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Woodward Library Resources with AI Features: JSTOR

JSTOR

JSTOR

  • To Access the JSTOR AI tools, you will need to create a free personal account from JSTOR and sign in.  Without login to a personal account, the integrated AI options will not appear.
  • Read more about JSTOR's integration of generative AI into its products on their explanatory website.
  • Watch a video on how to use JSTOR’s interactive research tool.

JSTOR's Semantic Search Results (BETA)

  • Semantic Search: Search using AI capabilities that look at a broader range of relationships among topics to retrieve relevant results. Unlike with traditional keyword searches, the BETA Semantic search returns only the "top 25 results."
  •  After conducting a search, selecting the Semantic Results option activates the AI-enabled features.
  • The image shows the location of the "Semantic Results" AI search option above the regular search results.

JSTOR screenshot of Semantic Search

JSTOR's AI Chat with Your Retrieved Articles

  • Chat with Your Results: Click on the title of an article or chapter to access the full-text, and JSTOR's AI Interactive research tool window opens alongside the article text. First, the text in the window explains the AI tool and offers buttons for specific functions it can perform including Summarize, Show related content, etc. A blank "Ask a question" box allows users to direct the AI to extract specific information in response to prompts. Users can download their conversation including the generated output.
  • The image shows a report titled "Generative AI and engagement with reality" and the AI-generated summary produced by the Interactive Research tool, plus additional suggested questions or prompts for the AI.

     

Window showing JSTOR article screen with AI Chatbot summarization and question feature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Note: You need to set up a free, individual JSTOR log-in and access Workspace to have these features available to you.