TRIALS
Note: You can access it using the Vetis Database
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Dear AGU Members,
The Kezana Türkiye database is available for trial access at our University until 30 November 2026. Kezana Türkiye is an AI-powered academic research platform developed specifically for Turkish academic content. It offers users access to over 1 million full-text academic documents via a single intelligent discovery environment.
Content accessible via Kezana Türkiye:
- 1,035,000+ full-text academic publications
- 634,000+ peer-reviewed journal articles
- 401,000+ master’s and doctoral theses
- Content used by over 450 institutions in more than 60 countries
- Interdisciplinary content covering the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and Science, Technology and Medicine (STM) fields
Access Link: https://tr.kezana.net/
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Dear Academics,
The Plagix.ai AI Text Detection Tool is available for trial access at our University until 17 October 2026. Plagix.ai is an analysis tool that detects text written using artificial intelligence. The system is integrated with the İntihal.net similarity detection platform.
Integrated Academic Solutions
● Plagix.ai: Detection of AI-generated content
● İntihal.net: Similarity analysis in academic texts
● Plagix.Ref: Bibliography and reference checking
Access Link: https://plagix.ai/
Note:
- You will only be able to access the system via the “Sign Up” tab if you create your account using your institutional email address (with the ......@agu.edu.tr extension).
- Alternatively, you can also access the service via intihal.net. When you open the “Detailed Report” page on intihal.net, you will be able to view the relevant access buttons (plagix.ai, plagix.ref.).
- Short Tutorial Videos: [ https://www.youtube.com/@intihalnet/shorts ]
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Dear Academics,
The Assistin.ai Academic AI Platform is available for trial access at our University until 8 November 2026. Assistin.ai is an AI assistant that brings together AI tools on a single platform, tracks AI usage rates and provides an integrated system.
Assistin.ai’s Core Modules:
- AI Detector (Artificial Intelligence Content Detection): Uses algorithms to detect the proportion of AI-generated content in texts and provides detailed, paragraph-by-paragraph reports.
- Assistin Research (Verifiable Research): An intelligent literature-searching bot that produces academic results fully linked to citations, bibliographies and DOIs by scanning over 250 million academic sources, without any hallucination.
- Nbook (Talk to Documents): An intelligent document analysis tool that analyses PDF documents in seconds, providing page-referenced answers to questions about the document’s content and generating summaries.
- Assistin LLMs (Multi-Chat and Remix): A multi-AI tool that allows you to use over 30 AI models—such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and DeepSeek—on a single platform, compare the models’ responses and blend different answers using the Remix feature.
Access Link: https://app.assistin.ai/
Note:
- You will only be able to access the platform if you create your account via the ‘Sign Up’ tab using your institutional email address (with the ......@agu.edu.tr extension) and select the ‘Academic’ option in response to the question ‘In which role will you be using Assistin?’.
- Allocated Credits: 750 Basic Credits and 60 Advanced Credits have been automatically allocated to your account so that you can test all modules.
- Please find the user guide and introductory documents for the platform attached.
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Dear AGU Members,
Turcademy AI Assistant is available for trial access at our University until 1 November 2026.
The Turcademy AI Assistant accelerates your academic research by scanning the resources available on the Turcademy platform. With features such as smart search, quick summarisation, resource recommendations, content analysis and ‘Chat with the Book’, it helps you discover and understand publications more easily, making your learning process more efficient. For a detailed user guide, please visit https://www.turcademy.com/sayfa/turcademy-yapay-zeka-asistani
Access Link: https://www.turcademy.com/
Note**: You can also access off-campus by using our "Vetis" database.
Access Link: http://katalog.agu.edu.tr/vetisbt/
User Guide: https://www.yordambt.com/vetis/VETIS_Kullanim_Kilavuzu.pdf
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Dear AGU Members,
The RÖMPP SciCapsules Online Science Encyclopaedia is available for trial access at our University until 30 June 2026. RÖMPP SciCapsules is an online encyclopaedia offering over 42,000 summaries based on scientific principles, containing hundreds of thousands of cross-references, 26,000 structural formulas and diagrams, 60,000 web links and 180,000 additional references. Each summary has been prepared by expert authors in their respective fields and is organised under headings such as biotechnology and genetic engineering, chemistry, environmental and process technology, food chemistry, materials science and engineering, and natural products.
Access Link: https://roempp.thieme.com/
Note**: You can also access off-campus by using our "Vetis" database.
