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Reference and Citation Management: Mendeley

Get Mendeley

Mendeley is available for free to everyone, but does have paid options for more storage.

Guides and Help from Mendeley

About Mendeley

Mendeley is a desktop-based reference management tool.  Mendeley's collaborative features allow you to share what you are reading with your colleagues and network with academics around the world.  Mendeley is most useful for:

  • PDF management

    • Automatically creates citation from PDFs stored on your computer

    • Search full text feature allows you to easily find PDFs within your Mendeley library

    • Annotate PDFs

  • Social networking

    • Create or join open or invite-only groups to share what you are reading and connect with colleagues

    • Construct an academic profile, upload your research articles and track who is reading your articles

  • Working from anywhere

    • Online, offline or on a mobile device

Contact the Library

Service/ Reference/ Circulation Desk
803-909-8157

Director of Digital Library and Learning Commons
803-909-8160

Ask-A-Librarian
library@clintoncollege.edu

Research Appointment

Attribution

This guide includes content adapted with permission from Duke University, Medical Center and Archives Reference Management guide.