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Reviews features: from reading to posting

Here you can learn about all the Reviews features. Here are the steps to take to read and write Reviews:

  1. to read or start writing reviews, you must do a search in your library's online public access catalog (OPAC).
  2. there you will see a Write a review link or item rating with number of reviews indicated below the rating - you must click on that link which will open a Reviews screen right in your library's OPAC or in a pop-up window (please make sure your browser does not block the pop-up).
  3. if you click on “Write a review” link, it will take you right to login screen where you can log on, register or enter anonymously to write a review.
  4. if you click on indication of number of reviews, the Reviews screen will show the reviews. You can get to reviews posting by clicking the “Add a review for this!” link on top and bottom of the screen

Reviews screen

Reviews screen

User registration

Registration screen

Registration screen

Registering for writing Reviews is necessary for users to:

  • maintain their records such as nickname and reviews they have written
  • be able to reset user's password once forgotten
  • please note: your e-mail address is not released to ANY 3rd party, even the library

Signing up is really quick and easy:

  1. Click on “Register here”
  2. Fill out “E-mail”, “Nickname” and “Password” fields and click “Register”
  3. Depending on library requirements, you may need to fill out also additional information such as library card number
  4. Please remember that you can use your nickname or e-mail once for registration - that is a unique identifier. If you forget your password, you can retrieve it using “Forgot your password?” section described later in the documentation
  5. That's it! You are registered and ready for writing a review!

Anonymous login

Anonymous login screen

Depending on your library settings, you may post a review anonymously - without registration. Here are the steps to take:

  1. Click on “Don't want to register? Write a review anonymously!” link
  2. Type in your nickname - you can use your real name if you wish -, and the “security code” to verify you are not a robot and click the Proceed button
  3. That's it! You are ready for posting a review anonymously! However, this will not allow you to preserve the chosen nickname and list later on see all the reviews you have posted before. To preserve these feature, please sign up for Reviews user account as described previously.

Logging on

Logon screen

Logon screen

Once you are on the logon screen and you have registered previously, follow these steps:

  1. Fill in the “E-mail” and “Password” fields
  2. Click “Log in” button
  3. That's it - you are logged in for posting a review!

Posting a review

Review posting screen

Review posting screen

Once you have logged on either as registered user or anonymously, you can post a review by taking following steps:

  1. Fill in the “Rating” field - just select the number between 1 (the lowest) and 5 (the highest) rating options that you feel the item should be rated
  2. Fill in “Review title” field - a quick summary of what the review is about
  3. Fill in the review body field with the review text for the item
  4. Select “Yes” or “No” for the “Would you recommend this to a friend?” question. This is a good indication of the item quality for other users.
  5. Click on “Preview” to see how your review will appear to everyone else and then click “Add review” button to add the review or click “Add review” directly if you are sure your review is fine.

Please note:

  • You must fill in all the fields mentioned above for the review to get posted. If any of the fields is empty, you will be required to fill it in while displaying the information you entered in other fields
  • Depending on your library settings, your review will either appear in the review list immediately, or (more likely) it will be kept for moderation and you will see the review in the list after it is accepted by a library's moderator(s)

Changing settings

Change settings screen

Change settings screen

If you have registered for Reviews user account, you can change your:

  • e-mail
  • password
  • nickname

using the “Change settings” section after you have logged on for writing a review.

Logging off

Once you have logged on as registered user or anonymously, you can log off from writing a review using the “Log off” feature on the reviews screen. If you do not log off, your reviews writing session will remain active for 45 minutes since your last action.

Forgot your password?

Password reset screen

Password reset screen

If you are a registered reviews user and you forgot your password, you can have it reset using the “Forgot your password?” section on the Reviews login screen. To have your password reset there, you just input your nickname or e-mail and click the “remind” button and the password will be sent to your e-mail you signed up with. You will receive a random temporary password (since we encrypt your original password using a 1-way encryption mechanism, therefore we cannot recover it) that you can change using the “Change settings” section described above.

Reviews for other item

Above some of Reviews you may see the “Review for other item” label - this means that this review was originally written for another similar item, but the items are linked together.

Reviews screen

Reviews screen

My reviews

If you are a registered Reviews user, you can see all reviews you have written by clicking on “My reviews” link on your Reviews posting screen

Videos and tutorials by other libraries

reviews/register-post.1302606108.txt.gz · Last modified: 2012/04/22 04:58 (external edit)