Skip to main content

Mendeley: Why Should I Use?

Citations and Referencing are big issues for researchers especially when they work on thesis and research papers. but with the latest tools, this is not a problem anymore. In today's article, we are going to discuss how we can add a citation and referencing with a single click. Yes, On a single click. I will walk you through the following points.

  • What is Mendeley?
  • Why you should use Mendeley?
  • How to Register
  • How to use Mendeley?

What is Mendeley

Mendeley is a reference manager tool that you can use to manage your research papers, can access your research papers from anywhere in the world, and provides you with the features of automatic bibliography generation.

Why you should use Mendeley?

Mendeley gives you the following

features that can ease your work and you can focus on the quality of work without worrying about paper management, citation, reference, etc.

List of features

Multiple ways to import and create references

    1. Importing online bookmarks works in virtually all browsers.
    2. Drag and drop files or folders, or add files automatically through monitored folders.
    3. Mendeley will automatically extract information from all added PDFs.
    4. Multiple search options to automatically fill in empty citation fields, such as Google Scholar, PubMed, DOI. Add various materials manually.

 Unique options for organizing and annotating PDFs.

    1. Automatically rename PDFs by author, journal title, year, etc. to organize your PDFs into multiple folders.
    2. Set to automatically rename PDFs from watch folders and save them in an organized PDF library.
    3. Opening a PDF in Mendeley makes it easy to save and search for annotations such as markup and sticky notes.
    4. Add tags and keywords, or search the entire text of most PDFs.

Integration with Word, OpenOffice and BibTeX.

    1. You can insert Mendeley library citations into new documents such as in-text citations, endnotes, and footnotes.
    2. Built-in support for over 1000 citation styles, including many journal citation styles.

Options for synchronizing and collaborating across multiple computers and with multiple users.

    1. The sync button allows users to integrate the desktop and online versions of the Mendeley library.
    2. Up to 1GB of free online library storage.
    3. You have the option to upgrade further for a fee (eg $ 55 per year for 2GB). You can create a "group" between multiple Mendeley users who share articles through different community libraries.

Connect with other users and discover research through Mendeley's online interface

  1. Join a group or start a new group to connect with other Mendeley users with similar interests.
  2. Browse subject-specific articles or search Mendeley's extensive citation library.
  3. Create Mendeley profiles, add published surveys, and collect statistics such as downloads and citations

How to Register

You can register and download Mendeley from the official website.

Here is a link to youtube where every step is explained on how you can register, log in, and download a desktop application.

 


In the below video tutorial I explained how you can accdesktoptkop application.



How to use Mendeley

Mendeley is a user-friendly and interactive tool. you can use desktop applications and web-based versions easily. In the below tutorial, you can learn how to use it.



If you face any issues you can ask me via comments.

Good Luck!

To get updates about IELTS visit

 

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

ZenHub a magic tool for Project Management - Part -1

ZenHub The agile technique is followed by ZenHub, which is integrated into GitHub. In essence, this is a browser plugin that can be used to install an application either on-premises or in the cloud. Users have access to this portal, which allows them to centralize their management workflow and codes. As a result, customers may utilize ZenHub to address GitHub problems, complaints, and PRs for high-quality insights that are also very actionable. They may set and achieve GitHub goals, stay on top of project milestones, and more with the help of the service. Main Features of ZenHub Slack integration Time Estimations ToDo Multi-Repo Task Board Support Burndown Charts +1 Button on GitHub issues Kanban-like Task Boards Any-type File Uploads Get set up in ZenHub You need to do the following to set up Zenhub  Create a free Github Account  Create a Github Repository  Creat a free Zenhub Account  Install the optional browser extension for ZenHub Create a free GitHub Account Go...
Post a Comment
Read more

Social Media Marketing

 When it comes to marketing every business wants to grab the attention of potential customers to increase ROI (Return on Investment). Lately, Social media has changed the marketing game by providing online platforms for connecting with a larger audience and showcasing products without any physical boundaries. Social media platforms are just not limited to these options but the integration of intelligence to target the Right Audience is what makes these platforms a true winner in the war of advertisement and marketing. Now the question is what platform you should select for the online presence of your brand. Well, there are many platforms available out there and the selection of one or two platforms can be a daunting task. Let’s together find out the answer to this question by asking the right questions. 1-    How many users are on these platforms? 2-    Which platforms are popular with your targeted audiences? 3-    Consider your company? 4-  ...
3 comments
Read more

ZenHub a magic tool for Project Management - Part -2

  ZenHub Zenhub has multiple pipelines to manage the tasks. The first pipeline is New Issue. Everything that needs to be done will enter the pipeline New Issue and after that, every task will move to the next pipeline until it is completed. In this article, I will walk you through how we can introduce the new issue in the New Issue pipeline and can create user stories in an effective way. Create an issue template in GitHub Go to  GitHub.com  and select the  lab-agile-planning  repository that you created following the previous tutorial.  From the repository page, select  Settings . Scroll down to the  Features  section and select  Set up templates . From the dropdown list labeled  Add template  (1), select  Custom template  (2). Next to the  Custom issue template  entry, press the  Preview and edit  button. Press the  pencil  icon to edit the template.  Copy the following markdown fo...
Post a Comment
Read more