Mendeley is a reference manager, academic collaboration network and crowdsourced database with a unique layer of social information research. Mendeley Desktop is available on Mac, Windows and Linux. Mendeley Web functions on all major browsers. Mobile versions of Mendeley are available for Ipad, Iphone and Android devices.
Create an account:
Download and install Mendeley Desktop @ https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/mendeley-desktop
Note: If you are installing the Mendeley Desktop on a Cleveland Clinic computer, IT may have to install it for you. Please call 216.444.HELP (4357) or go to the IT website: http://portals.ccf.org/it/Home/All-Caregivers
Open Mendeley Desktop and sign into Mendeley account
Click on Tools tab in Mendeley Desktop
Click on Install Web Importer - This allows your browser to find citations on the Web and communicate with the Mendeley Desktop. (Chrome is our preferred browser)
Click on Install Citation Plugin - This allows Microsoft Word (or the word processor you're using) to communicate with the Mendeley Desktop
You're ready to use Mendeley!