Access Link: http://katalog.agu.edu.tr/vetisbt/
User Guide: https://www.yordambt.com/vetis/VETIS_Kullanim_Kilavuzu.pdf
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Dear AGU Members,
Mind the Graph - Scientific Visualisation Tool is available for trial access at our University until 31 March 2026. Mind the Graph - Scientific Visualisation Tool is a scientific visualisation platform that enables the creation of graphs, diagrams, figures and infographics for use in scientific articles, posters, presentations and projects. You can find the guide for using trial access in the attachment.
Access Link: https://membership.editage.com/?pack=essential
Note: You will only be able to access it if you create your account using your institutional email address (......@agu.edu.tr extension) from the "Sign Up" tab. After logging in, the code assigned to our organization has been sent to the corporate email addresses in the "Have an activation code?" field.
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Dear AGU Members,
RDiscovery - Academic Literature Discovery and Tracking Tool is available for trial access at our University until 31 March 2026. RDiscovery-Academic Literature Discovery and Tracking Tool is an AI-powered academic discovery platform that enables researchers to easily track current literature by providing personalised article recommendations. Click here for the guide for trial access usage.
Access Link: https://membership.editage.com/?pack=essential
Note: You will only be able to access it if you create your account using your institutional email address (......@agu.edu.tr extension) from the "Sign Up" tab. After logging in, the code assigned to our organization has been sent to the corporate email addresses in the "Have an activation code?" field.
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Dear AGU Members,
Paperpal - AI-Powered Academic Writing Assistant is available for trial access at our University until 31 March 2026. Paperpal - AI-Powered Academic Writing Assistant is an academic writing platform that provides researchers with AI-powered writing and language enhancement support during the preparation of academic articles, theses, and scientific studies. Click here for the guide for using trial access.
Access Link: https://membership.editage.com/?pack=essential
Note: You will only be able to access it if you create your account using your institutional email address (......@agu.edu.tr extension) from the "Sign Up" tab. After logging in, the code assigned to our organization has been sent to the corporate email addresses in the "Have an activation code?" field.
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Dear AGU Members,
DataTürkiye database has been opened to trial access at our University until December 24, 2025. DataTürkiye database is a comprehensive data platform with over 30,000 data tables covering many disciplines such as engineering, business, economic and administrative sciences, health sciences, and medicine.
Access URL: https://datatr.net/home_tr
Note**: You can also access off-campus using our "Vetis" database.
Access Link: http://katalog.agu.edu.tr/vetisbt/
User Guide: https://www.yordambt.com/vetis/VETIS_Kullanim_Kilavuzu.pdf
Regards,
AGU Library
As AGU Library, we will happily assist you under kutuphane@agu.edu.tr in providing technical support, requests, and suggestions to all our staff.
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Dear AGU Members,
Science Direct AI database is on trial at our University until 23 December 2025. ScienceDirect AI is Elsevier's generative artificial intelligence (GenAI)-powered research platform specifically designed to help researchers discover, understand, and validate insights from the world's most cited, peer-reviewed full-text academic content. Unlike most generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools, ScienceDirect AI works directly on entire articles and book chapters, not just abstracts or summaries, providing researchers with access to all the methodological details, results, and discussion necessary for rigorous academic research. This innovative platform was developed in accordance with Elsevier's Principles for Responsible AI and is fully compliant with relevant privacy and data security standards.
Access URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/ai
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Dear AGU Members,
AKAGEV (Academic Development Database) database has been opened to trial access of our University until 7 November, 2025. The Academic Development and Training Database (AKAGEV) is a platform that aims to meet the training needs of university students, faculty members online and interactively. It offers 24/7 access to video lectures and supporting materials prepared by expert trainers in the fields of personal and academic development with computer software.
Access Link: akagev.com/ /
Note: 10 courses in AKAGEV database have been activated. Users will be able to use the AKAGEV database as a member only with their corporate e-mail address (......@agu.edu.tr extension).
Activated Courses:
- Python Programming Language Training
- Principles of Programming Languages Training
- Architectural Design Starter Training with Revit Architecture
- Web and Mobile GIS (ArcGIS) Training
- Artificial Intelligence Training
- Photoshop CC Training
- Database Management Systems Training
- Our Route 45 Degrees Calligraphy Training
- CV Preparation and Job Interview Preparation
- Arabic Education
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Dear AGU Members,
Ninovapp Interactive Academic Assistant has been opened to trial access of our University until 31 October, 2025. Ninovapp is a comprehensive research and study platform. Within the platform, national and international master's and doctoral theses and articles published in academic journals can be accessed. Thanks to the text editor, many features such as automatic citation, bibliography creation, voice typing, voice reading and multilingual translation are offered together. In addition, various facilities such as to-do list and personal library structure are also included in the platform.
