diff --git a/.classpath b/.classpath
index f4fa461..dfcadcd 100644
--- a/.classpath
+++ b/.classpath
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <classpath>
 	<classpathentry kind="src" path="webapp/src/main/java"/>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" path="io/src/main/java"/>
 	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
 		<attributes>
 			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
diff --git a/io/.classpath b/io/.classpath
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af1430b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/.classpath
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<classpath>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/classes" path="src/main/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="src" output="target/test-classes" path="src/test/java">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="optional" value="true"/>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-1.8">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="con" path="org.eclipse.m2e.MAVEN2_CLASSPATH_CONTAINER">
+		<attributes>
+			<attribute name="maven.pomderived" value="true"/>
+		</attributes>
+	</classpathentry>
+	<classpathentry kind="output" path="target/classes"/>
+</classpath>
diff --git a/io/.project b/io/.project
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c777a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/.project
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<projectDescription>
+	<name>io</name>
+	<comment></comment>
+	<projects>
+	</projects>
+	<buildSpec>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javabuilder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+		<buildCommand>
+			<name>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Builder</name>
+			<arguments>
+			</arguments>
+		</buildCommand>
+	</buildSpec>
+	<natures>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.jdt.core.javanature</nature>
+		<nature>org.eclipse.m2e.core.maven2Nature</nature>
+	</natures>
+</projectDescription>
diff --git a/io/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs b/io/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9fe345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/.settings/org.eclipse.core.resources.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+encoding//src/main/java=UTF-8
+encoding//src/test/java=UTF-8
+encoding/<project>=UTF-8
diff --git a/io/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/io/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..714351a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
+org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/io/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs b/io/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f897a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+activeProfiles=
+eclipse.preferences.version=1
+resolveWorkspaceProjects=true
+version=1
diff --git a/io/pom.xml b/io/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6cf0f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+<?xml version="1.0"?>
+<project xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd" xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.gcube.resource-management</groupId>
+    <artifactId>resource-manager</artifactId>
+    <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+  <groupId>org.gcube.resource-management</groupId>
+  <artifactId>manager-io</artifactId>
+  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <name>I/O</name>
+  <url>http://maven.apache.org</url>
+  <properties>
+    <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+  </properties>
+  <dependencies>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>junit</groupId>
+      <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
+      <version>3.8.1</version>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/package-info.java b/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bd3412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * @author Manuele Simi (ISTI - CNR)
+ *
+ */
+package org.gcube.resourcemanagement.manager.io;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/rest/AccessPath.java b/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/rest/AccessPath.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ad313af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/rest/AccessPath.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package org.gcube.resourcemanagement.manager.io.rest;
+
+public class AccessPath {
+
+}
diff --git a/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/rest/package-info.java b/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/rest/package-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0ad978
--- /dev/null
+++ b/io/src/main/java/org/gcube/resourcemanagement/manager/io/rest/package-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+/**
+ * @author Manuele Simi (ISTI - CNR)
+ *
+ */
+package org.gcube.resourcemanagement.manager.io.rest;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 70bdfd6..32db0c7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 	<url>https://wiki.gcube-system.org/gcube/Facet_Based_Resource_Model#gCube_Model</url>
 
 	<modules>
+		<module>io</module>
 		<module>webapp</module>
 	</modules>
 
-<dependencyManagement>
+	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.gcube.distribution</groupId>
@@ -36,9 +37,9 @@
 			</dependency>
 		</dependencies>
 	</dependencyManagement>
-		
-	<build/>
-		
+
+	<build />
+
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.information-system</groupId>
@@ -118,5 +119,5 @@
 			<version>1.0.13</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
-	</dependencies>		
+	</dependencies>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/webapp/pom.xml b/webapp/pom.xml
index 8cd5fa8..2577d5d 100644
--- a/webapp/pom.xml
+++ b/webapp/pom.xml
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 		<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
  	</parent>
 	<groupId>org.gcube.resource-management</groupId>
-	<artifactId>webapp</artifactId>
+	<artifactId>manager-webapp</artifactId>
 	<version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
-	<name>webapp</name>
+	<name>Webapp</name>
 
 	<properties>
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>