Do not forget to set a good and safe password. Instead, enter your email address, click Continue and complete the registration process. However, to make use of the collaborative tools it may help other users if you register using your UoY address.įor security reasons, do not use your UoY password when you register. You can register using any email address. The Mendeley account is not managed by the University so you cannot simply log on using your University username and password.
Mendeley Desktop is free to download for personal use. To use on University of York office / staff PCs you will need to download Mendeley Desktop from the Software Centre. Once you have registered to use Mendeley, you can access it from anywhere with a computer connected to the Internet.Īll University of York classroom PCs include Mendeley Desktop, and allow installation of the Mendeley Cite-O-Matic plugin for Microsoft Word. Both are free to use, and Mendeley Desktop is available on all University managed computers. The former is used to collect references, and the latter is used for advanced management options and for citing.
Mendeley consists of two components: Mendeley Web and Mendeley Desktop.