Ninovapp Access Link: https://ninovapp.com
User Manual: https://ninovapp.com/Using/Index
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Dear AGU Members,
AYEUM Database, is on trial at our University until 1 November, 2025. AYEUM Database is an academic education platform established to provide online education, face-to-face education and consultancy services for researchers about qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods used in social, science, health and educational sciences.
AYEUM Access URL:https://ayeum.com/
Note: 12 courses in the AYEUM database have been activated. Users will be able to use the AYEUM database as a member only with their corporate e-mail address (......@agu.edu.tr) from the sign up section.
Activated Courses:
- Research Methods Training and Application Centre
- English Article Writing Training
- Single Equation Time Series with EVIEWS Programme
- Use of Technology in Scientific Research
- Quantitative Data Analysis with Basic SPSS
- Basic Level R Applications Training
- Advanced Biostatistical Methods - SPSS Applications -Medicine, Pharmacy, etc. For Health Fields
- Decision Making Processes in Data Analysis
- Meta - Analysis and CMA Usage Training
- Article Writing Strategies and Academic Writing Training for SSCI-SCI Reviewed Journals in Educational Sciences and Field Education
- Medical Research Methods (For Medical Doctors)
- Mixed Method-1 Training
Note: You can also access off-campus by using our "Vetis" database.
Access Link: http://katalog.agu.edu.tr/vetisbt/
User Guide: https://www.yordambt.com/vetis/VETIS_Kullanim_Kilavuzu.pdf
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Dear AGU Members,
Librarytürk E-Book Platform has been opened to trial access of our University until 1 November, 2025. Librarytürk is an artificial intelligence-supported e-book portal where printed books are presented to the reader according to e-book format. It contains more than 12,000 e-books from 57 publishers.
Access URL: https://www.libraryturk.com/uye-ol
Note: You must create your account by entering your information in the “Üye Ol” tab. You only need to activate your membership by confirming the activation link sent to your e-mail address after signing up with your corporate e-mail address (with the extension ......@agu.edu.tr).
Note: You can also access off-campus by using our "Vetis" database.
Access Link: http://katalog.agu.edu.tr/vetisbt/
User Guide: https://www.yordambt.com/vetis/VETIS_Kullanim_Kilavuzu.pdf
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Dear AGU Members,
Knovel database, which offers decision support solutions in engineering fields, will be opened to trial access of our University between 1-31 October 2025. Knovel is a database with a large collection of different reference books, research papers, articles, handbooks and manuals for a wide range of engineering fields.
Knovel provides students and educators with project-based learning;
- In-depth study of critical engineering concepts and issues,
- Exploring material properties under various conditions,
- Enhancing courses and collaboration with engineering content (including case studies, best practices and interactive tools),
- Assists in informing project-based learning with technical reference materials.
Access URL: http://app.knovel.com/
Note**: You can also access off-campus using our "Vetis" database.
Access Link: http://katalog.agu.edu.tr/vetisbt/
User Guide: https://www.yordambt.com/vetis/VETIS_Kullanim_Kilavuzu.pdf
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Dear AGÜ Members,
The Wikilala, Kelime.com, and E-Osmanlıca databases, detailed below, were opened for trial access between September 24, 2025, and November 15, 2025.
Wikilala is a digital library that allows users to search in modern Turkish texts (newspapers, magazines, books, and documents) from the Ottoman (1729-1928) and Republican periods (1923-2023) published after the invention of the printing press.
It includes:
· Newspapers: Over 3 million newspaper pages in 22 categories
· Magazines: Nearly 2 million magazine pages in 23 categories
· Books: Over 48,000 books in 36 different categories
· Archives of Cumhuriyet (1924-2023), Agos (1996-2023), and Aydınlık newspapers are included.
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Kelime.com is a dictionary database that provides linguistic, type, meaning, class, and etymological information for the word you search for in dozens of dictionaries across 10 languages. It finds similarities and derivatives of the word, provides online translation, and analyzes words that are unreadable due to wear and tear.
General Features:
· Indexing the meaning of the word you search for in all dictionaries.
· Finding synonyms and antonyms, phrases, etymologies, meanings, and spellings within 820,000 lines of data across 10 languages.
· Listing phrases, idioms, and words derived from the word you search for.
· Seeing the meaning of the word in which it appears and in example sentences.
· Analyzes the word in case of wear, tear, or illegibility with the analyzer feature.
· Access the word's details using predictions from the analyzer section.
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It is an educational platform consisting of 79 lessons aimed at teaching Ottoman Turkish. Thanks to its gamified system, designed with methods such as true/false, matching, alternative questions, and write what you see, e-Ottomanlıca is designed to support the learning process for all age groups.
