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. |
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Academic Search Ultimate (EBSCO) 
A multidisciplinary database dedicated to special education, covering scientific articles, books, and other academic sources that explore and apply methods for teaching and educating children with various learning, physical, or emotional disabilities.
Education Source (EBSCO)
Databases in books, journals, conference materials, etc. – psychological knowledge, principles of education, adapted teaching, and leadership.
eBooks on ScienceDirect
A multi-topic database, including topics such as training teachers and their assistants to work with people with special needs.
ERIC (EBSCO)
A bibliographic database of educational research and literature with open access.
JSTOR Collections
A multi-subject database covering topics such as education systems and pedagogical competence in providing specialized support to individuals. Subscriptions to Arts & Sciences I, II, III, and IV collections. List of journals.
Springer eBooks Collections (Education Collection)
A multi-topic database covering topics such as new technologies and methods for educating children with special needs. Distance learning, artificial intelligence, etc.
Springer Journals
A multi-topic database covering topics such as special education, teacher training, and the latest working principles in this field. List of subscribed journals.
Taylor & Francis
A database dedicated to special education, containing material on teacher training and innovative practices. List of subscribed journals.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
This bibliographic database is a resource for teachers, providing access to abstracts of over 230 peer-reviewed journal articles related to the education of children with special needs.
A multidisciplinary database dedicated to special education, covering scientific articles, books, and other academic sources that explore and apply methods for teaching and educating children with various learning, physical, or emotional disabilities.
Education Source (EBSCO)
Databases in books, journals, conference materials, etc. – psychological knowledge, principles of education, adapted teaching, and leadership.
eBooks on ScienceDirect
A multi-topic database, including topics such as training teachers and their assistants to work with people with special needs.
ERIC (EBSCO)
A bibliographic database of educational research and literature with open access.
JSTOR Collections
A multi-subject database covering topics such as education systems and pedagogical competence in providing specialized support to individuals. Subscriptions to Arts & Sciences I, II, III, and IV collections. List of journals.
Springer eBooks Collections (Education Collection)
A multi-topic database covering topics such as new technologies and methods for educating children with special needs. Distance learning, artificial intelligence, etc.
Springer Journals
A multi-topic database covering topics such as special education, teacher training, and the latest working principles in this field. List of subscribed journals.
Taylor & Francis
A database dedicated to special education, containing material on teacher training and innovative practices. List of subscribed journals.
Teacher Reference Center (EBSCO)
This bibliographic database is a resource for teachers, providing access to abstracts of over 230 peer-reviewed journal articles related to the education of children with special needs.
List of books available at the VDU library.
Suitable books can also be found on Google Books, an e-book search engine.
Suitable books can also be found on Google Books, an e-book search engine.
Pedagogy 
VDU International Scientific Journal is dedicated to the analysis of education and training issues, factors changing practice, and the application of educational research. It publishes articles, reviews, and overviews.
Acta paedagogica Vilnensia: Scientific Works
Vilnius University.
Special Education
This is an international open access publication that aims to supplement scientific and practical resources for the education and social participation of people with disabilities.
Journals in the VDU scientific management system
Journals in the VDU virtual library
VDU International Scientific Journal is dedicated to the analysis of education and training issues, factors changing practice, and the application of educational research. It publishes articles, reviews, and overviews.
Acta paedagogica Vilnensia: Scientific Works
Vilnius University.
Special Education
This is an international open access publication that aims to supplement scientific and practical resources for the education and social participation of people with disabilities.
Journals in the VDU scientific management system
Journals in the VDU virtual library
IRIS Center Glossary
A university program dedicated to explaining terms related to special needs.
Special Education Terminology (Inclusive Schools)
Terms with definitions, useful for parents and teachers.
Glossary of Special Education Terms (Utah Parent Center)
A wide range of terms, clearly defined.
A university program dedicated to explaining terms related to special needs.
Special Education Terminology (Inclusive Schools)
Terms with definitions, useful for parents and teachers.
Glossary of Special Education Terms (Utah Parent Center)
A wide range of terms, clearly defined.
Dissertations and theses in the VDU research management system (CRIS ETD)
Dissertations and theses in the Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa ETD)
DART-Europe E-theses Portal
European thesis search portal. Using this search engine, you can search for doctoral dissertations and master's theses from 559 universities in 28 countries.
