In Mendeley, you can organise your references in Collections with several sublevels. You can also create Groups, which are collections of references you intend to share with other researchers.

To create Collections:

• Open Mendeley Desktop.
• Click on 'New Collection' in the lefthand column under 'COLLECTIONS'.
• Name the Collection.
• Manually drag the references that belong to it, into it.

To make a subcollection:

• Open Mendeley Desktop.
• Hover over the top Collection.
• Click the three dots, then click 'New Collection'.
• Name the new subcollection.

OR

• Open Mendeley Desktop.
• Drag an existing Collection into another Collection.

To make and share a Group:

• Click 'New Group' in the lefthand column under 'GROUPS'.
• Name the Group.
• Hover over the name and click the three dots.
• Select 'Manage Group'.
• A tab will open where you can add members with their email address: click 'Invite members', enter their email address(es) and click 'Send invites'.