Mendeley

= Mendeley = toc

Features
Mendeley is a free web application that organizes your literature research and also serves as an academic social network (Mendeley, 2011a). The software's primary function is as a reference manager, for example, academics and researchers use Mendeley to:


 * Organize PDF's of articles they've downloaded so they are easier to find; they can be searched by author, journal and/or title
 * Keep track of the bibliographic data and aid in the creation of cited/reference sheets
 * Annotate or take notes directly on the PDF

Watch the following video to find out more about how Mendeley can help you with your research:

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As an Academic Social Network
The social side of Mendeley is that its resources and the resources users contribute can be shared and/or edited collaboratively. For example, a group of researches working on a project could create a group page, share documents, and create group bibliographies. This all could be shared with local collaborators or with collaborators across the globe. It can also keep you up-to-date with what other professionals in your field may be working on (Mendeley, 2011b).

From a user
“ [Mendeley] saves an unbelievable amount of time (and trees) by allowing me to share all relevant literature immediately with my coauthors as new sources are discovered. We have all used the notes function to communicate with each other directly within each PDF - again saving time by directing coauthors to the relevant passages within each document. Within my research Mendeley has been a life saver when writing manuscripts.” Ellen Newell Ph.D. Candidate Experimental Psychology University of Maine