Reference Management

• Create your account at http://www.mendeley.com/
• Install Mendeley Desktop and Web Importer from Mendeley website
• Install MS Word Plugin or LibreOffice Plugin from Mendeley Deskstop

You can import references directly into Mendeley from the Elsevier’s Scopus and ScienceDirect databases .

1. Log in to the service with your Mendeley credentials. Make a search and check the records you want to export.

2. From the Export dialogue, select Save to Mendeley and click Export.

4. The records have been saved to Mendeley Web version. Go to Mendeley Desktop and click on Sync to view the records in the desktop version.

Importing references as RIS file from Melinda

1. Make a search and check the references you wish to export

2. Choose from the bottom of the page Selected, RIS-format and To Screen

3. Click on Submit and a page will open displaying your references as text. Right-click on the page and select Save Page as (N.B. Web browser: Firefox)

4. Save the file as a text file .txt

5.  Go to Mendeley Desktop and select from the File menu Import -> RIS Research Information Systems (.ris)

6.  Fom the Files as type menu at the bottom of the opening window, select Text (*.txt) and browse for your saved file. Click Open.

5. References have now been saved to Mendeley.

From Ovid databases you can import records using the Web Importer, if you have installed the Web Importer to your browser bar.  Ovid databases  include, for example, Ovid MEDLINE, JBI and Biological Abstracts.



From Ovid databases it is not possible to export multiple references using the Web Importer. However, you can export individual records from the article’s abstract page. At the moment, it is recommended to import multiple records into Mendeley as a RIS file.

The import of references as a RIS file

1. Make a search and select the references you want to export to Mendeley

2. Choose Export.

3. Check that the option RIS is selected in the Format menu and press Export from the bottom of the screen.

4. In the next window select from the Open with menu Mendeley Desktop. Press OK

OR

5. Save the file. Go to Mendeley and choose from the File menu Import -> RIS Research Information Systems (.ris) and browse for your saved file.

6. The references will import to Mendeley’s All Documents folder.

Note! These instructions work with Firefox browser, with other browsers the downloaded file may act differently.

ProQuest databases include, e.g: ABI/INFORM, Eric, Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts (LLBA), ProQuest Historical Newspapers, The Vogue Archive

Importing files as a  RIS file

1. Perform a search and select the references you wish to export

2. Click on the three dots on top of results list and from the opening dialogue select RIS (works with EndNote, Citavi, etc.).

3. Make sure that on the next screen in Output to reads RIS (Works with EndNote, Citavi, etc.) and press Continue.

4. In the opening window, select from the Open with menu Mendeley Desktop. Click OK.

OR
 
4. Save the file. Then go to Mendeley and choose from the File menu Import -> RIS Research Information Systems (.ris) and browse for your saved file.

5. The references will import to Mendeley’s All Documents folder.

Note! These instructions work with Firefox browser, with other browsers the downloaded file may act differently.

Viitteiden tuonti onnistuu Mendeleyn Web Importerilla. Voit tuoda viitteitä myös seuraavasti:

1. Select the references you wish to export..

2. Select Save.

3.Select Selection: from drop down -menu: Selection.

4. Choose from Format  PubMed:

5.Click Create file and save the file.

6.Go to Mendeley and choose from the File menu Import -> RIS Research Information Systems (.ris) and browse for your saved file.

7.  Click Open.

From PubMed you can import references using the Web Importer, if you have installed the Web Importer booklet into you browser.

Import of references with the Web Importer

1. Make a search in the database.

2. From the browser’s bookmark bar, click on (in IE Save to Mendeley button).

3. A window will open, from where you can select Save all or select the records to be exported individually and then click Save.

4. Now the records have been saved to Mendeley Web version. To view the records in the Mendeley Desktop, go to the desktop version and click on Sync.

Hint: If the record information did not import correctly, you can right-click the reference and select Update details.

You can import references from other reference management programs into Mendeley. The migration guide below will provide you instructions for migrating from RefWorks, EndNote, Zotero and Papers reference management software to Mendeley.

Exporting references as a RIS file

1. Choose the references you wish to export.

2. Choose Export. The button can be located below your name on the right hand corner of the page.

3. Check that the options chosen in the pop up window are "Selected" and "Citation export format (*.ris)", as in the picture below. If you wish, you can make up a new file name. Click Export.

4. In the opening window, select from the Open with menu Mendeley Desktop. Click OK.

OR
 
4. Save the file. Then go to Mendeley and choose from the File menu Import -> RIS Research Information Systems (.ris) and browse for your saved file.

5. The references will import to Mendeley’s All Documents folder.

Note! These instructions work with Firefox browser, with other browsers the downloaded file may act differently.

You can export multiple references from Volter as a RIS file. Note! International article (Primo) records can be exported using the web importer.

The import of references as RIS files

1. Make a search and select references by clicking on the order number of the reference.

2. Click three dots above the search results and select Export RIS

3. Select UTF-8 and click Download.

4. In the opening window, select from the Open with menu Mendeley Desktop. Click OK.

OR
 
4. Save the file. Then go to Mendeley and choose from the File menu Import -> RIS Research Information Systems (.ris) and browse for your saved file.

5. The references will import to Mendeley’s All Documents folder.

Note! These instructions work with Firefox browser, with other browsers the downloaded file may act differently.

The Web Importer should work in Web of Science, even with multiple references. You can also import multiple records into Mendeley as a BibTex file.

The export of references from Web of Science Core Collection as a BibTex file

1. Make a search and select the references you want to export to Mendeley

2. Choose from the drop-down menu above Save to Other File Formats.

3. From the opening window select Full Record and BibTex.

4. Save file.

5. Go to Mendeley Desktop and choose from the File menu Import - > BibTex (*.bib).

6. Browse for your saved file and click Open.

Note! These instructions work with Firefox browser, with other browsers the downloaded file may act differently.

Mendeley's Web Importer should work with JSTOR, but your experience may vary. You can import multiple references into Mendeley as a txt file.

The import references as txt files

1. Select the references you want to export.

2. Select Export Selected Citations and then Export a Text file.

3. In the opening window select from the Open with menu Mendeley Desktop. Press OK.

OR

4. Save the file. Go to Mendeley and choose from the File menu Import-> BibTex (does not matter which, the selection will be changed later).

5. In the opening window choose from the drop-down menu in the bottom right corner Text (*.txt) and browse for your saved file. Press Open.

6. The references are now saved into Mendeley.

Note! These instructions work with the Firefox browser, with other browsers the downloaded file may act differently.

Mendeleyn Web Importer is currently not working with Project Muse. You can import references into Mendeley as a RIS file.

Importing references as RIS files

1. Select the references you want to export by clicking Save. The references are saved in a temporary MyMUSE library folder.

2.Go to MyMUSE library. The link can be found in the dropdown menu.

3. Select Cite Library Items from the left and select the citations you wish to export.

4. Select Export to EndNote.

5. In the opening window select from the Open with menu Mendeley Desktop. Press OK.

OR

5. Save the file. Go to Mendeley and choose from the File menu Import-> RIS Research Information Systems (.ris) and browse for your saved file.

6. The references are moved into the Mendeley's All Documents folder.

Note! These instructions work with Firefox browser, with other browsers the downloaded file may act differently.

1. Select the references you want to export.

2. Select Export selected citation(s)

3.From pop up window select Mendeley-icon.

4. Select Download.

5a. From the opening window select from the Open with menu Mendeley Desktop. Press OK

OR

5b. Save the file. Go to Mendeley and choose from the File menu Import -> RIS Research Information Systems (.ris) and browse for your saved file.

6. The references will import to Mendeley’s All Documents folder.

Note! These instructions work with Firefox browser, with other browsers the downloaded file may act differently.

You can set Mendeley to watch a specific folder on your computer. Mendeley will then automatically import all PDF files saved in that folder into your personal Mendeley library. You can start using the Mendeley’s Watch Folder feature as follows:

1. In Mendeley Desktop, click File -> Watch Folder.

2. From the opening menu, check the box for the folder you wish to watch.

3. After this any new PDFs added to the folder will be automatically imported to your personal library in Mendeley.

4. When you want to disable the Watch Folder function, remove the check for the folder.