Managing references :Mendeley

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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 paper

reference list/bibliography

• Lots of typing• Lost references• Mistakes

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Your topic:

citations

Use a reference management tool!

Your article

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EndNoteWebMendeley

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citations

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 like-minded researchers

This is the Web version of Mendeley which is used to manage your papers online.

My Library/ Collections

References

Tabbed menu or Resources

Main menu or Function menu

Desktop version of Mendeley which is used to manage, annotate and cite your research papers.

Collections

Filters

References

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 isuncertain 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 isuncertain about will be added to the NeedsReview section for manual verification.

Drag & drop PDFs here toadd 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 todayby 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.