Mendeley is a really useful free online reference manager. Take a look at some of it's features

2. Mendeley is a free reference manager
AND social network

3. Drag & drop papers

4. Search and add

5. 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

6. Highlight points in journal articles

7. Insert your own notes

8. Documents can be marked read/unread

9. Organise your papers into folders

10. Open and work off multiple PDFs

11. Instant citations and bibliographies in WORD
“Mendeley supports 2802 citation styles”
http://www.mendeley.com/citationstyles/

12. 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/

13. 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/

14. Compare Mendeley
Screenshot from SOURCE: http://www.mendeley.com/

15. “Mendeley about to become the
property of Elsevier Publishing House“
Source:
http://libguides.lib.uct.ac.za/content.php?pid=242411&sid=2132789

16. 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

17. 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:

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