Turn a Request into a Research Brief
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Turn a Request into a Research Brief
Research requests often arrive as topics, while good searches are built around decisions, concepts, outcomes, constraints, and acceptable evidence. This exercise uses AI for question decomposition while keeping the librarian responsible for scope and consent.
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Extract what is known
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Ask the tool to structure the supplied request without answering it.
Convert research-request.txt into a research brief with these headings: Decision or use; Population or context; Core concept; Outcomes; Date range; Geography; Evidence types; Access needs; Known ambiguities; Missing information. Use only the file. Mark missing information as "ask the researcher" rather than guessing.
The brief distinguishes supplied facts from missing information.
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Generate reference-interview questions
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Audit the questions
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Handle a high-risk variation
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