This document provides an overview of tools for organizing literature reviews, including Mendeley Desktop and MS Word. It outlines how to use Mendeley Desktop to import and organize PDF documents, add notes and highlights, and generate citations and bibliographies. It also describes how to install the Mendeley MS Word plugin to cite references as you write in Word. The document contains step-by-step instructions and screenshots to guide participants through hands-on practice activities using these tools.

1. Tools for Writing
A Literature Review
Department of Nutrition Sciences
KAHS

2. Learning Outcome
• Participants should be able to:
1. Add and organize references using Mendeley
Desktop
2. Open PDFs and capture your thoughts through
sticky notes and highlights
3. Generate citations and bibliographies in
Microsoft Word
4. Collaborate with colleagues and securely share
your papers, notes and annotations

3. Exhaustive Literature Search
Source: flickr/toennessen

4. Useful Research Tools
http://www.mendeley.com/
http://www.atlasti.com/demo.html

5. Reference Manager Software
• Mendeley is a free reference
manager and academic
social network that can help
you organize your research,
collaborate with others
online, and discover the
latest research.
Hands-on

6. References
Order Books:
www.tulis-tesis-cepat.com

7. References
Ani Munirah Mohamad, UUM
Correspondence address:
Email: animunirah@gmail.com
Official website: http://www.atlastimalaysia.com
FB page: http://www.facebook.com/atlastimalaysia
Support Group: http://l1nk.com/atlastisupport

12. MENDELEY DESKTOP
Guide to:

13. Dedicated Folder
• Follow the instructions:
1. Create a new folder in local disk D
2. Type folder name: My Literatures
3. Choose 5 new articles (PDF file), and move into
new folder ‘My Literature’
4. Open Mendeley Desktop

15. Importing Documents
• Follow the instructions:
1. Open Mendeley Desktop
2. Click icon ‘Add Files’
• Additional*:
1. Create folder based on theme, e.g. Systematic
Review; PA in children, sedentary behaviour…

16. 1
2
3

17. Newly added articles

18. Viewing Document
• Explore the following functions:
1. Sort article - * ; Authors; Title; Year; Added…
2. Locate file
3. Full screen
4. Select text
5. Highlight text
6. Add note
7. Define
8. Copy text

19. Organize File
• Follow the instructions:
1. Open Mendeley Desktop
2. Click ‘Tools’
3. Then ‘Options’
4. Go to ‘File Organizer’

21. 1
2
3
4
5
Click OK - Apply

22. Before Organizing..

23. After Organizing..

24. Practice 1
• Insert 2 new articles into Mendeley Desktop
• Sort articles according to ‘Added’

25. Cite as you write
• Enable MS Word plugin
1. Go to Mendeley Desktop
2. Click ‘Tools’
3. Then click ‘Install MS Word Plugin’
4. Open MS word
5. Go to ‘References’ and identify Mendeley icon
• Choose citation style
1. Click ‘View’
2. Then click ‘Citation Style’ – APA 6thed.

26. Click - Install MS Word Plugin

27. By default..

28. Practice 2
• Open MS Word
• Re-write the following paragraph, and insert
citations
EXERCISE 1

29. MENDELEY WEB
Guide to:

36. Important Notes
• Always do backup for all your works (articles,
thesis draft, etc..)
• The ‘cloud storage’ is mandatory
• Mendeley is just a tool. Always cross-check
your references!!

37. THANK YOU
&
GOOD LUCK!!