This workshop examines how artificial intelligence (AI) tools can support the literature review process in academic research. Participants will explore how tools such as ChatGPT, Scite, and ScopusAI can assist with topic exploration, research question refinement, identifying key themes, summarizing sources, and generating synthesis. The session will emphasize how AI can help with organizing citations and structuring arguments, while underscoring that critical thinking and scholarly judgment remain essential. Attention will also be given to the limitations of AI, including hallucination risks, lack of access to paywalled content, and outdated training data. By comparing AI-generated outputs with results from academic databases, participants will develop strategies for evaluating and responsibly integrating AI into the research process.

Learning Objectives
 By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Apply AI tools to support topic exploration, research question refinement, and identification of key themes.
• Compare and contrast AI-generated outputs with results from academic databases to assess credibility, accuracy, and comprehensiveness.
• Evaluate the affordances and limitations of AI tools in relation to the literature review process, including issues of hallucination, access restrictions, and outdated data.
• Develop strategies for integrating AI responsibly into citation management, synthesis, and argumentation while maintaining critical engagement with scholarly sources.

This workshop is open to all members of the University of Calgary community and is not part of a research study. Anyone may attend the workshop without participating in any research.

After the workshop, you will be invited to take part in a separate, voluntary research study. This study involves a short, 10 optional question survey about your learning experience. The survey is part of a project on AI literacy and the use of AI in supporting information literacy skills, which has received ethics approval from the University of Calgary Conjoint Faculties Research Ethics Board (REB25-1467).

Your participation in the survey is entirely voluntary and independent of the workshop. Choosing not to complete the survey will not affect your ability to attend the workshop or access library services. Survey responses will be anonymous and may be included in publications or presentations about the project.