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AI tools for literature searching (LibrarySkills)

Audience: Academic staff, PG research, PG taught, Research staff, UG

Date: Thursday 12 November 2026

Times: 12.05 to 12.55

Key details: This class is taught online via Teams.

Course information

AI tools are increasingly part of the research landscape but how do they actually work, and when should you use them? This session gives you a grounding in how AI and GenAI work in a variety of literature searching applications, equips you to critically assess tools and their limitations, and introduces a range of options you can apply to your own literature searching.

Aims and objectives

  • Understand the fundamental concepts grounding how AI and GenAI work in literature searching applications
  • Be able to critically assess AI tools to make informed decisions when it is appropriate to use an AI tool and mitigate any limitations to the tool
  • Appreciate the breadth of tools available, and which ones can be applied to function of literature searching

Tutors

Kayleigh McGarry

Sharon Nangle

Course provider

Library
Email: library@st-andrews.ac.uk