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On Fri, Apr 22, 2016 at 4:58 PM, Teague Allen <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > 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. This really depends on the URL. My concern would be that asking someone to provide a URL is more onerous than filling out citation information because the latter is error tolerant and can be done from memory while anyone who can provide a URL will already have/know all the relevant citation info If I understand your need correctly, I'd consider listing ISBN/ISSN at the top of your form as an optional field. When a javascript event detects a complete number has been entered, use your method of choice to retrieve the other info and fill unpopulated fields. Even that wouldn't be great since just presenting ISN as optional is tantamount to asking people to look up this info and key it in -- which takes more time than keying in an author and title. However, it could lead to more complete forms and reduce confusion for everyone. Before doing anything, I'd make sure I understood why this form is so unpopular and address those issues. Otherwise, you may wind up with another unpopular form that just happens to have a little more automation built into it. kyle