diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9fb243f..940aa36 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,11 @@
 			<artifactId>social-networking-library</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.widgets</groupId>
+			<artifactId>pickitem-widget</artifactId>
+			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gcube-widgets</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/Utils.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/Utils.java
index 876c4aa..59eba62 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/Utils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/Utils.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import org.gcube.common.portal.PortalContext;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean;
 import org.gcube.common.scope.impl.ScopeBean.Type;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
-import org.gcube.social_networking.socialutillibrary.shared.ItemBean;
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.pickitem.shared.ItemBean;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.GroupManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.RoleManager;
 import org.gcube.vomanagement.usermanagement.UserManager;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/shared/ItemBean.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/shared/ItemBean.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 5490b34..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/social_networking/socialutillibrary/shared/ItemBean.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,79 +0,0 @@
-package org.gcube.social_networking.socialutillibrary.shared;
-
-import java.io.Serializable;
-
-@SuppressWarnings("serial")
-public class ItemBean implements Serializable {
-	private String id;
-	private String name;
-	private String alternativeName;
-	private String thumbnailURL;
-	private boolean isItemGroup;
-
-	public ItemBean() {
-		super();
-	}
-	/**
-	 * Use it when the Item represents a user.
-	 * @param id
-	 * @param username
-	 * @param fullName
-	 * @param thumbnailURL
-	 */
-	public ItemBean(String id, String username, String fullName, String thumbnailURL) {
-		super();
-		this.id = id;
-		this.name = username;
-		this.alternativeName = fullName;
-		this.thumbnailURL = thumbnailURL;
-	}
-	/**
-	 * Use it when the Item represents a group of users (namely a team). 
-	 * @param id
-	 * @param teamName
-	 */
-	public ItemBean(String id, String teamName) {
-		super();
-		this.id = id;
-		this.name = teamName;
-		this.alternativeName = teamName;
-		this.isItemGroup = true;
-	}
-	public boolean isItemGroup() {
-		return isItemGroup;
-	}
-	public void setItemGroup(boolean isItemGroup) {
-		this.isItemGroup = isItemGroup;
-	}
-	public String getId() {
-		return id;
-	}
-	public void setId(String id) {
-		this.id = id;
-	}
-	public String getName() {
-		return name;
-	}
-	public void setName(String name) {
-		this.name = name;
-	}
-	public String getAlternativeName() {
-		return alternativeName;
-	}
-	public void setAlternativeName(String altname) {
-		this.alternativeName = altname;
-	}
-
-	public String getThumbnailURL() {
-		return thumbnailURL;
-	}
-	public void setThumbnailURL(String thumbnailURL) {
-		this.thumbnailURL = thumbnailURL;
-	}
-	@Override
-	public String toString() {
-		return "ItemBean [id=" + id + ", name=" + name + ", alternativeName="
-				+ alternativeName + ", thumbnailURL=" + thumbnailURL
-				+ ", isItemGroup=" + isItemGroup + "]";
-	}	
-}