Introduction to Mendeley

Shamsuddeen Hassan Muhammad

(MIEEE , MACM )
Shamsuddeen2004@gmail.com
faculty of Computer Sciences and Information
Technology
Bayero University , Kano

Typical researcher writing a paper

Source: flickr/toennessen

Problem statement
Your topic:
article
article
article
article
book
book
conferenc
conferenc
conferenc
eepaper
epaper
paper

Your
Dissertation/paper
citations
Lots of typing
Lost references
Mistakes

reference list/bibliography

How do you currently manage

references ?
Its time to change the way we do
research

Use a reference management tool!

article
article
article
article

Your article
citations

book
book
conference
conference
paper
conference
paper
paper

EndNoteWeb
Mendeley
Etc.

reference list/bibliography

Reference management softwares

Tools that help scholars to create and
manage their lists of references for
research projects.
Most tools are designed to organize
citations into specific formats for the
preparation of manuscripts and
bibliographies.
Many search tools provide ways to
download references into reference

Why use a citation manager?

Organize and tag citations AND documents.
Create instant bibliographies in standard
formats.
Create personal citation database of articles
on your topics.
Format papers with in-text citations and
bibliographies in standard formats.
Share your database of citations/articles
with others.

Reference Management
Software
Aigaion, Bebop, BibDesk, Biblioscape,
BibSonomy, Bibus, Bookends, Citavi,
CiteULike, Connotea , EndNote, JabRef,
Jumper 2.0, KBibTeX, Mendeley, Papers,
PDF Stacks, Pybliographer Qiqqa, refbase,
RefDB, Reference Manager, Referencer,
RefWorks, Scholar's Aid, Sente, Wikindx,
WizFolio, Zotero

Software

EndNote basic*

Mendeley

Refworks

Zotero

Format

web

web/desktop

web

Firefox /desktop

Space

50 000 ref/
2 GB free

2 GB free

100 MB free*

300 MB free

Fetching metadata

Yes, limited

yes, plug-in (d&d)

yes, plug-in

yes

Word processor

MS Word

MS Word/
Open Office/LaTeX

MS Word

MS Word/ LibreOffice

Attach files

yes

yes

yes

yes

Import from database/Libris

yes, limited

capture

yes

capture

Apps

iPhone/iPad

RefMobile
(webpage)

eg. Android/iOS

The choice of this session:

What is Mendeley?
Mendeley is a free reference manager and
academic social network that can help you
organize your research, collaborate with others
online, and discover the latest research.

What is Mendeley?
Free Academic Software
Cross-Platform (Win/Mac/Linux)
All Major Browsers

Mobile

Desktop
Web

Why choose Mendeley?

Introduction to Mendeley [3]

It'sis free - basic version
Mendeley is a good bibliographic database,
provides a desktop version for your PC / Laptop
and a web version
Mendeley synchronises desktop and web
versions.Access your databases away from
your own computer, over the Web
Mendeley is goodwith pdfs, automatically
extracting bibliographic information from
pdfson import
Mendeley can import existing databases from
EndNote, CiteULike, 2collab and Zotero, or any
database in RIS format

Introduction to Mendeley [4]

Why choose Mendeley Cont.?

Mendeley provides a plugin to integrate with

Microsoft Word and Open Office
Mendeley provides the facility for you to
collaborate over the web to create group
bibliographies
Mendeley provides a space for you to create
an online profile to share research interests
and network
Mendeley has a database of 73M+
references you can search and suggests
related references for your search results

Other Facts

Syncs Desktop & Web applications

Desktop a free academic
software to manage, share, read,
annotate and cite your research
papers

Web - a research network to

manage your papers online,
discover research trends and
statistics, and to connect to likeminded researchers

Where can I get Mendeley ?

To register and use Mendeley, go to the following address:

http://www.mendeley.com
From the Mendeley homepage, you will see the Sign up for
free and Sign in box. Click on Sign up for free to Register.
You can also use your Facebook account to Sign in.

Once you click on Sign up for

free, the short Registration page
will display.
Please provide all the required
information and click on Finish.

Once youre signed in, you have

the option to Download Mendeley
Desktop. You can choose to
download it right away or later.

To be able to share your profile and

make it searchable to other users of
Mendeley, you must verify your account.
Open the email address that you use
during the sign up/registration.

Click on the URL or the link

provided in the email to verify
your Mendeley account.

