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Managing References : Mendeley

Managing References : Mendeley. Table of Contents. Why use a reference management software and what is reference management software? Mendeley features and functionality: Accessing Web and downloading Earth version (free) Creating your Mendeley library Managing documents and references

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Managing References : Mendeley

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  1. Managing References :Mendeley

  2. Table of Contents Why use a reference management software and what is reference management software? Mendeley features and functionality: Accessing Web and downloading Earth version (free) Creating your Mendeley library Managing documents and references Citing references

  3. Typical researcher writing a paper… Source: flickr/toennessen

  4. Problem statement… article Your topic: article Your paper article article book book citations conference paper conference paper conference paper reference list/bibliography • Lots of typing • Lost references • Mistakes

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

  6. Reference management softwares Tools that help scholars to create and manage their lists of references for research projects. Most tools are designed to organize citations into specific formats for the preparation of manuscripts and bibliographies. Many search tools provide ways to download references into reference management tools.

  7. What is Mendeley? Mendeley is a free reference manager and academic social network that can help you organize your research, collaborate with others online, and discover the latest research.

  8. Syncs Desktop & Web applications Desktop – a free academic software to manage, share, read, annotate and cite your research papers Web - a research network to manage your papers online, discover research trends and statistics, and to connect to like-minded researchers

  9. This is the Web version of Mendeley which is used to manage your papers online. Tabbed menu or Resources Main menu or Function menu References My Library/ Collections

  10. References Collections Reference details This is the Desktopversion of Mendeley which is used to manage, annotate and cite your research papers. Filters

  11. The basic or Earth 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.

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

  13. Once you click on Sign up for free, the short Registration page will display. Please provide all the required information and click on Finish.

  14. Once you’re signed in, you have the option to Download Mendeley Desktop. You can choose to download it right away or later.

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

  16. To be able to share your profile and make it searchable to other users of Mendeley, you must verify your account. Open the email address that you use during the sign up/registration.

  17. Click on the URLor the link provided in the email to verify your Mendeley account.

  18. After clicking on the URL or link, you will be sent to this page that verifies your account.

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

  20. Creating your Mendeley Library There are several ways: Search references within the Mendeley website Add a PDF Add a folder of PDFs Drag and drop PDFs in Mendeley Desktop Import/export to and from other reference management software Add reference manually Watch folders to automatically add PDFs to Mendeley Desktop One-click Web Importer

  21. You can also search references within the Mendeley website. In Mendeley Web click the Papers taband perform a search. Within the search results, just click either Save PDF to library or Save reference to library.

  22. If you want to have access to your PDFs from anywhere, activate the Sync Library feature from Mendeley Desktop. By enabling this feature you are able to access your PDF files in your Mendeley Web library. Note: Always use the Sync Library in Mendeley Desktop every time you use the Mendeley Web to add references to your library.

  23. In Mendeley Desktop, click Add Documents, browse to the location of the pdf and click the Open button.

  24. This slide shows that the pdf has been added to your library. Mendeley will attempt to automatically detect the document details (bibliographic data). Any documents whose details Mendeley is uncertain about will be added to the Needs Review section for manual verification.

  25. Click Add Folder, browse to the location of the folder. Then click the OK button.

  26. This slide shows that all PDFs have been added to your library. Two were added. Mendeley will attempt to automatically detect the document details (bibliographic data). Any documents whose details Mendeley is uncertain about will be added to the Needs Review section for manual verification.

  27. Drag & drop PDFs here to add them to your library.

  28. Export and Import to and from other reference management software

  29. Add Entry manually lets you add references to Mendeley Desktop by completing a form.

  30. Exercise 2 1. Log in to your Mendeley Web account then click the Papers tab. 2. In the search box, search for the article: The scientific foundation for tobacco harm reduction, 2006-2011 by Brad Rodu 3. Save it to your library. 4. Open your Mendeley Desktop and click Sync Library. The article should be displayed.

