Introduction to Mendeley

Dr Rahul Pandey, PhD

Scientist
DHR-MRU
KG Medical University
pandey.rahul.dr@gmail.com
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What is Mendeley

Organize your documents + references

Collaborate by joining + creating groups
Discover statistics + recommendations
Stay up to date + learn more
Store your data
Manage your career

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What is Mendeley?

Academic Software
Cross-Platform (Win/Mac/Linux/Mobile)
All Major Browsers

Desktop
Web
Mobile

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OVERVIEW

Using Mendeley

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Getting started

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ORGANIZE

Setting Up A Library

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Mendeley Desktop

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Mendeley Web

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Adding Documents

Select a file or folder to Import from another reference

add from your computer manager, or BibTeX

Watch a folder

Add reference by
manually entering
details

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Document Details Lookup

Enter the DOI, PubMed

or ArXiv ID and click on
the magnifying glass to
start lookup

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Finding New Research

Mendeley Web Importer Mendeley Research Catalog

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Web Importer

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Web Importer

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Scopus and Science Direct

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Sync

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ORGANIZE

Managing Your Library

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Manage Your Library
Use column
headings
All items in to order your
your personal references
library
Items added Mark entries
in the last two read or unread
weeks
Entries with
Access your
attached PDFs
recently read
can be opened
items
with the PDF
All items you’ve Reader
starred in your
library

Items in need Star items to

of review mark them as
favorites

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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 a

new folder name.

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Search Your Documents
Enter your search term
in the search field

The main view will be

filtered accordingly

Click on a specific folder

to search within it

Use the clear button to

remove the search filter

Mendeley’s search tool

will look at reference
metadata, but will also
search within the full text
of PDF papers.

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Search Your Documents
Add tags to papers in your
library which share a common
theme

Use the Filter Menu to filter

your library view to only include
tagged items

You can also filter by Author,

Author Keywords and
Publication

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File Organizer

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File Organizer

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File Organizer

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Checking for duplicates

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PDF VIEWER

Highlight and Annotate Documents

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The PDF Viewer

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Read and work in the PDF Viewer

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Annotate & Highlight

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CITE

Using the Mendeley Citation Plug-In

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Install the Citation Plug-in

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The Citation Tool Bar Appears in Word
Automatically

Mac

Windows

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Generate In-Text Citations in Word

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Merging Citations

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Inserting Your Bibliography

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Finding a Citation Style

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The CSL Editor

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COLLABORATE

Join and Create Groups to Share References

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Create Groups

See the groups you

created, joined or
follow.

Add documents to a
group by dragging
and dropping.

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Private Groups
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

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 Create your research profile
Receive personal
stats on how your
work is used

Promote your work

Connect with and interests to a
colleagues global audience
and join new
communities

Share your work

with other
researchers

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Showcase Your Publications

1. Add your own publications

2. Mendeley adds the PDFs to the
public database
3. Showcase them on your profile

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Find Colleagues

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DISCOVER

New Research, Recommendations, and Impact

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 Literature Search

Search the
catalogue

Save new
research to your
library with one
click
If the full text is
available, you’ll
see a download
icon:

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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

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Quickly Add New Research

If the article is freely

available, it’s a one-click
addition to your library

Or use Open URL to locate

the full text

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Get Statistics

Social statistics help you

learn about others using this
paper

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Related Documents

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 Related Documents

1. Select two or more articles

2. Click ‘Related Documents’
3. Receive customized recommendations

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Feed

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Suggest

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MEASURE YOUR IMPACT

Mendeley stats

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Stats

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MENDELEY DATA

Safely store your data so it can be cited and shared

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Mendeley Data

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MANAGE YOUR CAREER

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Careers

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STAY IN TOUCH

Updates, feedback, resources

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Stay Up-to-Date and Learn More

Blog.mendeley.com

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Feedback

 http://feedback.mendeley.com

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Become a Mendeley Advisor

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STAY UP TO DATE

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