More prominent AI generated library search queries
Please promote the "View related results on your library search" link to a prominent, standalone UI element. The AI Research Assistant is great, but it creates a "bubble" by only showing 5 sources. The "View related results" link is the escape hatch that leads students to our full collection, but it is currently too easy to miss.
Making this feature more visible acts as an information literacy tool, showing users how to convert prompts into keywords.
Benefits of the tool:
Instant query building: It shows students what a "good" search looks like (even though it is far from perfect right now).
Language support: It bridges the gap for non-native English speakers by translating terms into English.
Better resource usage: It prevents users from stopping at the AI summary and encourages them to explore the full catalog.
This tool could be further enhanced by the Model Context Protocol (MCP) to ensure the AI passes the full search context to the discovery layer reliably. This makes the AI context-aware and allows it to create excellent search queries.