AI and Unitec Library

If you have used Unitec Library’s databases or eBooks recently, you may have noticed some new AI features. Several of our databases now have GenAI integrations.

For example, the AI Insights feature (available in the EBSCO databases) and the ProQuest Research Assistant (ProQuest databases) help you to assess the usefulness of a full-text article, by generating and highlighting 2-5 key points per document. You can use this AI feature, alongside the article abstracts, to help you select the most relevant articles from a list of search results. Some of the library’s eBooks also provide AI-generated key concepts and chapter-level takeaways.

Related sources are also sometimes suggested by these AI tools - these suggestions may help you to broaden your research. For example, ProQuest's Research Assistant (eg in the ABI Inform database) will offer some suggested sources to explore, and the Ebook Central Research Assistant suggests related eBooks from the collection.

These features use Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) models, which means that the generated content comes from within the database collections only. This helps with accuracy and reliability of the content generated, but even so, the quality of the content generated from these features can vary. 

Please use our feedback form to let us know any experiences you have with the features. For example, do you find the AI generated content useful and accurate?

You can access the databases via the Subject Guides or via our Databases A-Z. 

If you would like more information please contact your Subject Librarian.

Library lucky draw - International Orientation

 🎉 Congratulations to Gopika Raju! 🎉

We’re delighted to announce that Gopika Raju, a Master of Applied Business student, is the winner of the Library’s Lucky Draw held during International Student Orientation on 16^th July!

Gopika has received a $10 printing voucher, which can be used at any printer in Te Puna Library—a perfect way to get started with printing study materials, assignments, or notes.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the draw and helped make our international orientation event a warm and welcoming experience, particularly to Sana and Nora for coordinating the lucky draw. We’re so excited to have you all here and look forward to supporting your academic journey.

(Photo of Nora and Gopika)