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Vytautas Magnus University Virtual Library is an integral search system that allows searching in the University Library Catalogue, VMU Science Management System (VMU CRIS), Subscribed Databases and global academic open access resources.
 Research Assistant VL |
Research Assistant – an AI tool in the VMU virtual library. It responds to user queries by analyzing sources indexed in the virtual library and provides them with citations indicating the source of each part of the response. |
An AI language model that generates human-like responses to queries. It can be used to create teaching materials, personalize the learning process and develop students critical thinking skills. The free version has limitations (e.g., limited DALL-E – a model for translating text into images – functions), while the paid version provides access to the latest and more powerful models (e.g., GPT-5 Pro) and faster response generation. |
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An AI research assistant that helps review literature and academic works, systematize data, automate article selection and extract data. The free version offers unlimited searches, summaries and reports (up to 4 documents at a time), while in the paid "Plus" / "Pro" versions, the number of abstracts increases to 8 documents at a time and unlimited export of data tables to CSV/BIB/RIS formats, more detailed document previews and notifications with the latest information on research in the selected field are also provided. |
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 Gemini |
An AI language model that generates human-like responses to queries. "Deep Research" allows you to browse websites, analyze information and create detailed reports, while "Gemini Live" allows you to create learning plans, topic summaries and practice presentations. The paid versions, "Google AI Pro" and "Google AI Ultra", provide access to the more powerful "2.5 Pro" model, more accurate and faster "Deep Research", video generation with "Veo 3" and more options with the "NotebookLM" research and writing assistant. |
 Keenious |
An AI academic research tool designed to help students and researchers find scientific literature. It analyzes the uploaded document and, using interdisciplinary methods, recommends similar or related scientific articles. Provides access to more than 250 million academic works. The free version provides access to all search results and unlimited chats, while the paid version provides full access with a university or organization license (access for students/employees, interface with library resources, training and webinars offered). |
A tool for scientific literature research. Creates a visual map of academic literature, finds related sources on a selected topic from more than 270 million resources. The free version provides access to basic search, up to 20 queries and 2 visual maps, while the paid "Pro" and "Teams" versions offer advanced search and an unlimited number of articles and visual maps to analyze. |
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 Perplexity |
AI search engine and chatbot. Provides links to sources used for the answer and related thematic questions. The free version offers basic search, limited "Pro" and file upload features (up to 3 files per day), while the paid version provides access to more powerful AI models, unlimited visual generation, file uploads and analysis. |
 Research Rabbit |
AI tool for academic research and literature reviews. Categorizes academic works into thematic sections (collections), creates an interactive visual map based on the selected topic and shows citation tendencies for academic works. All available features are free of charge. |
 SciSpace |
AI assistant that helps manage, write and publish academic works, analyze and visualize data and create websites or presentations. The free version offers up to 30 query views, 5 bibliography downloads, suggestions and integrated spell checking, while the paid versions, "Researcher" and "Teams", offer unlimited queries and downloads, security and faster support. |
An AI platform that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles using smart citations. Evaluates the reliability and impact of scientific articles, discovers important and contradictory evidence, improves research results. The free version offers a DI assistant function, full-text search, citation reports, while the paid version provides full access with a university or organization license (more powerful DI models and their capabilities, data export and analysis, higher security and confidentiality levels). |
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 Semantic Scholar |
An AI academic research search engine that uses machine learning to identify connections, relevance and key findings in scientific articles. All available features are free of charge. |
Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) 
A multi-topic database covering topics such as education, adult education, higher education, distance learning and more.
eBooks on ScienceDirect
A multi-topic database covering topics such as education, training, psychology, educational technology and more.
Education Source (EBSCO)
Databases in books, journals, conference materials and more – texts on all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, including multilingual education and health education.
ERIC (EBSCO)
A bibliographic database providing access to educational literature and research. Some of the resources are open access.
