Mendeley 101: Organize References

You may choose to organize your citations into one or more collections.  Collections can keep your citations organized according to topic, material type, pro/con, empirical/theoretical, assignment, or some other dimension. These collections appear in the left window in Mendeley, and work similarly to file directories/trees. 

1. In the left menu, choose “Create Collection.”

2. Name the collection and press the checkmark.

3. Click on “All References”  in the left window.  This shows all the citations that you have gathered.

4. Click and drag citations from the list in the middle window to the desired collection folder.

You can create sub-collections within collections if you wish.  Note that you can file a particular citation in more than one collection, and all citations will remain accessible by clicking on “All References.”