Mendeley is a free research management tool that allows you to collect and organize the sources that you find in library databases and on the internet. Mendeley offers the ability to share references and collaborate with others in groups, and it integrates with Microsoft Word, allowing you to automatically insert citations into a Word document and generate bibliographies using a variety of citation styles.
The simplest way to gather references using Mendeley is by using the Mendeley Web Importer browser add-on. Once this Web Importer is installed, you can click the Mendeley icon on any webpage, and a popup window will appear that will allow you to select references from that page, and add them to your library.
The Web Importer can gather citations from most library research databases, along with web research tools like Google Scholar, and many websites. If the Web Importer does not gather complete citation information from a certain source, you can edit the citation in the importer's popup window before adding it to your library.
If you prefer, you can also add references to your Mendeley library using Mendeley Reference Manager, either manually entering the source's information, or by dragging and dropping PDFs into the Mendeley application window. Instructions on manually adding references are here:
Mendeley Research Manager allows you to group your sources into collections, and automatically creates collections of recently added references, recently read references and favorites: Searching and organizing sources in Mendeley Reference Manager.
Mendeley allows you to share references with other researchers using its Groups feature. Members of a Mendeley group can access, edit and annotate references collaboratively. Users of the free version of Mendeley can create up to 5 groups, and include up to 25 collaborators for each group. Instructions for creating and managing groups in Mendeley are here:
Creating and Managing Groups in with Mendeley Reference Manager
Please don't hesitate to contact a Meredith librarian if you need any help with installing or using Mendeley!
In addition, you can consult Mendeley's Help Guides and the Mendeley Support Center for answers to your questions.
Mendeley Support can also be contacted directly via chat and email:
To begin using Mendeley:
1. Create an account at www.mendeley.com. You can use your Meredith email or a personal email address to create your account. This online Mendeley account will allow you to collect and organize references in your online Mendeley library (Note that if you have already created an account in Scopus, you can use this same account for Mendeley and will not need to create a new account).
2. Download and install the Mendeley Web Importer for your preferred browser (Chrome, Firefox or Edge). This browser extension will allow you to automatically gather citation information and full text PDFs from library research databases and other websites.
3 (Optional) Download and install the Mendeley Reference Manager. Mendeley Reference Manager is a desktop app thai allows you to collect and organize references, and it automatically syncs with your online Mendeley library.
4. If you wish to integrate Mendeley with Microsoft Word, download Mendeley Cite (compatible with Office 365, Word 2016 and after, and Word for iPad).
Mendeley Cite is an add-on for Microsoft Word which allows you to access your Mendeley reference library directly from a Microsoft word document. It allows you to find and insert in-text and bibliography citations using a wide variety of citation styles, and it can automatically generate a bibliography from the citations you have placed in your document.
Mendeley Cite can be downloaded via Microsoft AppSource (requires login-- you can log in with your Meredith email and password.). Information on installing and using Mendeley Cite can be found in the Mendeley Cite Help Guide.
Mendeley integrates with the Scopus database, allowing direct export of citations from Scopus to your Mendeley reference library.
To export citations from Scopus to Mendeley, begin by logging in to Scopus with your Mendeley credentials-- your Mendeley account is also a Scopus account, so you can use the same credentials that you use for Mendeley. (If you are not yet logged in to Scopus, selecting the "Export" option in Scopus will prompt you to choose Mendeley as your reference manager, and then to log in).
Once you are logged into Scopus, you can use the Save to Mendeley option to export any number of references from your search results to Mendeley--first select the results you are interested in, and then click "Save to Mendeley."
Or, once you click into a citation in Scopus, you can use the "Save to Mendeley" option to save that individual citation to your Mendeley library:
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