If you sign up for a free account while using a university's internet network, you will subscribe to Mendeley Institutional Edition automatically. You can enjoy the benefits of this subscription even if you don’t use an institutional email address. To become an MIE subscriber, simply log in or sign up through the university network at mendeley.com. For providing this subscription, your university/institution must be registered under the institutional Mendeley agreement for this to be possible. You can check with your library to see if the agreement is in place.

To access the details of a sample user account as a member of Mendeley Institutional Edition:

Steps 1-2: Click on account icon (1) > Settings (2)

The subscription details of the account can be found under the Subscription option.