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Conducting Initial Research

Starting a research project can be overwhelming. Mendeley simplifies every step in the process, from search and discovery to reading and analysis.

1. Search for research	2. Organize research	3. Read and collect thoughts
Search our open catalog of 30M+ papers, or import references from other online databases.	Create a Mendeley library to sort and organize all the research you come across in a way that suits your workflow.	Highlight and annotate in the Mendeley Desktop PDF Viewer to keep track of ideas, plan research and design experiments.

Writing a paper, review or grant proposal

How much time do you spend formatting articles for publication?
Generate citations and bibliographies and change citation styles with a few clicks!

1. Compile your bibliography	2. Organize your references	3. Cite and write
Search our open catalog of 30M+ papers, import references from other online databases and add files from your hard drive.	Create sub-folders and tags for different projects that you are working on.	Mendeley has plug-ins for Word, OpenOffice and BibTeX. We cover thousands of citation styles and you can even create your own.

Submitting a dissertation for review

Say goodbye to endless e-mail chains, indiscernible markups and thousands of printed sheets of paper. Submitting draft work is as simple as setting up a private group.

1. Create a private group	2. Invite advisors and reviewers	3. Track and respond to commentary
Create a private group to share your draft dissertation and associated references with all of your advisors in one place.	Invite your advisors and committee members to join so that everyone has easy access to all documents and references, all the time.	Your advisors can annotate your draft, and you can respond in real-time - so much easier than keeping track of multiple responses!

Collaborating in project teams or lab groups

Finally a collaboration software designed specifically for teams.
Create private groups to annotate documents collaboratively and share ideas in confidence.

1. Create a private group	2. Add research and draft papers	3. Annotate/write papers together
Create a private group on Mendeley to share PDFs and other documents with a group of your colleagues.	Create a library of research specific to your group and add it to the group folder.	Share your thoughts with your colleagues and write papers collaboratively without having to constantly e-mail back and forth.

Identifying Collaboration Partners

Everyone talks about collaboration, but how can you really find like-minded researchers to work with? Log onto Mendeley and get access to over 1 million researchers worldwide.

1. Build your Researcher Profile	2. Search the people directory	3. Join/follow interesting groups
Create a profile on Mendeley and index your publications so that other users can get a quick snapshot of who you are.	Find colleagues online and add them to your network, by searching our directory for people, topics and disciplines.	Identify potential collaborators by scanning the member profiles of groups that interest you.

Managing your curriculum

Doling out reading assignments has never been easier.
Simply add references to your group so your class gets updated in real-time.

1. Create a public group	2. Add course materials	3. Communicate with your class
Create an invite-only public group on Mendeley to share reading assignments and communicate with your class.	Add your syllabus, class lectures, slideshows and other course material to the private group.	Send out course announcements, provide insights and respond to questions.

Creating Awareness

Create public groups on Mendeley to help draw attention to conferences, events, causes and topics of interest.

1. Create a public group	2. Add content and stir debate	3. Promote it: Mendeley and beyond
Create a public group on Mendeley to share references and debate topics with anyone in the world.	Add relevant papers, make commentary, send updates and follow the activity feed.	Public groups have no cap on membership so spread the word as far and wide as you like!

Promoting yourself and publishing research

Making your mark in your field is an important part of being a researcher. Mendeley tracks your readership and lets you share your profile with the larger community.

1. Build your researcher profile	2. Embed your profile elsewhere	3. Track your readership
Create a profile on Mendeley and index your publications so that more people can find, read and cite your work.	Add links to your Mendeley profile on personal web pages, blogs and e-mail signatures.	Mendeley shows you how many readers and downloads your publications get over time.

Promoting journal content

Need another channel to promote your journal's latest articles through? Mendeley opens you up to over 1 million users, keen to discover your latest content.

1. Create a public group	2. Add a table of contents	3. Promote it: Mendeley and beyond
Adding your journal's references to your own public group is a great way to promote your content to our network of users for free.	Keep your group current by updating the table of contents for every issue.	Public groups have no cap on followers so you can reach anyone in the world!

"Mendeley is indispensable to my work. I am stunned by the impact it has had on my organization and my thinking." Lewis Chuang Ph.D. Student Psychology		SIGN UP AND DOWNLOAD Next steps Watch a tutorial Install the web importer Download Mendeley and install the plug-in Get Mendeley support

Conducting Initial Research

1. Search for research

2. Organize research

3. Read and collect thoughts

Writing a paper, review or grant proposal

1. Compile your bibliography

2. Organize your references

3. Cite and write

Submitting a dissertation for review

1. Create a private group

2. Invite advisors and reviewers

3. Track and respond to commentary

Collaborating in project teams or lab groups

1. Create a private group

2. Add research and draft papers

3. Annotate/write papers together

Identifying Collaboration Partners

1. Build your Researcher Profile

2. Search the people directory

3. Join/follow interesting groups

Managing your curriculum

1. Create a public group

2. Add course materials

3. Communicate with your class

Creating Awareness

1. Create a public group

2. Add content and stir debate

3. Promote it: Mendeley and beyond

Promoting yourself and publishing research

1. Build your researcher profile

2. Embed your profile elsewhere

3. Track your readership

Promoting journal content

1. Create a public group

2. Add a table of contents

3. Promote it: Mendeley and beyond

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