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How to Use Library Database AI

How to leverage AI in library databases to make your research easier.

AI Features in Britannica

ASK Britannica basically works like ChatGPT. Students can ask questions and get answers but instead of getting answers created from random sites on the Internet or AI hallucinations, student get answered based on the content from Britannica, long considered one of the most reliable and accurate sources of information. These relevant insights sourced from Britannica content, are presented as article summaries alongside the linked sources. 

Here how: 

  1. Access ASK Britannica on the homepage.
  2. Ask your question as you would on ChatGPT.
  3. Get your answer and let Britannica know if it was helpful.
  4. Click/Tap Sources to get the Britannica articles used to create your answer.
    Bonus! If you use the articles, you can grab citations from the article page. 
  5. Click/Tap Related Questions to get related answers.

1. Access ASK Britannica on the homepage

2. Ask your question as you would on ChatGPT

3. Get your answer and let Britannica know if it was helpful

4. Click/Tap Sources to get Britannica articles

5. Click/Tap Related Questions to get related answers

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