Page Category: askit4info

Motivation The abundance of information increases the cognitive burden and leads to information overload. Domain-specific commands can assist users in avoiding this cognitive burden and search efficiently within a shorter period. Our goal is to develop an AI-assisted chatbot that accepts short commands for retrieving academic database information, performs searches in these databases, and retrieves…

User Workflow ER Diagram and Minimum Dictionary Commands Resource Metadata Important Notes

Name email Dr. Javed MostafaProfessor & Dean, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto https://discover.research.utoronto.ca/54363-javed-mostafa dr.javedm@utoronto.ca Sangeun HanPostdoctoral Research, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto https://ischool.utoronto.ca/postdoc-profile/han-sangeun/ sangeun.han@utoronto.ca Qianru ShiVisiting Student, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto qianru.shi@mail.utoronto.ca Nibras Ar RakibGraduate Research Assistant, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto https://nibrasrakib.com/ nibras.rakib@mail.utoronto.ca

For early-career students and researchers, accessing academic databases to identify articles on a specific topic is an everyday task. However, the nature of the scholarly databases, e.g., cost, access restrictions, and complexities in the search strategies, often discourages new users from using these databases efficiently. To retrieve any scholarly articles, the first step involves identifying…