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Mendeley - Vietnam Guide

Mendeley is a free academic reference manager tool. This start guide will provide you with information on how to create your account, build up your Mendeley Library, and use the MS Word plugin to insert citations and references.

Create Mendeley Account

You'll need your Mendeley account to log in and use the tool.

1. To create an account, go to https://www.mendeley.com/ and select 'Create account' (located at the top right corner, as screenshot below)

Screenshot of the Mendeley homepage, with arrow pointing to the 'Create account' link.

2. On the Welcome page, select 'Sign in via your institution'. Then search for 'rmit' under the 'Organization name or email' option. Select 'Submit and continue' button. When prompted, log in with your RMIT account. 

Screenshot of the Mendeley registration page with highlights to the 'Sign in via your organization' and 'Find your organization' options.

Please note:

If you are on campus, you may be prompted to the 'Access through your organization' page. In this case, select 'Access through your organization' button and log in with your RMIT account (as screenshot below).