diff --git a/static/js/editDialog.js b/static/js/editDialog.js
index f35747c09..458cb9877 100644
--- a/static/js/editDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/editDialog.js
@@ -4,14 +4,12 @@ pandora.ui.editDialog = function() {
 
     var ui = pandora.user.ui,
         hasChanged = false,
-        ids = ui.listSelection.filter(function(id) {
-            return pandora.$ui.list.value(id, 'editable');
-        }),
-        keys = pandora.site.itemKeys.filter(function(key) {
+        ids = ui.listSelection,
+        keys = ['editable'].concat(pandora.site.itemKeys.filter(function(key) {
             return key.id != '*'
         }).map(function(key) {
             return key.id
-        }),
+        })),
         listKeys = pandora.site.itemKeys.filter(function(key) {
             return Ox.isArray(key.type);
         }).map(function(key){
@@ -90,22 +88,46 @@ pandora.ui.editDialog = function() {
         }, function(result) {
             var data = {},
                 isMixed = {},
-                items = result.data.items;
-            keys.forEach(function(key) {
+                updateTitle = false,
+                items = result.data.items.filter(function(item) {
+                    if (!item.editable) {
+                        updateTitle = true
+                    }
+                    return item.editable;
+                });
+
+            if (updateTitle) {
+                that.options({
+                    title: Ox._('Edit Metadata for {0}', [
+                        Ox.formatNumber(items.length) + ' ' + Ox._(
+                            items.length == 1 ? pandora.site.itemName.singular : pandora.site.itemName.plural
+                        )
+                    ])
+                })
+                // no editable items
+                if (!items.length) {
+                    that.close()
+                    return
+                }
+            }
+            keys.filter(function(key) {
+                return key != 'editable'
+            }).forEach(function(key) {
                 var isArray = Ox.contains(listKeys, key),
                     values = items.map(function(item) {
                         return item[key];
                     });
                 if (isArray) {
                     values = values.map(function(value) {
-                        return (value || []).join(separator);
+                        value = value || []
+                        return value.join ? value.join(separator) : value;
                     });
                 }
                 if (Ox.unique(values).length > 1) {
                     isMixed[key] = true;
                 }
                 data[key] = isMixed[key] ? null
-                    : isArray ? values[0].split(separator)
+                    : isArray && values.length ? values[0].split(separator)
                     : values[0];
             });
             that.options({
diff --git a/static/js/editDocumentsDialog.js b/static/js/editDocumentsDialog.js
index 620cc1530..c5cdec12a 100644
--- a/static/js/editDocumentsDialog.js
+++ b/static/js/editDocumentsDialog.js
@@ -3,14 +3,12 @@
 pandora.ui.editDocumentsDialog = function() {
     var ui = pandora.user.ui,
         hasChanged = false,
-        ids = ui.collectionSelection.filter(function(id) {
-            return pandora.$ui.list.value(id, 'editable');
-        }),
-        keys = pandora.site.documentKeys.filter(function(key) {
+        ids = ui.collectionSelection,
+        keys = ['editable'].concat(pandora.site.documentKeys.filter(function(key) {
             return key.id != '*'
         }).map(function(key) {
             return key.id
-        }),
+        })),
         listKeys = pandora.site.documentKeys.filter(function(key) {
             return Ox.isArray(key.type);
         }).map(function(key){
@@ -89,8 +87,31 @@ pandora.ui.editDocumentsDialog = function() {
         }, function(result) {
             var data = {},
                 isMixed = {},
-                items = result.data.items;
-            keys.forEach(function(key) {
+                updateTitle = false,
+                items = result.data.items.filter(function(item) {
+                    if (!item.editable) {
+                        updateTitle = true
+                    }
+                    return item.editable;
+                });
+            if (updateTitle) {
+                that.options({
+                    title: Ox._('Edit Metadata for {0}', [
+                        Ox.formatNumber(items.length) + ' ' + Ox._(
+                            items.length == 1 ? 'Document' : 'Documents'
+                        )
+                    ])
+                })
+                // no editable items
+                if (!items.length) {
+                    that.close()
+                    return
+                }
+            }
+
+            keys.filter(function(key) {
+                return key != 'editable'
+            }).forEach(function(key) {
                 var isArray = Ox.contains(listKeys, key),
                     values = items.map(function(item) {
                         return item[key];
diff --git a/static/js/utils.js b/static/js/utils.js
index d4d0f610a..f5d9590fb 100644
--- a/static/js/utils.js
+++ b/static/js/utils.js
@@ -725,11 +725,11 @@ pandora.uploadDroppedFiles = function(files) {
 pandora.enableBatchEdit = function(section) {
     var ui = pandora.user.ui;
     if (section == 'documents') {
-        return !ui.document && ui.collectionSelection.length > 1 && ui.collectionSelection.every(function(item) {
+        return !ui.document && ui.collectionSelection.length > 1 && ui.collectionSelection.some(function(item) {
             return pandora.$ui.list && pandora.$ui.list.value(item, 'editable');
         })
     } else {
-        return !ui.item && ui.listSelection.length > 1 && ui.listSelection.every(function(item) {
+        return !ui.item && ui.listSelection.length > 1 && ui.listSelection.some(function(item) {
             return pandora.$ui.list && pandora.$ui.list.value(item, 'editable');
         })
     }