How to use keywords for literature management in Mendeley?

Keywords in Mendeley offer a powerful method to categorize and retrieve research literature efficiently beyond folder structures. Employing keywords enhances bibliographic organization by enabling flexible, multi-dimensional content tagging. Effective keyword management necessitates consistent application of specific, descriptive, and standardized terms across your library. Assign keywords during initial article import or later by editing item details; separate multiple keywords within a single field using semicolons. Utilize Mendeley's 'Keywords' column view and filtering capabilities in the desktop or web versions for bulk management and rapid location of tagged references. Avoid over-tagging and overly generic terms to maintain search utility, and remember keywords supplement, but do not replace, full-text search functionality. To implement, access the 'Details' panel in the Mendeley Desktop reference viewer and add relevant keywords directly to the 'Keywords' metadata field after importing documents or during the import process itself; keywords entered in dedicated fields via reference managers like Zotero during export often transfer automatically. For batch application, utilize the column view to add or edit keywords for multiple references simultaneously. Subsequently, leverage the search bar with "keyword:YourTerm" or the filter sidebar under 'Keywords' to quickly assemble custom literature subsets based on research themes, methodologies, or other defined criteria, significantly speeding up literature review workflows.