An example of how we maintain transparency is in the functioning of Mendeley Suggest. That helps with filtering and refining the hit set. If they are looking at search results, it’s great if they can see how their search string relates to those results. Otherwise, they can’t know if it’s relevant without spending time assessing it. If they receive an alert or recommendation, they need to know what prompted it. The Mendeley API represents our commitment to interoperability with any tools that researchers need. Interoperability is about ensuring that applications, tools and data sets from different providers can work together. Researchers have talked about challenges with staying abreast of funding opportunities, so we’ve worked to provide one of the largest aggregations of funding information, maintaining source neutrality and transparency.
Mendeley users can receive recommendations on what to read next ( Mendeley Suggest) based on what they’ve already added to their library, and these recommendations are not limited to Elsevier – they can be from any publisher. An unbiased view is the essence of good research and we want to ensure that our platforms and tools are open to content beyond Elsevier’s. Source neutrality means that researchers can use this information system to retrieve, store and disseminate information regardless of the publisher. What is the vision for Mendeley’s development that has come out of conversations with researchers?īased on all the challenges researchers have talked about, we’ve adopted four principles to guide our development strategy: source neutrality, interoperability, transparency, and user control. That’s why we start by listening to gain insight into their challenges, then look at what the technology can do, and finally design solutions to those challenges. We need to ground our development in researchers’ needs. If we were doing something because it was exciting technologically but it didn’t address real challenges, then we’d be completely missing the point. Why are those conversations so important?īecause our development strategy has to focus on the problems we can solve for users. The Mendeley team that is responsible for defining our vision needs that open, honest contact with researchers. Hearing about ground-breaking research from people who are so enthusiastic about what they’re doing is inspirational.īut it’s also essential. Not that it is a hardship! Spending time with them is truly one of the highlights of my job. Our vision for Mendeley and indeed for all the Elsevier solutions is to contribute to improving the information system that supports research - an ecosystem of tools and data that addresses real challenges in researchers’ daily reality.Ībove all, it’s informed by conversations with researchers, which is something I spend a lot of time on. Thank you for taking the time to discuss the development vision for Mendeley. We met with her to discuss the development vision for Mendeley. She brings over 15 years’ experience to her role along with a passion for the world of research. The aim is to help them have more impact with their work and effectively demonstrate that impact, to stay up to date, to organize and share their knowledge, and to advance their career. She leads an expert product management team in a mission to support millions of researchers with better digital information systems. Gaby Appleton is the Managing Director for Mendeley and Researcher Products at Elsevier.
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