709 100644
--- a/static/js/pandora.js
+++ b/static/js/pandora.js
@@ -395,6 +395,11 @@ appPanel
             }) ? 'manual' : data.site.layers.some(function(layer) {
                 return layer.hasPlaces;
             }) ? 'auto' : 'none',
+            sections: [
+                {id: 'items', title: Ox._(pandora.site.itemName.plural)},
+                {id: 'edits', title: Ox._('Edits')},
+                {id: 'documents', title: Ox._('Documents')}
+            ],
             sectionFolders: {
                 items: [
                     {id: 'personal', title: 'Personal Lists'},
diff --git a/static/js/sectionButtons.js b/static/js/sectionButtons.js
index cb0f6093..79d1a1fa 100644
--- a/static/js/sectionButtons.js
+++ b/static/js/sectionButtons.js
@@ -2,11 +2,7 @@
 
 pandora.ui.sectionButtons = function(section) {
     var that = Ox.ButtonGroup({
-            buttons: [
-                {id: 'items', title: Ox._(pandora.site.itemName.plural)},
-                {id: 'edits', title: Ox._('Edits')},
-                {id: 'documents', title: Ox._('Documents')}
-            ],
+            buttons: pandora.site.sections,
             id: 'sectionButtons',
             selectable: true,
             value: section || pandora.user.ui.section
diff --git a/static/js/sectionSelect.js b/static/js/sectionSelect.js
index af05755f..1abdf825 100644
--- a/static/js/sectionSelect.js
+++ b/static/js/sectionSelect.js
@@ -4,11 +4,7 @@ pandora.ui.sectionSelect = function(section) {
     // fixme: duplicated
     var that = Ox.Select({
             id: 'sectionSelect',
-            items: [
-                {id: 'items', title: Ox._(pandora.site.itemName.plural)},
-                {id: 'edits', title: Ox._('Edits')},
-                {id: 'documents', title: Ox._('Documents')}
-            ],
+            items: pandora.site.sections,
             value: section || pandora.user.ui.section
         }).css({
             float: 'left',