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 ====== What is Connections? ======
-To sum up, Connections is a social networking platform for book lovers provided right in your library's online public access catalog (OPAC). Just few things you can do using Connections:
+//Connections// is a social networking platform for book lovers provided right in your library's online public access catalog (OPAC). Here are a few things you can do using //Connections//:
-  * Create and share your virtual bookselves - keep track of what you have read, what items you own, your current reads as well as wishlist items
+  * Create and share your virtual bookshelves - keep track of what you have read, what items you own, your current reads as well as wishlist items
-  * Display your bookshelves right in your blog or other social networking applocations - once you create your bookshelf, you can create a widget for sharing it with others
+  * Display your bookshelves right in your blog or other social networking applications - once you create your bookshelf, you can create a widget very easily for sharing it with others
-  * Find other users with similar literary interests and receive reading recommendations from them as well as recommend books to others
-  * Join or create book clubs, discussion groups, chat rooms or even communities about particular book, topic, author or anything else
   * Create and fully design a user profile to share with others using all basic social networking features like friending, messaging, instant messaging, etc.
-  * Follow what other users are doing in Connections OR follow particular item - get to know when item gets a new review, gets added to a bookshelf or is being set as current read
+  * Find other users with similar literary interests and receive reading recommendations from them, as well as recommending books to others
+  * Join or create book clubs or communities, to take part in discussion groups or online chat about a particular book, topic, author or - anything you choose!
+  * Follow what other users are doing in Connections, or follow particular items - so you know when an item gets a new review, or gets added to a book club, for example
   * Automatically post Connections events to your Twitter account
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+To learn more, you can [[connections:main|read full information]] on Connections and its features, or watch this quick video:
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+====== Where do I start? ======
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+You need to create and account and log in, which you do in various ways:
+  - If you've already got a //Reviews// login, you can use that as your login for your new //Connections// account
+  - Create a //Connections// account by using the "Sign-up" section
+  - Log in using Facebook or Twitter
+After you have logged in, you can:
+**1. [[connections:functionality:profile#editing_profile|Edit your profile]] by clicking the //Edit my profile// section on the top toolbar** - there you can:
+  * Change your personal settings - location, age, gender, set your favorite quote, etc.
+  * Set your current read - set it to a book you are currently reading to share it with other users visiting your profile
+  * Upload your profile picture using the **Change picture** section
+  * Add your interests using the **My interests** section - this will show your interests in your profile as well as give you better recommended reads
+  * Authorize //Connections// with your Twitter account - this will allow you to automatically post your //Connections// events to your Twitter account (you can choose which events to post) and show a Twitter icon linking to your Twitter account in your profile.
+  * Change your profile style and coloring - you can use either predefined styles or create your own style easily
+**2. Add books to [[connections:functionality:bookshelf|your bookshelf]]:**
+  * Click on "Add/remove books" and find books to add to your bookshelf - or just search for a book in the top toolbar and add it from the search results
+  * You can even import book data from other online services - you don't have to enter all the data manually again!
+  * You can add, rename or remove your bookshelves. You can also select your default bookshelf.
+**3. Find your friends or users with similar literary interest - you can search users by:**
+  * their nickname or e-mail address using the top search box while selecting "Users" as search parameter
+  * browse users within your library using the **Browse library users** section in **My friends** widget
+  * browse your or other items and look for "X users have this" - this will show list of users having item of your interest on their bookshelves
+  * see users in **Tracking list** section - these are users who have visited your profile most likely for similar literary interest
+**4. Explore [[connections:functionality:bookclubs|book clubs]] and [[connections:functionality:communities|communities]]** to find out if there is one appropriate to your interests. If not - create one and start attracting users!
+**5. Share your bookshelf outside //Connections//** - use the **[[connections:functionality:bswidgets|My widgets]]** section to create a widget to place on your blog or website
+There you go - **you are all set up! Enjoy!**

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