[okfn-discuss] Tools for collaboratively developing online bibliographic indexes

Thu Dec 3 13:46:55 UTC 2009

2009/12/2 Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org>:
> Thanks for the detail Puneet! You've convinced me, I'll definitely
> give Mendeley a try. I'll also pop them a quick email asking whether
> they've considered allowing users to explicitly define legal status of
> bibliographic data.

Mendeley looks very slick but I would point out is pretty non-open (as
a service). The site and software (AFAICT) are entirely proprietary.

In terms of data it also looks like they take a non-exclusive license
in anything you upload and retain full rights in all their material.

Rufus