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Gemini & NotebookLM Research Lab

Build a source-grounded research notebook, trace claims to evidence, and turn a reading pack into a briefing people can trust.

7 lessons 3h 45m Intermediate

Course overview

Good research is not a longer answer; it is a visible chain from question to source to conclusion. In this lab, Gemini helps with exploration while NotebookLM becomes the evidence desk for a defined source pack.

What you will build

You will assemble a small research notebook from documents, web pages, audio, or video, then produce a concise briefing with inline evidence and an explicit uncertainty log. You will also learn where source-grounding ends and independent verification begins.

Inside the lab

  • Write a research question narrow enough to answer well.
  • Curate sources instead of dumping in everything you find.
  • Use notebook citations to inspect the passage behind a claim.
  • Compare findings, contradictions, and missing evidence.
  • Create a written and audio study aid without confusing polish for proof.

Best for: students, analysts, founders, and curious professionals. Google account, region, language, and Workspace plan can affect availability.

Last reviewed September 2026. Lessons link to current Google Help pages and avoid fixed plan-limit claims.

Your route through the course

Syllabus

7 lessons + knowledge check
  • Frame the research
    • Curate a source pack with an expiry date
    • Interrogate citations one claim at a time
  • Interrogate the notebook
    • Map agreement, conflict, and silence
    • Use Gemini for exploration, then bring evidence home
  • Synthesize and verify
    • Make an Audio Overview a study aid
    • Capstone: publish a briefing with an audit trail
01Understand

One clear idea in ordinary language.

02Practice

Apply it to a realistic situation.

03Build

Finish something useful enough to keep.

04Check

Test quality, safety, and your understanding.