diff --git a/webapp/web/js/customFormUtils.js b/webapp/web/js/customFormUtils.js
index 29e9bade7..c4c4ae5b0 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/customFormUtils.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/customFormUtils.js
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@ if (!vitro) {
 }
 
 vitro.customFormUtils = {
+		
+	hideForm: function() {
+		this.hideFields(this.form);
+	},
+	
+	clearFormData: function() {
+		this.clearFields(this.form);
+	},
 
     // This method should always be called instead of calling hide() directly on any
     // element containing form fields.
diff --git a/webapp/web/js/utils.js b/webapp/web/js/utils.js
index d62fa4e42..a4c37d7d2 100644
--- a/webapp/web/js/utils.js
+++ b/webapp/web/js/utils.js
@@ -4,25 +4,20 @@ var vitro;
 if (!vitro) {
 	vitro = {};
 }
-/* From "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide," 5th edition, by David Flanagan
- * Copyright 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- * ISBN 978-0-596-10199-2
- */
+
 
 vitro.utils = {
 
+	/* borrowMethods concept from "JavaScript: The Definitive Guide," 5th edition, by David Flanagan
+	 * Copyright 2006 O'Reilly Media, Inc.
+	 * ISBN 978-0-596-10199-2
+	 */
 	// Borrow methods from one class for use by another.
 	// The arguments should be the constructor functions for the classes.
 	// Methods of built-in types such as Object, Array, Date, and RegExp are
 	// not enumerable and cannot be borrowed from with this method.
 	borrowPrototypeMethods: function(borrowFrom, addTo) {
-		var from = borrowFrom.prototype; // prototype object to borrow from
-		var to = addTo.prototype;        // prototype object to extend
-		
-		for (m in from) { // loop through all properties of the prototype
-			if (typeof from[m] != "function") { continue; } // ignore non-functions
-			to[m] = from[m];
-		}
+		borrowMethods(borrowFrom.prototype, addTo.prototype);
 	},
 	
 	borrowMethods: function(borrowFrom, addTo) {