(Content in this box supplements slide 5 in the Mendeley 101 Citation Management slide deck, linked below)
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. Note, however, that the features allowing you to insert citations as you write require installation and use of the desktop Mendeley software.
1. Sign up for a Mendeley account here: https://www.mendeley.com/join/
Use your official UNLV email in your Mendeley account preferences to get upgraded storage and other features through our campus-wide subscription.
2. On your computer, log into Mendeley and locate the small down arrow next to your profile, in the upper right corner.
3. Download and install three things:
i. Mendeley Desktop
ii. Web Importer
iii. Citation Plugin
