Skip to main content
It looks like you're using Internet Explorer 11 or older. This website works best with modern browsers such as the latest versions of Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. If you continue with this browser, you may see unexpected results.

Mendeley

Overview of Mendeley, a free online referencing system

Mendeley is a free online referencing system that you can use on the web and on your desktop. You can create your own fully-searchable reference library, cite as you write and read and annotate your PDFs. It also functions as an academic social network; you can create your own researcher profile.

Unlike EndNote, Mendeley is not supported by the university. This guide will give you some initial help, and refer you to Mendeley help resources online.

Mendeley Reference Manager and Mendeley Cite

Mendeley Reference Manager replaced Mendeley Web Library in Sept. 2020.  This will eventually replace Mendeley Desktop.

All existing Mendeley Web Libraries have automatically migrated to the new Mendeley Reference Manager.

New users can download Reference Manager.

Mendeley Cite is a new word processor plugin. It is a standalone application, which means that you can use it without having to open or even install Mendeley Reference Manager or Mendeley Desktop, as well being able to use it with online versions of Word (as long as you have synced your Library to the cloud)

Mendeley Institutional Edition

University of Adelaide staff and students now have access to the Mendeley Institutional Edition.

Benefits

  • 100 GB personal storage instead of 2 GB with the 'free account'.
  • 100 GB shared storage instead of 100 MB with the 'free account'.
  • Unlimited private groups of up to 100 collaborators instead of 5 private groups of up to 25 collaborators

How to access the Mendeley Institutional Edition

If you already have a Mendeley account, you will automatically be upgraded to the Institutional Edition.

If you don't have a Mendeley account:

  1. Create a Mendeley account using your University of Adelaide email address
  2. Upgrade to the Institutional Edition by visiting the University of Adelaide Mendeley Group page.  You should then receive an email which confirms your account has been upgraded.

Note:

  • To maintain access to the Institutional Edition you will need to re-verify your account via the University of Adelaide Mendeley Group page at least once every 12 months.
  • If you have an existing Mendeley account using a personal email address and wish to join the University of Adelaide Institutional Edition:
    login to your account, go to settings, change your email address to your adelaide.edu.au address. 

Getting started with Mendeley 2014, video recording, You Tube, viewed 25 February 2019, <https://youtu.be/Gv6_HuCYExM>