Mendeley

Desktop and Web versions

complement/perform separate tasks
Desktop is where you organize your library,
add desktop files and folders, add EndNote,
Zoterro, or Refworks libraries
Desktop Web allows you to share your records
with other groups (open your group > Select
records > Select group)
 Entering References
From EndNote (why doesnt all citation data upload to Mendeley?) (eg marine mammal library)
- Open EndNote Library
-Click File > Export...
- Set your export optionsType in a file name and set the following options:
Save file as type: XML
Output style: Show All Fields
Un-check Export selected references
-Click Save
-Import the file into Mendeley Desktop

Drag and Drop

- Drag files from your desktop to your library
(folder of pdf file(s) on desktop e.g.)

Add Documents > select folder or file (eg PLOS article)

Depends on metadata in pdf (If you have imported a PDF file, and find that it is wrongly labelled, or that no metadata has
been entered for the article at all, please try the following steps:
1. Copy and paste the correct article title from the PDF into the title field in the Details tab
2. Right-click (Cmd + click for Macs) on the document in the central library list and select Mark As -> Needs Review
3. In the Details tab, click Search by Title which will look for a match in Google Scholar. )

Manually
-Add Document > Add Entry Manually
 Entering References cont.
From PDF(s)
metadata in pdf determines howe well citations
fields are completed and find that it is wrongly labelled, or that
(If you have imported a PDF file,
no metadata has been entered for the article at all, please try the following steps:
1. Copy and paste the correct article title from the PDF into the title field in the Details tab
2. Right-click (Cmd + click for Macs) on the document in the central library list and select Mark As -> Needs Review
3. In the Details tab, click Search by Title which will look for a match in Google Scholar. )

- eg PLOS One journal article vs Hastings testimony

Web Importer
- go to Mendeley Web
- Select Web Importer
- Long list of data providers, several to which we subsribe fto ull-text
 Web Exporter example downloads

PLOS One
Science Direct
ASFSA
WorldCat
National Academy of Science
Google Scholar
 Access to Full-Text
Paula Mason, librarian at
Library: Auke Bay Laboratory Library
Address: NMFS Alaska Fisheries Science Center

Auke Bay Laboratories

Ted Stevens Marine Research Institute

17109 Pt. Lena Loop Road

Juneau, AK 99801-8626
Telephone: 907-789-6010
FAX: 907-789-6094
Email: Paula.Johnson@noaa.gov
 Generic Reference Type
What reference types are available?
bill, book, book section, case, computer program,
conference proceedings, encyclopedia article,
film, generic, hearing, journal, magazine,
newspaper article, patent, report, statute, tv
broadcast, thesis, web page, eorking paper
Can I create a new reference type for email,
personal communication, etc?
Use Generic for email, letter, etc.
 Bibliography
MS Word tab > References > Select Style >
Insert Bibliography
Questions?
Synchronizing Desktop and Web Libraries

How do I synch just a few at a time?

You can configure which files get uploaded by first selecting All Documents or a
Folder or Subfolder in the collections list to the left. From here, click on "Edit
Settings" above the centre column and configure this as best suits you. Note that
the folder or subfolder and the name will appear on this page Now, click on "Apply
and Sync" and wait for this sync to finish.
-hilite folder or subfolder
-Edit Settings
-check synchronize attached files

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 Check for Duplicates
You can detect duplicates in Mendeley
Desktop by opening the program and clicking
Tools >Check for Duplicates

Video tutorial at:

http://support.mendeley.com/customer/port
al/articles/170038-detecting-duplicates
 Citations
How do I customize in-text citation?
How do I add page number to in-text citation?
If I update a citation in one place will it be
updated everywhere? (eg fixed in Word will it
be refreshed in my libraries?)
 Citation s cont.
How do I add page number to in-text citation?
In order to add an institutional author instead
of an individual author, you need to type the
author's name into the Author field in the
Details tab in Mendeley Desktop, and then
click (Name) (Organization/Institution). This
will mark the author as an institution, and will
not abbreviate it as an individual name.
Adding new citation styles to Mendeley Desktop

We currently use the CSL 1.0 (citation style language) specification for the citation styles we use in
Mendeley Desktop. The format specifications and some instructions on how to modify, or create
your own citation styles can be found at
http://citationstyles.org/

The citation style files used by Mendeley Desktop are located in the citationStyles-1.0 sub-directory
of the folder where Mendeley Desktop is installed. Adding new formatted .csl citation style files, or
modifying existing ones will make them available in Mendeley Desktop.

Having said that, we realise that modifying or creating citation styles is currently quite difficult and
unintuitive.

With this in mind, currently developing an alternative citation style editor, which will hopefully allow
more users to create and fine-tune various citation styles to their specific needs. Unfortunately we
can't give an estimate on when we will manage to do this yet, however it definitely is on our
roadmap.

From :
http://support.mendeley.com/customer/portal/articles/169935-adding-new-citation-styles-to-mend
eley-desktop
(includes a tutorial)
 Books
Can I import citation data from books?
yes source include Science Direct,
Springer Link, Worldcat, Google Scholar, ASFA
 How to print PDFs
Need to save pdf to pc first
Select pdf icon in your library
Select download
Save to your pc
Open with adobe
Then print
 Mendeley Enterprise
Swets
http://www.swets.com/mendeley
Will analyze and recommend/not recommend
to library director for purchase
 Support
http://support.mendeley.com/customer/porta
l/topics/76069-mendeley-desktop/questions
FAQs
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Email Mendeley
Mary.lou.cumberpatch@noaa.gov