Not sure what sources you need? Not sure where to look for the sources you need? This tutorial will help you get going in the right direction. Use the menu bar beneath the slide to get started.
Before you dive into AI tools for research you need to educate yourself about how AI works. Databases, search engines, and AI tools all have different purposes and functions, and it is getting more complicated to tell what's what because databases and search engines can incorporate AI to aid with research in various ways.
AI research tools can help you generate topic ideas and keywords using natural language, point out ideas and concepts you haven't considered, and can create summaries of articles that are easier to understand.
other writing and text-related tasks
Important Disclaimer:
Use of AI is fraught with complications involving accuracy, bias, academic integrity, and intellectual property and may not be appropriate in all academic settings. Students and faculty are strongly advised to consult with their instructor, department chair, or publisher before using AI-generated content in their teaching, research, or coursework.
Search for resources such as scholarly articles, journals, e-books, news articles, and much more by using research databases purchased by the Library.
You can search databases individually by choosing from the drop-down list below, or you can use Summon to search many databases all at once.
This video from UNC Libraries does a great job of explaining the differences between starting your research on the Internet and starting with library databases.
Database: An online collection of journals, newspapers, e-books, or other types of information sources. Databases are organized so that users can easily search and access their content.
Scholarly Article: A single piece of writing that is written by one or more experts in an academic or professional field. Scholarly articles might share the results of research or experimentation (a study), analyze what's been written on a particular subject (a literature review), or comment on a work of literature or art (a criticism).
Journal: A published collection of articles that are usually related to one subject area. Journals are published on a regular, ongoing basis.
Periodical: A publication published at regular intervals (periodically) such as newspapers, magazines, and journals.
Peer Review: The process used to make sure the research in a scholarly article is accurate before it is published. When an author submits an article to a peer-reviewed journal, it is sent to other experts in the same field (peers) to be reviewed. Those experts check to make sure the article contains reliable information, after which it can be published.
The username and password to access databases is the same as what you use to log in to myPittCC and Moodle. The username is your entire myPittCC email address (jdstudent000@my.pittcc.edu).
Community logins are available to Pitt County residents with PCC library cards and others who are enrolled in or are affiliated with PCC programs and continuing education courses. Scroll down and look for the "Community Login" section.
