I have been casually looking since the beginning of the semester for a good place to store my course reading material. I wanted to find something that would allow me to highlight my PDF files and make notations while I read. I have never been able to transition away from printing hard copies of assigned materials and I was determined to make this conversion as an OTEC student.
In the final weeks of the semester, as things are really beginning to heat up, I was lucky enough to stumble upon Mendeley. At the moment I signed up for an account, the clouds parted and the heavens began to sing. This is exactly what I've been looking for!
I love how the program offers a desktop and an online version. This was great for traveling when I had infrequent access to a wireless connection. I loaded all my files to the desktop version, but once I found a connection, I could sync my changes to my online account. This is a handy feature for the user like me who accesses content from multiple devices in any given day.
The past couple weeks of being a Mendeley user has been a great experience. The features are intuitive and easy to use. The organization of material is very user friendly and I have been able to navigate the program with little time spent watching tutorials or reading "how to" guides.
This program has surpassed similar ones that I have tried and will help me tremendously with getting through this program.
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