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Mechanical Engineering

What is Mendeley?

Mendeley is a free citation manager with web versions and software you can download to your computer. We recommend using the software, because it is easier to drag and drop citations.

How to Sign Up for an Account

Mendeley is a free Reference Manager Tool. You can sign up for an account here: 

https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/reference-manager

You can use Mendeley in your browser or you can download the Reference Manager desktop application. 

Tools in Mendeley

Using Mendeley Web Importer. This tool is for capturing sources that you find while using the web browser. 

https://www.mendeley.com/reference-management/web-importer

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