Mendeley is a citation manager that allows users to build a personal database of research articles, organize and annotate the articles, and generate citations in various styles. It offers both desktop and online versions that automatically sync. Users can import articles, organize them in a library, highlight and take notes, generate citations, and collaborate with other researchers by inviting them to join groups. Mendeley has pros like compatibility across platforms and automatic syncing, but cons include limited free storage and inability to annotate on the app. It has practical applications for dietetic interns in researching client questions and building an organized personal database.

1. MENDELEY
By Margery Swan, Dietetic Intern
at the University of Maryland

2. Mendeley
• Your own personal research
database
• Import articles to personal
library
• Generate citations in different
formats
• Interact with colleagues
• Organize articles
• Highlight and annotate articles
• Add personalized notes

3. Step 1: Importing Articles

4. Adding Information:

5. Step 2: Organize in Library
1. Mendeley Desktop
2. Mendeley Dashboard

8. Step 3: Highlight and Take Notes

9. Step 4: Generate Citations
• Chose your Style
• Install Mendeley Plug-In for Microsoft Word
• Instantly generate citations in word

10. Step 5: Collaborate
• Invite others to join group
• Message, notifications, requests
• Add and share comments with group members

11. Pros and Cons
Pros Cons
• Compatible with Windows, • Only 1 GB free
Macs, and Linux • Can’t highlight and take notes
• Offers online and desktop with app version
versions that automatically
sync
• Citation maker
• Collaboration feature

12. Practical Applications
• Research, research, research
• Personal Database
• Organizes new research findings
• Research is easily accessible and can
be retrieved or referenced when clients
ask a specific question

13. Questions: