Creating an article repository using Mendeley

Over the course of the program you will be reading a variety of academic articles. I remember when I started my graduate program I would print off all of the articles and then highlight and make notes on the paper copy of the article as I read.  That was all fine and dandy except for the fact that I had a hard time keeping all of the articles organized or searching the articles for specific things that I highlighted or notes that I kept.  That all changed when I found Mendeley (is this sounding like an infomercial? It's not meant to be).  With Mendeley I was able to highlight and take notes on articles digitally which also allowed me to search my notes quickly.  Mendeley also automatically generates citation information which saves me a lot of time.  The other nice thing was that I got to keep my account after I graduated so I didn't lose all of my work like I would have if I used a program owned by my university. The following video gives a brief (1:13) introduction to Mendeley and how it can help you in the program.  

Video 1 (the professionally done video)

The following video will walk you through the process of downloading Mendeley and introduces you to some of the features. I would actually just watch up to 4:00.  At that point they start talking about using the Word plug-in and I actually don't recommend using it. 

Video 2 (My less than polished walkthrough)

I created a video where I show you how I save and import articles into Mendeley. I also show you how I use Mendeley to create references.  The video is a little on the longer side so this may be a good opportunity for you to try watching it at 1.5 or 2 times the speed--I won't be offended.  This tutorial will show you how. I just learned this trick a couple of months ago and now I use it all the time--I highly recommend it.