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Groups

In addition to organising your personal research library and helping to write new papers, one of the key benefits of using Mendeley is the opportunities it offers for collaboration and discovery.

There are three types of groups in Mendeley:

Create Group

You can create a new group by clicking the "Create Group.." button in the left panel.

You can always edit your group settings using the "Edit Settings" button at the top of the main panel.

Adding materials to a group in Mendeley Desktop is very straightforward, just like how you use the folders. You just need to select the appropriate papers in your library and drag them and drop them onto the group entry in the left hand panel.

Always use the “Sync” button in Mendeley Desktop to save any changes you make. When you click "Sync" in Mendeley Desktop, your Mendeley library data will be securely stored on the Mendeley servers so you can access it on any machine anywhere you go. Notes and annotations made in groups will also be available to others after clicking "Sync".

Some tips for group collaboration on Mendeley

Follow Leading Researchers

You can identify collaboration partners with Mendeley. Search the people directory and follow interesting people.

Join a Public Group that interested you

Try to locate a public group that match your research interest. You can learn a lot from other experienced researcher who sharing the same interest with you.

Collaborating annotations

You and your team can add annotations to the same article and share your view by creating a private group.

Create and Use Groups