In order for cover art to be displayed within Connections, you must provide your library's cover art URL. For example, this may look like:

http://www.syndetics.com/index.aspx?type=xw12&isbn={ISBN}/SC.GIF&client=yourclientcode&upc=&oclc=

where {ISBN} is a ChiliFresh token which will be replaced automatically by the appropriate ISBN in order to display the relevant image..

In order for items to link back directly to their individual record within your OPAC, you must provide your ISBN-based lookup URL. This may be similar to:

• http://opac.com/polaris/view.aspx?isbn={ISBN} for Polaris PowerPAC
• http://opac.com/uhtbin/cgisirsi/0/0/0/57/5?searchdata1={ISBN}&user_id=WEBSERVER&password=1234&library={PROFILE} for iBistro/iLink
• http://opac.com/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile={PROFILE}&term={ISBN}&index=ISBNEX for HIP

{ISBN} and {PROFILE} are ChiliFresh tokens which will be replaced with specific ISBNs and profile codes respectively, so that each item-related link on Connections will link back directly to its record on your OPAC.

The next three settings allow you to customise the display of the Connections bar.

There are some extra settings you can decide on within Connections:

• Require birth date at sign-up: choose whether to make it obligatory for the user to enter their birth date or not. Note that they can then choose whether or not it should display to other users.
• Allow minors (users 13 or younger) to sign up: choose whether to allow minors to sign up for Connections through your OPAC.
• Allow sign-in with Twitter and Facebook: this will allow users to log in with their Twitter or Facebook account rather than having to create a separate Connections login.
• Display “Connections by chilifresh.com” link:
• Enable Connections widgets (below Reviews link):
• Show connections in:

If you wish, you can choose to enable only some of the Connections features. Here you can choose to:

• Enable Connections feature
• Enable drag'n'drop feature
• Enable discussion groups (more info)
• Enable chat rooms (more info)
• Enable book clubs (more info)
• Enable communities (more info)

Info coming soon