Chatbots and Scholarly Databases: Impressions from Trying Out Scopus AI.
This viewpoint article explores Scopus AI--ElsevierS innovative add-on to the Scopus database--which allows users to engage with Scopus in natural language rather than via Boolean operators. Scopus Al's strength lies in combining the communication properties of a large language model with the inform...
| Publicado en: | Information Technology & Libraries Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 1 - 9 |
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American Library Association
Mar2025
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