What are AI search tools?

• AI search tools use machine learning or large language models (LLMs) to discover articles and generate summaries.
• AI tools can use a variety of different freely available sources to provide an answer. These sources can vary from unverified blogs to published medical literature.
• It's important to confim that citations and summaries generated from AI search tools are accurate.

How to use AI search tools as part of a literature search

• At the start of research
  • to quickly gain an overview of topic and identify gaps in research.
• After scholarly database searching
  • to export reference lists and cited by papers from key evidence.
  • to find evidence outside of scholarly databases. 

AI Search Tools

Use the decision matrix to choose the AI search tool tool that suits your needs. The library has graded these tools based on ease of use, functionality, and reliability of the sources.

Request a literature search by the Library

A search of the literature can help you to identify the most up-to-date technologies and/or practices for your field, and determine whether they may be suitable for your local setting.

Monash Health employees may request a literature search from the Library. We will:

• Review your topic/research question and build an appropriate search strategy.
• Run the search on relevant databases.
• Provide you with a list of search results, EndNote Library and/or Covidence workspace.
• Refine the search strategy further, if needed.
• Provide a curated summary of the best literature (unit-level service improvements, PROMPT procedures and business cases only).

Request a Literature Search

The Monash Health Research Repository tracks, organises, and promotes the work of Monash Health employees and hospital-based researchers. The repository collects a wide range of research outputs, including journal articles, books and book chapters, conference abstracts and posters, theses and dissertations. It is publicly accessible to a global audience.

See our Research Repository user guide for information on setting up a researcher profile, submitting your work, and advanced searching.

Recommended resources:

Artificial Intelligence Research Outputs

Robotic Surgery Research Outputs

Emerging Technology Research Outputs

The Research Toolkit provides resources and guidance to emerging and established researchers conducting research at Monash Health.

The Toolkit offers online research guidance, from literature searching to survey tools and research data management (RDM). It also covers researcher tools such as altmetrics, social media and researcher profiles; complying with medical ethics, law and copyright; and publishing resources for open access, open data and avoiding predatory journals.

Research Toolkit

Request research support 

Monash Health employees can request various forms of research support depending on the purpose of your research. Our research support includes:  

• Research consultations 
• Literature search service 
• Literature review report service 
• Feedback on your literature search strategy 
• Co-authorship for systematic reviews and other evidence synthesis projects 

Complete this online form to request research support and learn more about each service offered. Click here for an overview of Library research support services. 

Request research support