Research Assistant aims to inspire students and researchers to ask questions; discover new meanings and perspectives; and dig deeper into their research.

Follow along as we show you how!

Curiosity is key.

Ask questions to build a better understanding of broad topics and find nuances to inform what direction to take next in your research.

At the end of an overview, the Research Assistant will propose alternative questions to help you consider alternative angles for your search.

Each time you reframe the question, you get a different response, so try it out - be creative!

Your initial discovery may lead you to identifying sub-categories or arguments. Ask the Research Assistant to explore those or other positions by asking new questions.

These questions will be saved within the same thread as the original question for easy access later on. That way you never have to worry about losing your thread of thought 😉

Your most recent threads will all be automatically saved so you can revisit them later along with the overviews and sources found.

We're still learning. The Research Assistant is currently in beta and won’t be able to answer every question.

If there aren’t enough resources (3+) to confidently form a response, we’ll be transparent and let you know.

You may also try asking a different question or rephrasing.

If you need some help with this, please feel free to contact support (more information below).

Tap on any numbered resource or citation to discover the specific passage used to inform the corresponding section of the overview.

These sources can be found in 3 places:

Reading excerpts directly from the referenced texts will help you to narrow down key sources.

Tap on the title to access more information about the book or dig even deeper by selecting Open in book to access the full text version within our reader.

This feature is currently in beta. While we learn about how to improve it, it will have the following availability:

Visitors without a subscription can ask up to 10 questions, seeing the AI overview, backing citations and the book passage content.

To ask more questions or read the books, a Perlego subscription will be required.

Subscribers with a personal Perlego subscription will have unlimited access to the Research Assistant while its in beta.

Subscribers with an institutional subscription will have unlimited access only if their university or organisation has opted in to the beta trial.

Disclaimer: The information generated by this AI model is for informational purposes only and may not always be accurate or up-to-date. We do not accept any responsibility for false or misleading information produced by the AI. Additionally, the opinions and perspectives expressed in the content of the books available in the Library are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect our views. Users are encouraged to verify any information independently.

While we are trialling this new feature we want to hear feedback from you! Tell us how this helps, how it doesn’t, what you think about it and what we can do to continue growing to meet your needs.

Perlego is dedicated to providing you with an accessible research experience that cuts through the noise of irrelevant or unreliable information to ensure you can count on our library as an academic resource.

If you have any questions, let us know via live chat or email us at [email protected]. Our live chat is available Sunday - Friday 9 am - 8 pm GMT, though hours may vary.