Lilly Tech Systems
NotebookLM
Master Google's AI-powered research and note-taking tool. Learn to upload sources like PDFs, documents, websites, and YouTube videos, generate AI audio overviews (podcasts), take cited notes, and create study guides — all grounded in your own materials.
What You'll Learn
By the end of this course, you'll be able to use NotebookLM to transform any source material into organized, actionable knowledge.
Source Management
Upload PDFs, Google Docs, websites, YouTube videos, and more as sources for AI-grounded analysis.
Audio Overviews
Generate AI podcast-style audio discussions of your sources — perfect for learning on the go.
Smart Notes
Take AI-assisted notes with automatic citations back to your source materials.
Study Guides
Automatically generate FAQs, study guides, timelines, and briefing documents from your sources.
Course Lessons
Follow the lessons in order or jump to any topic you need.
1. Introduction
What is NotebookLM? Learn about Google's AI research tool, how it differs from ChatGPT and Perplexity, and why source-grounding matters.
2. Getting Started
Create your first notebook, explore the interface, upload your first source, and ask your first question.
3. Sources
Master source management: upload PDFs, docs, websites, YouTube videos, and audio files. Learn source limits and best practices.
4. Audio Overview
Generate AI podcast-style audio discussions of your sources. Customize tone, focus, and audience for the generated audio.
5. Research
Use NotebookLM for deep research: note-taking, citations, study guides, FAQs, timelines, and briefing documents.
6. Best Practices
Power-user tips: organizing notebooks, combining sources effectively, collaboration, and integrating with other tools.
Prerequisites
What you need before starting this course.
- A Google account (NotebookLM uses Google sign-in)
- A modern web browser (Chrome recommended)
- Some source materials to work with (PDFs, articles, or documents)
- No technical skills required — NotebookLM is designed for everyone