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Author Raubenheimer, Jacques, author

Title Mendeley : crowd-sourced reference and citation management in the infomation era / by Jacques Raubenheimer
Published Bloemfontein, [South Africa] : True Insight Publishing, 2014
©2014

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Description xvi, 329 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary This book include: A discussion of what Mendeley is, what its aims and objectives are, and how it can help researchers; How to register for a Mendeley account, install the program, and set up a Mendeley profile; A detailed discussion of the Mendeley database structure; How to use Mendeley to find research articles and easily add them to the library; How to organise research articles into folders and sort and search the library; How to annotate articles electronically; How to form groups with other researchers, and collaborate and share articles with them; How to use Mendeley to cite research articles in Microsoft Word (for Windows and Mac), and LibreOffice, and how to create reference lists and bibliographies with Mendeley; Using the Mendeley iPad app. The 8 chapters of the book span over 300 pages of detailed information, with close on 400 detailed figures showing how to use the program. The book will help novices who have never used Mendeley, to register, set up their accounts, import their references, and then use them. But the book is not only for novices. Even experienced Mendeley users will benefit from the book's in-depth coverage of all aspects of the service
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT Mendeley (Electronic resource)
Subject Academic writing -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Authorship -- Collaboration.
Bibliographical citations -- Computer programs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Bibliographical citations -- Computer programs.
Citation of electronic information resources -- Computer programs -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Citation of electronic information resources -- Computer programs.
Communication in science.
Human computation.
Social media.
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals.
ISBN 9780620594424 (paperback)
Other Titles Crowd-sourced reference and citation management in the infomation era