Mendeley Reference Manager

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Mendeley Reference Manager is a free web and desktop application that simplifies your reference management workflow, allowing you to focus on your research goals. With Mendeley Reference Manager, you can:

  • Store, organize, and search all your references from a single library.
  • Seamlessly insert references and bibliographies into your Microsoft® Word documents using Mendeley Cite.
  • Read, highlight, and annotate PDFs, keeping all your thoughts across multiple documents in one place.
  • Collaborate with others by sharing references and ideas.

All current IESE Business School students, faculty and staff can access the Universidad de Navarra’s Mendeley Institutional Edition. This upgraded Mendeley account provides:

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

– Getting Started with Mendeley:

To use Mendeley, you first need to create a personal account. To benefit from all the advantages of being a subscriber, you must join the Universidad de Navarra group.

Registration Requirements:
To direct connect to the Universidad de Navarra’s Mendeley Institutional Edition, registration must be done while physically on campus and connected to the IESE network. This means using IESE PCs or Wi-Fi enabled devices (laptop, tablet, smartphone) connected to the IESE network.

Registration Steps:

  1. Go to the IESE Library Mendeley webpage on the A-Z Databases page.
  2. Create an account as instructed (enter your email, first name, last name, and desired password, and then register).
  3. Verify that you are in the Mendeley institutional account by going to the “Institutional Groups” tab under your profile name. You should see the following:
    Institutional groups:
    MEMBER
    Universidad de Navarra

Additional Resources:
Mendeley Guides : Find information on how to use Mendeley.