After clicking on the URL or link,

you will be sent to this page that
verifies your account.

Download or install mendeley

now

What can you do with Mendeley ???

Organize your documents + references
Collaborate by joining + creating groups
Discover statistics + recommendations
Stay up to date + Learn more

Organize

Setting Up Your Library

Mendeley Desktop overview

Your library structure

Your references

Document details

Adding Documents

Adding Documents to your Mendeley Library

There are several ways:
Add a PDF
Add a folder of PDFs
Drag and drop PDFs in Mendeley Desktop
Import/export to and from other reference
management software
Add reference manually
Watch folders to automatically add PDFs to
Mendeley Desktop
Add reference/article using Literature
Search
One-click Web Importer

Adding Documents
Select a file or folder to
add from your computer

Watch a folder

Add references
manually

Import your references from

BibTex, Endnote, RIS or Zotero

Drag & drop PDFs here to

add them to your library.

Export and Import to and from other

reference management software

Add Entry manually lets you add

references to Mendeley Desktop
by completing a form.

Use Watch folders to automatically

add PDFs to Mendeley Desktop.
When you place a document in a
watched folder, it will be
automatically added to Mendeley.

Web Importer lets you import references and

documents from a wide range of academic
databases with a single click.
In addition to this, it lets you save a snapshot
of any webpage you are viewing.
To install it, click Tools Install Web Importer.

Web Importer
Save research while browsing online

Using the Web Importer

Click Save to Mendeley to import
references from your search results

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

Sync

Sync your library to the Mendeley Cloud to

access it anywhere & read on all your
devices

Mendeley backs up your

library online
Access your articles anywhere
Get customized suggestions
and add them to your library

Document Details Lookup

Look up documents
by title on Google
Scholar if they are
flagged for review
Enter the DOI,
PubMed, or
ArXiv ID and
click on the
magnifying
glass to start
lookup

Mendeley adds missing info

automatically

Exercise

Organize

Managing Your Library

Manage Your Library

Open attached PDF files in integrated viewer

Star favorites
Mark as read/unread

Create category folders

See what type of document is attached

(.pdf, .ppt, .docx, excel, etc.)

Search Your Documents

Full text search, or filter your results

Filter your
documents by
author, tag,
publication,
or keyword

PDF Viewer

Highlight and Annotate Documents

The PDF Viewer

Read and Work in the PDF

Viewer

Annotate and Highlight

Look Up Term Definitions

Cite

Using the Mendeley Citation Plug-In

Install the Citation Plug-in

The Citation Tool Bar Appears in Word

Automatically

Mac
Windows

Generate In-Text Citations in

Word
1. Click Insert or Edit Citation
2. Search by author, title or
year, or select a document
from your Mendeley library

3. Select the article

or book, and click ok
to automatically cite
that text in Word

Inserting Your Bibliography

1. Click
Insert
Bibliography

2. Choose
your style
3. Done!

Collaborate

Join and Create Groups to Share References

Create Groups
See the groups
you created,
joined or follow
Add documents
to a group by
dragging and
dropping

Private Groups
Private groups
let you share full
text documents
with a limited
number of
members
Nobody outside
the group can
see the group or
its files or
members.

Share Your Papers

Collaborate with Your Research Team
Share full-text
documents with
members of
your private
group
Share highlights
and annotations

Each group member is assigned a different color for

highlighting

Find Public Groups

Search public groups

on Mendeley Web

Browse Popular Groups

Browse by discipline
to discover new
groups

Create your research profile

Connect with
colleagues
and join new
communities

Share Your Publications

Connect with Colleagues

Search for people and
click Follow to get
regular updates.

Discover

New Research, Recommendations, and Impact

Literature Search
Search the
catalogue

If the full text

is available,
youll see a
download icon:

Save new
research to
your library
with one
click

Search the Catalog Online

Conduct advanced
searches or browse by
discipline
Find new research based on
what is popular or the most
recently added

Quickly Add New Research

Or use
Open URL
to locate
the full
text

If the article is
freely
available, its a
one-click
addition to
your library

Social
statistics help
you learn
about others
using this
paper

Stay in touch

Updates, feedback, resources

Stay Up-to-Date and Learn

More
Get new tips and stay connected by
visiting our blog at
blog.mendeley.com

Read guides and watch

tutorial videos
resources.mendeley.co
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Video Tutorials

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References
Getting started with Mendeley.
Available at:
http://www.mendeley.com/getting-started/