Research Help - Productivity Tools - Writing & Reasoning (COR1100) Learning Kit - Research Guides at Singapore Management University

Introducing GenAI-powered literature search engines, subscribed by our Libraries, that allow you to search in natural language - powerful enough to quickly get you started on your research!

SciSpace This link opens in a new window
Cross disciplinary "AI search" engine. Enter your query in natural language and get a direct answer with citations from top 10 ranked papers. Create a research matrix of papers from indexed title and abstract or from uploaded full-text. Also "chat with PDF" feature.

To access premium account, please fill up this form for the login details. Do not re-use login details as these will be periodically refreshed. Attempts to login in with the wrong login details will lead to locked account for 24hours.

How to use SciSpace?

On the landing page, enter your research question in natural language, then hit Enter/Return to start searching.

SciSpace will use AI to generate a summary from top 5 papers (Basic account) to address your research question. Within the summary, there are citations pointing to the first 5 references retrieved below.

Retrieved literature are presented in a table format, with a defult column showing AI generated insights from each paper. On the right-hand side, you can create new columns by asking AI to extract and generate new insights from each paper. For example, select "Findings".

A new column "Findings" has been created. A gentle note for you: Do verify the given information before you use them!

scite This link opens in a new window
New discovery and citation index. Search over 900M citation statements and find citations and well supported literature for your research projects.

Search and browse papers by type of citation (mentioning, supporting & contrasting), or section (Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion).
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After sign-in Get a individual premium account with individual features like alerts and dashboards by registering with your SMU email on scite (link at bottom of screen). After which you can just use the account password to login.

How to use Scite Assistant?

After sign-in, go to "Assistant" to launch the GenAI-powered search.

Enter your research question in natural language, and hit the search button.

Scite Assistant will use AI to generate a summary to address your research question. Within the summary, there are citations pointing to references retrieved on the right-hand side. A gentle note for you: Do verify the given information before you use them!

Introducing productivity tools that help you efficiently retrieve full texts, as long as they are available within our library subscriptions.

Google Scholar Library Link

Wondering if you have full text access to the articles found on Google Scholar? Turn on the Find it @ SMU Libraries link in your Google Scholar to ease your research.

When the Find it @ SMU Libraries link is not available, try clicking the Try SMU Libraries button if you see it:

LibKey Nomad
Found an article or report behind a paywall? Install LibKey Nomad. From searching on the open web to content in one click.

LibKey Nomad is a browser extension and is currently compatible with major browsers e.g., Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Brave, and Vivaldi. Install it on your browser following these steps:

Writing & Reasoning (COR1100) Learning Kit: Research Help - Productivity Tools