AI Tools and Resources

You can set up your own account to use these tools. 

These tools do not link to Lavery Library's collections. You may need to take extra steps to track down the full text (PDF) of an article you discover while using these tools. You can follow the steps in Lavery Library's tutorial Finding Full Text: Article Title.

You should be cautious about entering any copyrighted material into the prompt of any generative AI tool.

Here are a few scenarios to consider:

• If you are entering copyrighted material into any generative AI tool, you should be protected by Fair Use as long as you use the information for educational purposes and in a way that follows Fisher's Academic Integrity Policy.
• You should not enter any copyrighted material into the prompts of any generative AI tool if you are not doing so for educational purposes. This may violate copyright.
• You should be cautious about entering any of your own work into a generative AI prompt, as that material may be shared with others without acknowledging your authorship.

St. John Fisher Generative AI Tools

• Log in with your Fisher credentials to access these tools.
• Call Fisher Office of Information Technology OIT Service Desk for help logging in: 585-385-8016 or oitservicedesk@sjf.edu.
• Reviewed for safety and data privacy by St. John Fisher University's Office of Information Technology. The prompts you enter will not be used outside of our organization. 

For more information you can visit St. John Fisher University's AI Toolkit: How To Access AI Tools.

As a researcher, there are many ways you can use Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Language Learning Modules (LLM) for your scholarship. Below is a brief overview of how you can use these tools. For more information or in-depth support reach out to the DePeters Family Center for Innovation and Teaching Excellence or your liaison librarian.

Using ChatGPT or another Generative AI Tool

What to consider when using these tools in scholarship?

• Help scope your research questions(s)
• Generate keywords and concepts to build a search
• Potentially help review portions of your paper

AI-Powered Tools

There are many AI powered research tools that can help you start a literature search. These tools, like ConnectedPapers or Scopus, use AI to connect literature through citation tracking and mapping. Some of the tools create literature maps or graphs to show you how different sources are used across the scholarly conversation. A list of selected tools is available below; you can also refer to Fisher's AI Toolkit:

Authorship and citing AI

As AI technology evolves, publishers, disciplinary associations, and publication manuals are working to develop ways to acknowledge when AI was used. Make sure to check a publisher's website before submitting a manuscript to know if you should be acknowledging use of AI and how they want that acknowledgment to be formatted.