AI Literacy Framework
A Framework for AI Literacy
Academic and technology teams at Barnard College developed an AI literacy framework to provide a conceptual foundation for AI education and programming efforts in higher education institutional contexts.
Coates Library Resources
Coates Library Resources
with AI-Driven Tools
These library resources now include AI-driven tools or experimental features. They are designed to speed up research, summarize content, or improve search precision.
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Scopus (Scopus AI)
Provides AI-generated topic overviews and research summaries. Helpful for exploring a field quickly or identifying citation connections. -
JSTOR (Research Tool with AI)
Offers AI-driven assistance for discovering related scholarship and themes across texts. -
EBSCOhost / EDS (EBSCO Discovery Service and eBooks)
- AI Insights (beta): Generates 2–5 point summaries of articles or book chapters to help users evaluate relevance. Uses Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) to ground summaries in full text.
- Natural Language Search (NLS): Lets users search with questions or conversational phrases, interpreting intent for more precise results.
- Planned Features (2025): AI Reference Assistance and Literature Review tools.
- eBooks (EBSCO eBook Collection):
- Chapter Summaries & Key Concepts: AI generates concise takeaways for chapters and highlights important terms.
- Topic Navigation: Suggested related concepts and links allow readers to explore connected materials across the collection.
- Search Within eBooks: Natural language and AI-expanded search terms improve discovery inside full-text ebooks.
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SciFinder - Register to Use
AI is integrated throughout, including the Prior Art Discovery tool for identifying chemical precedents and research pathways. -
Statista (Statista AI)
Uses AI to generate tailored insights, data visualizations, and summaries based on user queries. -
ResearchRabbit
Visualizes research networks and citation trails with AI-assisted mapping to help track scholarly conversations.