Lesson 2 of 5 · 6:04
Ep.2 — Adding sources
What you’ll make
A notebook with two clearly named sources for the same project.
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Create your first notebook at notebooklm.google.com and add sources: upload PDFs, images, or audio, pull files from Google Drive (and sync them when they change), paste website or YouTube links, or paste text. No documents yet? Use Fast Research or Deep Research to find web sources, then choose which ones to import.
Put it into practice · 5 minutes
Your lesson kit
Follow along with fictional workshop documents. Written guides and practice files are in English.
Start with the sample files
Read the lesson guide
A written companion to the lesson, not a verbatim transcript.
- Download both practice files and create a notebook for the workshop project.
- Add each text file as a separate source. Keep their descriptive filenames so you can distinguish the brief from the meeting notes.
- Check that both documents were imported before asking a question that needs information from both.
Try this prompt
Use it with the sample sources in your notebook.
Compare the workshop brief and planning notes. List the workshop date, participant count, budget limit, and action owners. Cite each source and flag any missing or conflicting information.
Your turn
- Add the workshop brief and planning notes as separate sources.
- Confirm that both sources appear in the notebook.
- Use the prompt to build a short project fact sheet.
Compare with an example result
An illustrative answer based on the sample files. Your wording may differ.
Workshop: 12 November 2026, 09:00–10:00; 12 participants; budget limit THB 3,000. Maya owns the invitation, Arun owns the sample documents, and Pim owns the room booking. The room name is still undecided.
Check your work
Your notebook contains both files, and each owner in the fact sheet is supported by the planning notes.
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