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Brief Intro to Mendeley. A powerful, free reference manager and scientific networking tool ORGANIZE, SHARE, DISCOVER. What does Mendeley do?. Imports references from your computer, flash drive or the internet Extracts citation info from added pdfs (really well but not perfectly!)
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Brief Intro to Mendeley A powerful, free reference manager and scientific networking tool ORGANIZE, SHARE, DISCOVER
What does Mendeley do? • Imports references from your computer, flash drive or the internet • Extracts citation info from added pdfs (really well but not perfectly!) • Keeps all your references organized in one place; backs them up, let’s you make notes on them • Generates citations and bibliographies when you are writing a paper • Enables 2-15 colleagues with similar interests to share & read one another’s references (private groups) • Enables you to network/join groups of people from all over the world who share common interests; share citations and abstracts (public groups)
Two points of access that communicate with each other • Mendeley desktop • Application: download to your computer • Main place for managing and organizing your library • Download it to every computer you own; your references will automatically sync between them (internet needed for sync) • Mendeley dashboard • Mendeley.com • Internet-based access to your library; access your library from any computer connected to the internet • Find new references in it’s extensive, searchable database • Add new citations with one click; some free pdfs but most just abstracts
Adding papers to your Mendeley desktop library • Add files or folders • Free space is limited so don’t add references that you’ve scanned on a flatbed scanner
Mendeley groups Private 1-15 people Public unlimited Need to be connected to the internet to create a group
CCRP Groups? • Private • Finger millet, Legumes, etc • Public • AEI • Social Innovation • Participatory research • Plant breeding • Pest & disease management • MET • Mendeley has the potential to be a powerful scientific networking resource for the CCRP. • Challenge: start a group with colleagues at this workshop who share common interests and start sharing references and ideas today!