1. Mendeley is free academic software and online research network that allows users to manage, share, read, annotate and cite research papers.
2. It can be used to create a personal profile and library of research papers by adding papers manually or importing from online databases. References can be organized into groups that are either private or public.
3. Papers and references can be cited into documents using plugins for Microsoft Word and OpenOffice, and bibliographies can be automatically generated. Groups allow for sharing and collaboration on research papers and references.