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Generative AI for Library Research

New and Future AI Tools at GFU Library

Library tools are changing to keep up with generative AI use in higher education and beyond.

Below are links and videos that are currently available to assist with library database search tools as well as those soon to come.

Questions, do not hesitate to contact us, we are very glad to help.


Current Library Tools:

Primo Research Assistant - A generative AI-powered tool that helps users find and explore academic content in Primo, our main library search.  

Excellent Video Tutorial Primo Research Assistant: 5:55.

Text tutorial on Getting Started with Primo Research Assistant.


Statista Statistics, reports, and insights on over 80,000 topics from 22,500 sources in 170 industries and around the globe.

Statista Research AI - A generative AI product from Statista that uses proprietary data to help businesses make informed decisions. It uses Large Language Model technology and Statista's data sets to provide answers to queries. It draws from a variety of sources. FAQs - Getting Started 

Statista Research AI Video Tutorial: 1:54


Proquest One Business - A mixture of practical and theoretical business content including company, industry, and country reports, scholarly journals and eBooks, videos, dissertations, newspapers, and more

Image example - ProQuest One Business: AI Research Assistant

ProQuest Research Assistant: FAQs

ProQuest Research Assistant Video Tutorial: 2:13


Coming soon

EBSCOhost Databases: AI Enhanced Searches and Summaries (expected 2025) [learn more]