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NotebookLM

Google's AI-powered research and thinking partner

Available for: UM faculty, staff, and students (ages 18+)

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Upload your sources

Upload PDFs, docs, websites, videos, audio files, and more—NotebookLM will summarize and make interesting connections.

Instant insights

With all of your sources in place, NotebookLM becomes a personalized AI expert in the information that matters most to you.

See the source, not just the answer

Gain confidence in every response as NotebookLM provides clear citations for its work, showing you the exact quotes from sources.

Listen and learn on the go

NotebookLM's Audio Overview feature can turn your sources into engaging "Deep Dive" discussions with one click.

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Source Management:

• Supported Sources: Upload a wide variety of materials, including:
  • Word Docs, PowerPoint Slides, Excel Sheets
  • Google Docs, Slides, and Sheets
  • PDF and text files
  • Web URLs
  • YouTube Video links (transcripts are analyzed)
  • Audio files (MP3/WAV)
  • Copied or pasted text
• Source-Grounded Chat: Chat directly with your notebook to ask questions, summarize complex topics, and get insights based only on the documents you provided.
• In-line Citations: Every AI-generated response includes links back to the exact passage(s) in your original sources, ensuring accuracy and transparency.

Content Generation and Study Aids:

Transform your source material into structured, usable formats:

• Study Guides & Flashcards: Instantly generate interactive study aids, quizzes, and flashcards to help you memorize key terms and test comprehension.
• Reports and Outlines: Generate professional documents like briefing docs, polished reports, blog posts, FAQs, or presentation outlines complete with talking points and supporting evidence.
• Mind Maps & Infographics: Create visual representations to map concepts and connections across your documents.
• Audio Overviews: Turn your sources into engaging "Deep Dive" audio discussions with a single click. New formats include Brief, Critique, and Debate to explore material from different perspectives.
• Video Overviews: Create AI-generated video summaries that provide a visual companion to your research, helping you consume and share complex information in a high-engagement format.

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• Get Started

  • Learn about NotebookLM

• Manage Sources

  • Add or discover new sources for your notebook

• Use Chat

  • Use chat in NotebookLM

• Generate Overviews

  • Generate video overviews in NotebookLM
  • Generate audio overviews in NotebookLM

• General Help

  • NotebookLM Help Center

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Personalized Study Guides

Students can upload their class notes, lecture recordings, and required readings to generate flashcards and customized study guides for exams.

Recommended Sources:

• Personal notes, lecture recordings (MP3/WAV), study handouts.

Academic Research

Quickly synthesize large volumes of scholarly articles, literature reviews, or case studies to find connections, identify opposing viewpoints, or draft an initial thesis statement.

Recommended Sources:

• Downloaded PDFs of journal articles, personal notes (Google Docs), book chapters.

Committee and Meeting Summaries

Upload months of committee meeting minutes (Google Docs) or audio recordings to get a quick summary of decisions made, action items, and outstanding issues.

Recommended Sources:

• Meeting transcripts, audio recordings, prior agendas.

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Curriculum Planning

Compare and contrast different textbooks, pull out key learning objectives, or quickly generate sample quiz questions from syllabus readings.

Recommended Sources:

• Syllabi, lecture notes, textbook chapters (in PDF or Doc format).

Grant Proposal Drafting

Generate an outline, key summary points, or FAQs for a funding proposal based on previous successful grants, research documentation, and internal policy documents.

Recommended Sources:

• Previous grant proposals, internal research memos, budget spreadsheets.

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• Compliance Boundaries: HIPAA and FERPA

  Your use of NotebookLM with your University of Miami account is governed by the Google Workspace for Education Terms of Service, which includes strong privacy protections.

  Compliance Area	NotebookLM Status (UM Account)	Action Required by User
  Data Training	Not used: Your uploaded files, chat history, and model outputs are not reviewed by human reviewers and are not used to train Google's generative AI models.	No action needed. This protection is automatic.
  FERPA	Supports compliance: As a Google Workspace for Education Core Service, NotebookLM is designed to support the University's compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).	Use caution: Do not upload large files containing sensitive student identifiers just for analysis.
  HIPAA	Not covered by BAA: NotebookLM is not covered by Google's Business Associate Agreement (BAA) for HIPAA compliance.	Do not upload Protected Health Information (PHI): Do not use NotebookLM for research or clinical documentation that contains patient identifiers.

• Operational Limitations

  NotebookLM has established limits to ensure stable performance, which can affect how you organize large research projects.

  • Notebook Limit: Up to 100 total notebooks per account.
  • Sources Per Notebook: Up to 50 sources per notebook.
  • Source Size Limit: Each individual source document is limited to 500,000 words or a file size of 200MB.
  • Daily Query Limit (Chat): Up to 50 chat queries per day.
  • Audio Generation Limit: Up to 3 Audio Overviews per day.
  • Video Generation Limit: Up to 3 Video Overviews per day.
  • Reports/Quizzes/Flashcards: Up to 10 of each per day.
    
    Note: These limits are subject to change by Google and are generally high enough for most academic or administrative tasks.

• Generative AI Limitations

  NotebookLM has established limits to ensure stable performance, which can affect how you organize large research projects.

  • Source-Grounded Only: NotebookLM only answers questions based on the sources you provide. It cannot search the internet for external information.
  • Accuracy Check: The tool is a powerful assistant, but it is not infallible. Always cross-reference critical information with the cited source material (using the in-line citations it provides) to verify accuracy, especially for key facts, numbers, or complex arguments.
  • Data Quality: The quality of the output is dependent on the quality of your input ("Garbage in, garbage out"). Poorly scanned PDFs, fragmented notes, or poorly transcribed audio will lead to less accurate or insightful results.