You can add one file at a time, a full folder in one go or even make a specific “Watched” folder.Ī “Watched” folder is basically a folder that Mendeley keeps an eye on for any new files and automatically imports new documents with minimal interaction on your behalf. There are multiple ways to import files from your hard drive directly into Mendeley Desktop. That’s all good, but what about papers that you already have on your computer spread about in different folders or hard drives? In previous posts I’ve mentioned Mendeley’s web importer, which helps retrieve papers directly to your Mendeley Web account. So anything that can cut back this strain of accessing and organizing research papers is most welcome.
Mendeley web importer pdf#
Looking for the right keywords, opening each relevant result into a new tab, downloading each paper of interest, finding the cryptically named PDF file and then adding it to your library in an organized fashion (phew). As always, don’t be shy of letting us know what you think in the comments, Twitter or just email a PhD student I find myself roaming the Internet quite a bit in search of literature for my research project which can be really time consuming. You can read more about this in our dedicated Mendeley Dev blog, and about API’s in general in this Huffington Post Article. If you’re a developer, be sure to check out the Mendeley Dev Portal and give the new API a whirl! The API is a key piece of that puzzle and we’re excited to see the new innovative applications it will lead to. This is something that Elsevier is really supportive of, as it provides an open platform to improve and optimise the research workflow at every step.
Mendeley users have already seen some of the results of this work, with better, seamless integration with Scopus and Science Direct in features such as the Web Importer and Readership Stats. The API team designed this from the ground up, working alongside other Mendeley and Elsevier teams as well as key external partners, who all helped to test it out and provided crucial feedback to bring it into shape. It has been a long 12-month journey, and the path wasn’t always lined with rose petals and unicorns, but last week we did allow ourselves a small celebration as version 1 of the Mendeley API was released.
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