JSTOR Collections
A multi-subject database covering topics such as education, distance learning, higher education and more. Subscription to Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV collections. List of journals.
Springer eBooks Collections (Education Collection)
A multi-topic database covering topics such as education from early childhood to higher education, distance learning, artificial intelligence and more.
Springer Journals
A multi-topic database covering topics such as education, teaching psychology, distance learning, technological innovations and more. List of subscribed journals.
Taylor & Francis
A multi-topic database covering topics such as educational studies, distance learning, education management and more. List of subscribed journals.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
A bibliographic database of research data for teachers. It contains summaries of articles on education from more than 230 peer-reviewed journals.
A multi-topic database covering topics such as education, adult education, higher education, distance learning and more.
eBooks on ScienceDirect
A multi-topic database covering topics such as education, training, psychology, educational technology and more.
Education Source (EBSCO)
Databases in books, journals, conference materials and more – texts on all levels of education from early childhood to higher education, including multilingual education and health education.
ERIC (EBSCO)
A bibliographic database providing access to educational literature and research. Some of the resources are open access.
JSTOR Collections
A multi-subject database covering topics such as education, distance learning, higher education and more. Subscription to Arts & Sciences I, II, III, IV collections. List of journals.
Springer eBooks Collections (Education Collection)
A multi-topic database covering topics such as education from early childhood to higher education, distance learning, artificial intelligence and more.
Springer Journals
A multi-topic database covering topics such as education, teaching psychology, distance learning, technological innovations and more. List of subscribed journals.
Taylor & Francis
A multi-topic database covering topics such as educational studies, distance learning, education management and more. List of subscribed journals.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
A bibliographic database of research data for teachers. It contains summaries of articles on education from more than 230 peer-reviewed journals.
Books
Print publications on Education are stored in the Vaclovas Biržiška Library (Kaunas) and the Meilė Lukšienė Library (Vilnius). Older publications on this subject are kept in storage. Information about publications available in the library is provided in the VMU virtual library. Most publications can be ordered.
E-books
Information about virtual resources in Education is available in the VMU virtual library.
DOAB (Directory of Open access Books)
A catalog of e-books from various fields of science, including books from Vytautas Magnus University.
Journals
Journals in the VMU virtual library (by education group and by main keywords)
Journals in the VMU research management system (by main keywords)
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
Catalogue of journals in various fields of science.
Newspapers
Newspapers in the VMU virtual library (by main keywords)
Britannica Online 
Virtual encyclopedia.
Dictionary.com
Virtual dictionary.
Encyclopedia.com
Virtual encyclopedia.
Eurovoc
Multilingual thesaurus.
Thesaurus.com
The largest (more than 550,000) and most reliable online thesaurus.
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija 
A scientific information publication providing widely accessible systematic information.
Virtual encyclopedia.
Dictionary.com
Virtual dictionary.
Encyclopedia.com
Virtual encyclopedia.
Eurovoc
Multilingual thesaurus.
Thesaurus.com
The largest (more than 550,000) and most reliable online thesaurus.
Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija
A scientific information publication providing widely accessible systematic information.
Theses in the VMU research management system (CRIS ETD) 
Theses in the Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa ETD)
EBSCO Open Dissertations
NDLTD (The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations) (currently offline)
An international organization whose goal is to promote the accession, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The database contains more than 475,000 works in the field of education.
OATD (Open Access Theses and Dissertations)
Open access dissertation database. Metadata is obtained from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and research institutions, and currently more than 2 million dissertations are available (more than 50,000 in the field of education).
Theses in the Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa ETD)
EBSCO Open Dissertations
NDLTD (The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations)
(currently offline)An international organization whose goal is to promote the accession, creation, use, dissemination and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). The database contains more than 475,000 works in the field of education.
OATD (Open Access Theses and Dissertations)
Open access dissertation database. Metadata is obtained from more than 1,000 colleges, universities and research institutions, and currently more than 2 million dissertations are available (more than 50,000 in the field of education).
