Using the Rese AI Chatbot

Rese is an AI chatbot that lets you ask questions about sources in your library. This guide shows you how to open Rese, ask questions, and save responses to your library.

The Rese AI Chatbot feature is available to Scrible Edu Pro users only; to check your current subscription, go to your account settings.

Access Requirements

For teachers: You must be an Edu Pro user, then enable Rese at the library or assignment level.

For students: Your teacher must enable Rese for a library or assignment before you can use it.

How to Use Rese

Opening Rese

1. Navigate to a library that has Rese enabled

2. Click the Rese button in the right sidebar

3. The Rese chat panel opens on the right side

Asking a Question

1. Type your question in the "Ask Rese..." text box

2. (Optional) Select specific sources to narrow your search using the checkbox next to each source

3. Press Enter or click send

4. Rese searches your library sources and provides an answer with citations, supported directly by evidence from your sources

Reviewing Responses

Responses include citations that link to specific passages in your sources. Hover over the citation numbers to trace quotes back to your sources. You'll see the quote Rese used as evidence for its answer highlighted in your source.

Follow-up questions within the same chat maintain conversation context. For different topics, select the plus (+) icon to the right of the "Ask Rese..." text box to begin a fresh chat. To revisit past chats, use the chat history dropdown ("Continue a previous chat") at the top of the Rese sidebar.

Saving a Response

1. Click the Save to library button on a response

2. The response is saved as a "Gen AI" source in your library

3. You can annotate and cite saved responses like any other source

Adjusting Settings

Click the settings icon in the Rese panel to adjust reading speed for text-to-speech or change font size.

Why Use Rese

Benefits of using Rese:

• Credibility: Rese only searches within your specific library, not the entire web

• Citability: Save responses in MLA, Chicago, or APA format

• Accessibility: Adjust font size and use text-to-speech with customizable speed

• Security: Your data stays within Scrible's infrastructure

• Traceability: Citations connect answers directly to source passages for verification

Tips

• Narrow your search: Select specific sources before asking to get more focused answers

• Verify sources: Use citations to check where information came from

• Save important responses: Convert helpful answers into citable sources

• Provide feedback: Use thumbs up/down to help improve Rese's accuracy