Year: 2024

Artificial Intelligence

Using ChatGPT to Generate & Translate Search Strings: An Exploration

At this point (February 2024), most academic librarians are aware that ChatGPT will create citations to books and articles that don’t exist to satisfy a query. However, does that mean that ChatGPT is of no use in the literature searching process?  When creating and conducting a comprehensive search strategy, there are two major, time-consuming tasks that ChatGPT may be able to help with. The post … Continue reading Using ChatGPT to Generate & Translate Search Strings: An Exploration

Samantha WalshLeave a comment
Open Access, Open Science, Tools & Resources

Open Science Framework (OSF)

Open Science Framework (OSF) is a fully open access tool, for use in any discipline, which can be applied to virtually all stages of the research lifecycle from the planning and design phase all the way through to publication, access and reuse. Before diving into OSF, let’s back up a bit and talk about open science which refers to a set of principles and practices … Continue reading Open Science Framework (OSF)

Sarah WeissLeave a comment
Data Science, Open Access, STEMM

Using Google Dataset Search to find Open Data

Figuring out where to start when looking for datasets can be an arduous task for many students and faculty. Common roadblocks are buried information on government websites, limited access to dataset databases at their institution or a unique topic makes finding data difficult through typical exploration. Google Dataset Search, a tool developed by Google in 2018, may help to simplify this process.  What is Google Dataset … Continue reading Using Google Dataset Search to find Open Data

Kimberly M. ChesebroLeave a comment