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Citation Management

This guide shares helpful citation tools that will keep you organized when collecting multiple citations.

What is Mendeley?

Mendeley is a combination of a desktop application and a website which helps you manage, share and discover both content and contacts in research.

 

Reference Manager: Generate citations and bibliographies in Microsoft Word, LibreOffice, and LaTeX.

Read and Annotate: Open PDFs and capture your thoughts through sticky notes and highlights.

Add and Organize: Import and organize PDFs from your computer, EndNote™, Papers or Zotero.

Collaborate: Connect with colleagues and securely share your papers, notes and annotations.

Backup, Sync and Mobile: Access your papers on the web, iPhone or iPad.

Network and Discover: Discover papers, people and public groups.

Interested in a FREE Mendeley Institutional account?  

Benefits Include:

  • Increase in personal library size for each user, from 2 GB to 5 GB
  • Increase in group storage, from 100 MB to 20 GB
  • Increase in private group size, from 3 to 25 members
  • Increase in number of private groups, from one to unlimited
  • If you'd like to obtain an account, please join the Montana State University Mendeley group!

Getting Started with Mendeley

Terms you should familiarize yourself with:

Mendeley Desktop : Mendeley Desktop is the downloaded part of the software installed onto your computer. Download Mendeley Desktop if you haven't already.

Mendeley Web : This is the Mendeley website where you can access the web version of your library, edit your profile and search for papers, groups or people.

Sync : The process of synchronizing your Mendeley data across devices.

Web Importer : The browser bookmarklet that lets you quickly import documents from anywhere on the web.

Citation Plugin : A plugin you can install that allows you to create and format your citations and bibliography according to your chosen style.

(from www.mendeley.com)