TCMIIES: A Browser-Based LLM-Powered Intelligent Information Extraction System for Academic Literature

TL;DR

TCMIIES is a browser-based platform that enables researchers to extract structured information from academic texts using LLMs without programming, ensuring privacy and supporting Chinese databases.

Contribution

It introduces a novel schema-guided prompting framework with an intuitive interface, facilitating customizable, privacy-preserving information extraction from scientific literature.

Findings

Achieved over 94% compliance in structured output

Demonstrated extraction accuracy comparable to domain experts

Supported multiple LLM providers with efficient batch processing

Abstract

The exponential growth of academic publications has created an urgent need for automated tools capable of extracting structured knowledge from unstructured scientific texts. While large language models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in natural language understanding and information extraction, existing solutions often require specialized infrastructure, programming expertise, or fine-tuned domain-specific models that create barriers for researchers in specialized fields. This paper presents TCMIIES, a browser-based, zero-installation platform that leverages commercial LLM APIs to perform structured information extraction from academic literature. The system employs a novel schema-guided prompting framework with automatic system prompt generation, enabling researchers to define custom extraction schemas through an intuitive graphical interface without any programming. TCMIIES features a pure front-end architecture that ensures data privacy by processing all information locally in the browser, supports five major LLM providers, implements concurrent batch processing with automatic retry mechanisms, and provides intelligent field mapping for Chinese academic databases including CNKI and Wanfang. We demonstrate the system's effectiveness through comprehensive evaluation across multiple extraction scenarios in Traditional Chinese Medicine research, achieving structured output compliance rates exceeding 94\% and information extraction accuracy comparable to domain-expert annotation. The system represents a practical, accessible solution that bridges the gap between advanced LLM capabilities and domain-specific academic information extraction needs, particularly for researchers in specialized fields who require flexible, privacy-preserving, and cost-effective extraction tools.