Overview
NotebookLM is an AI-powered tool designed to enhance understanding and synthesis of complex information from uploaded sources. It uses AI, particularly Google's Gemini models, to analyze and synthesize information from papers uploaded by the user. NotebookLM acts as a "virtual research assistant" that helps users make sense of their information. This allows users to quickly summarize, extract key information, and answer questions based on their own content.
With any type of AI-powered tool, do not provide any Personal Identifiable Information (PII) or other protected student data into NotebookLM.
Instructions
Users can upload various document formats, including Google Docs, PDFs, websites, YouTube videos, Google Slides, and Word documents, providing concise summaries of lengthy documents to help users brainstorm and generate new ideas based on their notes. NotebookLM can generate summaries, outlines, study guides, and audio overviews, and it also answers questions grounded in the user's specific sources, providing inline citations for verification. The platform offers features such as customizable chat settings and the ability to create and organize notes based on sources.
Step 1
Access NotebookLM by going directly to https://notebooklm.google/
Step 2
Click Try NotebookLM
Step 3
Log into your UWF Gmail account
Step 4
If you are logging in for the first time, you will be provided with information about NotebookLM. It is optional to check the box to keep you updated on NotebookLM. Click Okay.
Step 5
From the welcome page you can create a notebook. Click the Create button to start. You can also click Try an example notebook to provide an overview of how NotebookLM functions.
Step 6
After clicking Create you will be able to upload sources from your Google Drive, from a link, or from copied text.
Step 7
Once your sources have been uploaded. They will be kept on the left panel. The chat panel allows you to ask questions on the sources. Example questions are also provided at the bottom as a way to guide your question inquiry. An audio overview can also be generated from the text to provide an overview of the text that is uploaded.
You can save your Notebook under any name you would like. At the top left, you can select the title and create your own unique title to save for later. You can create multiple Notebooks to keep your information in one place so that you can reference it at anytime.