Mendeley Part 1: What is Mendeley?

[@nombulelongqameni8396]

2 years later your video still helps students like me.All the way from South Africa. Thank you

[@zeissvc1]

Same here

[@sallyolivia37]

Watching a month before I start my PhD. Keep saying Wow! Why didn’t I discover this during my undergrad and masters! 🤦🏼‍♀️ SOLD

[@DrChrisCopeland]

I get this a lot, especially from grad students. I am teaching each cohort of our PhD students this software early on so that they can be prepped for comps and dissertation. I'm glad you found this useful.

[@josebarroca8381]

Brilliant tutorials. I've been using JabRef for 10+ years and it served me well when I only needed it to organize my documents, even though everything else had to be done manually (importing citation files, exporting citations for Word which didn't work on Mac, opening the files in external pdf readers for digital highlighting and annotations, etc). Now I'm studying for a Master's Degree, writing various papers and using different citation systems, and using different devices and OS's for researching, so I was in dire need of a modern solution. A colleague suggested Mendeley and after hearing his comments and listening to your tutorials, I have gladly decided to leave good old JabRef behind and embrace the future. Thank you so much for this tutorial!

[@DrChrisCopeland]

I'm so happy that you found it helpful! Good luck on your program too

[@simmons851]

Sold - I feel the weight lifting from my shoulders already. Thank you.

[@ajaydomun6523]

Hello Dr Copeland, After watching 5 hours of You Tube comparing EndNote, Zotero and Mendeley, I have decided to get Mendeley because your presentation is more comprehensive than what I have watched so far and makes me conclude that Mendeley is the right tool for me. I was nearly buying EndNote because I was told it's the best. I think Mendeley is more than adequate. Many of those tutorials I have been watching since yesterday to compare the three software do not start with the most important point (even other presentations on Mendeley) but your three part series addressed all issues in the correct level of importance. Thank you.

[@DrChrisCopeland]

I’m so glad that you found these helpful!

[@nimashlakshitha6295]

Wooow..that is really amazing. It is a revision of how mendeley works. Thank you very much sir.

[@matildablicher-hansen3992]

Your video on hierarchical multiple regression, which I listened to about 40 times, got me a distinction in my master's. Thank you : -)) Now I am starting my PhD and I hear your voice explaining the joys of Mendeley. It must be the right choice!! Thanks : - ))

[@DrChrisCopeland]

Well I would love to take credit for multiple regression, but that was not me. Although I still feel Mendeley is the right choice for any doctoral student or candidate!

[@amarachiigbo6601]

Thank you so much Professor. This video tutorial was quite enlightening.

[@logicstudiolabs]

Thank you Dr. Copeland, this is gold for researchers.

[@AmeerAli999]

Best 25 mints i have spent so far...Greetings from Baghdad

[@robinbreslin1626]

Thank you for taking the time to go through the capabilities of this software. You (and mendeley) have savedd me a ton of work

[@mohammadabedalnabi3287]

THank you Doctor for this informative tutorial. I have a few questions about Mendeley still.

[@jonadabfranco9446]

I love Mendeley. I was wondering when will "dark-mode" be release to a Mendeley update? I prefer to work on "dark-mode" since I have a lot of sensitivity to light. So this is great software, but if a "dark-mode" feature were added, it would be great!

[@davia-f2207]

Thanks, Dr Copeland, just the inclusion of automatic et al sold me on Mendeley. The comments/notes are also great. I've been using et al since I started postgrad and had to stop due to too many formatting issues. I had resigned to doing manual citation for my dissertation, this is a great find, I was dreading the lit review.

[@DrChrisCopeland]

I'm so glad this helped! Good luck on the dissertation too!

[@davia-f2207]

@@DrChrisCopeland Thx!

[@Desibeats669]

Very useful video. helped me a lot with my research. Thankyou.

[@ravimukti690]

Thanks for sharing

[@rabichubusresearchclinic120]

this is a good one

[@lorikaimadison9361]

My colleague keeps pushing Medeley at me to keep track of my research. Currently, I've compiled 48 pages of sources I use for my doctorate. I don't think she approves. I'm here trying to learn so I can surprise her with my new found expertise! And also to get her off my back. Who knows, maybe I can pass this on to my students.....

[@DrChrisCopeland]

I teach it to all of my students and especially my thesis students. Good luck on the dissertation!

