Research Guides: Mendeley: Basics

About Mendeley

Mendeley is a reference manager that allows you to create a personal database of references related to your research, access or upload data, and insert citations into Word using thousands of citation styles. Mendeley also allows you to share references with other researchers.

Mendeley users can still sign up for a free account, which offers 2GB of web space and the ability to create 5 private groups with up to 25 members. They can also upgrade to a premium plan to access more space or groups. This guide explains how to sign up for the free edition.

4 Steps to Getting Started with Mendeley

Register for an Account
You will need an account to use Mendeley. You can use any email address to register.

****Note: Your account will be your own. You can use your FSU email but DO NOT use your FSU password. Do not log in with the institutional access option, as FSU DOES NOT have a license for Mendeley****
Mendeley Reference Manager
The new Mendeley Reference Manager is a desktop and web app that helps you simplify the tasks of building and organizing your reference library, making notes and annotations across papers, collaborating with others, and inserting citations and bibliographies into the papers you’re writing.
Mendeley Desktop (Older version)
As part of Mendeley's continued evolution, users will no longer be able to download and install Mendeley Desktop software from September 1, 2022. Existing users will continue to be able to sign into, use, and sync their Mendeley Desktop.
Install the Mendeley Web Importer
Adding the Web Importer to your favorite web browser makes importing references and documents from academic databases easy. (Note: Chrome users can install the bookmarklet, not the browser extension, for greater functionality)
Install the Mendeley Cite
Mendeley Cite speeds up the referencing process when writing, giving you the tools to quickly and easily insert references from your Mendeley library directly into your Microsoft® Word document. It is compatible with Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Word versions 2016 and above, and the Microsoft Word app for iPad®.

Mendeley YouTube

Mendeley's YouTube account has short tutorials and videos for troubleshooting issues or problems.

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