Leveraging AI for Effective Literature Reviews

Discover how artificial intelligence can transform your literature review. This hands-on workshop explores AI tools and strategies for conducting more efficient, comprehensive literature reviews. Learn to leverage AI for finding relevant research, summarizing academic papers, identifying research gaps, generating research questions, and drafting initial review sections—all while maintaining academic integrity and ethical standards.

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AI Detectives: Unraveling the Mysteries of Artificial Intelligence and Research

Join us for an exciting and interactive three-part workshop series where you'll dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and help solve a mystery! This series is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of AI, enhance your research and literature searching skills, and explore the ethical implications of AI in academia. Each session stands alone but also contains clues that will help you solve the final mystery. Attend all three sessions for a chance to win fantastic prizes!

Session 1: AI 101: Understanding the Fundamentals - Kick off the series by exploring the basics of AI. Learn about key concepts, how AI works, and its applications in various fields, including library research. During this session, you'll uncover the first clue in the AI mystery, setting the stage for the adventure ahead.

Session 2: Leveraging AI for Effective Literature Reviews - In the second session, discover how AI can revolutionize your literature review process. We'll demonstrate AI tools that can help you find and analyze academic sources more efficiently. As you enhance your research skills, you'll also find another crucial clue that brings you closer to solving the AI mystery.

Session 3: Navigating Ethics and Privacy in AI - Conclude the series by delving into the ethical and privacy considerations of using AI in research. Learn about the biases inherent in AI tools and how to mitigate them, ensuring your research maintains the highest standards of integrity. The final clue will be revealed, helping you piece together the final clue in the AI mystery.  

Why Attend?

• Engaging Content: Each session is packed with valuable information and practical demonstrations.
• Interactive Mystery: Solve the AI mystery by collecting clues from each session.
• Prizes: Attend all three sessions for a chance to win exciting prizes!

Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to enhance your AI knowledge, improve your research skills, and have fun solving a mystery. Register now and be part of the AI adventure!

In this workshop participants will:

• Summarize the benefits and drawbacks of using AI tools in developing literature reviews. 
• Identify tasks in the literature review workflow to use AI tools. 
• Validate AI-generated content.

Presenters:
Justin Fuhr, Science Liaison Librarian
Mê-Linh Lê, Health Sciences Librarian