#MDOD14 – Mendeley Blog

Whew. We’re just now recovering from the craziness that was Mendeley Open Day. While we didn’t film everything (to protect the innocent…and the not-so-innocent), you can relive, rewind, and re-watch the day via our YouTube Playlist or catch up on Tweets through our Storify.

If for some reason you decide you don’t want to watch 9 hours of video (why ever not?!), here are some of the highlights and features announced at Open Day.

Top 5 Features announced at Mendeley Open Day

1. Improved iOS speed + Android phone preview!
Steve Dennis was surprised to receive a spontaneous ovation from the audience after describing the iOS sync speed as improving 5000 percent better

You can catch his moment below (starts at 28:05) and stay tuned for the Android preview

2. Improved Web Library
Your Mendeley Library will soon be even more portable, with improved Web Library (starts at 35:36)

3. Research Data Management
Joe Shell, Senior Project Manager, shared why he thinks data is like wine, (“it gets better with age”) and his vision for seamless data management for researchers and laboratories. (starts at 1:00:00)

4. Sneak preview of your new Mendeley Profile Page
See Wah Cheng gave us a sneak preview of an updated Mendeley profile page and explained how Mendeley is creating better research work flow through improved social networking. (starts at 1:10:00)

5. Mendeley API is improving other workflow tools, including writeLaTeX

API Developer Joyce Stack shared how third-party developers are using Mendeley API to create better tools for researchers, including better .bib import to writeLaTeX, as announced Dr. John Lees-Miller

Best Talk on Researcher Workflow

One of my favourite bits was from Mendeley Advisor Vicky Pyne, who talked about how she gets things done with her system called (wait for it) “Getting Things Done.” (starts at 37:10)

There was so much more, so you really ought to watch the videos. If you tuned in already, tell us, what was your favourite bit? What are you hoping to learn more about?

The days have flown by and now we are less than a week away from the Mendeley Open Day. The Open Day is to connect our user community, including our Advisors and Librarians, together with the Mendeley team, with a smattering of special guest speakers and hilarious entertainment for good measure. We have a packed schedule for our 1 October event, held in London.

Unable to attend in person? Tune in on 1 October at 10am BST to check out our interactive livestream and we’ll keep you in the loop. Register for reminders and your chance to *win* your own Mendeley Open Day prize pack.

You can also follow along on Twitter with the hashtag #MDOD14, or on our brand-new Instagram account.

In true clickbait-style (you’re here, aren’t you?) here are the top 15 things we’re looking forward to at Mendeley Open Day.

1. Location, location, location

rockstars

You’re a rockstar in the world of research, we’re rockstars in the world of research (if we do say so ourselves), so it makes sense we have it in a rockin’ location.

2. Hangout with us LIVE!

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Unable to make it to London? We’ll be streaming live with an interactive Google Hangout! Register here.

3. Roadmaps Galore!

We’re not a bunch of cats behind the wheels, we actually have plans! And we want to share them with you.

4. All things API

We just released Mendeley API Version 1, and we’re ridiculously excited about it. We’re not only hearing from our API team, but some of the third-party developers who have successfully used our API and created the apps you love.

5. Summer Video preview

To make you wish we were back in the sun.

6. Infamous Mendeley Social

Ain’t no party like a Mendeley party cause a Mendeley party don’t stop.

7. Data, Data, and more Data

That is literally the name of one of the talks. Big Data is so hot right now…plus who doesn’t get excited by data? Especially when you don’t have to process it?

(P.S. Meet our Data Science team)

8. Meet the Mendeley Team

Bouquets and Brickbats accepted.

(*Disclaimer: Bill Nye does not actually work with us, but he’s always in our hearts.)

9. Live Illustrations and a Photobooth

Warning: What happens in the photobooth does not stay in the photobooth.

10. Awesomely nerdy entertainment

It’s a bit of a secret/surprise, but actually we TOTALLY GIVE IT AWAY IN THIS GIF, actually.

11. Networking social

Cause we can be serious at our parties too.

12. Design & Product discussions

Our Product Team is seriously cool and they’ll be talking about bringing product development from vision to reality and user-centered design. Awesome.

13. Old-school video games

Just because we’re on the forefront of technology doesn’t mean we can’t kick it old school.

14. Developer Showcase

We can’t wait to show you what folks have done with our API and what we have in store for the next few years.

15. Drinks

Also because that was my first gif-based blog post and I don’t know how those sites do it on the daily.

(all GIFs via Giphy or otherwise noted)

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