If you’re like most people I know, you’d like to keep up with technology, but you just don’t have the time to sit down and spend a few hours learning how to use a new application. We understand. Give us an hour on the 13th or 14th and we’ll get you up and running, so you can enjoy the productivity enhancement with minimal time investment.

There will be two sessions, both at 2 PM EST on December 13 & 14. The first session will focus more on topics relevant to librarians, while the second one is designed for researchers in academic institutions. Both sessions will be introductory and suitable for folks with no prior experience, but will also give updates on getting the most out of newly released features. Please download and install Mendeley before the session so if you have any questions you’ll be able to ask them during the event.

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Mendeley has some great events lined up for Open Access Week. William Gunn (Head of Academic Outreach) will be speaking at Open Science Summit the weekend of the 22nd, at the PLoS Open Access Week event with Heather Joseph on the 24th, at the UC Davis event on the 25th, and Mendeley NYC is hosting a online webcast with Pete Binfield (Managing Editor, PLoS) and Jason Hoyt (Research Director, Mendeley).

The Mendeley event will be conducted online via WebEx at 1 PM EDT on October 27.

Pete will discuss how the alternative metrics for impact that PLoS provides gives new insight into how OA content is used and shared. Jason will talk about how Mendeley built one of the world’s largest open catalogs of research and why that presents a perfect use case for Open Access.

We will put up a recording of the session afterwards, so check this post or our Youtube channel.

Date: Thursday, Oct 27th 2011 Time: 1:00 PM EDT Presenter: Pete Binfield and Jason Hoyt

The Open Science Summit brings together researchers, life science industry professionals, students, patients and other stakeholders to discuss the future of collaborative science and innovation. This year features in depth sessions on new models for drug discovery and clinical trials, personal genomics, the patent system, the future of scientific publications, and more. I went last year and made some good friends and learned a lot, so I would definitely recommend it to anyone involved in scientific research.

What: Open Science Summit When: Saturday and Sunday, October 22-23rd 2011 Where: Computer History Museum, Mountain View, CA

p.s. All attendees get a special thank you gift from Mendeley, and there will also be some fun extracurricular activities, so don’t miss this.

As the Fall semester starts, librarians get really busy and it’s sometimes hard to find the time to keep updated on the latest technologies. We understand. Give us 40 minutes of your time on the 29th and we’ll give you a quick primer on what you need to know to answer any questions that arise. (more…)

If you’re like most professors I know, you’d like to keep up with technology, but you just don’t have the time to sit down and spend a few hours learning how to use a new application. We understand. Give us 40 minutes of your time on the 19th and we’ll get you up and running, so you can enjoy the productivity enhancement with minimal time investment. (more…)

Calling all journalists and news industry professionals! Come learn about how researchers are using Mendeley and how you can use it to discover research trends and quickly get an understanding of the latest scientific ideas. We’ll discuss topics such as:

• Organizing a research library
• Discovering scientific research
• Enhancing your content
• Expanding and tracking readership
• Engaging with researchers and other journalists

Mike Blank, Business Development at Mendeley, will be conducting this session. There will be plenty of time for questions after and during the session. If this time doesn’t work for you, please check out the session schedule in this post or see our events page for an event near you. (more…)

Calling all librarian and information science professionals! Come learn about how researchers at your institution are using Mendeley and how you can use it to help patrons find what they’re looking for faster. We’ll discuss topics such as:

• What Mendeley is (and what it’s not)
• Who’s using Mendeley
• How Mendeley works with your existing information systems
• Mendeley and intellectual property
• Mendeley’s role in the future of libraries

William Gunn, Head of Academic Outreach will be conducting this session. There will be plenty of time for questions after and during the session. If this time doesn’t work for you, please check out the session schedule below or see our events page for an event near you. (more…)

Calling all education researchers! Come learn about how you can use Mendeley to spend less time searching the literature and more time doing research. We’ll discuss topics such as:

• What Mendeley is (and what it’s not)
• Who’s using Mendeley
• How Mendeley makes educational research easier
• Mendeley and intellectual property
• Mendeley’s role in the future of education

Jess Mezei, Ed.M in Science Education and certified NYS high school biology teacher, will be conducting this session. There will be plenty of time for questions after and during the session. If this time doesn’t work for you, please check out the session schedule below or see our events page for an event near you. (more…)

Calling all life scientists! Come learn about how you can use Mendeley to spend less time searching the literature and more time doing research! We’ll discuss topics such as:

• What Mendeley is (and what it’s not)
• Who’s using Mendeley
• How Mendeley takes the pain out of writing manuscripts
• Mendeley and intellectual property
• Mendeley’s role in the future of research

William Gunn, Head of Academic Outreach (and PhD in Biomedical Science) will be conducting this session. There will be plenty of time for questions after and during the session. If this time doesn’t work for you, please check out the session schedule below or see our events page for an event near you. (more…)

We work hard at Mendeley, so we also take the opportunity, every now and then, to relax and enjoy each other’s company with a little good food and drink. Mainly because we want to meet more folks interested in changing the world, starting with how research is done, but also partly because we need some fresh blood in the foosball league, we thought we’d invite London-based developers to join us this Friday. So developers, if you’re in London this weekend, please join us at the Mendeley HQ for BBQ Friday. Space is limited so please RVSP to zuzana@mendeley.com, including a CV, to let us know if you plan on coming. We’ll have the rooptop deck open and Mendeley staff will be on hand for conversation and perhaps a bit of foosball – if you think you’re up to the challenge.

With best wishes, and great anticipation,
The Mendeley Team