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Explains how Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff can access Adobe Express — the college's alternative to Canva — via a web browser or on Bowdoin-issued iPads. Includes an overview of what Adobe Express can do.

Instructions for creating a new notebook in NotebookLM, adding sources (files, web URLs, YouTube links), writing your first prompt, and saving AI responses and notes. Applies to all current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students with a Bowdoin Google account.

Tips and techniques for writing clear, effective prompts to get better results from AI tools including LibreChat, Copilot, and Bowdoin Bot. Covers the basics of prompt engineering with practical examples. Applies to all Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff.

An overview of the three main AI tools available to Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff — Microsoft Copilot, Google Gemini, and LibreChat — including how to sign in to each and basic guidelines for responsible use.

Step-by-step instructions for signing in to Google NotebookLM using a Bowdoin College account, including how to select the correct Google Workspace account and complete multi-factor authentication. Includes troubleshooting for users who cannot see the Bowdoin sign-in option.

An overview of Google NotebookLM — what it is, how it works, its key features (source-grounded AI, Studio tools, multi-source notebooks, citations, and notes), and common use cases for Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students.

Instructions for using Microsoft Copilot in Outlook to summarize individual emails and email threads, extract action items and deadlines, and use summaries in your workflow. Applies to Bowdoin faculty and staff with Copilot enabled in their Microsoft 365 account.

Instructions for uploading files to LibreChat so the AI can reference their contents, managing uploaded files, enabling File Search for agents, and using the Artifacts feature to generate and preview structured outputs such as code, diagrams, and HTML in a separate interactive panel.

Instructions for logging in to LibreChat, Bowdoin's AI chat platform, for the first time — including both sign-in methods, completing the Terms of Service, and an overview of the interface layout. Applies to all current Bowdoin faculty, staff, and students with LibreChat access.

Instructions for sharing LibreChat conversations with other Bowdoin users via a link, managing and deleting shared links, and exporting conversations in multiple file formats (.txt, .md, .json, .csv, .png).

Instructions for Bowdoin students, faculty, and staff who are leaving the college on how to export and save their LibreChat conversations and retrieve archived chats before their Bowdoin account is deactivated.

Guidance on choosing the right AI model or Agent in LibreChat, including a comparison table of available model groups (OpenAI GPT, Anthropic Claude, Amazon Nova, Meta LLaMA, DeepSeek), when to use each, and how to access pre-configured Agents such as the Image Generation Agent and Artifacts Agent.

An introduction to prompting in LibreChat — how to write effective prompts, start a chat, use follow-up actions on responses (read aloud, copy, edit, fork, regenerate), and use the temporary chat feature for private or ephemeral sessions.

Instructions for creating, using, organising, and deleting reusable prompt templates in the LibreChat Prompt Library, including how to add placeholder variables, use backslash commands, and filter saved prompts.

Answers to frequently asked questions about LibreChat at Bowdoin, covering what it is, who can use it, data security, available AI models, features including prompt templates and custom instructions, and context window limits.