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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.
ChatGPT	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.
Elicit	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.
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).
Litmaps	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.
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.
Scite	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).
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.

 

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Ebook Central (Academic Complete)    
Multi-disciplinary database including law.
 
EBSCO eBook Academic Collection  
Multi-disciplinary database including constitutional, international law, environment protection law, intellectual property, law and ethics.
 
eBooks on ScienceDirect   
Multi-disciplinary database including law, criminology, crime.  
 
Cambridge Core (Humanities and Social Sciences Collection)  
Multi-disciplinary database including communication, journalism, mass media.  List of subscribed journals.
 
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)   
Catalogue containing open access books from academic publishers, among which Vytautas Magnus University Press as well.
 
The Global Text Project   
A library of open access textbooks and out-of-print books with open licenses.
 
HeinOnline   
eBooks on law and law related topics. Books can be read online, part of a book can be copied, printed.
 
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO)   
Multi-disciplinary database. Books are presented in chapters in pdf and read online, copied, downloaded, e-mailed. Information about the document can be exported to bibliographic management program (RefWorks).
 
Oxford Journals Collection   
Multi-disciplinary database including international, constitutional, economical, medicine law, criminology. List of subscribed journals.
 
Online Books Page    
Multi-disciplinary database  which lets you access more than 2 mil. e-books including law.

SAGE Journals Online   
Multi-disciplinary including medical law, criminology. List of subscribed journals.
 
Springer LINK eBooks    
Multi-disciplinary database Springer Verlag and Kluwer Academic Press e-books including law. 

 

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Codification of Administrative Law : A Comparative Study on the Sources of Administrative Law  
Uhlmann, Felix, editor., 2023

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Britannica Online   
Encyclopedia
 
A Concise Encyclopedia of the European Union    
An alphabetical guide to the people and institutions of the European Union, written with wry wit and elegance. The perfect reference book on a subject of enduring interest and constant  topicality.
 
Duhaime's Law Dictionary     
Legal info on everything from international criminal laws to family law and wrongful termination of employment laws. 
 
IATE (Interactive Terminology for Europe)  
The EU's terminology database. It has been used in the EU institutions and agencies since summer 2004 for the collection, dissemination and management of EU-specific terminology.
 
International Encyclopaedia of Laws  
An encyclopedia which covers each legal discipline with penetrating country-by-country monographs, which describe how each national legal system governs specific fields of law.
 
Thesaurus.com   
General vocabulary indicating semantic word connections. 

 

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BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)    
Multi-disciplinary search engine to scholarly internet resources.
 
Google Scholar   
Search engine providing search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other websites. Google Scholar helps you to find relevant works across the world of scholarly research. 
 
Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa)  
This search gate is an integrated search system allowing search in Lithuanian academic libraries and other databases.

 

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European Law Students' Association: ELSA   
International, independent, non-political, non-profit, non-governmental organisation run by and for law students. 
 
International Law Association  
A non-profit organisation based in Great Britain that — according to its constitution — promotes "the study, clarification and development of international law" and "the furtherance of international understanding and respect for international law". 
 
The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania 
The main institution of the Government of Lithuania responsible for drafting laws and resolutions of the Republic of Lithuania and other legal acts, assisting with other state and public institutions.

Lithuanian home of notaries  
Professional self-government of notaries, organization of supervision of their activities.
 
ITechLaw  
A not-for-profit organization established to inform and educate lawyers about the unique legal issues arising from the evolution, production, marketing, acquisition and use of information and communications technology.
 
Scite   
The artificial intelligence-powered platform that helpst researchers better discover and evaluate scientific articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contradicting evidence.