def get_resource_dict(package_id, resource_id, acl_xml):
    """
    Derives a resource_dict dictionary from the supplied package ID,
    resource ID, and access control XML values
    """
    resource_dict = {"package_id" : package_id,
                     "resource_id" : resource_id,
                     "acl_xml" : acl_xml
                    }
    return resource_dict