[@catherineshepperdley7951]

This was really helpful. I haven't used the tool in a few years and this was a great refresh!

[@DrChrisCopeland]

That makes me happy! I’m so glad you found it useful!

[@mpumemakhubela3978]

This was very useful! Thank you

[@prashiddharanabhat3352]

thank you so much

[@The_Aawara_pahadi]

very helpful sir thank you

[@saracarder2434]

life saver... thank you

[@wanomarfwanmahmudk891]

Thanks Dr. Really appreciate your knowledge sharing

[@christineamulen1289]

Great software saves alot

[@liangzhao5724]

This is very helpful!

[@lorrainekeaolebogapaul6994]

Hallo Doc ..thanks for this beautiful video...I am using windows and I need the tools installed ..the word plugging and web...but I'm struggling to get it downloaded...what can I do? Doing my masters so I'm so pressed for time

[@aykutyldz1538]

thank you very much for this great tutorial

[@ericwuluglayjr8446]

Thanks so much ❤🇨🇳

[@bkjackson8092]

Someone in an academic setting recommended Mendeley to me & I've enjoyed your tutorial. Question: Would Mendeley be useful for writers of historical fiction? Easily citing references (a fiction publisher will want you to be able to back up your facts in the novel) is apparent with Mendeley, but often fiction writers are compiling notes, websites, etc. It's not just journal articles they are getting info from. Thoughts? And if I could add to that--what would be the advantages of Mendeley over, say, Google drive? I did see on another video that there is a tag feature available on Mendeley which sounds like it would be greatly beneficial, & I don't think you have this option with Google drive. As a fiction writer I amass a lot of research & am trying to find the best way to organize it.

[@imreserve]

Thanks a lot

[@DrChrisCopeland]

Most welcome

[@romana2804]

Chris, thank you so much) it was so useful!

[@DrChrisCopeland]

Happy that you found this useful!

[@myturkish799]

Very helpful, indeed. Please, explain how to add/include citations and references in a Google document? The one here is for Microsoft Word, from what is noticed. Thank you!

[@DrChrisCopeland]

As far as I know, there is no integration with Google Docs. I don't use Google docs for formal writing, so I'm unsure, but you can always ask @mendeley_support on twitter, they are very good about getting back to people.

[@foibendeafetwa3461]

very useful

[@vimukthichristine8621]

My Mendeley Free desktop version doesn't look like your one. I literally don't have the details, notes columns. I'm wondering I downloaded the right one. Any help would be appreciated. I already have a web version.

[@DrChrisCopeland]

Make sure you download the "Mendeley Desktop" and not "Mendeley Reference Manager", there is a difference: www.mendeley.com/DOWNLOAD-DESKTOP/

[@maecal2]

I downloaded Zotero and it keep telling me I need to download google chrome first. I have google chrome already downloaded

[@DrChrisCopeland]

I have no working knowledge of Zotero, I'm sorry I cannot help with this.

[@tandokazimagangana1364]

Dr Chris, I'm a newbie when it comes to Mendeley. I just tried it now. I am merging 3 references and it shows like this [2]-[4]. I want it to show like this [2-4] how can I solve this

[@shukriislow4557]

This has been very helpful .

[@DrChrisReacts]

I'm glad it helped :)

[@charmainejanuary1504]

Great tutorial DR Copeland. Will definitely use Mendeley going forward. Awesome investment in time management.

[@mouhannadalsalem6025]

Thanks

[@rojamillerover]

How do l copy all the references though from Mendeley to my word reference list?

[@DrChrisCopeland]

You just press the button "Insert Bibliography" and mendeley will do it. This happens in the word plugin.

[@wendywarrenaustin1834]

This is great! (one mistake, though: with the Ross and Smith citation, you have "& others" instead of "et al."--or did you leave it that way because this is a basic-level introduction to Mendeley/citation?)

[@atiyaabbas3345]

Hi, Sir ,I have a question that can it install in cellphone?

[@DrChrisCopeland]

You can install it on a smart phone, but it will lack many of the features shown in this video. I would advise against it.

[@atiyaabbas3345]

@@DrChrisCopeland okey ,thank you sir to response me🙂

[@DolfocarAli]

thank you so much i have question, i am writing my thesis in separate folders for each chapter how can i change the IEEE number accordingly ? for example if my first chapter ends with [4] I need chapter two to start with [5] is it possible ?

