10 Ways to Use Notebook LM as a Student and Researcher

Notebook LM offers versatile capabilities for students and researchers. Here are ten ways to leverage its features:

1. Organizing Lecture Material:

   • Upload up to 50 sources, like textbook PDFs and worksheets.
   • Create notebooks on different themes, such as organic chemistry mechanisms.

2. Creating Study Guides:

   • Utilize uploaded lecture notes and past exam papers.
   • Generate study guides to check understanding and prepare for exams.

3. YouTube Chatbot:

   • Aggregate information from multiple YouTube videos on a topic.
   • Use AI to summarize and answer questions from these sources.

4. Voice Notes for Peer Review Writing:

   • Convert MP3 voice notes into paragraphs.
   • Use voice-to-text to draft sections for peer-reviewed papers.

5. Recording and Analyzing Meetings:

   • Record meetings with supervisors and upload them.
   • Generate summaries and key action points for better follow-up.

6. Chatting with Reference Lists:

   • Upload papers and interact with a multi-document chat.
   • Understand contributions of each reference to your research.

7. Creating Audio Overviews:

   • Generate audio summaries of reference lists.
   • Use interactive mode to ask questions live during audio playback.

8. Timeline Generation:

   • Create a timeline of events from uploaded references.
   • Understand how research fits into the broader field’s progress.

9. Briefing Documents:

   • Generate briefing notes for quick review.
   • Prepare for presentations or meetings with supervisors.

10. Using Built-in Facts Document:

    • Access Q&A format summaries of uploaded documents.
    • Useful for blog writing or quick information retrieval.

These functionalities make Notebook LM an essential tool for organizing, learning, and interacting with educational content efficiently.