mendeley
DESCRIPTION
Mendeley is a really useful free online reference manager. Take a look at some of it's featuresTRANSCRIPT
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Mendeley is a free reference manager AND social network
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Drag & drop papers
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Search and add
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Watch folders Go to Tools / Options / Watched folders
"Tick the folders you want Mendeley to watch. Any new PDFs in these folders will be imported into Mendeley automatically" Mendeley.com
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Highlight points in journal articles
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Insert your own notes
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Documents can be marked read/unread
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Organise your papers into folders
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Open and work off multiple PDFs
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Instant citations and bibliographies in WORD
“Mendeley supports 2802 citation styles” http://www.mendeley.com/citationstyles/
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Other functions
• “Install Mendeley on an unlimited number of computers for free“
• “Mendeley works on Windows, Mac and Linux”
• “Download the iPhone and iPad app to access and view your library on the go“
SOURCE: http://www.mendeley.com/
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More functions
• Use it online or install it on your desktop
• Search and results appear as you type
• Create private groups to share papers and notes with colleagues (secure?)
• Join public groups to follow research and connect with others worldwide
• Import references from Endnote
• “The Web Importer lets you import references and documents from a wide range of academic databases”, e.g. PubMed, etc.
SOURCE: http://www.mendeley.com/
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Compare Mendeley
Screenshot from SOURCE: http://www.mendeley.com/
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“Mendeley about to become the property of Elsevier Publishing House“
Source: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/content.php?pid=242411&sid=2132789
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Response from UCT Library:
“Perhaps Elsevier will continue to allow certain components to be free, but if you want the bells and whistles version there will be a fee.
This is pure speculation on my part however, based on the models of other ‘free’ software”.
UCT Librarian March 2013 email
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Communications Manager @Mendeley March 2013 email
“Please be assured that Mendeley will always have a
free option as it does now, since this is a key part of our
vision and business”
Response from Mendeley:
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Thanks to Nicola and Lucy S. for telling us about Mendeley