What is Notebook LM (NLM)?
Google's NotebookLM is an AI-powered notebook and research assistant tool that uses Gemini models (as of Oct 2025, Gemini 2.5 Flash) to help you in interact, analyze, synthesize, and create content from your uploaded sources (text, Google docs, PDFs, videos, podcasts).
You can ask questions, generate summaries, create audio/video overviews, produce study guides, flashcards, quizzes, and more — all grounded in your uploaded sources.
Find updates here: The Keyword (Google Blog)
Why use NotebookLM?
| Free | Paid |
|---|---|
| 100 notebooks | 300 notebooks |
| 50 sources | 500 sources |
| 80+ languages | 80+ languages |
| 50 chats | 500 chats |
| 3 audio overviews | 20 udio overviews |
| 3 video overviews | 20 video overviews |
| 10 flashcards, 10 quizzez, 10 reports | 100 flashcards, 100 quizzes, 100 reports |
Key Features
- upload your own sources (PDFs, videos, podcasts, notes, Google docs, copied text, URLs)
- grounded responses from user sources reduces "hallucinations"
- discover sources option is powered by Gemini
- create new study materials from sources
UPR_Mayaguez Campus Usage
Please note that at present and until further notice, all University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez faculty, students, researchers, and employees have access to the Notebook LM basic plan through their campus Google account.
Help/Support
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NotebookLM SupportDescribe the issue of browse their help topics.
Librarian
Grisell Rodriguez
She / Her / Hers
Contact:
UPR- Mayaguez - Library - GRIC (Graduate Research and Innovation Center)
Call Box 9000
Mayaguez, PR 00681-9000
Call Box 9000
Mayaguez, PR 00681-9000
787-832-4040, x6284