Clarivate announced the launch of Nexus Connect, an institutional AI gateway that lets students and researchers access university‑licensed content directly within AI chat agents such as ChatGPT and Claude. The platform is built on Clarivate’s Academic AI Platform and uses the Model Context Protocol to embed library collections, research guides, and other academic services into a single connector that can be embedded in any AI chat environment.
The launch is part of Clarivate’s broader AI strategy, which includes the Nexus Extend browser‑based assistant and other AI‑powered research tools. By keeping trusted, curated data at the center of AI‑driven workflows, Clarivate aims to address growing concerns about misinformation in AI outputs and to keep libraries at the core of research and learning.
Five North American and APAC universities will be the first to deploy Nexus Connect, with an early‑access program slated for July 2026. The connector will allow users to search library holdings, retrieve full‑text e‑books, and place holds—all within the chat interface—without leaving the AI environment.
Oren Beit‑Arie, Senior Vice President of Strategy & Innovation, said, “Libraries are where trusted knowledge lives, and our goal is to make sure that remains true in AI environments. Nexus Connect is the latest example of our strategic approach to academic AI – embedding transformative intelligence into our products, containing our carefully curated data and content, while connecting AI users to trusted resources.” The launch underscores Clarivate’s commitment to providing reliable academic resources within AI tools.
The product launch signals Clarivate’s intent to capture a growing market for AI‑enabled research assistants and to differentiate its offerings by embedding proprietary data assets into widely used AI platforms. The move also positions Clarivate to maintain control over the quality and provenance of information used by scholars, reinforcing its role as a trusted data provider in the academic ecosystem.
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