Mendeley

Mendeley (https://www.mendeley.com/) is a free reference manager and academic social network tool that helps to organize gathered research citations, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research in your field. Like other products of this type, it further integrates with MS Word to insert citations in any style, then modify and change the style and the content as needed. This application is part of the Elsevier suite of resources, so it may ask for your USF NetID and password to enable the benefits of a more seamless integration with many of their research tools (e.g., the Scopus database and their ScienceDirect e-journal collections).

Mendeley is a great organizational tool for those who have accumulated a large number of PDF files during the research process. Using Mendeley, you can extract metadata from your PDFs which will allows for efficient indexing, organizing and citing of collected articles and other materials. Mendeley has both desktop and online applications, which sync automatically once it has been downloaded and the user has logged in with their account information. If the metadata from the PDF is compatible, the files may even be dragged and dropped into Mendeley and the citation data will be automatically extracted and formatted for use in research and writing.

Features:

General

• Cross-platform: Mendeley Desktop has full support for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
• Secure backup: Any documents synced in the desktop client will be backed up on the web.
• Mobile devices: Read papers anywhere with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch.
• Install on multiple computers: Install Mendeley on multiple computers and access your entire library.

Organize

• Full text search: Mendeley Desktop creates a fully searchable database of your papers.
• Mendeley Web Importer: Mendeley automatically extracts metadata from the papers you import.
• Highlight and annotate: Organize your own notes and highlights and share them with others.
• Flexible organization: Groups, tags, and filters let you organise your way.

Community

• Research collaboration: Use research groups to collaborate with your peers and colleagues.
• Trends and statistics: Get real-time readership statistics and view trends in your research area.
• Track your own publications: Find out how many people are reading and downloading your own research.
• Related research: Get personalized suggestions on interesting papers to read.

Integration

• Microsoft Word / Open Office: Our plugins let you easily insert bibliographies into your documents.
• BibTeX / Endnote / RIS: Mendeley Desktop can import and export all these formats and more.
• Zotero / CiteULike: Mendeley Desktop can sync with your Zotero or CiteULike libraries.
• Mendeley API: Our API allows 3rd parties to build applications using Mendeley's data.

For more information, training, or inquiries on Mendeley, please contact Matt Torrence.