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Intro to AI and Literature Searching

Discover how generative AI (GenAI) tools can assist with searching for scholarly literature. We will discuss the strengths and limitations of AI for academic literature searching, from general purpose chatbots to tools designed for "deep research" such as UVA-licensed Consensus and LeapSpace. Importantly, we will review what tasks GenAI tools are - and are not - appropriate for in your literature search process. We will also discuss how other AI approaches, such as machine learning, are incorporated into tools like Covidence and can assist with literature review. 

This session will be taught via Zoom: a link to the Zoom session will be sent in the confirmation and reminder emails.

Date:
Thursday, October 22, 2026
Time:
12:00PM - 1:30PM
Instructor:
Andrea Denton

Registration is required. There are 34 seats available.