Mendeley is a free reference manager AND social network

Drag & drop papers

Search and add

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

Highlight points in journal articles

Insert your own notes

Documents can be marked read/unread

Organise your papers into folders

Open and work off multiple PDFs

Instant citations and bibliographies in WORD

“Mendeley supports 2802 citation styles” http://www.mendeley.com/citationstyles/

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/

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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“Mendeley about to become the property of Elsevier Publishing House“

Source: http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/content.php?pid=242411&sid=2132789

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

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:

Thanks to Nicola and Lucy S. for telling us about Mendeley