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What is Mendeley?

OverviewUsing Mendeley

Mendeley Web

Mendeley Desktop

Sync (when connected to the Internet)

BuildPopulating aMendeley Library

References and Documents

1. Expressed in a citation styleappropriate to your discipline/subject/journal

2. Citation styles may use in-text citations OR footnotes

DocumentsInformation about …

1. Adding Documents

Select a file or folder to add from your computer

Watch a folder

Add reference bymanually entering details

Import from another referencemanager, or BibTeX

PDFs

PDFs must have a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) to enable Mendeley to auto-populate the key fields in a citation

Click on the PDF, drag and drop into your Mendeley Desktop

2. Export from databases (.RIS)

Typically, look for the ‘Export to ...’ function in a subscribed database

FindMore (default lib search)

Scopus and Science Direct

Proquest Database

3. Web Importer / Browser ext.Save research while browsing online

https://www.mendeley.com/import/

Web Importer

PS: It works with selected databases & quality of info varies with the source

Using the Web ImporterClick ‘Save to Mendeley’ to import references from your search results

Select an article and import the reference to your library in one click.

4. Manual entry

Select the relevant document type and key in the details of the item

Re-Cap

1a. Drag & Drop a PDF

1a. Drag & Drop a PDF

Reference + doc

3. Mendeley’sWeb Importer3. Mendeley’sWeb Importer

Reference

4. Manual Entry4. Manual Entry

Reference

2. Import a .RIS file

Reference

b. Import a folder containing PDFs

Reference + doc

OrganizeManaging Your Library

Manage Your LibraryUse columnheadingsto order your references

Mark entriesread or unread

Entries with attached PDFscan be openedwith the PDFReader

Star items tomark them asfavorites

All items inyour personallibrary

Items added in the last twoweeks

Access yourrecently readitems

All items you’vestarred in yourlibrary

Items in needof review

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Create and Use Folders

References not added to a folder will appear in ‘unsorted’

Your folders will be listed below.Drag and drop to re‐order them.

Use ‘Create Folder’ to enter anew folder name.

Search Your DocumentsEnter your search termin the search field

The main view will befiltered accordingly

Click on a specific folderto search within it

Use the clear button toremove the search filter

Mendeley’s search toolwill look at reference metadata, but will also search within the full textof PDF papers.

Search Your Documents

Add tags to papers in your library which share a commontheme

Use the Filter Menu to filteryour library view to only includetagged items

You can also filter by Author,Author Keywords andPublication

Checking for duplicates

PDF ViewerHighlight and Annotate Documents

The PDF Viewer

Highlighting and Annotating

Sync

CiteUsing the Mendeley Citation Plug-In

Install the Citation Plug-in

The Citation Tool Bar Appears in Word Automatically

Windows

Mac

Generate In-Text Citations in Word

1. Click ‘Insert or Edit Citation’

3. Select the article or book, and click ‘ok’ to automatically cite that text in Word

2. Search by author, title or year, or select a document from your Mendeley library

Editing and Adding to Citations1. Select your citation and click ‘Insert or Edit Citation’

2. Click on your citation (here: ‘Carroll 2011’)

3. Use the Citation Editor to add page numbers, other information, or to suppress the author

Merging Citations

Inserting Your Bibliography

All formatting of the bibliography (font size, line spaces, hanging paragraphs) are done in Word application

Changing Citation Styles

Finding a Citation Style

Click on ‘Get More Styles’ if you are not using the standard styles under the ‘Installed’ tab

There are > 6,000 styles available

CollaborateJoin and Create Groups to Share References

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DiscoverNew Research, Recommendations, and Impact

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Search the Catalog Online

Conduct advanced searches or browse by discipline

Find new research based on what is popular or the most recently added

Library Proxybookmarklet and Mendeley Web Search

When using Mendeley Web to search for articles, you will have to use the Library Proxybookmarklet to access the full-text

Mendeley Suggest

Talk to UsLet us know if you need help or resources

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NUS Libraries’ LibGuide

http://libguides.nus.edu.sg/mendeley

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Resources

http://community.mendeley.com/guides

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Tech Support (UK)

NUS Libraries

http://support.mendeley.com

Email us: hanmingguang@nus.edu.sgwinnifred@nus.edu.sg