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ProQuest eBook Academic Complete has launched its AI tool Research Assistant, that helps conduct research by generating key takeaways and summarizing the concepts discussed. It helps you quickly assess the relevance of books and chapters and understand the most important concepts. Research Assistant can be found on the left side of the screen for PDFs, or on the right side of the screen for EPUBs. If the tool does not appear, the publisher might not have granted permission. You are welcome to provide feedback on the AI generated results.
Short video tutorial (2 minutes)
Webinar about Research Assistant (30 min.)
Research Assistant is also available in ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. Here it generates key takeaways of the paper, suggests related research topics, and explains important concepts. This helps find further directions for your research and better understand the concepts. Research Assistant can be found on the right side of the screen for the available dissertations. You are welcome to provide feedback on the AI generated results.
EBSCO AI Insights is an artificial intelligence tool available in EBSCO Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS). It can be found by records in the list of search results. It generates concise summaries, presenting 2-5 key points for each document. If the “Generate AI insights” button does not appear, the content is too short, a publisher might not have granted permission, the article is from a book (the tool is not available for e-book collections) or is not from the CEEAS database. AI Insights are available in the language of the interface, regardless of the full-text language. You are welcome to provide feedback on the AI generated results.
Natural Language Search is now also available on EBSCO platform. It is an option that allows users to query using everyday language, and it can be enabled by the search box.
On May 22 at 1:00 PM, a webinar on the new features in EBSCO platforms will be held. This will include AI Insights and Natural language search as well. Register here.
Short video about EBSCO AI Insights (1 min.)
Databases Oxford Journals Online and Oxford English Dictionary offer an AI search tool called AI Discovery Assistant, which is designed for more intuitive searching. In Oxford Journals Online, after entering a query, AI Discovery Assistant will find 10 results accompanied by two-line synopsis from the entire Oxford Academic platform, as well as availability markers. In Oxford English Dictionary the tool will generate advanced search results page or definitions. AI Discovery Assistant can be found in the upper right corner of the platform.
Read more about Oxford Academic’s AI Discovery Assistant
Video about AI Discovery Assistant in Oxford English Dictionary and other OED features
As of May 1, 2025, UL is subscribed to Scopus AI which is a feature in Scopus. It is an intuitive generative artificial intelligence tool that extracts information directly from Scopus and serves as an assistant that helps conduct research more efficiently by quickly gathering reliable information, as well as highlighting the most important keywords, most influential papers, leading experts, and related queries.
Webinar recordings and other materials about Scopus AI can be found here.
Statista Research AI is an artificial intelligence feature in Statista – a database provided for users of Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. The tool extracts information directly from the database and generates an answer to your question in a few seconds. It also shows sources and suggestions for further research.
Read more about Statista Research AI
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