AI in Research

Create better prompts to get the best out of AI search tools.

Basics (if you want more advanced techniques click here)

• Chatbot Prompt Essentials: Digital NSW
• Microsoft Copilot: Get better results with Copilot prompting (recording)
• How to perfect your prompt writing for ChatGPT, Midjourney and other AI generators - A Conversation article, briefly describing ways to assist you with prompting on AI generators.
• Promptingguide.ai - The Prompt Engineering Guide is a project by DAIR.AI. It aims to educate researchers and practitioners about prompt engineering
• Sydney Uni Blog Post: Prompt engineering for educators – making generative AI work for you

Try using the CLEAR framework 

The CLEAR framework and examples are taken from Lo, L. S. (2023). The CLEAR path: A framework for enhancing information literacy through prompt engineering. The Journal of Academic Librarianship, 49(4), 102720. For further examples and more in depth analysis request the full text from your library.