The number of tools available to help library staff identify potential research misconduct is rapidly expanding. Here are some recommendations. (7 Aug 2025) The management of open access agreements within academic libraries creates the possibility for library staff to play a new role in the ongoing publishing integrity crisis. When library staff monitor open…
(4 Aug 2025) Librarians are all looking for ways to prepare for how generative artificial intelligence (GAI) might change our jobs and our users’ research habits. However, the number of new GAI tools can be overwhelming. Happily, ITHAKA, the nonprofit behind JSTOR, has put together a GAI “Product Tracker.” It lists tools that are either widely used…
(28 Jul 2025) Researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed an AI agent, GeneAgent, that improves the accuracy of gene set analysis by verifying claims against expert-curated databases. GeneAgent is powered by a large language model (LLM) that generates descriptions of biological processes for given gene sets and then applies an independent self-verification module…
From Clarivate’s Summon to Primo Research Assistant, content‑moderation layers meant mostly for chatbots are “quietly” blocking controversial topics from being searched (29 Jul 2025) This article by Aaron Tay discusses how AI-powered academic search tools, especially Clarivate’s Summon Research Assistant and Primo Research Assistant, are being affected by content-moderation filters that block or impede…
(15 Jul 2025) SheerID, the leading provider for engaging and verifying high-value audiences, today announced a groundbreaking partnership with Perplexity, the AI-powered answer engine, to provide secure, verified access to cutting-edge AI research tools for students around the world. Through this global initiative, eligible students can instantly verify their status and access up to 2…
(4 Jul 2025) In this article, Kanako Hayashi compares two AI-powered features in academic databases: Web of Science (WoS) Smart Search and EBSCOhost Natural Language Search (NLS), examining their design philosophies, AI implementations, strengths, and limitations. Read more here.
(20 May 2025) AI add-ons incorporating retrieval-augmented generation are everywhere in academic search. But how—and how well—do they work? Our reviewer put Primo Research Assistant, Web of Science Research Assistant, and Scopus AI to the test. Over the last two years, academic search tools have increasingly incorporated retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) with large language models…
(26 Mar 2025) From Ai2: Today we release Ai2 Paper Finder, an LLM-powered literature search system. We believe that AI-based literature search should follow the research and thought process that a human researcher would use when looking for relevant papers in their field. Ai2 Paper Finder is built on this philosophy, and it excels at…
(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.…