It includes:
· Gamified personalized instruction from beginner to advanced
· Determine your Ottoman reading skills/level with placement tests
· A training set consisting of 79 lessons and over 1,000 words aligned with university curricula
· Measure and evaluate subject knowledge with hundreds of questions in 10 different types
· Receive a Course Completion Certificate at the end of the training
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Dear AGU Members,
The databases opened to trial access of our university are presented below for your information. Click here for user manuals.
It is announced to all interested parties.,
| Database Name | Trial Access End Date | Access Link | Content | |
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O'Reilly for Higher Education |
18 October, 2025 |
Training videos prepared by subject matter experts and case studies presented by prominent names in the field are the primary source for students and academics in the field of Computer Engineering and technology, 49,000+ electronic books, 7,500+ videos, 5,200+ training videos, 3,300+ audio books. |
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ProQuest Ebooks |
17 November, 2025 | ProQuest Ebooks (PQE), is a database that offers quality, interdisciplinary content and unlimited user access to more than 790,000 academic e-books. | ||
| ProQuest One Business | 17 November, 2025 | ProQuest One Business offers access to academic journals and e-books, a video collection (including interviews with business leaders), case studies and tutorials from hundreds of publishers in Business and Economics. | ||
| ProQuest One Psychology | 17 November, 2025 | ProQuest One Psychology is a comprehensive resource that meets the needs of a wide range of users from students to academics in the field of psychology and counselling, offering rich and reliable content in different formats. |
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Dear AGU Members,
SciVal database has been opened for trial access to our University until 30 September 2025. SciVal provides access to the research performance of more than 24,700 research institutions and related researchers from 234 countries worldwide. It enables the display of research output data, comparison with other examples, analysis of collaboration (co-publication) performances and analysis of new successful collaboration opportunities.
Access Address: https://www.scival.com/
Access is made with username and password. If you have a Scopus/ScienceDirect account, you can log in with the same information. If you do not have an account, you can create an account with your AGU (...@agu.edu.tr) e-mail address by clicking "Create Account" in the upper right corner.
Click here for information about registration/session opening.
Detailed information about the content: http://www.elsevier.com/solutions/scival
SciVal LibGuide/Using SciVal: https://elsevier.libguides.com/c.php?g=1328583&p=9781976
Note**: You can also access it from off-campus using our "Vetis" database.
Access link: http://katalog.agu.edu.tr/vetisbt/
User Guide: https://www.yordambt.com/vetis/VETIS_Kullanim_Kilavuzu.pdf
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Dear AGU Members,
MyLangPrep. Online Exam Preparation and Language Education database has been opened for trial access to our University until 31 October 2025.
MyLangPrep. Online Exam Preparation and Language Training database is a database created for the preparation of (e) YDS, YÖKDİL, TIPDİL, PTE, IELTS, TOEFL iBT exams and especially for General English to improve speaking skills. It also offers software tools for academics, developed with artificial intelligence, to increase productivity and reduce workload, and supports academic studies with continuous new additions.
Access Link: https://mylangprep.com
Note: To register, create "Registration" at https://mylangprep.com with your institutional e-mail address (edu.tr). Activate your membership by clicking the link address in the confirmation e-mail. After logging in, select "Access Options > Trial Access" from the top menu and all trainings will be activated.
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Dear AGU Members,
Wonders AI Research Platform is available for trial access to our University until October 3, 2025. Wonders AI helps students discover reliable resources, organize their ideas, and synthesize findings. Unlike other AI tools, Wonders is consultancy and collaboration-oriented and aims to improve students' independent research skills.
Access URL: https://www.readwonders.com/turkey
Note**: You can access it by creating your account with your institutional email address (ending with …@agu.edu.tr ). You must activate the activation link sent to your email address.
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Dear AGU Members,
Sayısal Kitap: Turkish Digital Library: All collections of Turkish e-Book, Audiobook, and e-Magazine Platform are on trial at our University until 05 October 2025.
Sayısal Kitap database, its content; there are e-books from distinguished publishing houses such as Atatürk's Complete Works Collection, Abaküs, Alakarga, Alef, Alis, Anadolu Agency / AA Book, Ankara University, Archaeology and Art, Information, Beyoğlu Bookstore, Science and Future, Bulut, Ceres, Dark Istanbul, Literary Things, Edition Book, Aegean, Ekofil, Erbakan University, Evrensel, Gallery Nev, Gerlach Press, Gita, Günışığı, Homer, Communication, Cafekültür, Kaynak, Word, Kırmızı Kedi, Literature, Lena and Mama, Logos, Maya, Mylos, Nika, Nesin, Notos, METU, Optimist, Öteki, Pusula, Redhouse, Sadberk Hanım Museum, Social Research Foundation, Tekin, Tekir, Tudem, Varlık, Yapı Kredi, 25M2, Yordam, Zoe.
