Benutzerfreundlichkeit

Benutzeroberfläche User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Straightforward, intuitive

Zeiteffizienz Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

High

Sprache(n) der Benutzeroberfläche The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English only. However, there are several citation styles in dozens of languages.

Datenschutz Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

High. Elsevier, which owns Mendeley, collects personal data but claims to do so only to facilitate efficiency and productivity in research. The policy mentions that precautions are taken to safeguard personal information through technical and organizational measures. Users are informed that they can access and update their information directly through the service. Elsevier mentions users' rights to request access, correction, deletion, or data portability, providing some degree of user control. It does not explicitly mention compliance with the GDPR but yes EU legislation. See here.

Arbeit für spätere Verwendung speichern Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes

Individuell anpassbar (wenn ja, wie?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Low

Interaktivität

Technische Voraussetzungen