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Managing references : Mendeley
Table of Contents Why use a reference management software? What is reference management software? Mendeley features and functionality
Typical researcher writing a paper…
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Problem statement… Your topic: article article article article
Your paper citations
book book
conference conference conference paper paper paper
• Lots of typing • Lost references • Mistakes
reference list/bibliography
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 management tools.
This is a comparison of selected Reference management softwares.
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.
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
This is the Web version of Mendeley which is used to manage your papers online. Tabbed menu or Resources Main menu or Function menu
My Library/ Collections
References
References
Collections
Filters
Desktop version of Mendeley which is used to manage, annotate and cite your research papers.
Reference details
The basic version of Mendeley Web is free with 2 GB Personal Web Space and 500 MB Shared Web Space You can also upgrade to their premium plans with additional storage and features for a fee.
To register and use Mendeley, go to the following address: http://www.mendeley.com From the Mendeley homepage, you will see the Sign up & Download and Sign in box. Click on Sign up & Download to Register.
You can also use your Facebook account to Sign in.
Mendeley will automatically detect the operating system that you are using.
Click Save so you can use the file again if you decide to install it in your other computers or laptops.
If you decide to use your Facebook account to Sign in, you have to provide your email and password.
To be able to share your profile and make it searchable to all users of Mendeley, you should 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.
Exercise 1 1. Open your preferred web browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) 2. Go to the website: www.mendeley.com 3. Sign up for an account and download the Mendeley Desktop.
Creating 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 • One-click Web Importer • Search references within the Mendeley website
Click Add Files, browse to the location of the pdf then, click the Open button.
This slide shows that the pdf has been added to your library. Mendeley will attempt to automatically detect the document details (bibliographic data). Any documents whose details Mendeley is uncertain about will be added to the Reference details section for manual verification.
Click Add Folder, browse to the location of the folder then, click the Ok button.
This slide shows that all PDFs have been added to your library. Two were added. Mendeley will attempt to automatically detect the document details (bibliographic data). Any documents whose details Mendeley is uncertain about will be added to the Needs Review section for manual verification.
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.
Exercise 2 1. Log in to your Mendeley Web account then click the Papers tab. 2. In the search box, search for the article: The scientific foundation for tobacco harm reduction, 2006-2011 by Brad Rodu
3. Save it to your library. 4. Open your Mendeley Desktop and click Sync. The article should be displayed.
Exercise 3 1. In Mendeley Desktop, click File - Add Entry Manually. 2. Select Book and enter the following: Title: Tuberculosis Control in the Western Pacific Region 2010 Report Author: World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western Pacific Publisher and publication date: WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2011. 3. Click Save.
Exercise 4 1. Download the following article and save to your desktop: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis today by A Matteelli et al. Click to get full text pdf 2. Drag and drop the pdf file in the Reference section of your Mendeley Desktop. 3. Review the details of the article before clicking the button - Details are Collect.
Exercise 5 1. Try to export any of your references from the reference management software which you are currently using (i.e., BibTeX, EndNote, RIS and Zotero). Then Save it in your desktop. 2. In Mendeley Desktop, click File – Import – [Choose the format of the exported file] and then locate the file you exported then click Open.
