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Information Literacy

AI-Based Note-Taking and Research Assistant

NotebookLM

NotebookLM is an experimental AI-based note-taking and research assistant developed by Google. It summarizes documents you upload (PDFs, Google Docs, etc.), answers your questions with sources, and builds connections between concepts.

  • 📂 Upload documents and get answers only from them
  • 🧠 Summarize long texts
  • 🔍 Provide explanations with citations
  • ✍️ Support academic writing and reports
  • 🌐 Currently available in limited regions

In short, it can serve as a personal “AI research assistant” and is a supportive tool in academic writing. Official site

Similar AI Tools

Besides NotebookLM, here are other AI tools that can be useful in academic writing and research:

  • Notion AI — Summarization, content suggestions, and editing support within Notion
  • ChatGPT — Comprehensive Q&A and writing assistance
  • Perplexity AI — Source-based web searches and quick research results
  • Scite.ai — Visualizing citation relationships between academic papers
  • Elicit.org — Literature review and summarization for research