Reference Management Module I: Introduction By Rehema Chande-Mallya(PhD)

Table of Contents  Citation and reference management software  Comparing reference management software  Mendeley features:  Accessing Web and downloading Desktop version (free)  Creating your Mendeley library  Managing documents and references  Citing references  Sharing you Mendeley library  Support

Why do we need to cite? Quoting without plagiarising Demonstrate the body of knowledge Trace your sources Trace knowledge more efficiently Represents the results of your literature search.

Scientists writing a paper… Source: Bridle, 2012 Source: custom-writing.org

Problems Your article reference list/bibliography Lots of typing Lost references Mistakes article book conference paper Your topic: citations

Use a reference management software! Your article article book conference paper EndNoteWeb Mendeley Zotero Etc. citations reference list/bibliography

Reference Management (RM) Softwares is software for scholars and authors to use for recording and utilising bibliographic citations and/or references. Examples

Why use RM? Import citations Gather metadata from PDF files Organize citations Annotate citations Share citations Allow data interchage Format citations in various styles In-text citation in Word processing

Comparing RM Feature MendeleyEndnoteRefworksZotero Cost Free$250$100Free Free web storage space 1 GB NA100MB Import from bibliographic databases 3545 Gather metadata from PDFs5212 Organize citations in RM5555 Annotate citations5544 Share library4113 Exchange data with other RMs5345 Format citations in multiple styles 3453 Integrate with word processors5525 SUM

53,714,120 Papers 668,778 People 44,488 Groups 16,057 Institutions

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What is Mendeley? Mendeley is free academic software (Win, Mac & Linux) to manage, share, read, annotate and cite your research papers...(DESKTOP)...and a research network to manage your papers online, discover research trends and statistics, and to connect to like-minded researchers. (WEB)

Features Cross platform compatibility Good features for working with PDFs - Automatic extraction of document details (authors, title, journal etc.) Cite while you write - citing your articles in Microsoft Word Sharing features very easy to use Supports over 1180 citation styles An online back up of your library A recommendation engine for papers that might interest you

Number of bibliographic databases that Mendeley works with

The Web version of Mendeley which is used for managing your documents online. My Library/ Collections References Tabbed menu or Resources Main menu or Function menu

This is the Desktop version of Mendeley which is used to manage, annotate and cite your research papers. Collections Filters References Reference details Main menu or Function menu

The basic version of Mendeley is free. On top of the free version, you can also upgrade to their premium plans with additional features for a fee.

To register and use Mendeley, go to the following address: From the Mendeley homepage, you will see the Sign up for free and Sign in box. Click on Sign up for free to Register. You can also use your Facebook account to Sign in.

Once you click on Sign up for free, the short Registration page will display. Please provide all the required information and click on Finish. Once you’re signed in, you have the option to Download Mendeley Desktop. You can choose to download it right away or later.

Click on download Mendeley, click Save so that you can use the file again - if you decide to install it in other computers or laptops.

To be able to share your profile and make it searchable to other users of Mendeley, you must verify your account. Open the address that you use during the sign up/registration. Click on the URL or the link provided in the to verify your Mendeley account

Exercise 1 1. Open your preferred web browser (IE, Firefox, Chrome, etc.) 2. Go to the website: 3. Sign up for an account and download the Mendeley Desktop.

Getting started with Mendeley. Available at: Mendeley Video Tutorials Here is a link to videos of quick tips, and presentations. eature=watch Reference