How does Mendeley help me share literature and reading records?

Mendeley facilitates literature sharing and reading record synchronization through its cloud-based collaboration platform. This enables seamless academic teamwork among researchers and group members. Users establish private libraries for exclusive access or shared libraries allowing co-editing privileges among invited collaborators. Synchronization automatically distributes added references, PDFs, annotations, and highlights to group members in real-time. Critical features include shared folder administration, selective permission settings (view, edit, or full contributor), and integrated communication tools for discussion threads directly linked to shared papers. Ensuring all collaborators consistently use the updated desktop application or web version is essential for maintaining synchronized reading records across devices. This functionality significantly enhances collaborative research workflows by establishing a centralized, version-controlled repository of literature. Team members collectively curate collections, jointly critique annotations, and align interpretations directly within the shared library environment, thereby accelerating knowledge synthesis and reducing duplication of effort among distributed research teams. This supports structured group analysis and project continuity.