EBSCO Open Dissertations
NDLTD (The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations)
This international organization promotes the implementation, creation, use, distribution, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). Its database contains over 475,000 publications in the field of education.
Dissertations and theses in the Lithuanian Academic Electronic Library (eLABa ETD)
DART-Europe E-theses Portal
European thesis search portal. Using this search engine, you can search for doctoral dissertations and master's theses from 559 universities in 28 countries.
EBSCO Open Dissertations
NDLTD (The Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations)
This international organization promotes the implementation, creation, use, distribution, and preservation of electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs). Its database contains over 475,000 publications in the field of education.
Base Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)
It is one of the largest search platforms for finding open access scholarly resources in a variety of formats: journals, institutional repositories, digital collections and more.
DOAB (Directory of Open access Books)
A catalogue of electronic books in various fields of science, including Vytautas Magnus University books.
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
A directory of journals in different scientific fields, where researchers from all over the world submit their articles.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
Viena iš pagrindinių švietimo ir pedagogikos mokslų duomenų bazių, kur galima rasti mokslinius straipsnius, ataskaitas ir kitus išteklius, susijusius su specialiąja pedagogika.
Google Scholar
A search engine for finding information in peer-reviewed journals, dissertations, technical reports, university websites and books.
HAL (Hyper Articles en Ligne)
Europos mokslinė duomenų bazė, apimanti įvairias mokslo sritis, įskaitant edukaciją ir socialinius mokslus. Atvira prieiga dažnai leidžia prieiti prie straipsnių ir tyrimų darbų.
Lithuanian Electronic Academic Library (eLABa)
An integrated search engine that allows you to search the catalogues of Lithuanian academic libraries and open access resources.
OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories) 
"OpenDOAR is a global directory of open access repositories that is quality assured and verified. Articles, conference proceedings, books, course materials, audio and video recordings, research data, unpublished papers, reports, PhD theses and dissertations, unpublished conference proceedings, etc., from researchers in a wide range of disciplines.
It is one of the largest search platforms for finding open access scholarly resources in a variety of formats: journals, institutional repositories, digital collections and more.
DOAB (Directory of Open access Books)
A catalogue of electronic books in various fields of science, including Vytautas Magnus University books.
DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)
A directory of journals in different scientific fields, where researchers from all over the world submit their articles.
ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
Viena iš pagrindinių švietimo ir pedagogikos mokslų duomenų bazių, kur galima rasti mokslinius straipsnius, ataskaitas ir kitus išteklius, susijusius su specialiąja pedagogika.
Google Scholar
A search engine for finding information in peer-reviewed journals, dissertations, technical reports, university websites and books.
HAL (Hyper Articles en Ligne)
Europos mokslinė duomenų bazė, apimanti įvairias mokslo sritis, įskaitant edukaciją ir socialinius mokslus. Atvira prieiga dažnai leidžia prieiti prie straipsnių ir tyrimų darbų.
Lithuanian Electronic Academic Library (eLABa)
An integrated search engine that allows you to search the catalogues of Lithuanian academic libraries and open access resources.
OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories)
"OpenDOAR is a global directory of open access repositories that is quality assured and verified. Articles, conference proceedings, books, course materials, audio and video recordings, research data, unpublished papers, reports, PhD theses and dissertations, unpublished conference proceedings, etc., from researchers in a wide range of disciplines.
EDTECH (H-Net Network on educational technology)
The EDTECH network is an excellent platform for communication between specialists in their field. It provides a wealth of information on the use of future technologies in education. Catalogues of academic book publishers, multimedia materials, discussions, reports, etc.
National Education Agency
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.
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.
Education portal
Textbooks, digital teaching aids, environment and tools, methodological materials. Some publications are freely accessible.
The EDTECH network is an excellent platform for communication between specialists in their field. It provides a wealth of information on the use of future technologies in education. Catalogues of academic book publishers, multimedia materials, discussions, reports, etc.
National Education Agency
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.
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.
Education portal
Textbooks, digital teaching aids, environment and tools, methodological materials. Some publications are freely accessible.