AI is becoming part of everyday library work — research support, literature reviews, cataloguing, writing, patron services, marketing, audio, video and data analysis.
Here is a practical list of tools worth exploring.
*Research & Literature Review*
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*ResearchRabbit* — Discover related papers, authors and citation networks. www.researchrabbit.ai/ 2.
*Elicit* — Find papers and extract structured research information. elicit.com/ 3.
*Consensus* — Explore answers to research questions using academic literature. consensus.app/ 4.
*Scite* — See how later research supports or challenges a paper. scite.ai/ 5.
*Semantic Scholar* — Free academic search with citation information and summaries. www.semanticscholar.org/
*Reading & Comprehension*
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*NotebookLM* — Ask questions about your own documents and create summaries and study materials. notebooklm.google.com/ 7.
*ChatPDF* — Ask questions and find information inside PDFs. www.chatpdf.com/ 8.
*SciSpace Copilot* — Understand difficult academic passages and extract information from papers. scispace.com/
*Cataloguing & Metadata*
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*Annif* — Open-source automated subject indexing designed with libraries in mind. annif.org/ 10.
*EndNote* — Organise references and citations for research work. endnote.com/ 11.
*Click and Catalogue Books* — Click the title and verso pages using your mobile to generate Dewey Decimal Classification, Cutter Number, Subject Headings, AACR II card catalogue entries and MARC metadata.
chatgpt.com/g/g-6909a9715c808191862570c20599a968-click-and-catalogue-books 12.
*DOT MARC for KOHA* — Creates a binary *.mrc* file to classify and catalogue books for Koha.
chatgpt.com/g/g-699e54cc82ac8191b10cddacb2f48416-dot-marc-for-koha 13.
*MARC for KOHA* — Process 5–10 books in a batch using mobile-captured title and verso pages and generate a Koha-ready MARC21 *.mrc* file. chatgpt.com/g/g-698f5188aae481919c7853d42d32daa0-marc-for-koha 14.
*Koha MARC21 Auto Cataloguer* — Generate standards-compliant MARC21 mnemonic (*.mrk*) records for Koha using ISBN numbers. Supports RDA, DDC 23, Sears Subject Headings, automatic barcode generation, local shelving practices and MarcEdit-compatible export.
chatgpt.com/g/g-69fc872e67c08191ac26d68fd5505801-koha-marc21-auto-cataloguer 15.
*EXCEL2MARC for KOHA* — Convert bibliographic records into MARC for batch importing into Koha. Upload your library profile to get started.
GPT: chatgpt.com/g/g-6a4e683ba5d88191bb14e9f75adaedd4-excel2marc-for-koha
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*Writing & Editing*
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*Grammarly* — Check grammar, clarity and writing style. www.grammarly.com/ 17.
*QuillBot* — Paraphrase and simplify text for different audiences. quillbot.com/ 18.
*Cohesive* — Draft and refine longer written content. cohesive.so/ 19.
*Copyscape* — Check online content for matching or duplicated text. www.copyscape.com/
*Patron Services*
20. *Botsonic* — Build AI chatbots for routine patron enquiries. botsonic.com/
*Content & Marketing*
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*Canva AI* — Create posters, presentations and social media graphics. www.canva.com/ 22.
*Buffer AI Assistant* — Draft and adapt social media content. buffer.com/ 23.
*Midjourney* — Generate illustrations and visual concepts. www.midjourney.com/
*Audio, Video & Notes*
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*AudioPen* — Turn spoken thoughts and recordings into organised notes. audiopen.ai/ 25.
*Flixier* — Edit videos and create AI-assisted transcripts. flixier.com/ 26.
*Mem* — Organise notes, tasks and institutional information. mem.ai/
*Data & Analysis*
27. *Tableau* — Turn library statistics and usage data into visual dashboards. www.tableau.com/
*Classification & Cataloguing — Video Demonstration*
Here is a practical video demonstration of classification and cataloguing:
*My takeaway*
The goal isn’t to collect 27 AI tools.
Start with *one real library problem*. Pick one tool, use it properly for a month, and see whether it actually saves time or improves the service.
AI can handle some repetitive work.
But judgement, context and the human conversation with a reader, student or researcher still belong to the librarian.
*That part matters.*