Waggoner Library: Ed.D: Leadership: Artificial Intelligence

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How AI can enhance research

Generative Research AI can significantly aid in literature research by providing several key advantages. Firstly, it can analyze vast amounts of text data quickly and efficiently, helping researchers to identify trends, patterns, and correlations across a wide range of literary works. This capability is especially useful for conducting comprehensive literature reviews and synthesizing information from diverse sources.

Secondly, research AI can assist in generating summaries, abstracts, and annotations of texts, saving researchers time in extracting key information and understanding complex literary theories or arguments.

Lastly, Research AI can facilitate collaborative research by providing shared platforms for annotation, discussion, and critique of literary texts among scholars and students worldwide. This collaborative capability fosters a dynamic exchange of ideas and insights, enriching the overall research process in literature and humanities. - generated by ChatGPT

Review the tabbed Research AI tools to learn how they can be useful for your research needs.

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Consensus is an AI-Powered Academic Search Engine.

Students and researchers at over 5,000 universities worldwide already research with Consensus.

Consensus AI: Short overview video
Quick overview video showing how Consensus works.

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Elicit: The AI Research Assistant - click to begin using
Elicit searches across over 126 million academic papers (updated weekly) from Semantic Scholar, an open-source research platform, across all academic disciplines. Price: users automatically get 5,000 free credits to use. After those credits run out, users must subscribe to Elicit plus $12 monthly, billed monthly at $144 per year.
Setting up Elicit AI for Scientific Literature searches - Tutorial 1
Basic info to use Elicit free version. The video is 1 min 17 sec. You may need to authenticate using your Trevecca credentials.
Literature Search in Elicit AI -Tutorial 2
Gives a deeper understanding of Elicit results and search options. The video is 4 min 44 sec. You may need to authenticate using your Trevecca credentials.

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Inciteful - click to begin using
Unlike a traditional search engine, citations are the cornerstone of Inciteful. Building Inciteful uses open scholarly bibliographic data. Great tools. Price: Free
Learn Your Research Field Faster With Inciteful - Tutorial
Inciteful is a tool to help you find new research articles based on a single article. You can use Inciteful to learn your field and create network analysis maps. Use DOI numbers to execute a search. Results identified 'cited by,' include links to articles, links to top authors and journals. 6min 19 sec.

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Research Rabbit - Click to begin using
Research Rabbit unlocks a novel way to search for papers and authors, monitor new literature, visualize research landscapes, and collaborate with colleagues. View the video below to ResearchRabbit, which aims to empower researchers with powerful tech - starting with our discovery app! Look at some of the exciting features in the app and how you can discover and visualize the most relevant papers, authors, alerts, and more!

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Scite is a citation statement database that continually monitors 200 million scholarly sources and analyzes 1.2B+ citations to create Smart Citations, providing context and classifying citations as supporting or contrasting evidence.

View the seven video tutorials from the playlist below to learn how to use Scite effectively.

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Scispace

SciSpace is the easiest way to find, understand, and learn any research paper. For every paper you read, get simple explanations and answers from AI and discover a network of connected and relevant papers — all in one place.

Scispace
Chat with PDF and conduct your literature review faster using SciSpace. Discover 200M+ papers, upload your PDF, highlight text, or ask questions. Click the URL to begin a search./

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Generative AI

WHAT IS GENERATIVE AI?

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that can create new content, such as text, images, or data, by learning patterns from existing information, offering valuable tools for research, analysis, and innovation in academia.

Leading competitors in the generative AI space include OpenAI's ChatGPT and DALL-E, renowned for their robust language and image generation capabilities; Google's Gemini and Imagen, which integrate seamlessly with vast data ecosystems; and Anthropic's Claude, praised for its interpretability and safety-focused design. xAI's GROK 3 focuses on accelerating human scientific discovery with a unique blend of conversational and analytical prowess.

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Mastering GROK 3: Easy steps for AI Beginners
Review the interface and features of Grok 3, a powerful AI tool. Learn how to set up and customize Grok 3, including privacy settings, upload files, use its deep search and think features, and more.Also, understand essential frameworks like STAR and APE for effective interaction with Grok 3. Perfect for anyone looking to harness the full potential of this AI tool, whether you're using the free or paid version.
Is this the smartest free AI? Ultimate guide to GROK 3
Break down its features, capabilities, and what makes it stand out. Learn which features make this a great model to use.

ChatGPT

30 ChatGPT Hacks You Need to Know in 2025
Whether you’re new to ChatGPT or want to improve your skills, this beginner-friendly guide will show you how to use ChatGPT for productivity, content creation, creative writing, learning, and so much more. We’ll explore step-by-step tutorials, AI hacks, and practical examples that make mastering ChatGPT 2024 simple and effective.
Using ChatGPT and Generative AI in FinTech - Tutorial
Join LinkedIn Learning instructor Michael McDonald to learn how to start using ChatGPT and other generative AI tools for real-world, everyday tasks in finance. Use the content menu to jump into the most interesting sections. The full LinkedIn course is 1hr 45m, and a certificate can be earned. You may need to authenticate using your Trevecca credentials.
ChatGPT (Open AI) - Click to begin using
Price: free version; ChatGPT Plus $20/month
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ChatGPT is not connected to the internet and can occasionally produce incorrect answers. It has limited knowledge of the world and events after 2021 and may occasionally produce harmful instructions or biased content. Read more here: https://www.techtarget.com/whatis/definition/ChatGPT

Microsoft CoPilot with Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote - Video
Learn how Microsoft 365 Copilot seamlessly integrates into the apps you use daily to turn your words into the most powerful productivity tool on the planet. Thorough video explaining how to integrate CoPilot into Microsoft apps.