(20 Feb 2025) Google has developed an AI tool to act as a virtual collaborator for biomedical scientists, the U.S. blue chip said on Wednesday. The new tool, tested by scientists at Stanford University in the U.S. and Imperial College London, uses advanced reasoning to help scientists synthesize vast amounts of literature and generate novel…
(29 Jan 2025) Unlike generalist models such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini, Scite.ai was developed specifically for academic applications. It aims to expedite the research process by searching for citations and answering researchers’ questions. Reuscher’s review of Scite details the many dimensions of this tool and evaluates its usefulness to academic researchers. Jason A.…
(18 Dec 2024) From the announcement of GPO of the United States, ‘GPO is pleased to introduce DiscoverGov, our new, web-based search tool. DiscoverGov provides simple, one-stop searching across multiple U.S. Federal Government databases, including GPO’s Catalog of U.S. Government Publications (CGP) and GovInfo. DiscoverGov features: Responsive design to support mobile users. Citation…
(16 Dec 2024) Google Scholar turned 20 last month and Nature wrote a piece with the title “Can Google Scholar survive the AI revolution?” and quoted as saying “Up until recently, Google Scholar was my default search,” says Aaron Tay, an academic librarian at Singapore Management University. It’s still top of his list, but “recently, I started…
(4 Dec 2024) AI-assisted document query and summarization services are becoming more common. This post compares the ‘ask a PDF’ outputs of several services. Overall responses were good, with reasonable variation, and no significant hallucinations. It also touches on some characteristics of AI-based services. Lorcan Dempsey shares his observation on such services including Microsoft…
(13 Nov 2024) Choice has a mission to help collection development librarians in higher education choose the best titles for their collections. Students and library vendors are pushing AI adoption in higher education, but there are very few resources that help librarians and scholars separate the wheat from the chaff. In this blog post, key…
(4 Sep 2024) Digital Science today announces the launch of Papers Pro, an AI-enhanced premium version of its acclaimed reference manager, Papers. As part of the ReadCube suite of literature solutions, Papers Pro is designed to make researchers and students more productive in their daily tasks by integrating cutting-edge AI tools to transform how they discover,…
(28 June 2024) Cassie Richards describes her secondment with the Digital Collection Services team at Alexander Turnbull Library, focusing on digital archiving. She highlights the fragility of born-digital materials, the use of write-blockers and checksums, and the importance of programs like DROID. Her experience underscores the necessity of professional digital preservation for both institutional and…
(27 June 2024) Clarivate Plc released the 2024 Journal Citation Reports™ (JCR™), ranking high-quality journals globally. Key updates include unified subject category rankings, integration of Emerging sources citation index journals, and new metrics for over 21,800 journals. This enhances understanding of journal performance and supports research integrity. Find out more here.
(1 May 2024) The library technology industry had a quiet year in 2023. But in the absence of major business moves and acquisitions, companies set their sights on executing strategies to strengthen their market position. Previous cycles of business consolidation have yielded a layered landscape with distinct levels of competition. At the top, a…