Base (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
One of the largest search engines that searches open access scientific resources (journals, institutional repositories, digital collections, etc.).
Google Scholar
A search engine that allows you to search for information in peer-reviewed journals, dissertations, technical reports, university websites and books.
Lietuvos elektroninė akademinė biblioteka (eLABa)
An integrated search engine that allows you to search the catalogs of Lithuanian academic libraries and open access resources.
OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories)
Data repository register. Peer-reviewed articles in various scientific fields, conference presentations, books, training course materials, audio and video recordings, research data, unpublished works, reports, doctoral dissertations and theses, unpublished conference presentations, etc.
One of the largest search engines that searches open access scientific resources (journals, institutional repositories, digital collections, etc.).
Google Scholar
A search engine that allows you to search for information in peer-reviewed journals, dissertations, technical reports, university websites and books.
Lietuvos elektroninė akademinė biblioteka (eLABa)
An integrated search engine that allows you to search the catalogs of Lithuanian academic libraries and open access resources.
OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories)
Data repository register. Peer-reviewed articles in various scientific fields, conference presentations, books, training course materials, audio and video recordings, research data, unpublished works, reports, doctoral dissertations and theses, unpublished conference presentations, etc.
EdSurge 
A specialized digital media platform that serves as a research and news journal. It provides content in the fields of education, pedagogy and educational technology (EdTech).
EDTECH (H-Net Network on educational technology)
The EDTECH network provides a wealth of information on the use of future technologies in education. Catalogues of academic book publishers, multimedia material, discussions, reports, etc.
Edutopia
A reliable, free and active source of information and social network for teachers, designed for sharing effective educational practices (e.g., project-based learning, social-emotional learning) and success stories.
European Commission (European education area) 
Teaching resources for teachers and educators: virtual learning spaces, games, initiatives and competitions, teaching materials, virtual courses.
European Union (Learning corner)
Educational resources about the EU.
Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra
The Agency operates in the field of education management, implementing education policy in accordance with established operational objectives, monitoring the implementation of educational content and the organization of educational assistance, and evaluating changes in educational content.
OECD: Education
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development collects large international data sets in areas such as student performance, teaching practices and trends shaping education, with the aim of helping governments around the world to develop and implement education policies.
Scite
An AI-powered platform that helps researchers better discover and evaluate scientific articles through smart citations – citations that provide context and describe whether the article presents supporting or conflicting evidence.
Švietimo portalas
Textbooks, digital teaching tools, methodological materials. Some publications are accessible free of charge.
A specialized digital media platform that serves as a research and news journal. It provides content in the fields of education, pedagogy and educational technology (EdTech).
EDTECH (H-Net Network on educational technology)
The EDTECH network provides a wealth of information on the use of future technologies in education. Catalogues of academic book publishers, multimedia material, discussions, reports, etc.
Edutopia
A reliable, free and active source of information and social network for teachers, designed for sharing effective educational practices (e.g., project-based learning, social-emotional learning) and success stories.
European Commission (European education area)
Teaching resources for teachers and educators: virtual learning spaces, games, initiatives and competitions, teaching materials, virtual courses.
European Union (Learning corner)
Educational resources about the EU.
Nacionalinė švietimo agentūra
The Agency operates in the field of education management, implementing education policy in accordance with established operational objectives, monitoring the implementation of educational content and the organization of educational assistance, and evaluating changes in educational content.
OECD: Education
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development collects large international data sets in areas such as student performance, teaching practices and trends shaping education, with the aim of helping governments around the world to develop and implement education policies.
Scite
An AI-powered platform that helps researchers better discover and evaluate scientific articles through smart citations – citations that provide context and describe whether the article presents supporting or conflicting evidence.
Švietimo portalas
Textbooks, digital teaching tools, methodological materials. Some publications are accessible free of charge.