{"id":13715,"date":"2019-07-11T14:05:42","date_gmt":"2019-07-11T13:05:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=13715"},"modified":"2023-12-04T12:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T12:17:49","slug":"why-choose-mendeley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/why-choose-mendeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Why choose Mendeley?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Looking for a reference management tool that is geared towards researchers in particular? Mendeley helps you keep track of the books, book chapters, journal articles or any other material you use in your research. It also offers a range of research functions not provided by other reference management tools.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2019\/07\/action-brainstorming-cheerful-1282166.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-13740 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2019\/07\/action-brainstorming-cheerful-1282166-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Researchers sharing references and data\" width=\"776\" height=\"517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2019\/07\/action-brainstorming-cheerful-1282166-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2019\/07\/action-brainstorming-cheerful-1282166-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2019\/07\/action-brainstorming-cheerful-1282166-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2019\/07\/action-brainstorming-cheerful-1282166-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/><\/a>Mendeley is suitable for use in all academic disciplines. See our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/library\/resources\/reference-management\/index.html\">Reference Management webpages<\/a> \u2013 for an introduction and links to short videos on using Mendeley features.<\/p>\n<p>Mendeley is:<\/p>\n<h2>Flexible and mobile<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mendeley offers lots of different ways to work with it including web, desktop and mobile interfaces<\/li>\n<li>use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/download-desktop\/\">Mendeley Desktop<\/a> on a student PC or with Word or LibreOffice on your own laptop or<\/li>\n<li>use Mendeley Web with Google Docs<\/li>\n<li>your Mendeley libraries sync easily between devices.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Efficient and effective<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/reference-management\/web-importer#id_1\">Mendeley Web Importer<\/a> performs well compared with similar bookmarklets and works in all major web browsers<\/li>\n<li>Mendeley has a built-in PDF viewer for ease of use<\/li>\n<li>you can easily drag and drop documents complete with the necessary bibliographic data<\/li>\n<li>the Mendeley Word citation plug-in installs\/downloads automatically as part of the Mendeley Desktop download.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Communicative and collaborative<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mendeley is establishing itself as a growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/research-network\/community\">academic community<\/a> and helps you to expand your research network and connect with like-minded researchers<\/li>\n<li>you can create <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/groups\/02-types-groups\">public or private groups<\/a> to discuss research<\/li>\n<li>you can share resources securely via private groups<\/li>\n<li>multiple users can annotate a document using personalised colours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unusually among reference management tools, Mendeley focuses on research dissemination and career progression. It:<\/p>\n<h2>Emphasizes and supports research<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mendeley offers a range of research functionality not provided by other reference management tools<\/li>\n<li>search for and access open content uploaded by other users, including academic papers and <a href=\"https:\/\/data.mendeley.com\/\">datasets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>view information about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/research-network\/reputation-management\">publication performance<\/a> including citations, views and readers<\/li>\n<li>set alerts for new resources relevant to your research area(s) and\/or to receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/web\/05-mendeley-suggest\">suggestions for further reading<\/a><\/li>\n<li>watch a folder to be alerted when new items are added by other researchers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Encourages career development<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>create your own research profile to increase your visibility to your peers, e.g. using your ORCID iD or Scopus author ID<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/careers\/\">upload your CV<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/careers\/jobs\/\">search for vacancies<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/careers\/newalert\/\">register for job alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/funding\">search for funding opportunities or browse 2000+ funding organisations<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Other reference management tools are available and each has its particular merits<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Mendeley is free (up to 2GB) and works with multiple operating systems, as does Zotero<\/li>\n<li>you can carry on using Mendeley when you leave Kent if you register with a personal email address and you don\u2019t have to migrate your content (the same applies to Zotero).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>More information on how Mendeley can help you reference your work<\/h2>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\">Mendeley website\u00a0<\/a>\u2013 to discover more about what Mendeley can offer or to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/download-desktop\/\">download the Mendeley Desktop<\/a> or the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/reference-management\/web-importer#id_1\">Mendeley Web Importer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>During January we\u2019re offering Mendeley introductory sessions, which include hands-on exploration of the software \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/mendeley-reference-management-workshop-tickets-88688582939\">book your place here<\/a>. Also, the Student Learning Advisory Service (SLAS) are running\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/new-decade-new-goals-the-templeman-library-can-help\/\">referencing\/study support drop-ins<\/a>\u00a0in the Library Caf\u00e9 so come along and learn more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for a reference management tool that is geared towards researchers in particular? 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