Audio books of Altın Kitaplar, Beyan Publishing, Bilge Culture and Art, Bilgi Publishing, E Publishing, Elma Publishing, Erdem Publishing, Fom Kitap, İkaros, İlgi Culture and Art, Moda Dil, Ötüken, Sesle Kitap, Uyurgezer, Yediveren, Yurt Kitap publishing houses are also available on our platform.
221B Detective, Narrator, Science and Utopia, all issues of Notos Magazine, Öykü Newspaper, Plak Magazine, Sözler Literature Magazine, Varlık Magazine, Yapı Kredi's Cogito and Kitap-lık magazines, as well as e-books and e-magazines of Akbank Art Publications, Akdeniz Academy, ART Unlimited Art Magazine, Bikepedia Magazine, BRIQ Journal, Episode, HR Human Resources, Keçi Edebiyat, Cultural Heritage Protection Association, SineFilozofi Magazine, Tema Foundation, and Terakki Foundation Schools are also available as open access.
URL: https://sayisalkitap.qulto.eu/#/home
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Dear AGU Members,
BookCites has been opened for trial access to our University until July 19, 2025. BookCites is a citation index database based on books published by publishers based in Turkey. It aims to cover the citations of thousands of books published by publishers and academic books published as a result of refereed conferences/symposiums. Users can search thousands of books and book chapters from a single search panel. With BookCites, researchers can also easily access the full text of open-access books.
Access URL: https://bookcites.com/
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Dear AGU Members,
Wonders AI Research Platform is available for trial access to our University until July 2, 2025. Wonders AI helps students discover reliable resources, organize their ideas, and synthesize findings. Unlike other AI tools, Wonders is consultancy and collaboration-oriented and aims to improve students' independent research skills.
Access URL: https://www.readwonders.com/turkey
Note**: You can access it if you create your account with your institutional email address (ending with ……@agu.edu.tr ). You must activate the activation link sent to your e-mail address.
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Dear AGU Members,
ChatPDF Platform has been opened to trial access at our University until June 5, 2025. ChatPDF is an artificial intelligence-supported platform where you can upload your PDF files, ask questions about their content, get summaries, and easily extract important information.
Advantages of ChatPDF:
- Quick Summarization: Summarize long documents in seconds.
- Q&A: Ask direct questions about document content and get answers.
- Easy to Use: Adapt easily, thanks to its user-friendly interface.
- Multilingual Resource Support: Work with academic texts in many languages, including Turkish.
- Time-Saving: Speed up your research processes and increase your productivity.
- Deeper Understanding: Understand your documents better and don't miss important details.
- Understanding Scientific Terminology: Ask for explanations of complex theories and technical terminology.
- 24/7 Access: Access anytime, anywhere.
Access URL: http://www.chatpdf.com/
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Dear AGU Members,
DataTürkiye database has been opened to trial access at our University until June 1, 2025. DataTürkiye database is a comprehensive data platform with over 30,000 data tables covering many disciplines such as engineering, business, economic and administrative sciences, health sciences, and medicine.
Access URL: https://datatr.net/home_tr
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Dear AGU Members,
The journals of the AMS (American Meteorological Society), which include the latest research in climate and water sciences and meteorology, have been made available for trial access at our University for a period of 3 months.
Access URL: https://journals.ametsoc.org/
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Dear AGU Members,
SAGE Journals (Premier Collection) database is on trial at our University until 11 January 2025. SAGE Journals (Premier Collection) includes more than 1,050 peer-reviewed journals covering the humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, engineering, and medicine. The list of accessible journals is attached.
Access URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/
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Dear AGU Members,
Grammarly is on trial at our University until 01 January 2025. Grammarly: It is an AI learning application that helps improve spelling skills in the English language, such as grammar, punctuation, sentence structure, and word usage.
Grammarly's educational institution’s enterprise license includes the following:
• Online Editor
• Originality Test
• Microsoft Office Add-in
• Browser Add-ons (Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge)
• Desktop Applications (MAC OS, Windows)
• Administrator Access
• 24/7 Email support
To access Grammarly:
• Membership requests will be notified via e-mail to kutuphane@agu.edu.tr.
• Membership will be activated if name-surname and corporate e-mail information (with the extension…@agu.edu.tr) are submitted along with the membership request.
PS: Trial access is limited to 210 User Accounts; no account can be created once this number is exceeded.