Mendeley Reference Manager

Introduction

Mendeley Reference Manager is a free reference management tool that helps you organize your research, manage citations, and collaborate with others online. It is widely used by students, researchers, and academics across disciplines.

What You Will Learn

Our training sessions are designed to help undergraduate students, postgraduate researchers, and academic staff to:

  • Organize and manage references effectively

  • Create accurate citations and bibliographies using various referencing styles (APA, MLA, etc.)

  • Annotate PDFs and manage full-text documents

  • Use Mendeley Cite in Microsoft Word for in-text citation

  • Collaborate with peers through shared libraries

  • Sync references across multiple devices

Key Features of Mendeley

  • Free cloud storage for references and PDFs

  • Cross-platform access (Windows, Mac, iOS, browser)

  • Integration with Microsoft Word and LibreOffice

  • Built-in PDF viewer with highlighting and note-taking tools

  • Seamless import from databases like Scopus, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar

How to Download & Install Mendeley

Mendeley Reference Manager is available for free download at:
🔗 https://www.mendeley.com/download-reference-manager

To install:

  1. Visit the link above and choose your operating system

  2. Install the Mendeley Reference Manager

  3. Create a free Mendeley account

  4. Install Mendeley Cite plugin for Microsoft Word

Guidelines & Support

For user guides and video tutorials, please refer to:
🔗 https://service.elsevier.com/app/home/supporthub/mendeley/

Our Mendeley Advisor

We are proud to share that our Head of Librarian, [Nur Azura Tajudin], is an official member of the Mendeley Advisor Community – a global network of librarians, researchers, and academics who support the use of Mendeley worldwide.

As a Mendeley Advisor, she:

  • Provides training and consultation on Mendeley

  • Advocates good referencing practices

  • Supports research visibility and collaboration

Past Mendeley Training Sessions

We have conducted several Mendeley workshops for various academic groups, including:

  • Mendeley for Beginners

  • Citing & Referencing with Mendeley

  • Mendeley & Research Visibility

  • Online Mendeley Workshop

Feel free to reach out to us at library.cityu@city.edu.my if you would like to join our upcoming training or schedule a personalized session.