Form fill from URL

Hello collective,

I've been given the opportunity to replace a much-detested PDF form used to request cataloging for items by our researchers that are published outside our organization. My hope is to create a web form that will automatically populate with title, author(s), and appropriate citation information if a URL/URI is entered. I imagine this can by done with a citation manager API, but would love to hear from someone who's already gotten beyond imagination.

Any insight is very much appreciated,

Teague Allen
Librarian III (Metadata)
RAND  Knowledge Services