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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Mendeley: Teaching scholarly communication and collaboration through social networking ( Review )
Would anyone in the RU Library like to offer to investigate Mendeley (Debbie is presently testing Zotero)?
Purpose: This paper aims to
highlight the productivity and collaborative features of Mendeley, a
reference management tool, as well as recommendations on how Mendeley
can be incorporated into an information literacy program.
Design/methodology/approach: Results from a literature review and
feedback from students and faculty were used to provide background for
this paper. Mendeley's features and potential benefits to librarians and
researchers are discussed. Findings: Feedback from students and faculty
who use Mendeley are very positive owing to its productivity and social
networking and collaboration features. The literature highlights
Mendeley's usefulness in the context of citation management software.
Practical implications: The paper provides useful tips and best
practices for integrating Mendeley into information literacy sessions
and workshops for students and faculty. The paper also discusses how
teaching Mendeley can facilitate scholarly communication between
researchers and broaden the role of librarians on campus.
Originality/value: The paper shows that Mendeley enables higher level
information literacy by helping users focus on locating and organizing
information and spend less time on citation details. Mendeley's social
networking features are compatible with emerging work practices,
facilitating collaboration among researchers through group's functions
and open sharing of information through groups and publication lists.
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