AI-powered tools and services by the ETH Library
The ETH Library offers you a variety of courses and resources in the field of AI to support you in your literature research, scientific writing and teaching.
Whether through interactive workshops, extensive self-learning courses or specialised applications, we help you use AI efficiently and responsibly.
AI-supported tools by the ETH Library
Do you already use AI for your academic work? The ETH Library provides powerful tools to facilitate your literature research and enable in-depth analysis.
- Scopus AI provides compact introductions to a selected field of research and visually links research topics for more efficient literature selection.
- Scite analyses the context of citations and supports you in evaluating scientific articles.
- Connected Papers uses a scientific article relevant to you to create a visualisation of thematically similar articles.
- Dimensions Analytics allows you to view information from different perspectives using an integrated analysis tool.
Courses and workshops on AI-supported technologies
You can learn more about how to use AI technologies in our courses and workshops.
- Self-study course: ‘AI-based tools for scientific writing and research’ on Moodle teaches, among other things, the basics of AI-supported literature research and scientific writing.
- Workshops and courses: Learn how to use large language models and AI tools for research and your studies.
- AI Labs: Here, topics related to generative AI are explored in depth, such as creating your own tools or specific tasks in scientific writing.
- AI Academy: Customised events in cooperation with the Unit for Teaching and Learning UTL for institutes and research groups on the integration of AI into everyday academic life.
- Toolbox literature research: Get best practices for systematic and exploratory searches using AI-supported tools.
Legal aspects of using AI
Responsible use of AI is crucial for scientific integrity. Therefore, the ETH Library offers guidance on legal aspects of AI use:
Plagiarism and generative AI: What guidelines apply to the scientific use of AI tools?
- Declaration of AI-Tools: How do you correctly integrate AI-generated content into your research?
- Course about plagiarism prevention: Visit our course to learn how to use AI-supported tools in a way that is consistent with scientific integrity.
Register now for our self-study course 'AI-based tools for scientific writing and research' on Moodle to learn more about generative AI and AI-based tools.