Mendeley is a reference manager, academic collaboration network and crowdsourced database with a unique layer of social information research. Mendeley Desktop is available on Mac, Windows and Linux. Mendeley Web functions on all major browsers. Mobile versions of Mendeley are available for Ipad, Iphone and Android devices.
Mendeley is a free (up to 2 GB) reference management tool comparable to RefWorks, Endnote, Zotero etc. It is a combination of a fast and powerful desktop application with an online account for web services. It stands out for its social functions (groups, sharing, community).
Mendeley is pre-installed on all Library computers. You need to create an account at mendeley.com
Download and Install Mendeley
Web Importer
Install the Mendeley Web Importer extension to quickly add research papers, webpages, and other documents from academic databases and search engines directly into your reference library.
Citation Plugin
The Citation Plugin makes it simple to insert citations from your Mendeley library and automatically create a full bibliography for your paper. With just a few clicks, you can also reformat all your references into any citation style you need.
