Implementasi Penggunaan Aplikasi Mendeley dalam Membangun Kemampuan Menulis Karya Tulis Ilmiah pada Mahasiswa STAI Jam’iyah Mahmudiyah Tanjung Pura Langkat

Mendeley is an application that makes it easy for us to create footnotes and bibliography on journal articles, make reports, coursework, theses, theses, dissertations, and others. Many applications are used to make it easier for someone to write in accordance with the rules / rules in scientific writing, such as Endnote. However, the Mendeley application is not only easy, it is also free to use or easy to download. This type of research is qualitative research. Qualitative research can be used to view data through in-depth observations of the research focus, interacting with implementers in the field so as to obtain information from informants. The research method is by observation, interviews and documentation. The results showed that the use of the Mendeley application for students in writing scientific works in the form of a thesis. From the research that has been done by researchers, almost all respondents understand how to use the Mendeley application, but there are still respondents who still do not understand how to operate the Mendeley application. This is because when attending training on how to use the Mendeley application there are still students who are not serious and also do not attend during the training process