README-mendeley.md

SPs ITB Citation Style Language (CSL) Guide

Sekolah Pascasarjana (SPs) ITB provides a Citation Style Language (CSL) which can be used in supported reference manager software, to format references and bibliography in conformance with SPs ITB guidelines for master's thesis and doctoral dissertation.

SPS ITB provides tutorial to use the CSL with the following software:

• Microsoft Word 2010/2013/2016 and Mendeley, for Windows and macOS

As CSL is an open and widely supported format, it is also usable in other software, e.g. LibreOffice, Zotero, and Linux-based operating systems. Please refer to your reference manager's documentation on how to use this CSL in your preferred software, or you can contribute to this documentation by submitting a GitHub pull request.

Using This CSL with Microsoft Word 2010/2013/2016 and Mendeley

Preparation

1. Make sure you have installed Microsoft Office 2010/2013/2016.

2. Download and install Mendeley from https://mendeley.com/

3. Run Mendeley.

4. Sign-up or login to your Mendeley account so you can save and sync all your references easily.

5. Click Tools > Install MS Word Plugin. Follow the instructions.

   

6. Ensure you can see Mendeley in Microsoft Word.

   For Windows in References tab:

   

   For macOS in Add-ins tab:

   

7. TODO - instructions for final version: (DO NOT USE THIS ONE, SKIP TO NEXT STEP)

   a. In Mendeley, click View > Citation Style > More Styles...

   

   b. Click Get More Styles tab.

   c. Search for "institut teknologi bandung"

   d. Click Install

   e. Go to Installed tab.

   f. Select Institut Teknologi Bandung - SPs then click Use this Style.

   g. In Citation and Bibliography Language, select Indonesian or English based on the language of your thesis/dissertation.

8. TODO - instructions for development version:

   a. Download the CSL file: institut-teknologi-bandung-sps.csl.

   b. In Mendeley, click View > Citation Style > More Styles...

   

   c. Drag and drop institut-teknologi-bandung-sps.csl from File Explorer to Mendeley Citation Styles window.

   d. Select Institut Teknologi Bandung - SPs then click Use this Style.

   e. In Citation and Bibliography Language, select Indonesian or English based on the language of your thesis/dissertation.

9. Congratulations! Now you are ready to collect documents, insert citations, and insert a bibliography in your documents.

Collect Documents

Before you can insert a citation, you need to collect documents first in Mendeley. There are many ways to collect documents, for example:

1. By adding a paper's PDF file

2. Using the Web Importer plugin (recommended)

3. Adding manually (as a last resort)

Collect Documents from PDF files

If you already have PDF files of the papers you want to add, click the Add button in the toolbar, then select the PDF files.

Tip: You can also drag-and-drop PDF files to the Mendeley Desktop window.

Collect Documents using the Web Importer plugin (recommended)

The Web Importer is the most convenient way to add documents, it will even download the PDF file for you if available.

1. Install the Web Importer plugin for your favorite browser.

2. After the Web Importer plugin is installed, login to your Mendeley account.

3. Visit Google Search, IEEE Xplore, or your favorite journal/proceeding web site. When you want to import the document(s) that you are viewing, click the Import to Mendeley button in your browser.

   

   Click Save.

4. After you have finished importing documents from the web: Open Mendeley Desktop app, click Sync button.

   Your imported documents will show up after sync is complete.

Collect Documents Manually

Sometimes the quick and easy methods do not work, or you just want to add documents manually.

1. In Mendeley Desktop, click Add > Add Entry Manually....

   

2. Input the document details.

   

3. Click Save.

Edit/Correct Document Details

Mendeley will automatically try to fill the document details, but there are cases when this information is not accurate. You can edit or correct this using the Details sidebar.

Inserting Citations

1. Create a Word document for your thesis or dissertation, preferably using the template provided by SPs ITB.

2. In the place where you want to put the citation, click References > Insert Citation.

   Type the keywords of your document (author, title, year, etc.) then double-click it or press Enter.

   

Inserting Bibliography

In the place where you want to put the bibliography, click References > Insert Bibliography.

The bibliography will be inserted using syntax according to SPs ITB guidelines.

However, you will still need to ensure correct formatting according to Pedoman Tesis dan Disertasi SPs ITB, because the following are not controlled by CSL:

• font and font size
• paragraph justification

More about Mendeley

Mendeley has a lot of useful features. This tutorial only covers the basic usage.

Check out Mendeley Videos and Tutorials for more information.

Feedback

If you have feedback and suggestions about this CSL and/or its documentation, please post an issue here or email [email protected].