diff --git a/app/models.py b/app/models.py
index 87f1848..ddc99d9 100644
--- a/app/models.py
+++ b/app/models.py
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ class Field(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'field'
 
+    def __repr__(self): return self.name
+
+    def dict(self):
+        return {'id': self.id, 'name': self.name}
+
 
 class FieldsPeople(models.Model):
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
@@ -40,6 +45,11 @@ class Method(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'method'
 
+    def __repr__(self): return self.name
+
+    def dict(self):
+        return {'id': self.id, 'name': self.name}
+
 
 class MethodsPeople(models.Model):
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
@@ -67,6 +77,30 @@ class Person(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'person'
 
+    def index(self):
+        self.field_indexer = " ".join([
+            self.first_name, self.last_name, self.organisation, self.position, self.biography
+        ])
+        return True
+
+    def fullname(self):
+        return " ".join([self.title, self.first_name, self.last_name])
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.fullname()
+
+    def dict(self):
+        return {
+            'id': self.id,
+            'fullname': self.fullname(),
+            'organisation': self.organisation or '',
+            'position': self.position or '',
+            'country': self.country or '',
+            'personal_url': self.personal_url or '',
+            'personal_urls': self.personal_url.split(';'),
+            'biography': self.biography or '',
+        }
+
 
 class Range(models.Model):
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
@@ -78,6 +112,17 @@ class Range(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'range'
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.name
+
+    def dict(self):
+        return {
+            'id': self.id,
+            'name': self.name,
+            'gmba_id': self.gmba_id,
+            'countries': self.countries,
+        }
+
 
 class RangesPeople(models.Model):
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
@@ -99,6 +144,18 @@ class Resource(models.Model):
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'resource'
 
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return self.title
+
+    def dict(self):
+        return {
+            'id': self.id,
+            'title': self.title or '',
+            'citation': self.citation or '',
+            'url': self.url or '',
+            'abstract': self.abstract or '',
+        }
+
 
 class ResourcesPeople(models.Model):
     id = models.AutoField(primary_key=True)
@@ -141,3 +198,8 @@ class Taxon(models.Model):
 
     class Meta:
         db_table = 'taxon'
+
+    def __repr__(self): return self.name
+
+    def dict(self):
+        return {'id': self.id, 'name': self.name}