{"id":2631,"date":"2020-04-27T10:57:54","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=2631"},"modified":"2025-05-08T08:16:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T12:16:23","slug":"mendeley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/citing-sources\/citation-management-tools\/mendeley\/","title":{"rendered":"Mendeley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/mendeley_logo.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mendeley is a reference manager, academic collaboration network and crowd sourced database with a unique layer of social information research. Mendeley Desktop is available on Mac, Windows and Linux. Mendeley Web functions on all major browsers. Mobile versions of Mendeley are available for Ipad, Iphone and Android devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-12ed8a09-325f-45a9-a38e-cf93c4d19c80 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\"><a>Top 10 Mendeley Features<\/a><\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>1. Over 4 million like-minded researchers are part of the Mendeley Academic Collaboration Network &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create an account<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elsevier.com\/solutions\/mendeley\/support#chapter1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Import Your Reference Libraries from other Reference Managers<\/a> such as Endnote and RefWorks<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Develop your library with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/mendeley-reference-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mendeley Reference Manager<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.mendeley.com\/guides\/private-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Create a Private Group<\/a> and collaborate with colleagues by reading and annotating together<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>5. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/research-papers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Discover Readership Statistics<\/a> about the paper you are reading<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>6.&nbsp;Showcase your publication history by adding your personal publications to your Mendeley&nbsp;profile using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/desktop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mendeley Desktop<\/a>, or by <a href=\"https:\/\/id.elsevier.com\/as\/authorization.oauth2?state=bec47d769e31ec5fedfb79da4b5837c9&amp;prompt=login&amp;scope=openid%20email%20profile%20els_auth_info%20els_analytics_info%20urn%3Acom%3Aelsevier%3Aidp%3Apolicy%3Aproduct%3Aindv_identity&amp;authType=SINGLE_SIGN_IN&amp;response_type=code&amp;platSite=MDY%2Fmendeley&amp;redirect_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mendeley.com%2Fcallback%2F&amp;client_id=MENDELEY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">visiting your profile page<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>7. <a href=\"https:\/\/community.mendeley.com\/guides\/csl-editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Choose from one of 8000+ citation styles or create your own<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>8.&nbsp;Drag and drop&nbsp;PDFs&nbsp;to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/desktop\/05-find-import-new-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">automatically extract metadata<\/a> about research papers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>9. Enable the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/desktop\/03-organizing-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">File Organizer<\/a> to bring order to your stored file<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/desktop\/01-desktop-interface\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mendeley Desktop<\/a> is available on Mac, Windows and Linux, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/reference-management\/web-importer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mendeley Web Importer<\/a> functions on Chrome and Firefox<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a>Reference Management<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-bd1b3ddc-21ce-4e7b-b93d-34a027658f83 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Add Files<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p><strong>You can add files to Mendeley by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dragging and dropping a pdf into Mendeley<br><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/crop.png\" alt=\"\"><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can also add files by selecting file and then clicking add files or folder.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another way to add files is by selecting file and then clicking \u201cwatch folder\u201d to choose a folder to put on watch. Mendeley Desktop will now automatically add files that are added to that folder.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Export references directly from other Elsevier products such as Science Direct or Scopus to Mendeley by:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>When reading an article click the export button then choose \u201cSave to Mendeley\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/exportsd.png\" alt=\"\">\u200b&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-c3be0a3e-35fd-476e-af28-8638708ace4b advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Web Importer<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Install the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/import\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mendeley Web Importer<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 Install the Web Importer into your favorite web browser to import references and documents academic databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/tutorial-bookmarklet-click.png\" alt=\"\"><br>Save articles to your Mendeley Library as you browse.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-5dd13f28-6736-450d-b305-de102b242cc3 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Import references from other systems<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/desktop\/02-adding-documents\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Import your Endnote, Refworks or Zotero library to Mendeley<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/import2.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-297fa74c-31d8-4c4d-8d16-1585e1210bf0 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Read &amp; Annotate PDFs<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>You can edit PDFs that have been added to your Mendeley Library. You can do this by double clicking to open the file in a seperate tab within Mendeley Desktop. You now have the option to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Highlight text in multiple colors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add sticky notes to specific locations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make document-widevnotes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Search within Text<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/Read_and_Annotate.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-8baaa597-be6f-4d09-881e-ef2f048443f2 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Manage Your References<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p><strong>Mendeley Desktop<\/strong>&nbsp;is a reference manager that allows you manage, read, share, annotate and cite your research papers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/Mendeley_Desktop_v3.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/download-mendeley-desktop\/\">Download Mendeley Desktop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"s-lg-link-list-55136507\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/features\/reference-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the features of Mendeley Desktop<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also manage your references in the&nbsp;Mendeley&nbsp;Web Library, which allows you to access the items in your&nbsp;Mendeley&nbsp;library from any web browser. You can achieve many of the core&nbsp;Mendeley&nbsp;features (such as uploading new references, reading papers, highlighting and annotating)&nbsp;from any device with internet access, without the need to install any software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Make changes to your&nbsp;Mendeley&nbsp;Library on the web by clicking on the \u201cLibrary\u201d tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/82666\/images\/Screen_Shot_2016-04-29_at_12.16.48.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: Remember to sync in&nbsp;Mendeley&nbsp;Desktop to make sure your changes are active everywhere you access&nbsp;Mendeley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"s-lg-link-list-55147589\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/mendeley-reference-manager\/01-your-mendeley-library\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Mendeley Web Library<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Microsoft Word<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-a58e9ef5-5f00-4f05-ba8e-9f39972618bd advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Install Word plug-in<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>To install the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/using-citation-editor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MS Word plug in<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/img-install-plugin.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When installed, the plugin will appear as below on Microsoft Windows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/Cite-O-Matic.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-ef649167-c57e-4f79-9637-4a959cb9645d advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Generate Citations in Word<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<p>Note: There is a slight difference with MS Word on Mac as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/mendeley-cite\/01-accessing-mendeley-cite\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mendeley Cite<\/a> will appear as its own toolbar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Choose Citation Style<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Click View \u2192 Citation Styles \u2192 More Styles to search for citation styles on Mendeley Desktop.&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/libapps\/accounts\/24169\/images\/img-citation-style.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Citation Style Editor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Start editing your own citation styles with the open source&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/csl.mendeley.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citation Style Editor<\/a>.&nbsp;To get started we recommend&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/community.mendeley.com\/guides\/csl-editor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">this tutorial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-5dd013d1-58a7-4a89-8087-7be85c9fbadb advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon\"><svg fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Private Groups<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul id=\"s-lg-link-list-55136523\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mendeley.com\/guides\/private-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">private group<\/a> allows multiple contributors to work on the same documents concurrently. 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