Location
School of Law Seminar Room 3.09
Start Date
4-6-2026 11:00 AM
End Date
4-6-2026 11:30 AM
Description
Academic libraries play a vital role in scholarly communication, As research practices become more data‑driven and interdisciplinary, librarians can help scholars by creating and sharing flexible, customizable tools that align with local workflows and user needs.
AI Assisted programming (sometimes called “vibe coding”) offers a new way for librarians without extensive programming knowledge to develop such tools . This allows previously non-expert librarians to go from conceptual goals to working applications by rapid prototyping, experimentation, and roll-out, resulting in service innovation and improvement.
This presentation illustrates how librarians at HKUST have explored vibe coding with tools like GROK, POE, and Cursor to design three lightweight, locally adaptable tools that complement existing research‑support systems. They are presented in “research cycle” order.
1. The SDG Classifier: helps researchers identify United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to mark their research output - https://lbcone.hkust.edu.hk/sdg/.
2. OA Journal Finder: allows researchers to explore journals covered under institutional open‑access funding agreements to aid selecting where to submit manuscripts for publication - https://lbcone.hkust.edu.hk/oa_journal_finder/
3. Research Impact Dashboard: researchers can do quick citation metrics & h‑index visualizations of their own work from Scopus IDs - https://lbcone.hkust.edu.hk/research_metrics/
By sharing these initiatives, the presenter hopes to provide other librarians with ideas and methods to use AI assisted programming to drive innovation to enhance research support services.
Included in
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Commons, Scholarly Communication Commons, Scholarly Publishing Commons
Using AI-assisted programming to Develop Research Services Tools for Research Impact, Open Access Publishing & More
School of Law Seminar Room 3.09
Academic libraries play a vital role in scholarly communication, As research practices become more data‑driven and interdisciplinary, librarians can help scholars by creating and sharing flexible, customizable tools that align with local workflows and user needs.
AI Assisted programming (sometimes called “vibe coding”) offers a new way for librarians without extensive programming knowledge to develop such tools . This allows previously non-expert librarians to go from conceptual goals to working applications by rapid prototyping, experimentation, and roll-out, resulting in service innovation and improvement.
This presentation illustrates how librarians at HKUST have explored vibe coding with tools like GROK, POE, and Cursor to design three lightweight, locally adaptable tools that complement existing research‑support systems. They are presented in “research cycle” order.
1. The SDG Classifier: helps researchers identify United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to mark their research output - https://lbcone.hkust.edu.hk/sdg/.
2. OA Journal Finder: allows researchers to explore journals covered under institutional open‑access funding agreements to aid selecting where to submit manuscripts for publication - https://lbcone.hkust.edu.hk/oa_journal_finder/
3. Research Impact Dashboard: researchers can do quick citation metrics & h‑index visualizations of their own work from Scopus IDs - https://lbcone.hkust.edu.hk/research_metrics/
By sharing these initiatives, the presenter hopes to provide other librarians with ideas and methods to use AI assisted programming to drive innovation to enhance research support services.