(6 Jan 2026) This post by Hong Zhou and Hiba Bishtawi analyzes shifts in research discovery from traditional keyword searches to AI-driven tools. It argues keywords remain vital for precision while AI excels in synthesis, based on testing of four ai discovery tools. “The broader implication is that we are not moving from keywords…
(14 Apr 2025) From Aaron Tay’s Musings about librarianship: “I recently compared three academic AI search tools: Primo Research Assistant, Web of Science Research Assistant, and Scopus AI for a review article. Why these three? Mainly because they are add-ons to extremely well-established academic search engines or databases: Primo: Owned by Exlibris (a Clarivate company), Primo is one of…
(11 Mar 2025) Speaking at the Academic and Professional Publishing Conference, part of the London Book Fair, Oxford University Press (OUP) product strategy director John Campbell explained how the launch of Google’s AI-powered search summaries had led to a 19 per cent drop in click-through to academic reference services. Discussing what he called the advent…
(13 Mar 2025) One of the recent trends in generative artificial intelligence has been AI search. Nearly every major AI company has launched some version of an AI search engine, often with lofty promises about what it can do. For example, OpenAI says their ChatGPT Search will give you, “fast, timely answers with links to…
(2 July 2024) ChatGPT-4 has become the first AI to pass a two-player Turing test, fooling human conversation partners 54% of the time. This test, proposed by Alan Turing in 1950, measures if an AI can mimic human intelligence. Researchers suggest this success might reflect more on the test’s limitations than AI’s intelligence. Find out…
(30 June 2024) Generative AI shows immense potential in higher education but requires robust policies and governance, according to a report from MIT SMR Connections. It advocates for flexible AI guidelines, AI literacy courses for faculty, and human oversight in AI-generated work. Institutions are warned against ignoring guideline creation, emphasizing the need for preparation. Find…
(28 June 2024) OpenAI launched ChatGPT on November 30, 2022, popularizing generative AI writing and raising detection challenges. While AI writing existed before, its public accessibility was limited. Detecting AI writing involves automated, human, and hybrid approaches, each with varying effectiveness and resource requirements. Current detection methods are often unreliable, especially at scale. Find out…
(29 Feb 2024) Currently in beta with top universities, ProQuest Research Assistant achieves a milestone in next generation content discovery by enabling students to use conversational inquiry to explore vast, vetted and authoritative content. ProQuest™ Research Assistant is being tested in an academic library staple: ProQuest One Literature, a destination resource built on a foundation of…