Keenious in short
Keenious is an AI-based article search tool. It differs from traditional article search services in that the search feed does not have to consist of carefully thought-out keywords. Keenious is able to perform a search on the basis of extensive and free-form text. For example, a whole article or a paragraph of the text under the author's work is acceptable as a search feed. Traditional search-word type search is also possible.
Keenious uses artificial intelligence to convert a search feed into keywords. It then targets a search index called OpenAlex. Search results are sought from more than 100 million scientific articles. Keenious itself does not include full text articles, but provides links to both freely available and licensed articles.
All the information that comes to Keenious's search results refers to actual publications. Unlike certain generative AI tools, Keenious does not 'invent' or 'hallucinate' the information in the articles themselves.
Creating an account
Laurea students and staff have access to the fee-based Keenious Plus service. Access the Keenious Plus service by creating a Keenious account through this link. Use Laurea's e-mail address when creating an account.
After creating an account, Keenious access Keenious at https://keenious.com. The logged-in user has access to all the features of Keenious.
Searching
Keenious offers three options for entering a search feed: PDF, URL or Text. The default is PDF, but it is probably easiest to use the Text option for the first use, which allows you to type a search feed in the opening text field (see picture below).
- If you choose the PDF option, please note that the pdf must not be an image of a text but must be a text-formatted pdf
- If you select URL, the link must refer to a pdf document and the link must end in .pdf
Links to article full-texts
Keenious does not contain the full texts of the articles. Through Keenious you can read the abstracts of the articles, but the actual full texts are located e.g. on the publishers' websites. In Keenious, you will find links to both open access and licensed articles.
When you open an article in Keenious, the links appear below the abstract information.
- Click Check Laurea UAS Access link to see if Laurea has access to the article in question. If so, a link to the article is provided on the opening SFX menu page. If not, there will be a note No electronic full text available.
- The DOI link usually takes you to the publisher's service. If it's not an open access article, you will likely be offered the option to purchase the article.
Open access articles
Open access articles are marked with an open access icon. It is recommended to access Open Access articles by using the links shown under PDF or LINKS headings. They work often more reliably than Check Laurea UAS Access links.
Filtering to Open Access articles
In the search results list, you can use the Filters function to restrict the search result to open access articles only. The function should be used with caution, as a large number of articles licensed to Laurea will disappear from the search results.
Word processor integration
Keenious can also be used directly in a word processing program (MS Word, Google Docs). Add Keenious add-on to your word processing program, and you'll be able to do article searches directly related to the text or part of it that you are working on. You can see the functions of Keenious by clicking on the Keenious icon that appears in the top right corner of your word processing program.
Keenious and data protection
Keenious is a Norwegian based service with servers located in the EU/ETA area.
Keenious assures that it operates in accordance with the EU GDPR. The data entered into the service is not stored anywhere and is not used for the development of the service.
Further instructions
Further instructions on how to use Keenious can be found at Keenious Help Center
Read more about AI and information searching in a libguide maintained by Laurea Library
Questions & feedback
Do you have questions or comments regarding Keenious? Do you need guidance on how to use it? Would you like to have a presentation for your group?
We are happy to hear your views on Keenious as a tool for information retrieval.
Send a message to library [at] laurea.fi
Keenious webinars 2024
Keenious holds intruductory webinars each month between August and December 2024.