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​​​​​​​​​​​​​Troubleshooting

  • Sync and sign-in problems.

  • Import book or book sections to Mendeley.

Sync and sign-in problems

When you fail to sign-in into mendeley with your username and password or when you notice that your mendeley desktop is not synchronized with your online account, maybe clearing your browser's cookies will help. You can use this guide which explains how to clear your browser's cookiies and contact us for any further assistance if needed.

Import the bibliographic details of books and book sections to Mendeley

While it's very easy to import bibliography of articles from databases, Google Scholar, the publisher's websites or by using the PDF files (drag & drop), the import of books and book sections details is not always intuitive. In order to make the import you can add references manually or use one of theses two options:

Using a catalog and the Web Importer:

You can use the Technion Library's search engine in order to obtain books and use the Mendeley web importer accordingly:

Technion Library's search engine

you can use other catalogs as well, especially when the library's search engines failed to retrieve the desired item. In such case it is most recommended to use an international library catalog such as worldcat.

Import details from the publisher's website (excellent for book chapters):

Go to the publisher's website and find your book version. Then, click on the web importer and it will be delivered to your mendeley account as a book bibliography. If the material is an Ebook, mendeley should identify the different chapters, which may help your citation to be more accurate:

An example for importing details from the publisher's website

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