[@DrChrisCopeland]

Dolfocar Ali IEEE still uses the references at the end of the final document (double check me on this). You would simply copy and paste your text from one word document to another and then you would have a final references page. Of course, verify with your thesis advisor on the process they want you to follow

[@DolfocarAli]

Dr. Chris Copeland ‏ so you mean I should make my thesis in one word document

[@yassinbarzizoui2173]

Hello, I have seen that you have there files about cybercrime and stuff. If those are public, do you mind sharing them with me, I am working on a relevant topic.

[@DrChrisCopeland]

My articles are at my discretion, so I’m happy to share them, most researchers have no issue sharing their work. Just sending out the articles does violate the journals copyright if I am not an author. What I can do is send you a bibliography and you can find the articles or contact the authors.

[@yassinbarzizoui2173]

@@DrChrisCopeland thank you very much for your response. Here is my email and I appreciate any help you can provide. Email: [e-mail] Again, great video, you helped me get organized and motivated 😊😊

[@namesareallusedup]

I have a question. I’m doing my Master’s thesis and have numbered citation for each reference. Thing is, I rearrange some of the text but the bib stays the same. Is there a tool that rearranges the numbered references with your writing?

[@DrChrisCopeland]

What citation style?

[@namesareallusedup]

@@DrChrisCopeland IEEE

[@DrChrisCopeland]

@@namesareallusedup IEEE formats a number for the order of the citation. So the first citation is #1, the second is #2 and so on. If you add or remove a citation in Word and "refresh bibliography" in word, Mendeley will re-count the number of citations and re-order them. I do this all the time. Just remember to remove the old citation and use "insert citation to make sure you keep the form fields correctly formed in the Word document.

[@namesareallusedup]

Dr. Chris Copeland appreciate your help, thank you!!

[@dimitra908]

Thank you so much for the video ! It's really useful but i have a question. I have my text with its citations in some parts and under the text i have my bibliography which i have insert through Mendeley. I would like to click on the citation and simultaneous the censor move to the corresponding literature. Something like hyperlink ...

[@DrChrisCopeland]

So just to make sure I understand, you would like to click the citation in the references and the page to "jump" to that section of the document?

[@dimitra908]

@@DrChrisCopeland The opposite... When I click on the citation in the document then to jump in the bibliography at the end of the document

[@DrChrisCopeland]

@@dimitra908 I do not know of anything in Word that will do that by default. Those types of features are usually found in hypertext (HTML) or PDF, but are usually manually created. There might be a way to get Word to do this, but I am not sure what that method would be, Mendeley does not do this by default. Sorry, let me know if you find something that does work, I know several people who would want to use it.

[@dimitra908]

@@DrChrisCopeland Ok! If I find the way I will tell you! Thank tou again for the video and the respond.

[@genesisgamidogamurot9882]

I have a problem installing mendeley in my MS. Help pls.

[@lorrainekeaolebogapaul6994]

Me too... Struggling to install the tools ..

[@maecal2]

I can not get any of this downloaded.

[@DrChrisCopeland]

Contact mendeley support on twitter, they are excellent and very responsive.

[@bijtha9583]

may be you are good but this guy here talks a lot i dont know why , without reasons repeating same thing almost more than first 4 minutes . I guess those were to many words for no use.

[@mayak5108]

I cant listen...seriously too much

[@adhaferaofficial]

Anyone can give me the link to download this aplication?

[@DrChrisCopeland]

www.mendeley.com/download-desktop-new this should auto-detect your operating system, but make sure you get it for the correct one (Windows, Mac OSX, Linux)

[@adhaferaofficial]

@@DrChrisCopeland but i not found that ☹️

[@DrChrisCopeland]

@@adhaferaofficial Sorry I fixed the link

[@caranyampong]

hey i am one of those weird people!

[@denisruhama3028]

This is very helpful. How can really cite the work I have read from hard copy books that are not online or soft copy at all? I am writing my doctoral research. I am finding it fascinating. Denis from Uganda

[@anvarjafarov3540]

Mendeley, would you marry me ?

[@mat2421]

The video contain many unnecessary stories, be specific.

[@lornejeal]

Love the stories. Don't change! Thanks Dr. Copeland.