  31. Exercise 3 1. In Mendeley Desktop, click File - Add Entry Manually. 2. Select Book and enter the following: Title: Tuberculosis Control in the Western Pacific Region - 2010 Report Author: World Health Organization. Regional Office for the Western Pacific Publisher and publication date:WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific, 2011. 3. Click Save.

  32. Exercise 4 Download the following article and save to your desktop: Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis today by A Matteelli et al. Click to get full text pdf 2. Drag and drop the pdf file in the Reference section of your Mendeley Desktop. 3. Review the details of the article before clicking the button - Details are Collect.

  33. Exercise 5 In EndNoteWeb, export any of your references. Click Format – Export references. Choose RefMan (RIS) Export as the export style then click Save. In Mendeley Desktop, click Add Documents, locate the file you exported from EndNoteWeb then click Open. Note: you will need an account in EndNoteWeb which is available via HINARI’s Reference Sources drop down menu.

  34. Use Watch folders to automatically add PDFs to Mendeley Desktop. When you place a document in a watched folder, it will be automatically added to Mendeley.

  35. Web Importer lets you import references and documents from a wide range of academic databases with a single click. In addition to this, it lets you save a snapshot of any webpage you are viewing. To install it, click Tools – Install Web Importer.

  36. Follow the instructions from the Mendeley website. The Web Importer can import documents from different sites including PubMed.

  37. In this example, we will use the Web Importer to import references from PubMed. We will do a search in PubMed, then go to Favorites (IE) or Bookmarks (Firefox & Chrome) and click on Import to Mendeley.

  38. Click Import to import the references and their pdf (if available) to your Mendeley Library.

  39. The green check marks indicates that the references (and their pdf if available) are imported to your Mendeley Library. To view them, click View in your Mendeley Library.

  40. Review the details of the reference and, when finished, click Save.

  41. Exercise 6 Install the Web Importer in your Mendeley Desktop by clicking Tools – Install Web Importer and then follow the succeeding instructions. Go to PubMed and type: tobacco control 2012 in the search box. Click Favorites (IE) or Bookmarks (Firefox & Chrome) and click Import to Mendeley. Import the first 3 articles by clicking Import. Click Sync Library to display the exported articles to your Mendeley Desktop.

  42. Managing your documents and references Check duplicates and merge duplicate author names, tags, or publications Documents can be marked read/unread Search as you type Annotate PDFs File Organizer

  43. Occasionally when you are importing references into Mendeley Desktop, they can become duplicated. This often happens when importing from completely different sources, such as a paper using the web importer bookmarklet, and then dragging a PDF of that same reference into Mendeley. You can find duplicates by selecting the Tools menu, and clicking the Check for Duplicates option.

  44. Sets of duplicates will then be shown. Select a set and review the metadata in the right hand details pane. Any field which has a tick to the left of it has no conflicts while un-checked fields means 2 or more duplicates in the set have conflicting data. Click the Confirm Merge button to merge the set.

  45. Documents can be marked read/unread. When you add documents to Mendeley Desktop, they are marked unread by a small green dot. If you open them within the Mendeley PDF viewer, they will be marked read. Or simply click on the green dot to toggle read/unread. Read Unread

  46. You can mark your favorite documents (or documents you keep want to track of) with the star icon. Simply click to star, and click again to un-star. All favorite documents will appear in the Favorites Folder, which you can refer back to them with one click. Favorites

  47. All favorite documents will appear in the Favorites Folder, so you can refer back to them with one click.

  48. Search as you type. Smart search in documents highlights the search term as you type, so you can find what you're looking for quickly. Just type into the search box and Mendeley will find the matching terms in the document. We have searched for the term lessons.

  49. Annotate PDFs. You can add highlights and notes to documents within Mendeley Desktop. Open a PDF in Mendeley's PDF viewer by clicking on the pdf icon. Add highlights and notes by clicking on the Highlight Text or Add Note buttons on the menu.

  50. Exercise 7 In your Mendeley Desktop, open the pdf of the article: The scientific foundation for tobacco harm reduction, 2006-2011. Highlight the title of the article. Add a Note in the article.

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