Iron Mountain Retrieval Request Form
(Book, Thesis or Gov Doc)

Use this form to request retrieval of items with the location IRON MOUNTAIN STORAGE in EuclidPLUS, the online catalog of CWRU libraries.

  • NOTE: Items are retrieved for current CWRU faculty, staff, and students only.
  • Iron Mountain items are retrieved Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
  • Library staff call in your requests to Iron Mountain; requests logged at Iron Mountain prior to 3:00 p.m. are generally acted upon the same business day and sent to CWRU the next weekday. Articles may be faxed or mailed the next business day.
  • It is Iron Mountain's policy to photocopy pages when possible, rather than return entire volumes. If you need a chapter or specific pages from a book or thesis, please let us know in "additional comments." Reference Librarians will help you clarify your citations to facilitate the Iron Mountain photocopy-retrieval process. Call 368-6596 if you need citation assistance!

Boxes with labels in bold type are required. If you need assistance in filling out the form, you may call 368-4319 or 368-3506. If you need assistance in completing your citation, please call Reference at 368-6596.


Borrower Information


Iron Mountain Retrieval is a service reserved for current CWRU faculty, staff, and students only, with library accounts in good standing. Requests from affiliates and others, or CWRU individuals not in good standing will be returned unprocessed.

Name:[required]

Campus Address:

Campus Phone#:
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Email:[required]

Major (Students)/Dept. (Faculty & Staff):[required]

Status: [CWRU ONLY]
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Delivery Information


Library staff will forward your request to Iron Mountain. Retrieval requests received at Iron Mountain by 3:00 p.m. are generally acted upon the same business day and dispatched the next business day.

When material arrives, it will be held at Kelvin Smith Library for pickup.
Books are not delivered through Campus Mail.

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Item/Material Information (Book, Thesis or Gov Doc)


*University Library reserves the right to limit the number of items retrieved per day for a requestor. In the case of numerous multiple requests on a given day, library staff will assist users in prioritizing multiple requests for efficient retrieval and receipt at Kelvin Smith Library.

Verify title holdings and location in EuclidPLUS, the online catalog, before submitting a retrieval request. You can also use the bibliographic information in EuclidPLUS to copy & paste to this form. clear space

Your title may be readily available on OhioLINK. Please order directly on OhioLINK for faster service.

Call Number or SuDoc Number:

Author:[required]

Title:[required]

Publisher: (Place, Name, Date)

Vol.#:
Image ALT Text Edition:
ISBN, OCLC, etc.:


Additional comments



NOTE: A copy of this completed request will be e-mailed to you. This assures you that your request has been received in the ILL office, and enables you to keep track of what you have ordered.