Citation Management Software - Mendeley

Welcome to UO Libraries' how-to guide for the citation management software, Mendeley. The purpose of this guide is to get you started with using the software and to share tips and tricks. For a guided introduction, please sign up for one of our workshops or contact a local Mendeley expert listed on the last page of the guide.

Outcomes

As a result of using this guide, you should be able to:

• Manage searching processes and results effectively
• Organize information systematically to address your research questions or information needs
• Cite an information source correctly and articulate the purpose of proper citation

If you have questions, please get in touch with one of the UO Libraries' local Mendeley experts. We're here to help!

​Mendeley a free cloud-based application that helps you manage your research. Also known as a reference or citation manager, it has built-in tools to help you read and annotate articles. Mendeley allows you to organize PDFs, other documents, and citations into folders and collaborate with other researchers. It backs up your research library and syncs to the web and smart phone or tablet devices. It is also a social network for scholars across the globe with an online research library that you can use to discover research papers.

Mendeley was created in 2008 as a startup with open source software, and bought by Elsevier in 2013.

3 Steps to Start Using Mendeley

Navigating this Guide

Begin using Mendeley by exploring 5 ways to add citations to Mendeley. Follow the tabs on the side navigation of this guide in order to learn about how different features work.

Questions, Comments or Feedback?

Please contact one of UO's local Mendeley experts with your concerns about this guide or this citation management tool.

Changes with Mendeley in 2020-22

We recommend using Mendeley Reference Manager (not "Mendeley Desktop"), installing Mendeley Cite and the Web Importer. These will work for Chromebooks and the newest Mac OS. Instructions for installing the plugin are on the Mendeley Cite for Bibliographies and Mendeley.com and Web Importer pages of this guide as well as on Mendeley.com. 

This at-a-glance comparison chart only includes some of the features. The two can be used together as long as you sync them.

Before you can import information to the citation manager, you must find it. Check out some of the other UO Libraries' research guides to learn:

1. Where and how to search to find information
2. How to organize your research process
3. How and why we cite information