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Mendeley is a freely available reference manager that helps you organize your citations, format bibliographies in MS Word, connect with other researchers in your field, discover trending articles in your area of interest, and collaborate with research teams.  With both a desktop client and a web application,that you can sync, it's easy to access your research from anywhere in the world.  You can highlight and annotate PDF's and share them.  Colleagues can then also annotate the same document, with each author displaying in a different color.  This guide provides an introduction to how to use Mendeley.  For additional help, visit the Mendeley website or check out their Videos and Tutorials.

Getting started with Mendeley is quick, easy, and free. With a free Mendeley account, you get 2GB of web space and can create 1 private group with up to 3 members.  You can upgrade to a premium plan if you need more space or groups.  Available for Mac, Linux, IOS, or Windows.

  

Getting Started with Mendeley

  1. To get started, visit the Mendeley website, enter your name and email address, and click Sign Up and Download to create an account.
  2. Once your account is created, your browser should automatically begin downloading the desktop client. Run this file to install the desktop client to access your library on your desktop and to use Mendeley's integration with MS Word.
  3. After installing the desktop client, install the MS Word plugin by clicking "Tools" and selecting "Install MS Word Plugin." Installing this plugin allows you to use Mendeley's automated citation feature to include citations from your library in your MS Word documents.

Once you've signed up and installed the desktop client, you're ready to start adding citations to your library and connecting with other Mendeley users. Don't forget to create your profile so your friends and colleagues can find you on Mendeley! You can create and edit your profile by visiting the website and selecting "Edit My Profile" from the "My Account" dropdown.


Premium Plans

Free Mendeley accounts include 1 MB of online storage space for your citations and PDFs and allow you to create 1 private group with a maximum of 3 members. If you need additional storage space or more collaborators, you may wish to upgrade to one of Mendeley's premium account types.

  • Personal Storage Plans: purchase additional individual storage if you have a large library or many PDFs. Plans start at $4.99 and include options from 2 GB to unlimited storage.
  • Team Plans: if you work with a research team of more than 3 people, a team plan will allow you to create additional private groups where you can share citations and PDFs with up to 50 other members.

For more information, visit the Mendeley Upgrade page.

 
 

Other Reference Managers

Reference managers (citation managers, or bibliographic management software) allows you to: save, organize, and manage references. Many work with word processing software for formatting citations and bibliographies, and allows you to share references, and to attach or link PDF's to a citation record.  

RefWorks

EndNote

Zotero


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