Understanding Generative AI-mediated User Engagement with Academic Library Resources

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Was passiert ist

Study found that ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini drive significant traffic to academic library resources, especially open-access theses and dissertations with structured metadata.

Warum es zählt

Library technologists and digital strategists should care when planning discovery systems and deciding how to optimize institutional repositories for AI-driven discovery.

Achtung

Analysis covers only August 2023 to October 2025, so patterns may shift as AI systems evolve and library strategies adapt to this emerging discovery pathway.